Semi-private Cinque Terre tour from Florence with seafood lunch

Cinque Terre day trip from Florence: discover the Italian coast, enjoy the wine and local fare!

Description

A memorable day spent exploring one of the world's most spectacular coastal areas, the famed Cinque Terre, with the privileges of a unique Semi Private experience.

Discover a fairytale-like destination where land and sea meet, led by the knowledge and personal attention of your dedicated private. During our Cinque Terre tour from Florence you will unveil the secrets and authentic charm of the area off-the-beaten tourist path. You will savour a delicious fresh Seafood lunch and you will relish the flavors of ancient typical cuisine and aromas of sensational wines.
Set amid some of the most dramatic coastal scenery on the planet, le Cinque Terre are five ingeniously constructed fishing villages. A Unesco World Heritage site since 1997 and still today they look very much like a version of a seafront garden of Eden!

Travel in full comfort aboard our comfortable minivan, lay back and admire the scenery: sinuous paths run across stunning cliffsides, and a 19th-century railway line cut through a series of coastal tunnels ferries the footsore from village to village.
Learn all about the Cinque Terre's history and unique feature from your guide: the steeply terraced cliffs bisected by a complicated system of fields and gardens hacked, chiseled, shaped and layered over the course of nearly two millennia. So marked are these artificial contours that some scholars have compared the extensive “muretti” (low stone walls) to the Great Wall of China! And all enhanced by the charming villages - Riomaggiore, founded in the 8th century by Greek settlers fleeing persecution in Byzantium, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Monterosso - which look onto the gleaming pristine waters of the sea.
Lose yourself in the gorgeous scenery, hike/walk along the famous trails (including the Via dell'Amore - please see notes) and explore a few of the fascinating villages traveling by boat, train and on foot.

Crown your day with a memorable typical Ligurian seafood lunch, and exquisite regional white wines, in a lovely seafront restaurant.

Learn about the area's one-of-a-kind grape harvesting techniques enjoying an exclusive leisurely hike through luxuriant seafront vineyards: nobody in sight apart from the deep blue sea, verdant vines, your group and guide.

Weather and sea conditions permitting you will also admire the scenario from the water during a fabulous cruise.

Escape the maddening crowds, roam the coast, discover paradise on earth with our VIP Cinque Terre tour from Florence!

Please note that this tour might be ran on Mercedes luxury 8-seater vans or Mercedes luxury 20-seater minibuses in order to comply with Covid-19 safety rules, possibly varying the size of the group, and always providing the highest possible quality.

Inclusions

Professional English-speaking driver/tour leader
Semi private tour for a personalized attention
Round-trip transportation from Florence by comfortable A/C Minivan of our own fleet
Guided tour of Cinque Terre by English speaking professional tour escort.
Tickets for Cinque Terre National Park
Train tickets if the weather conditions prevent the boat ride
Boat Ride along the Riviera (weather and sea conditions permitting)
Delicious Full Lunch (with seafood) and Wine, in a typical restaurant
Light hiking through seaside vineyards

Meeting Point

FLORENCETOWN BOOKING OFFICE - Piazza Mentana 2red - Florence - SEE ON MAP

Notes

Suitable for vegetarians! (please inform us in advance)

We regret to inform that this tour is not suitable for guests with wheelchairs or with impaired mobility.
The Via Dell'Amore is temporarily closed to the public due to a mud slide that has made it inaccessible.
The actual itinerary inside the Cinque Terre National Park may slightly vary depending on weather and trail conditions. The tour quality will always be preserved.
Please note that Italy's law doesn't permit selling alcoholic beverage to teens under 18 y.o. so clients under this age will be served non-alcoholic beverages.
Please inform us of any food intolerance or allergy in advance.
Boats do not operate in bad weather conditions and when the sea is rough. On these occasions transfers between towns is by local coastal train or by minivan.
We suggest good walking shoes (no flip-flops!) as well as hat and sunscreen.

Please note that this tour might be ran on Mercedes luxury 8-seater vans or Mercedes luxury 20-seater minibuses in order to comply with Covid-19 safety rules, possibly varying the size of the group, and always providing the highest possible quality.

Rain Policy

Boats do not operate in bad weather conditions and when the sea is rough.

On these occasions transfers between towns is by local coastal train or by minivan. 

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