Travel Italy Guru: Your Exclusive Gateway to Tuscany’s Culinary, Cultural and Artisanal Treasures
Travel Italy Guru caters to discerning travelers with a taste for the extraordinary. We specialize in exciting food & wine tours, off-the-beaten-path experiences, and artisanal hands-on activities. Travelers are welcome to join a small-group activity, or book a private and bespoke experience (on demand). Our Services include: Wine Adventures; Farm Tours; Cheese Making Classes; Gelato Workshops; Cooking Classes with Locals; Hikes and Foraging Tours; Food Market Tours; Leather Tours & Classes; City & Museum Tours with Expert Guides, and more.
Cheese Making Workshop: An exciting and hands-on 3-hour class, perfect for cheese lovers, foodies, and cooking enthusiasts. Suitable for couples, small groups, and families (ages 12 and up). Learn how to make some of the most popular cheeses in Italy, such as: mozzarella, burrata, creamy ricotta, and primosale. No previous experience is required. Impress friends and family back home when you make your own mozzarella! Prices start from 99 euro per person (shared activity). Classes run April-October, and take place in Lucca (Tuscany). Private experiences are available, too.
Gelato Workshop: Join us for an exciting hands-on 3-hour class and learn how to make authentic, creamy and wonderfully delicious Italian gelato from quality ingredients. This highlight activity is suitable for couples, small groups, and families (ages 10 and up). Prices start from 79 euro per person (shared activity). Classes run April-October, and take place in Lucca (Tuscany). Private experiences are available, too.
Guided Wine Tastings Led by a Friendly Professional Sommelier: Wine is an integral part of Italy's culture. Experience six excellent wines on a guided tasting with a friendly and knowledgeable sommelier. Explore the fascinating world of Italian wines and learn how to select the perfect bottle and how to pair food with wine. Enjoy not just Tuscan wines, but quality bottles from across the country, including rare bottles. Small-Group tastings run May-November, and take place in Lucca (Tuscany). Prices start from 59 euro per person.
Food Market Tours in Florence and Tuscany (on demand): Discover the finest cheese, charcuterie, focaccia, coffee, gelato, and pizza in Florence and Tuscany through our exciting market tours. Immerse yourself in the world of traditional Italian foods, learn the fascinating stories behind them, and experience the vibrant market atmosphere like a local. Private tours start from 165 euro per person (minimum 4 people). Private experiences can be set up in the Florence market, in Lucca, and in Pisa.
Private Food & Wine Tours Across Tuscany (on demand): Explore enchanting wineries and charming farms, take in the breathtaking scenery, and indulge in iconic Tuscan dishes on an unforgettable private tour of the Tuscan countryside. Tours take place across Tuscany. Some of our most popular tours are: A Day in the Chianti Hills; The Cheese and Wine Tour, Secrets of Volterra, Hidden Treasures of Lucca, The Super Tuscan Tour. Upon request, private tours can be led by enogastronomic expert, lecturer and best-selling author Ariela Bankier. Private tours start from 210 euro per person (minimum 4 people).
Additional services (on demand): cooking classes in the countryside, foraging tours, painting classes, wool spinning and painting classes, guided city visits and museum visits with expert local guides.