Premium Puglia

Trip Type: Explorer

8 Days
1 - 12 People

Starts From:

NZD $7,116.00 /Person

Premium Puglia

Dreamy beaches, inspiring architecture and ancient wonders come together on an eight-day Premium adventure through Italy’s Puglia region. Understated and unbelievably beautiful, this lesser-visited corner of Italy delivers in historical, cultural and natural sights. Begin in the coastal town of Bari, have a home-cooked lunch with a local in one of Alberobello’s unique trulli buildings, stay in a former palace in Nardo, sail to the pine forests and beaches of Porto Selvaggio Regional Park, explore ancient sassi homes in Matera and discover the well-preserved ruins of Pompeii. With a local leader by your side and expert guides joining you along the way, you’ll really get a kick out of this adventure.

Itinerary

Trip Inclusions

Meals

7 breakfasts and 2 dinners are included

Transport

Private vehicle

Accomodation

Comfortable Hotel (5 nights), Feature Stay (2 night)

Included Activities

Bari - Dinner in a Local Restaurant
Polignano a Mare - Town Visit
Alberobello – Guided Tour and Homecooked Trulli Lunch
Nardo - Lunch in Ostuni
Nardo - Ostuni Farm Visit and Olive Oil Tasting
Nardo - Walking Tour
Lecce - Guided City Tour and apperitvo
Nardo - Porto Selvaggio Regional Park Boat Trip
Matera - Winery Visit With Lunch
Matera - Ipogeo Underground Cistern Visit
Naples - Pompeii Visit
Naples - Dinner In Naples

Trip Highlights

Spend two nights at your spectacular Feature Stay accommodation in Nardo. Once a 13th-century Baronial Palace, then a 17th-century Carmelite monastery, this historic property has been converted into a fabulous hotel with modern comforts.
Join an expert local guide to learn about and explore the ancient ruins of Pompeii, destroyed and preserved by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD79.
Explore the truly unique town of Alberobello under the guidance of a local expert. Alberobello is famed for its thousands of traditional trulli homes built in the 14th century – you’ll tuck into a home-cooked lunch made by a local in one of these charming homes.
Discover an awe-inspiring maze of ancient sassi homes in the town of Matera, believed to be the third-longest continuously inhabited human settlement in the world.
Sail along the coast from Nardo to Porto Selvaggio Regional Park on a private boat tour. Go for a swim, do some snorkelling, take in views of the Ionian Sea and see lush pine forests and sea caves.