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Italian Excursion, small group guided tours to Italy, Tuscany, Umbria, northern Lazio

Cheryl Alexander 760-448-5920

Italian Excursion

Small Group Tours to the Italian Countryside

Take a trip unlike any other to a region of Italy that is less frequently traveled, yet rich in all that this extraordinary country has to offer. Spend time in the country living like the Italians, attuned to their rhythm of La Dolce Vita, which is slow and relaxed. Below are some photos from our trips. Click here for video of an upcoming trip.

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Use your creative side to enjoy Italy at its best. Italian Excursion offers small group tours that are not just memorable, but full of life, creativity and authenticity. The food, winery tours, cooking classes, camaraderie, and hidden treasures that Italian Excursion includes in your adventure will leave you with more than just a trip to Italy with lots of great pictures. You will take home a cultural experience that lives on in your own life and touches you deeply. Italian Excursion guides will show you an Italy that is ecologically aware, has a rich, spiritual history, honors creativity in all its forms and is not in a hurry!

Give yourself a gift that stays in your heart long after you return home. Discover why this ancient culture is so popular with travelers. Uncover your own connection to the past which lives on today in this lovely, simple way of living. This is the kind of trip you will want to share with your family, closest friends or alumni groups. A time to hone your photographic, sketching, culinary or tasting skills. Let Italian Excursion host your next adventure...

If you love traveling and exploring Italy, and are tired of seeing the same old sights, this trip is for you. The groups are limited to 10 for the purpose of maximizing everyone's comfort and enjoyment. See our sample itinerary.

Price includes: lodging for one week, ground transportation during that period, breakfast meals, some main meals (depending on tour level), daily guided tours, 24 hour travel support during the tour, entrance fees in Orvieto, 5 hours of trip planning guidance.

Not Included: Airfare, transportation from landing site, most lunches/dinners and gratuitities.

Italian Excursion Features

  • Caring, attentive guides, concerned about your comfort and safety.
  • Country living with ensuite accommodations.
  • Take daily trips to local sites that reflect the art and culture of this region, with an expert guide.
  • Wine tasting/food pairing at a beautiful, traditional organic winery.
  • Enjoy lunch at a centuries old oil mill turned cantina where the food is cooked in the fireplace as in days of old.
  • Visit Italy's largest, cleanest volcanic lake, Bolsena, where the medieval castle still stands.
  • Visit an ancient Etruscan village nearly 4000 years old.
  • See the Etruscan Museum and Grand Cathedral in nearby Orvieto and enjoy shopping.
  • Have leisure time for exploring your own interests.
  • Would you like to hike in the woods, study Italian cooking with an expert, take simple language lessons, go mushroom hunting, grape harvesting, learn journal making, or spend time wandering in some of Italy's hidden gardens?

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