The Best of Cinque Terre Small Group Tour from Lucca
Description
Explore one of the most beautiful and stunning Italian landscapes in the world. The Cinque Terre, “Five Villages”, is a UNESCO World Heritage site with an enchanting coastline, with rare flora and small villages that hug the coastline. You’ll have the opportunity to take incredible photos of the Italian Riviera while travelling by bus, boat and train between Vernazza, Manarola and Monterosso. Plenty of time to swim, enjoy lunch, taste home-made Italian gelato and do some shopping.
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This tour gives you the opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful and stunning Italian landscapes in the world. The Cinque Terre, “Five Villages”, is a UNESCO World Heritage site with an enchanting coastline, with rare flora, and small villages that hug the coastline. You will have the chance to enjoy incredible views and scenery from the boat (weather permitting) and take splendid panoramic photos of the villages, characterised by their colourful houses. We will stop to visit the charming villages of: Vernazza, the tiniest and most unique village thanks to its medieval castle; Manarola, with its ancient case-torri; and Monterosso, the biggest fishing village of the Cinque terre. Monterosso is also renowned for its amazing beaches, so you will have plenty of time for a swim. We suggest to try a delicious artisan gelato by the beach, an incredible experience!
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Participants must be able to climb and descend stairs
- There is no hiking on this tour but there are uneven surfaces
- People with walking difficulties, walking sticks or wheelchairs are NOT accepted
- The tour planning can be different, but you will always visit three of the five villages.
- On rare occasions the boat ride will stop operating due to bad weather or strong wind
- The itinerary may be changed due to acts of force majeure: bad weather, strikes etc.
- A minimum number of travellers is required to run this tour. If there are not enough passengers to meet requirements, you will be offered an alternative option or full refund.
- Not recommended to people with walking difficulties
Reviews(96)
Our guide was very knowledgeable, the scenery was remarkable, and the tour organisation was precise and accurate. A very good day all round.
Valery was very friendly, informative & ensured we had an excellent day out. Her local knowledge was exceptional & helped us to understand the history & culture. Great advice over food & drink too.
Very well organized. Very well organized. Hard for all seven to hear everything. Valerie was a local guide, anticipated our needs, was great.
Had a great day out exploring Cinque Terre with our friendly and informative guide Luigi. Would definitely recommend.
Luigi was an excellent guide on our visit to Cinque Terra. He was very friendly, extremely knowledgeable, kind, and always on time. His friendly manner made it a very pleasurable visit. The Cinque Terra area itself is gorgeous—an extremely beautiful area, & it was a fun and a worthwhile tour of 3 of the towns. If I had known, I would have worn a bathing suit because the final town visited even has a beach! The boats taken to each town are actually ferries.
Our guide Luigi was very knowledgeable, well organized and made the whole trip most enjoyable. I would highly recommend.
Luigi was a great guide! Very helpful as we navigated the movement from van to train to train to van. My only disappointment was that the ferries weren't running because of high waves. (Calm sunny day so who knew?) We've been visiting lots of small Tuscan towns over the past week, and the uniqueness of the Cinque Terre towns is how they look from the sea. Up close, they are nice-though-touristy, but not unique. I mention this simply as a heads-up to others considering any trip to Cinque Terre.
Outstanding guide, knowledgeable, accommodating went above and beyond. Would highly recommend to anyone.
Valerie is great. This small group tour enabled us to be more nimble and flexible than the busloads of tourists. Valerie took the time to review the history of the villages. She was so knowledgeable and cared about giving us a great experience.
The Cinque Terre tour was more than expected visiting 4 of the 5 Terre villages. The weather was perfect which allowed for ferry transport between villages. Our guide Luigi was fantastic and kept us on schedule even though we used shuttle bus, train and ferry service. Also hour out to Alessandro for keeping our bus travel comfortable and on time. It was a great day and very informative and beautiful.
