Walking & Hiking Vacations
Italy - Classic Tuscany - Birthplace of the Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance sprang from the rich landscape of Tuscany its green and golden hills, groves of cypress and olive trees, brilliant light and exquisite, ancient cities. The Etruscans first settled here their life loving, creative spirit remains. Michelangelo, da Vinci, Bottecellii painted here, Dante and Petrarch wrote and Machiavelli and the Medici schemed. Siena's architectural gems, the Duomo, Palazzo Pubblico and the Campo, where the annual Palio is run, all gleam under the Tuscan sun. From this rich earth and cloudless sky, comes the acclaimed cuisine of Tuscany. Feast on olive oil, Tuscan beans, vegetables, pork, fish, stuffed pasta, crostini, risotto, succulent beef and wild boar. Hearty, honest subtlety seasoned with rosemary, fennel and thyme and handmade local cheeses. The food, like the country is a revelation.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: May, June, September
- FROM: $3,995
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Walking tours and vacations in Tuscany
Cinque Terre
Capture an era of Italian life past, ascending ancient footpaths to an untouched quintet of pastel fishing villages perched on cliffs along the Ligurian Sea. Hike through vineyards, groves and farmlands tilled for centuries, where lemon, rosemary, thyme and basil pique the appetite for local pesto, seafood, and white wines.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: September
- FROM: $3,995
- DURATION: 8 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Cinque Terre
Italy - Sicily ~ Ragusa, Siracusa & Mt Etna
Sicily's pathways are timeless from the uplands of Ragusa, the gorge of Cava d'Ispica and the stunning Greek legacy in Siracusa, to Taormina where Roman nobility built their villas.
Walking in sight of the sea almost every day we hike Mount Etna's smoldering flanks, stroll the shore front in Siracusa, once a capital of Classical antiquity, and enjoy spectacular birdlife and coastal walking in the Vendicari Nature Reserve.
And the food! Try arancino - a meal-in-itself golden rice ball - for lunch, an unbelievable selection of the freshest seafood for dinner, and treat yourself to luscious cannoli at any time!
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: May, October
- FROM: $3,995
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Luxury WalkingVacations in Italy - Sicily
Amalfi Stroll
Hike the peaceful, ocean view paths of an area known for its coastal towns, fishing inlets, sandy beach resorts and aromatic citrus groves. Days filled with wonder and beauty conclude deliciously with evening feasts that abound in savory southern Italian cuisine, famous for its richness of flavor and natural ingredients.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: September
- FROM: $3,095
- DURATION: 6 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Amalfi Stroll
Italy - Cinque Terre and the Riviera
The ancient trade routes of the Roman Empire are our territory for this unique Walk through the World Heritage Site of the Cinque Terre or Five Lands. Setting off from the medieval village of Portovenere, we trek cliff-top footpaths overlooking the Mediterranean and picturesque harbor towns of the Italian Riviera.
Passing through olive groves, pungent pine forests and quiet mountain pastures, we discover the towering cliffs of the Portofino National Park, a 1,200 year-old monastery and a giant vineyard amphitheatre at Volastra.
Enjoy a taste of the high-life at Portofino as we explore the prettily-painted old harbor and admire the yachts.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: May, September
- FROM: $3,995
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Walking Vacations in Italy's Cinque Terre Region
Italy - Tuscany & Umbria
If Tuscany is a legend, Umbria is a little-known medieval fable, its green heart beating in the shadow of its more famous neighbor. Our Walk combines the Tuscan hills, vineyards and Renaissance cities with a journey through the bucolic landscapes and enchanting lakes of Umbria.
We traverse a romantic landscape of mountains, rolling hills and deep valleys; walking on white roads that dip between hilltop towns, or shady forest tracks.
We savor private tastings of Chianti and Sagrantino wine, olive oil and honey, explore the glories of Siena, Assisi and Orvieto, discover awe-inspiring frescoes and visit the hill-top treasures of Cortona and Montefalco.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: June, September
- FROM: $3,995
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Luxury Walking Vacations - Tuscany & Umbria Italy
Italy - The Dolomites
Declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2009, the Dolomites in the northern Italian Alps offer walkers, who enjoy a moderate degree of challenge, some of the world's finest and most distinctive mountain landscapes.
This new Wayfarers' walk in wild country of exceptional natural beauty is within sight of 9840-feet (3000-meter) high snow-capped peaks, pink-hued rock steeples, vertical walls, sheer cliffs, and long, narrow, and deep valleys, as we explore high pastures, forest trails and gentle riverside walks.
Highlights include lunches at rifugios ("mountain refuges"), one of which is reached by cable car, and an optional visit to an open-air World War I museum at Cinque Torri (Five Towers).
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: June, August
- FROM: $3995.00
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Luxury Vacations - Italy
Amalfi Stroll & Roll
On this hiking-and-biking tour of the Amalfi Coast, the beauty of pastel villages atop cliffs that plunge toward the shimmering Mediterranean intoxicate your senses. On one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, follow peaceful trails and pedal ocean side roads past olive trees, fishing inlets and romantic architecture.
- ACTIVITY: Biking & Cycling Vacations, Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: September
- FROM: $4,395
- DURATION: 9 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Amalfi Stroll & Roll
Italy - Venice & The Veneto
The medieval town of Vicenza is our starting point for this varied Walk through the celebrated Veneto region of Italy.
The opulence of the Venetian empire is contrasted with the trenches and tunnels of the First World War as we journey across alpine meadows, and through mountain villages and woods. We take a private boat tour of Venice, visit two of Palladio's magnificent villas and explore old Marostica, still surrounded by its ancient walls.
In the mountain resort of Asiago we taste the famous cheese; in Bassano we sample grappa at the Nardini distillery and cross the wooden Palladian bridge, Ponte degli Alpini.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: June, September
- FROM: $3,995
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Luxury Walking Vacations - Italy Venice & Veneto
Italy - Sicily ~ Agrigento, Marsala & The Isle of Mozia
Greeks, Arabs, Romans and Bourbons fought over Sicily for centuries and all left their mark on the food, the people and the architecture that we see today.
We visit the ruins of Greek temples in the storied Segesta and Selinunte and our hotel in Agrigento has stunning views of the temple of Concordia. Walks take us to the mountain-top town of Erice and along the coastal paths of the Zingaro Nature Reserve, so remote that pack horses are used to carry the supplies for maintaining the paths. We take a privately chartered boat to explore Isola Grande and lunch on Mozia, once a Phoenician colony.
In Marsala we visit the famed Florio winery and have the chance to sample the local specialty - seafood couscous.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Italy, EUROPE
- AVAILABILITY: May, October
- FROM: $3995
- DURATION: 7 days
- AUDIENCE: Solo Adventure Travel and Singles Vacations, Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!, Vacations for Couples & Partners
- MEMBER'S WEBSITE: Luxury Walking Vacations in Sicily Italy
