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8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $1317

Italy

Tour in Rome, the great beauty

An eight to nine hour private drive through Rome's layered history, led by an enthusiastic driver who traces the ancient roads where Roman legions once marched against the Etruscans. Starting from the countryside outskirts, you'll follow the same routes travelled over two millennia ago, moving through epochs from the kingdom period through papal Rome and beyond. Your driver—a history devotee rather than a formal guide—shares personal knowledge of the city's evolution, offering context as you move through distinct historical zones.

★ 5.0 (59)

Vietnam

Hanoi Street Food Tour with Local Guide

Spend three hours navigating Hanoi's laneways with a guide who's spent over a decade living here. You'll stop at neighbourhood spots to taste five to eight dishes and sample local drinks, moving through the city's food culture rather than its monuments. Anna handles recommendations, stories, and logistics—you handle the eating. Bottled water, coffee, tea, and dinner included.

Private Walking Tour: Madrid Old Town & Stunning City Views

Walk through Madrid's medieval heart on this private 3-hour tour, tracing the city's arc from its Islamic foundations through to modern times. Navigate the twisting lanes of the Old Town whilst your local guide unpacks the stories woven into its architecture and streets. The tour culminates at the Riu Plaza España's 27th-floor rooftop, where 360° views stretch across the entire cityscape from over 100 metres up.

Cordoba Jewish Tour

A two-hour guided walk through Córdoba's Jewish quarter with Jorge Gershon, tracing medieval Sephardic philosophy and community life. You'll move through one of Spain's most intact Jewish neighbourhoods, learning how this intellectual centre shaped European thought and examining both the flourishing creative period and the hardships that followed. The tour connects that distant past to the living heritage visible in Córdoba today.

Night Tour of Barcelona by Sidecar Motorcycle

Ride through Barcelona's illuminated streets in a vintage sidecar, piloted by a knowledgeable local guide. This 2.5-hour evening tour showcases the city's most striking Modernist landmarks—Sagrada Familia, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló—bathed in night-time lighting. Communication headsets let you chat with your guide and ask questions as you cruise past grand boulevards and vibrant neighbourhoods at a relaxed pace. Hotel pick-up and drop-off included.

Wine & Cooking Experience with Local Family at Cortecorbo Winery

Spend eight hours at Cortecorbo, a family-owned vineyard in Irpinia's wine country, learning winemaking from the proprietor before rolling out pizza dough in a wood-fired oven. A leisurely countryside lunch follows, with six wines—including the structured Taurasi DOCG—matched thoughtfully to each course. You'll walk the vines and cellars, cook alongside locals, and taste what serious Southern Italian viticulture produces. Suits couples, groups, and anyone after genuine hospitality without the tourist circuit.

Open Water Diver Course in Lanzarote

Earn your PADI Open Water certification over three days in Lanzarote's sheltered Puerto del Carmen waters. You'll complete self-study theory beforehand, then spend the course moving from confined shallow dives to four open ocean sessions with an experienced instructor. Small groups keep things manageable, equipment and insurance included. Most people can do this—you just need to be reasonably comfortable in water and medically cleared.

Small-Group Half-Day Canyoning in La Orotava

Descend into La Orotava's dramatic canyon system with a local guide who knows every rappel and scramble. This half-day adventure takes you through narrow gorges where light filters between towering rock walls, creating an ever-shifting landscape. You'll move between abseiling sections, wading through water, and navigating natural obstacles—a proper test of nerve and fitness across six hours. All technical gear supplied; you bring the legs and the water.

Hahndorf food and wine E-Bike Tour

Pedal through Adelaide Hills wine country on an electric bike, stopping at family-run wineries and artisan producers around Hahndorf. Over five hours, you'll taste wines at two vineyards, pick seasonal strawberries at Beerenberg Farm, and sample house-made cheese at Udder Delights. The e-bikes do the heavy lifting on hills, making this accessible regardless of fitness level. Your guide navigates the backroads and shares stories of the region's producers.

5 hoursfrom AUD $265

Tokyo Private Customized Walking tours with Local guide

2 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $64

Japan

Tokyo Private Customized Walking tours with Local guide

Walk Tokyo with a local who shapes the route around what interests you—whether that's quiet backstreets, ramen shops, or neighbourhood temples. Tours run 2 to 8 hours, with guides collecting your preferences before you meet. Hotel pickup is included, making it straightforward if you're catching a connecting flight or just arriving. You navigate on foot; public transport fares and meals are separate.

Ramen Gyoza Onigiri Japanese Cooking Class in Kyoto

Japan

Ramen Gyoza Onigiri Japanese Cooking Class in Kyoto

Learn to craft ramen broths, gyoza parcels, and onigiri alongside English-speaking instructors in central Kyoto. This 90-minute hands-on class teaches traditional techniques for building layered miso and soy sauce broths from scratch, folding dumplings, and shaping rice balls. You'll cook alongside others, then sit down to eat everything you've prepared—proper comfort food made by your own hands.

1h 30mfrom AUD $125

Private Half-Day Bike Tour in Saigon with Guide

4 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $600

Vietnam

Private Half-Day Bike Tour in Saigon with Guide

Skip the tourist coaches and see Saigon properly—four hours weaving through neighbourhoods on the back of a motorbike with a local guide who knows the city's rhythms. Choose daytime sightseeing to catch the energy of markets and backstreets, or join an evening food run to taste where residents actually eat. You'll pick the pace and stops; your guide speaks solid English and steers you toward genuine pockets most visitors miss. Hotel pickup and drop included.

Private Pompeii Tour with Archaeologist & Winery on Mt Vesuvius

Explore Pompeii with Fabrizio, an archaeologist who's spent three decades decoding the city's secrets. You'll skip the queues and tour the ruins at your own pace in a private Mercedes, examining the Roman engineering and daily life preserved by Vesuvius's eruption. The afternoon shifts to a boutique winery on the volcano's slopes, where you'll taste local wines and eat lunch overlooking the vines that thrive in volcanic soil. Four to seven hours total, depending on how long you linger.

Italy

Eat like a local

Learn to cook three Italian dishes in a family's home kitchen over four hours, working alongside locals who share their everyday recipes and techniques. You'll prepare lunch and dinner from scratch, gaining insight into how Italian families actually eat at home rather than what restaurants serve tourists. All skill levels welcome.

Lake Como Boat Tour - Villas, Bellagio & Scenic Highlights

Cruise Lake Como's shoreline aboard a small group boat, stopping to swim and passing grand lakeside villas that define Italian elegance. This 90-minute tour sails past Villa del Balbianello, Villa Carlotta, Villa Melzi and four others, with Bellagio and Isola Comacina as focal points. You'll float past centuries of aristocratic architecture while sipping prosecco and nibbling grissini breadsticks, then slip into the water for a refreshing dip mid-journey.

Bangkok Market Tour & Thai Cooking Class with Boat Ride with Aoy

Spend six hours learning to cook authentic Thai food at a riverside home in Bangkok, starting with a guided tour through two working markets where locals shop daily. Your host Aoy drives you from the BTS, stops at a sprawling wholesale market brimming with seafood and produce, then takes you to Don Wai—a neighbourhood spot where tourists rarely venture. You'll boat down the Tha Chin river to her kitchen, get hands-on with ingredient prep, cook a proper meal together, then eat what you've made while swapping stories over drinks.

Truffle Hunting Experience Siena Tartufi

Head into the Tuscan countryside around Siena with Alessandro, a seasoned truffle hunter, and his three trained dogs to search for truffles beneath the forest floor. Over two hours, you'll learn to read the landscape, spot the subtle signs the dogs pick up on, and understand which varieties fruit in different seasons. You'll dig alongside the team, then taste what you've found—a genuine introduction to how truffles move from soil to plate.

Unique Lantern and Coffee Making Class in Hoi An

Learn to brew Vietnamese coffee styles—from robust dark roasts to silky egg coffee and coconut variations—then craft your own silk lantern in this hands-on 3.5-hour class in Hoi An. You'll taste each technique before making it yourself, then take home a lantern you've decorated by hand. The studio is fully accessible, with snacks and drinks included.

Mekong Delta Nature Cano-Kayak-Cycling & Fishing Private Day Trip

This eight-hour private tour trades the city's noise for the Mekong Delta's backwater rhythms. You'll paddle through narrow waterways by canoe and kayak, cycle past orchards and rice paddies, and cast lines with local fishers. Along the way, your guide shares how fruit growers sustain their families through dragon fruit, mango, and guava cultivation. Lunch and fresh produce tastings anchor the day, leaving you with a genuine feel for delta life beyond the usual tourist circuit.

Bamboo Grove Temple and Garden Views Tour

A five-hour guided loop through Saga-Arashiyama that stitches together Kyoto's most photogenic temples and gardens. Starting from Kyoto Station, you'll spend less than 20 minutes on local trains before exploring the Bamboo Forest's towering groves, Tenryuji Temple's pond gardens, and the hillside grounds of Okochi Sanso. The route climaxes at Iwatayama Monkey Park with views across Kyoto's mountains. A lunch break lets you sample regional Japanese fare.

5 hoursfrom AUD $85

Perfect Nara Park Half-Day Bus Tour with English Speaking Guide

Japan

Perfect Nara Park Half-Day Bus Tour with English Speaking Guide

This four-hour guided bus tour covers Nara's two major UNESCO sites: Todaiji Temple, home to the massive Great Buddha, and Kasuga Taisha Shrine with its atmospheric lantern-lined grounds. You'll also ascend Mt. Wakakusa for sweeping views across the city. An English-speaking guide handles commentary whilst you travel in an air-conditioned coach, and you'll leave with a two-day local bus pass plus deer crackers to feed the park's semi-wild deer.

Wings Ha Giang Loop 3 days 2 nights with easy rider

Ride through Ha Giang's dramatic limestone plateaus on the back of an Easy Rider bike, guided by locals who know every switchback and village. Over three days and two nights, you'll traverse Đồng Văn Geopark in Vietnam's far north, stopping at remote settlements to eat with families, photograph karst valleys, and experience life along one of Southeast Asia's most challenging roads. Your driver handles the bike while you soak in the scenery.

Palermo Airport transfers to/from Palermo city center (One-way)

A private car service connecting Palermo Airport to the city centre in roughly 40 minutes. Your driver meets you on arrival and handles the journey at a reliable pace, leaving you to settle in rather than navigate unfamiliar roads or wait for public transport. The vehicle is air-conditioned with WiFi, and all standard fees—fuel, parking, child seats—are included upfront.

Cooking Class with garden visit

This four-hour Amalfi Coast experience blends cooking instruction with garden exploration and a sit-down meal. You'll work with seasonal foraged ingredients sourced from local growers, prepare three courses from scratch, and eat what you've made alongside wines selected from regional producers. It's a hands-on introduction to how the coast's food culture actually works, not a stage-managed performance.

Rome : Pasta and Tiramisu Class in a Roman Home in Trastevere

Cook pasta and tiramisu in Ilaria's Trastevere kitchen, where three generations of Roman culinary knowledge live. This three-hour session skips the theatre of a cooking school—you're in her family home, handling dough, tasting wine, and learning the hand movements and timing that recipes can't capture. Small groups keep things intimate; seasonal ingredients and shared stories fill the afternoon.

Pompeii PRIVATE TOUR With Locals: Ticket & Guide Included

Explore Pompeii's preserved Roman streets with a knowledgeable local who skips the queues and standard tourist script. This two-hour private tour covers the Forum and Theatre whilst you ask questions freely, unencumbered by audio guides or large groups. Your guide earns a fair fee, the experience is carbon-neutral, and small group sizes help protect the site from over-tourism.

3 Day Ha Giang Loop Small Group Guided Motorbike Tour With Rider

Ride 375km across Ha Giang Loop on the back of a local driver's motorbike, tackling mountain passes and meeting ethnic minority communities over three days. You'll navigate Ma Pi Leng Pass, peer into Tu San Canyon from a river boat, and swim under Du Gia Waterfall. A guide leads the group while your rider handles the technical curves through remote northern Vietnam. The tour wraps with flexible transport back to Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Sapa, Ha Long, or Cat Ba.

3 daysfrom AUD $234

East Bali Tour - Gate of Heaven - Tirta Gangga - Tukad Cepung

Bali · Indonesia

East Bali Tour - Gate of Heaven - Tirta Gangga - Tukad Cepung

This full-day tour across East Bali connects three distinct landmarks: Lempuyang Temple, a centuries-old hilltop shrine with views of Mount Agung; Tirta Gangga, a royal water palace featuring ornamental pools and gardens built by the Karangasem dynasty; and Tukad Cepung, a sheltered waterfall tucked beneath a rocky overhang. You'll travel by air-conditioned vehicle with water provided, though entry fees and meals are separate.

SUP Tour Experience Sunrise or Sunset breakfast or aperitif Olbia

Paddle out from Olbia's beaches at dawn or dusk for a three-hour SUP tour along Sardinia's northern coast. A qualified instructor walks you through the basics before you navigate sheltered coves and hidden beaches, stopping to swim and spot local marine life. Cap it off with breakfast or aperitifs featuring Sardinian produce as the light turns golden—all gear and safety equipment provided.

3 hoursfrom AUD $100

Australia

Baby Animals, Boomerangs and BBQ Lunch

Spend seven hours meeting Australia's iconic wildlife at the Reptile Park, then master boomerang throwing before feasting on a sprawling BBQ lunch. You'll hand-feed kangaroos, cuddle koalas, and learn why these encounters matter—every booking funds koala breeding programmes through Aussie Ark. Transport, meals, and all activities are sorted. Ideal for families, mates, or solo travellers after an authentic Australian day out.

7 hoursfrom AUD $350

Private Guided Tour with Classic Van in Paris

France

Private Guided Tour with Classic Van in Paris

Cruise through Paris in a restored 1976 Volkswagen van or 1977 Citroën 2CV with a local guide who knows the city's layered history and quieter corners. This two-hour tour pairs vintage transport—complete with fold-back roof for unobstructed sightseeing—with insider knowledge of neighbourhood stories, architectural details, and cultural quirks. You'll hit iconic landmarks alongside lesser-known spots, stopping where a guide fluent in English can share context and answer questions. The classic vehicles themselves become part of the experience: photogenic, tactile, and a nostalgic way to see a modern city.

Truffle Hunting in Provence

Spend three hours at a Provençal truffle farm learning the craft from growers and hunters who've made careers from finding these prized fungi. You'll walk the plantation, watch trained dogs at work, and join a hunt across the countryside. Learn what separates authentic French black truffles from cheaper Asian imitations, and discover how chefs handle, store and cook with them. Walk away with bottles of estate olive and truffle oil.

Tarragona Hidden Gems Private Tour

Uncover Roman Tarragona's buried past with a knowledgeable archaeologist guide who reveals how the ancient city lies beneath the medieval Old Town. Navigate narrow streets around the Cathedral, learning local customs including the region's famed human tower tradition, before finishing at the Mediterranean Balcony—a clifftop viewpoint with sweeping vistas across the port, coastline and sea. Roman Circus entrance included. Two hours.

Jewish tour by Jewish Guide in Barcelona

A two-hour walking tour through Barcelona's Gothic Quarter led by a Jewish guide, tracing centuries of Sephardic life and culture. You'll navigate medieval alleyways to discover the Rashba's residence, one of Europe's oldest functioning synagogues, a restored Mikve, and scattered Hebrew carvings that reveal the neighbourhood's Jewish past. The tour weaves in Roman ruins and civic landmarks whilst highlighting lesser-known corners locals frequent, delivering both historical depth and street-level authenticity in one of Spain's most intact medieval quarters.

Madrid - Medieval to Modern Walking Tour (English)

A 2.5-hour walking tour tracing Madrid's evolution from medieval settlement to modern capital, starting at the Royal Palace. Your English-speaking local guide reveals the city's most recognisable landmarks and the colourful characters who shaped them—the triumphs, scandals and everyday dramas woven into Madrid's fabric. The stories don't stop when the tour ends; you'll find yourself noticing the city differently for the rest of your stay.

Private tour of the Alhambra with a historian-Tickets included

Explore Granada's Alhambra and Generalife palaces with a historian who unpacks the Nasrid dynasty's architectural brilliance and embedded stories. This three-hour private tour grants full access to the UNESCO-listed complex without the usual crowds, letting you linger over geometric tilework, courtyard fountains, and the layered history etched into each chamber. Your guide handles the scholarship; you absorb the atmosphere at your own pace.

3 hoursfrom AUD $326

Bali Highlights Customizable Private Day Tour

★ 5.0 (56)

6 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $35

Bali · Indonesia

Bali Highlights Customizable Private Day Tour

Skip Bali's notorious traffic and let a local driver navigate while you decide the itinerary. This private car charter works across Ubud and south Bali, with flexible durations from 6 to 10 hours. Pick your own sights or ask your driver for recommendations tailored to what interests you. Hotel and villa pickups available across major resort areas.

Committed Non-Touristy Saigon Street Food Tour By Scooters/Car

★ 5.0 (56)