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8 days Puglia small group guided tour
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8 days Puglia small group guided tour

By Arrivederci Puglia Travel
Recommended by 100% of travellers
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About
This tour is ideal for those who want to make an unforgettable vacation in Puglia region, the heel of Italy! Our guided tour offers a wide variety of excursions where you can admire ancient churches and castles, stone made houses unique in the world called Trulli and other artistic treasures. You will live and share the Italian people passion for food and wine. Interacting with locals you can see how focaccia, taralli, pizza, mozzarella, ricotta and burrata are made and taste they freshly prepared! Enjoy your meal with traditional dishes and local wines. We will take you in typical Italian bar where you can taste the hand-made gelato and cappuccino! We will personally accompany you through this wonderful experience!

Ages 0-90, max of 12 per group
Duration: 8 days
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, Italian
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  • Dinner
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • Private transportation
  • 4 star Hotel in Ostuni: 5 nights with breakfast included
  • 4 star Hotel in Lecce: 2 nights with breakfast included
  • 4 meals in selected local restaurants.Meals include 3 courses and beverages: wine, water and coffee.
  • Mozzarella and Apulian cheeses tasting in local farm
  • Extra virgin olive oil tasting
  • Wine tasting in Apulian winery
  • Hand-made Gelato tasting
  • 8 guided sightseeing with English speaking local guide
  • Transfers during the excursion as per itinerary with private driver and air conditioning BUS
  • English speaking Travel Director who will remain at your disposal during the all tour
  • Admission tickets for all visiting sites as per itinerary
What's not included
  • Airfare
  • Transfers between the arrival/departure airports
  • Meals and beverage not mentioned in itinerary
  • Hotel city tax
  • Optional activities and all personal expenses. All that is not mentioned in the program.

Start:
  • Hotel Ostuni Palace, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 218/222, 72017 Ostuni BR, Italy
    Hotels included in this tour are located in Ostuni for the first five nights and in Lecce for the last two nights. The tour starts from Ostuni at Ostuni Palace Hotel. In the afternoon at 5.00 pm meeting with your tour guide at your Hotel's reception.
End:
  • Suite Hotel Santa Chiara, Via Degli Ammirati, 24, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy
    The tour finishes in Lecce at Suite Hotel Santa Chiara. After breakfast, Hotel check-out. Upon request we will arrange for you private transfer to the airport/train station.

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 251717P2

  • Most travellers can participate
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travellers

  • All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 251717P2

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Itinerary
Overview
Full Map
12 stops
Day 1
Arrival in Puglia – Ostuni –...
Day 2
Matera UNESCO site
Day 3
Unbelievable olive trees –...
Day 4
Mozzarella experience –...
Day 5
Day at Leisure – extra...
Day 6
Otranto – Apulian wine tasting
Day 7
Lecce “the Florence of the...
Day 8
Departure
About the operator
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  • Arrivederci Puglia Travel
    31
    Turi, Puglia, Italy
    Joined in January 2019
  • Q35MZvalentinak
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Splendid!
    I had the delightful opportunity to coordinate and communicate for a group trip to Puglia with Arrivederci Puglia Travel in November 2023, and our experience was truly exceptional! The communication was outstanding, the team was incredibly friendly and accommodating, the recommendations were spot-on, and our tour guide consistently ensured that the group's needs were met. It was undeniably one of the finest travel experiences I've ever had, and I enthusiastically recommend it to everyone!
    Written 1 February 2024
  • Barbara L
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A dream come true
    A dream come true with all of the beautiful and memorable sites. Fabrizio and Massimo were the best! Our guide had a wealth of knowledge and of course Fun! Many thanks to Antonella for planning a great experience.
    Written 16 June 2023
  • pattihoman5
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Expand your world!
    Having never been to Puglia it was better than I could have dreamed! Such a rich and historic area of Italy and our tour leader, Antonella, shared her love and knowledge of the area with us. The accommodations were outstanding! Had a massage in a salt cave!
    Written 18 February 2023
  • mvcl15
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Heart of Italian Cuisine: Pasta, wine-making and Olives
    Always and forever a granddaughter of Italian immigrants, the country keeps calling me back "home". The Puglia region was one part of Italy that I hadn't experienced. When I did my research I found a few options and selected @Arrivederci Puglia Travel because it was local and offered me an opportunity to learn about the area through food and wine and walking! Antonella, thank you for your patience, sharing your knowledge about your region and for creating amazing memories with a small group with varying interests. Our lunches in Polignano Mare, Ostuni and Lecce were some of the highlights for me. And, I have come to find out that Puglian wines are exquisite. Looking forward to future journeys.
    Written 26 October 2022
  • anamariapn
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Alberobello, masseria cheese making and lunch experience
    Arrivederci Puglia! We did a day trip with Antonella. We were traveling with teens and had a beautiful day. We visited Alberobello, Ostuni and a Masseria. Antonella was very knowledgeable and professional. The cheese making experience was a hit with our teens! And the lunch was amazing, make sure to include if booking excursion! We are so grateful for this memory making experience and so glad to have booked this excursion! Thank you Antonella and team ! Ciao ❤️
    Written 19 July 2022
  • ErnieW786
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Absolutely Marvelous
    Great personal attention, well organized and just the right amount of everything. First please note Arrivederci Puglia is a family business. Our trip we led by Antonella who of course is from Puglia. While there are meals on your own each meal provided was local, gourmet and exquisite. Antonella is a licensed Italian Guide with a good understanding of History plus modern culture, food, cheese making, wine and farming practices. We visited an olive oil company, a winery and a dairy. Antonella guided us to and through historical places across the region…churches, monuments, caves, typical housing end walled fortresses. Honestly I can’t think of a bad thing to say. Arrivederci Puglia is highly recommended. Thank you
    Written 10 July 2022
  • 39deniseb77
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Phenomenal experience with Arrivederci Puglia Travel!
    Thank you to Arrivederci Puglia Travel and Antonella for an outstanding customized tour of the Puglia region. Antonella, the owner, was awesome to work with! I was traveling solo and it was wonderful experiencing Puglia with Antonella! She handled everything and I was able to relax and enjoy! She is fluent in English, very professional and extremely accommodating. Antonella customized a high quality personalized tour that was tailored to my interests. She is very knowledgeable of the region, it’s rich history, culture and the delicious food and wine. It was a pleasure getting to know her and the beautiful region she calls home! Thank you again Antonella. I highly recommend Arrivederci Puglia Travel.
    Written 5 July 2022
  • Mellrd
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    World RD Mediterranean Tour
    Our tour guides were very knowledgable about the culture, history and food of the Puglia region. The culinary experiences were amazing and I highly recommend experiencing southern Italy with Arrivederci Travel.
    Written 24 November 2019
  • Happiness799113
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Awesome exerpience in southern Italy
    Our travel guides, Sandro and Antonella were professional, knowledgable and provided an incredible exerpeince for us. I learned so much about the history, culture and food of the Puglia region. The culinary experiences were amazing. We were provided with a top-notch tour of the Puglia region. I can't wait to go back!
    Written 24 November 2019
  • Mary S
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    World RD Mediterranean Tour
    Local, passionate tour guides were amazing! Food and accommodations were top notch. Would definitely use Arrivederci Travel in the future.
    Written 21 November 2019
  • Blips53
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The best way to be introduced to Puglia
    Puglia is an up and coming area to discover in Italy. While we have been to Italy many times, we realized that it may be best to engage a local Puglian firm to help us explore the area. We had a recommendation to try Arrivederci Puglia Travel and we are glad we took the recommendation It is a family run business headed by a professional, caring brother and sister team. They not only know all the ins and outs of Puglia, they take pride in what they show you and the attention to detail needed to have you enjoy yourself. Nothing is too much to ask of them. They planned our trip from start to finish. Along the way they are constantly checking to see if there are changes that we may want to make. They picked good hotels, recommended restaurants, took us to some of their favorite restaurants and introduced us to Puglian wines/cheeses/extra virgin olive oils. You must use Arrivederci Puglia Travel if you’re going to Puglia for the first time
    Written 29 September 2019
  • JDMTraveler
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing Tour of Puglia Region with a world-class, family operated, private tour company
    Choosing Arrivederci Puglia Travel to help plan and organize a private tour to the Puglia region was one of the best Travel decisions I could have made. I read a few of the reviews on Trip Advisor and was looking for a tour company that was based in the region and could offer private custom tours of the region. Arrivederci Puglia tours handled everything perfectly. The brother sister duo of Sandro and Antonella make a great team. I reached out through their website with only a month or so of advance notice. I was asked my interests and I closely followed their Luxury private tour itinerary with a few minor changes. I also gave a budget for hotels and was quickly given some great boutique style hotels to choose from that would only be known if you had a local expert advising you. The trip included all transfers and private transportation, hotels, a guide (Antonella was very knowledgable) as well as some activities and meals. Honestly it was cheaper than joining a group bus tour of the region and much better. We stayed at a local Masseria (or farm house) in Fasano, a cave hotel in Matera, and a Trulli style hotel in Alberobello. All were very different and excellent choices. All of the sites were amazing and we got to add in activities like wine tasting and cheese tasting at a local farm that really made it special. I can't express how special this trip turned out to be and highly recommend this company. I also consider Sandro and Antonella to be my new friends from Italy!
    Written 28 August 2019
  • SRCTraveler
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Seeing the Real Italy with perfect guides
    For all you Italy lovers, you haven’t seen Italy until you’ve been to the Puglia Region and have been under the care of Arrivederci Puglia! You stay in a 250 year-old Pallazo, with all modern conveniences, yet still maintaining its antiquity. Your guides are charming and exceptionally well-informed, your transportation is comfortable and air-conditioned; at each stop you walk in history. Your excursions each area are informed by personal friends of the Tour Guides - from wines (Primitivo), to cheeses, to pasta, to EVOO, to gelato, to a cooking class. Lots of personal time to explore on your own. After this tour, you have seen and experienced Italy. Arrivederci Puglia is THE best!
    Written 18 June 2019
  • Jim J
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Best Experience!
    We wanted to see the Puglia region and booked this 8 day, seven night tour at the recommendation of one of our friends. We usually travel on our own and book private tours of certain cities that interest us. This tour was just outstanding and we are glad that we used them to visit Puglia. They are very easy to work with and can and will customize your experience. They are very knowledgeable of the area and gave us some very unique experiences that we just wouldn't have been able to do without them. They handled all of the transportation, accomodations and actually location tours. All 1st class.
    Written 5 May 2019
  • 786suzyk
    0 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nothing but the BEST!!
    We had an absolutely wonderful time in the Puglia region with our wonderful tour guides Sandro and Antonella. They have put together a great balance of places to see and learn about. Sandro and Antonella are highly educated and knowledgeable about their country. The professionalism and attention to detail was fantastic. We would highly recommend them to anyone who wants to learn, taste and explore the Puglia region!
    Written 5 April 2019
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Marsha G
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
Our group of 3 adults booked a private week with Arriverderci Puglia and from the first phone cal we knew we were with the best company possible. Every detail, activity, meal, and hotel was outstanding. We had amazing experiences in historic towns, vineyards, cheese making farms and a never to forget delicious cooking class. Antonella was so professional and patient as worked on creating the most memorable week in Puglia and proved to be the most fantastic and knowledgable guide for our entire trip . Our driver was outstanding and we all felt that we experienced the best the region has to offer. We cannot the regions fantastic wine!
Written 14 April 2023
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Voyager827726
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Solo
This was extraordinary tour of Puglia,and Salento region , outstanding tour and was well organized, through my experience, Arrivederci Puglia Tours deserves a 5 -star rating. The accommodations were very good locations,comfortable,clean,and good breakfast .Every detail ,activities, meals was outstanding.The quality of food serve was excellent,making the best culinary experience .With small group tour,we had amazing time together ,visiting all interesting places in this area. Very relaxing trip, we had time exploring the attractions and town . Antonella was excellent in designing this trip, she also gave me all recommendations from hotel, restaurants,transportation for the town that I stayed extra after the tour end.It was unforgettable experience through the trip ,I am highly recommend all my friends for this tour .
Written 20 June 2023
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P L
Gulfport, FL12 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Friends
Antonella arranged a private tour of Puglia for our group of 14, and it was amazing. Her choices of towns and hotels and restaurants were spot on. Ostuni Palace was amazing, and the lunches and dinners which were included were consistent with the food in the area and were wonderfully prepared. Our guide, Fabrizio Cirillo was young, energetic and sooo knowledgeable about the history of the area! He treated our group of 14 older women like he would treat his grandmother, and watched over us carefully as we climbed steps, traveled up hills and sat in the shade listening to his stories of the past history. This was an amazing journey for all of us. Grazie mille!!!!
Written 1 June 2023
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goodgame123
Dumas, AR524 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022
Excellent small group tour. Just go! I was looking into my 3rd trip to Italy and wanted to do something semi-foodie in the South. I found this tour and it sounded great. The 8 day Puglia tour and it was amazing. I joined a group of 10 total and Antonella was our fearless leader and Massimo drove us most of the days with her father tagging along a few times. One day her mother and father joined us. Lovely people. Five nights in Ostuni and 2 in Lecce. I didn't love the second hotel but it was in a good location. Other than that I have nothing but good things to say. Breakfast in the hotels each morning and most days lunch out somewhere we were touring. Excellent restaurants each and every one. One day at a lovely vineyard with wine tasting. Another day lunch in a seaside restaurant and an olive oil tasting at a farm. So many good tours. We never went hungry at all. We had one free day and Antonella had suggestions to suit everyone. All the towns we visited were stunning and I felt a good amount of time was allotted to each. I felt this tour was a very good value and I would absolutely go on another tour with this company. Puglia was stunning!
Written 24 October 2022
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NOS1234
London, UK43 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Solo
An absolutely wonderful 8 day trip. We were a small group of six people and stayed in Ostuni and Lecce. The hotel accommodation was excellent in both locations - Ostuni Palace and Suite Santa Chiara Lecce. The tours were really well planned and both our guides (Floriana and Lucia) were very well informed and we felt very safe with our driver Davida. The food and activities were excellent. This was my first tour travelling alone and I thoroughly enjoyed being it. The group included some couples and friends travelling together and some solos and we got on really well.
Written 6 August 2023
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Karen N
Pleasanton, CA20 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
What can we say about Antonella and Puglia?! Every aspect of the trip was wonderful. Our accommodation was an historic palace with comfortable rooms and fresh, delicious breakfast. The activities planned for us by Antonella were experiences that were fun and gave us great memories, from olive oil tasting to a cheese making experience to a Primitivo winery to a delightful cooking class in a family home. The food was delicious and Antonella herself is an interesting and knowledgeable guide, who while being completely professional is also friendly, warm, and fun. We strongly encourage anyone to contact Antonella for a personalized tour based on your preferences.
Written 4 October 2021
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Ciao Karen, thank you very much for your kind review. It was a pleasure for us to meet you and spend such a nice time together visiting Puglia and tasting our traditional food and wine! Thank you again for choosing us for your holiday in Italy! Un caro saluto, Antonella.
Written 5 October 2021
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Roseann F
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Couples
We had a fabulous tour of the Puglia region of Italy with Antonella and her team! Our driver Daniele was fun, informative & interesting as were our guides; especially Lucia & Ileana!
The ristorante choices were exceptional; the food scrumptious! Antonella kept us apprised of our daily schedule and assured we had the most comfortable and incredible vacation! It is truly a gem of Italy and I would highly recommend Arriverderci Puglia!
Written 6 October 2023
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AirdaleUSMC
Eufaula, AL29 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Our family had a wonderful tour of Puglia, Italy. The tour was very well thought out and included many of the most important sites in the Puglia area. Antonella did a wonderful job of introducing us to the Puglia region. We learned history and had wonderful food and wine of the region. Most importantly, we came as strangers and left as friends. Grazie mille Antonella!
Written 5 October 2021
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Christine B
Mississauga, Canada2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
Absolutely excellent small-group tour experience on the “8-Day Puglia Guided Tour”! Visited top sights in Puglia, with the distinct advantage of having Antonella as our Guide. As a resident of Puglia, she’s a wealth of information on the history, culture and lifestyle of Puglia. Marvelous that we had opportunities to customize: (a) some of the sights to visit on our Puglia experience, and (b) customize the amount of time we could spend in certain villages/towns/points of interest. This was one of the many advantages of the Arrivederci Puglia tour. Another advantage,…we enjoyed exclusive visits to an outstanding winery with extensive tastings; and an artisanal organic cheese-making demonstration, also with extensive tastings. This made for leisurely, customized experiences for our intimately-sized group only --- very delightful. In addition, the included lunches and dinners were absolutely outstanding; offering authentic tastes of regional food and wine specialties. These impeccable dining experiences immersed us into Puglia’s culture, through heavenly food and wine – truly memorable. Overall, Arrivederci Puglia’s “8-Day Puglia Guided Tour” was an amazing experience,...full of insights into the region, ….and its array of cultural, gastronomic, wine and historical treasures. This is what real travel is! A trip that I will always remember!
Written 17 July 2022
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HC
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023
This was an outstanding trip and was very well put together. Our tour guide (Fabrizio) and out driver (Massimo) went above and beyond great in taking care of us. Thank you, Antoinette, for doing such a great job.

Food and lodging were exceptional as well as the content of the trip. We stayed in Lecce and Ostuni (Ostuni Palace was wonderful) and visited most of the sites that are recommended. Weather was perfect and it was not crowded (except for the airport in Rome.)
Written 15 June 2023
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