Hand-picked tours, curated by travellers

France

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.

3 hoursfrom AUD $193

Private Big Island Tour: Coffee, Beaches, Volcanos, Waterfalls

★ 5.0 (57)

8 hours – 11 hoursfrom AUD $2033

Private Big Island Tour: Coffee, Beaches, Volcanos, Waterfalls

When Em from our team booked a private tour with Wild Hawaii Tours, we got to design the entire day ourselves—no fixed itinerary, just a guide who works with what you actually want to see. Across 8–11 hours, we stitched together the Big Island's best: Kona coffee farms, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, black sand beaches, waterfalls, and centuries-old temples. The vibe is completely flexible; your guide rings ahead to plan breakfast and lunch stops, handles all driving, and brings sunscreen, rain jackets, and water. It's the kind of tour that feels less like a schedule and more like having a local mate show you around.

Ramen Making from Scratch with Tokyo Mom(Vegan Option Available)

9 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $205

Japan

Ramen Making from Scratch with Tokyo Mom(Vegan Option Available)

Learn to craft ramen and gyoza from the ground up in Aki's Tokyo kitchen. This 2.5-hour class walks you through kneading noodle dough, simmering a clean broth without additives, and folding dumplings by hand. Aki, a Japanese mum and former traveller, teaches in English and adjusts recipes for dietary requirements including vegan preferences. You'll leave with techniques, confidence, and a printed recipe to recreate the meal at home.

Miyajima Guided Tour and Fresh Oyster Farm Tour

Spend 4.5 hours on Miyajima Island combining cultural heritage with coastal food tourism. Start at Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO site where a guide explains Shinto practice and ritual significance. Stroll the pedestrian shopping lanes at your own pace, then board a boat for close-up views of the Great Torii and working oyster farms. The tour finishes with lunch at a family-run oyster merchant, where you grill and eat your own catch while learning directly from producers about harvest methods and seasonal varieties.

Thai Cooking School in Aonang

This three-hour cooking class in Aonang teaches you to prepare six classic Thai dishes from scratch, guided through ingredient selection and traditional techniques. You'll work with fresh herbs and regional staples whilst learning how local cooks approach flavour-building. The session includes lunch and dinner, so you eat what you've made.

Motorbike Food Tour in Chiang Mai

Explore Chiang Mai's nocturnal food culture from the seat of a motorbike, sampling regional specialities across 4.5 hours. Local guides navigate you through back streets and night markets to hole-in-the-wall vendors and established spots, stopping to eat genuine Chiang Mai dishes—some rarely found elsewhere. You'll taste your way through the city's culinary identity rather than just visit landmarks.

1 day Private Tour to Unseen Temple in Lampang

Spend a day exploring two significant temples in Lampang Province with a private guide and driver. This 9–10 hour tour takes you to Wat Prathat Lampang Luang, one of northern Thailand's most revered sites, and Wat Chaleom Prakiat, a hilltop temple offering expansive views across the landscape. Lunch at a local restaurant breaks up the day, giving you a genuine taste of how locals eat in the region. The pace is relaxed and suited to all fitness levels.

Folly Beach Eco Boat Excursion and Morris Island Drop Off

🌿 Nature & Wildlife

Folly Beach Eco Boat Excursion and Morris Island Drop Off

When Tom from our BugBitten team ran this Folly Beach eco tour, he spent two-and-a-half hours cruising through Charleston's marshlands in a proper 27-footer with an actual captain and naturalist guide. You motor through estuary channels spotting bottlenose dolphins, herons, and other wildlife, then get dumped on Morris Island for an hour to hunt shells and gawk at the historic lighthouse before heading home. It's a solid saltwater day that works for families, keen birdwatchers, and anyone wanting to see working coastline without the tourist circus.

2h 30mfrom AUD $97

Bali Highlights Customizable Private Day Tour

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.

Private tour of the Alhambra with a historian-Tickets included

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $835

🛕 Culture & History

Spain

Private tour of the Alhambra with a historian-Tickets included

Explore Granada's [Alhambra](/places/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.

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.

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.

Private Full Day Wine Tour in Rioja

This eight-hour private tour guides you through Rioja's vineyard landscape with a dedicated wine expert, stopping at three carefully chosen wineries to taste distinctive regional wines. You'll learn how soil, climate and viticulture create each bottling, then sit down to a proper local lunch matched with wines the region's residents actually drink. Your own air-conditioned vehicle and driver handle transport, leaving you free to absorb the region's winemaking philosophy at an unhurried pace.

Lecce to Galatina E-Bike: Olive Mill & Wine Tasting + Taxi back

Italy

Lecce to Galatina E-Bike: Olive Mill & Wine Tasting + Taxi back

Pedal through the Salento countryside on an e-bike, covering a gentle 28 km loop from Lecce to the villages of Sternatia and Galatina. Meet Gaetano in Sternatia, a local keeper of Griko—the ancient Greek dialect still spoken in this 3,000-year-old enclave—and descend into a 15th-century underground olive mill carved into the bedrock. Visit Galatina's Basilica with its stunning 14th-century frescoes, then stop at the legendary pasticceria where the Pasticciotto was first made in 1740. A private taxi whisks you back to Lecce at 1 PM.

Sicilian Cooking Class : Homemade Pasta

Learn to roll, cut and cook pasta from scratch in a family-run kitchen tucked into Palermo's old town, steps from the cathedral. This 3.5-hour class teaches you the fundamentals of Sicilian pasta-making through hands-on work alongside an experienced local cook. You'll prepare a full meal, paired with wine, and sit down to eat what you've made. It's cooking as the locals practise it—no shortcuts, no performance, just genuine technique passed down through generations.

3h 30mfrom AUD $252

Fully Custom Photoshoot Experience at Rome's Iconic Landmarks

7 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1750

Italy

Fully Custom Photoshoot Experience at Rome's Iconic Landmarks

A 90-minute guided photoshoot across Rome's most recognisable sites and lesser-known corners. Work with a professional photographer to capture the [Colosseum](/places/colosseum), Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and other locations tailored to your interests. Receive 15–35 edited images within 48 hours, stored in a private gallery for download. Flexible packages scale from brief sessions to full-day immersions, with optional video highlights and location scouting included.

Full-day Exclusive Private boat tour on the Amalfi coast

Spend seven to eight hours aboard a restored eight-metre Gozzo Sorrentino exploring the Amalfi coastline with your own group. Your skipper handles navigation while you swim in translucent coves, investigate sea caves, and take in the dramatic cliffside scenery. The boat carries cold drinks, beer, Prosecco, and nibbles throughout the day. Tailor the itinerary to suit your pace and interests—whether that means lingering in a particular spot or moving between multiple stops.

Private Tour to Grand Palace of Bangkok, Pho and Arun Temple

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $186

🛕 Culture & History

Thailand

Private Tour to Grand Palace of Bangkok, Pho and Arun Temple

A private guided tour of [Bangkok](/places/bangkok)'s three most significant temples across 5–6 hours. Visit the Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha, the massive Reclining Buddha at [Wat Pho](/places/wat-pho-thailand) (Thailand's oldest massage school), and the porcelain-spired [Wat Arun](/places/wat-arun-thailand) overlooking the river. Your own guide navigates the crowds and explains the history and spiritual importance of each site, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Cooking Class Hoi An - Organic Garden - Farming Tour-Handicrafts

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $46

Vietnam

Cooking Class Hoi An - Organic Garden - Farming Tour-Handicrafts

This 3–4 hour class in Caman village combines cooking instruction with a working organic farm visit. You'll prepare 3–4 traditional dishes alongside local cooks using vegetables and herbs picked that morning, then brew herbal remedies in the garden. The experience unfolds in a homestay-style space where you learn not just recipes but the reasoning behind Vietnamese flavour combinations, finishing with folk games and a participation certificate.

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

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $71

Vietnam

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

Hop on a scooter or settle into a car for a four-hour crawl through Saigon's backstreet food scene. You'll hit eleven stops sampling everything from crab noodle soup and lemongrass beef to crispy bánh xèo at a century-old market locals actually frequent. This isn't a sanitised tourist loop—your guide takes you where real Saigonese eat, order, and gather. Dinner and snacks included.

From Sapa: 2-Day Trek Through Authentic Villages in North - Sapa

Two-day trek from Sapa into the highlands of northern Vietnam, staying with a local family and walking through villages where rice terraces cascade down mountainsides. You'll eat home-cooked meals with your hosts, sleep in their house, and see how communities have farmed these slopes for generations. The walking is steady and the terrain uneven, so come prepared for a proper hill hike rather than a casual stroll.

Private First Access Casa Batlló Experience With Breakfast

Beat the crowds with early-morning access to Casa Batlló, Gaudí's [Barcelona](/places/barcelona) landmark, before public opening. Your private guide navigates the undulating façades, mosaic details, and dragon-backed rooftop while an immersive digital installation in the Gaudí Dôme reveals the natural forms that shaped his vision. Finish with breakfast—fresh pastry and hot chocolate—at Casa Amatller, the former home of a celebrated chocolatier. Ninety minutes total, wheelchair accessible throughout.

Private Street Food Tour by Scooter with Hotel Pickup

Ride through Saigon's back lanes after dark on a private scooter to hunt down six signature street dishes cooked by vendors who've perfected their craft over decades. Your English-speaking guide navigates you to the spots locals actually eat, explaining the history and techniques behind each plate. Four hours, hotel pickup included, and the tour adapts to dietary needs—vegetarian, gluten-free, whatever works.

The Downtown Experience: Private Walking Tour

2 hours – 8 hoursfrom AUD $1333

The Downtown Experience: Private Walking Tour

When Lily from our BugBitten team ran this three-hour walk through lower Manhattan, she covered serious ground—Chinatown, Little Italy, Wall Street, Battery Park, and the Civic Center all in one hit. You're moving through genuinely different neighborhoods stacked on top of each other, each with its own character and history. The guide's a licensed local who knows the stories behind the blocks: how the city actually got built, who settled where, why things matter. It's less "tick the icons" and more "here's why people came here and what stayed." Good for anyone wanting to understand how Manhattan's layers stack together.

Royal National Park Private Tour

A private nine-hour exploration of Royal National Park south of Sydney, where you'll navigate coastal cliffs, hidden beaches, and subtropical pockets on foot. Your guide drives and walks with you, adjusting pace and route to suit your group's appetite—whether that's tackling Eagle Rock's ridge or keeping things gentler. Along the way you'll encounter native wildlife, geological formations, and Bald Hill's sweeping ocean views. Lunch is included, as are professional photographs.

Jewish tour by Jewish Guide in Barcelona

A two-hour walking tour through [Barcelona](/places/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.

Capri Positano and Amalfi Ischia Private Boat Tour from Sorrento

Private boat charter departing from Sorrento to explore the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast)'s most dramatic reaches—Capri, Positano and Ischia. Over 2–8 hours (flexible), your skipper steers you past vertical cliffs and hidden coves, with stops for swimming in transparent waters and snorkelling. Beach bars and waterfront restaurants accessible only by boat break up the journey; prosecco and soft drinks included.

Elf and Home Alone 2 Movie Locations Tour in Central Park

Elf and Home Alone 2 Movie Locations Tour in Central Park

When Lily from our team booked this pedicab tour through Central Park, we were chasing down the filming spots from Home Alone 2 and Elf—two films that basically define New York at Christmas. It's a one-hour guided spin through the park's most photogenic corners: bridges, landmarks, and those exact patches where Kevin McCallister and Buddy the Elf actually stood. Your guide rolls up in full festive costume, the pedicab's decked out in tinsel and lights, and Christmas carols are playing. It's unapologetically cheesy, which is entirely the point. The crowds here lean toward film nerds, families hunting for that perfect holiday photo, and tourists who treat this like a pilgrimage.

Chinatown–Little Italy Food Adventure

When Alex from our team did this Chinatown–Little Italy food walk in New York, it felt like being let in on a proper local secret. You start at a meeting point in Chinatown and spend two hours eating your way through these two historic neighbourhoods with a guide who actually knows the spot — the narrow streets, the family stories, the graft that built the area. It's less museum-piece and more 'this is where New Yorkers actually eat', and the guide strings together the history as you go from stall to shop to hole-in-the-wall. Meals are included; bring an appetite and an open mind.

Private tour of the Alhambra entrances included

Spend three hours exploring Granada's [Alhambra](/places/alhambra) with a private guide who shapes the tour to your group's interests. Entry tickets included. You'll move through the palace's intricate rooms, fortress ramparts, and landscaped gardens while learning how Moorish dynasties built this complex and how Christian conquest reshaped it. The guide draws out stories of the site's architectural ambition and strategic importance across centuries.

3 hoursfrom AUD $301

Private Snow Monkey Tour - Conveniently Resort Hop and Sightsee

8 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $689

Japan

Private Snow Monkey Tour - Conveniently Resort Hop and Sightsee

A private eight- to ten-hour circuit from Nagano City or nearby ski resorts, visiting the macaques at Jigokudani Monkey Park, the thousand-year-old Zenko-ji Temple, and the preserved Edo-period streets of Obuse. Includes a traditional lunch showcasing local Nagano cuisine and a guided sake tasting. Your own vehicle and driver handle the logistics; you focus on the sights.

🐠 Water Activities

Italy

Gulf of Olbia Boat Tour

Cruise the Gulf of Olbia aboard Insula Felix Aquabus to explore this ancient Greek settlement from the water. Over two hours, you'll trace the city's historical, environmental, and economic character while spotting local marine life. The tour culminates on a lighthouse island with a glass of Vermentino, the region's signature white wine. Perfect for those wanting to understand Olbia beyond its streets.

Private Venice Family Tour with Saint Mark’s & Doge’s Palace

A two-hour private tour of Venice's architectural gems designed with families in mind. Skip queues at Saint Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace whilst children work through an interactive scavenger hunt booklet, solving riddles to unlock clues hidden throughout the Golden Basilica's mosaics, the Palace's grand chambers and prison cells, and the Bridge of Sighs. Your guide weaves in stories and mysteries spanning centuries, keeping everyone engaged across both landmarks.

Authentic Amalfi Lemon Tour & Tasting in the Historical Garden

Explore a working lemon garden on the [Amalfi Coast](/places/amalfi-coast) where you'll learn how the region's prized citrus thrives year-round. This 90-minute small-group tour takes you through terraced groves with sea and mountain views, guided by someone who knows the farming history and techniques inside out. You'll taste quality lemon products—oils, liqueurs, preserves—made from what grows around you. It's hands-on and conversational, the kind of visit where your guide actually has time for your questions.

1h 30mfrom AUD $68

Custom Private & VIP Highlights Tour of Gran Canaria

Spain

Custom Private & VIP Highlights Tour of Gran Canaria

A seven-hour private tour of Gran Canaria that guides you through mountain ridges, canyon passages and ancient volcanic landscapes with a local driver who doubles as your photographer. You'll taste regional food at a working market and eat lunch in a cave restaurant perched above the island's interior. No tourist queues, no hidden charges—just landscapes shaped over millions of years and fifty-plus edited photos delivered within a day.

7 hoursfrom AUD $1671