Do you like Northern Italian wine and food?
Then our small group trip to Northern Italy is for you.
We pick your group up at the Munich airport before a short 2 1/2 hour drive into the Garda region of Italy where we check into our 5 star accommodation in the Dolomite’s. Rest and relax with a bottle of Pino Noir while the sun sets over the most beautiful mountains in the world, and this is just your first day.
Full Itinerary:
- Day 1
- Airport shuttle to Girlan Italy above Bolzano for hotel check in
- Included in trip cost:
- Airport Shuttle in our new Mercedes V Class
- Transportation time of 2 hours and thirty minutes
- Welcome drinks and dinner reservation at local Italian restaurant
- 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 !!!
- Evening coursed dinner with wine at the hotel while the sun sets over the Dolomite’s.
- Included in the trip cost:
- Entrance into the Ötzi Museum with guided tour
- Coursed dinner with three bottles of wine to pair
- Included in the trip cost:
- 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 and tours before afternoon and evening Italian Cooking course above Lake Garda Italy.
- Nestles above the lake in the mountains is my favorite Italian cooking school where dear friends are made and amazing food is created and enjoyed.
- Stops along the way at Cantina’s for wine sampling and tours before afternoon and evening Italian Cooking course above Lake Garda Italy.
- After dinner on the porch overlooking the lake and the mountains we then make our way to Desenzano Italy for five star hotel check in and rest.
- Included in the trip cost:
- Italian cooking course with evening meal and wine
- 5 Star accommodation lake side in Desenzano Italy
- 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 from our exquisite lake side hotel for Verona Italy for free time followed by an afternoon 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 from our exquisite lake side hotel for Verona Italy for free time followed by an afternoon 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
- A 9:15 a.m. departure for Sermione Italy by water taxi where we have a morning of shopping and wandering the famous walled city. After free time in the city our guide will pick us up at the gate of the city and drive us to Solferino Italy for a short tour then to an exquisite organic vineyard and farm where the owner provides us with food grown on the farm 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 and more 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:
- A 9:15 a.m. departure for Sermione Italy by water taxi where we have a morning of shopping and wandering the famous walled city. After free time in the city our guide will pick us up at the gate of the city and drive us to Solferino Italy for a short tour then to an exquisite organic vineyard and farm where the owner provides us with food grown on the farm 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
- A 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 our hotel check in near the airport shuttle. The hotel is 4 star and right next to the Lufthansa airport shuttle which runs every 20 minutes. 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: 4 Hours with two hour stop in Innsbruck Austria.
- Include in the trip cost:
- Transportation to Munich
- 4 Star accommodation near the Munich Main Train Station.
- A 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 our hotel check in near the airport shuttle. The hotel is 4 star and right next to the Lufthansa airport shuttle which runs every 20 minutes. 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 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.
Accommodation
- 5 Star hotel in Bolzano, Italy with spa and pool
- 5 Star hotel in Desenzano Italy with small pool
- 4 Star hotel in Munich Germany with easy access to airport shuttle
