Do you like Northern Italian wine and food?
Our private trip to Northern Italy is for you.
This is NOT a group tour but a vacation for those looking to experience a tailor-made journey with an experienced tour guide into the heart of Northern Italy.
We pick you and yours up at the Munich airport before a short 2 1/2 hour drive into the Garda region of Italy where we check into your chosen accommodation in the Dolomite’s. With over 10 years experience of bringing people to this region we will provide you with suggested accommodation but the cost is not included in the pricing below.
Once you have rested with a bottle of Pino Noir while the sun sets over the most beautiful mountains in the world we then begin the trip 😉
Please note: This is a suggested itinerary and can be changed based on your needs/ desires. We do not provide accommodation but do have recommendations.
Our Suggested Itinerary:
- Day 1
- Airport shuttle to Bolzano for hotel check in at accommodation of your choosing.
- Included in trip cost:
- Airport Shuttle in our new Mercedes V Class
- Transportation time of 2 hours and thirty minutes
- Airport Shuttle in our new Mercedes V Class
- Day 2
- Rest and Recovery at the hotel before afternoon Ötzi Museum tour and shopping in Bolzano.
- You get to see the oldest wet mummy in the world !!!
- Rest and Recovery at the hotel before afternoon Ötzi Museum tour and shopping in Bolzano.
- Day 3
- 10:00 a.m. departure for Lake Garda while driving along the Alte Adiga wine road.
- Stops along the way at Cantina’s for wine sampling before evening Italian Cooking course above Lake Garda Italy.
- Nestles above the lake in the mountains is my favorite Italian cooking school where dear friends teach you how to make an amazing Italian meal that you then get to enjoy while watching the sun set over the Dolomite’s.
- Stops along the way at Cantina’s for wine sampling before evening Italian Cooking course above Lake Garda Italy.
- After dinner we then make our way to Desenzano Italy for hotel check in and rest.
- Included in the trip cost:
- Italian cooking course with evening meal and wine
- Included in the trip cost:
- 10:00 a.m. departure for Lake Garda while driving along the Alte Adiga wine road.
- Day 4
- 9:00 a.m. departure for Verona Italy for free time followed by an afternoon driving tour of the Valpolicella region and the Amarone wine style. That evening we return to Desenzano for our evening reservation at La Frasca, my all time favorite restaurant in the world, with wine pairing.
- Included in the trip cost:
- Transportation to Verona Italy
- Afternoon Valpolicella tour hosted by local guide with wine samples, olive oil, snacks, and more
- Dinner reservation at La Frasca with wine pairing. Note please that food is not included, but wine is.
- Included in the trip cost:
- 9:00 a.m. departure for Verona Italy for free time followed by an afternoon driving tour of the Valpolicella region and the Amarone wine style. That evening we return to Desenzano for our evening reservation at La Frasca, my all time favorite restaurant in the world, with wine pairing.
- Day 5
- 9:15 a.m. departure for Sermione Italy by water taxi where we have a morning of shopping and wandering the famous walled city. At 13:00 our guide will pick us up at the gate of the city for a driving tour of the region with a stop at an organic vineyard and farm where the owner provides us with a light lunch using locally grown ingredients along with wine made in house using his grapes. We sit, we eat, we drink, we laugh and then we return to the hotel for sleep.
- Included in the trip cost:
- Water taxi to Sermione
- Tour and transportation to Solferino Italy
- Light afternoon meal along with wine at a hidden Organic vineyard and farm.
- Evening free time in Desenzano to say good-bye to my favorite lake side Italian town.
- Included in the trip cost:
- 9:15 a.m. departure for Sermione Italy by water taxi where we have a morning of shopping and wandering the famous walled city. At 13:00 our guide will pick us up at the gate of the city for a driving tour of the region with a stop at an organic vineyard and farm where the owner provides us with a light lunch using locally grown ingredients along with wine made in house using his grapes. We sit, we eat, we drink, we laugh and then we return to the hotel for sleep.
- Day 6
- 9:30 a.m. departure for a leisurely return to Munich. We stop in Innsbruck for free time , sight-seeing and lunch then journey through the Alps to Munich for your hotel check in. That evening we head to my favorite beer garden and dine like heathens after leaving Italy. We drink big beers and eat tons of pork with heavy gravy and potatoes. The perfect way to say good-bye.
- Drive time: 3 hours with two hour stop in Innsbruck Austria.
- Include in the trip cost:
- Transportation to Munich
- 9:30 a.m. departure for a leisurely return to Munich. We stop in Innsbruck for free time , sight-seeing and lunch then journey through the Alps to Munich for your hotel check in. That evening we head to my favorite beer garden and dine like heathens after leaving Italy. We drink big beers and eat tons of pork with heavy gravy and potatoes. The perfect way to say good-bye.
- Day 7
- Using the Lufthansa Airport Shuttle or a local taxi you make your to the airport for transportation home with memories and an extra ten pounds.
Please Note: This is a private booking. We only take 7 people or less and we do not pair groups.
