Shore Excursion In Italy

Tailoring each tour to your wishes by locals who love their city

Tourists taking a selfie on a sunny day in front of the Colosseum in Rome

Top Italy shore excursions & tours

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

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When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

The best private shore excursions & tours with locals

When your cruise ship has docked along the Italian coast, you’ll want you to make the most of whatever time you have. Don’t waste a minute scrambling with maps and planning for public transport – simply link up with a local guide right at the port and be swept away on our shore excursions in Italy. Our cruise excursions in Italy strike the perfect balance between a city’s highlights and its hidden gems. Whether you explore the canals of Venice, grab a slice of pizza in Naples, or uncover ancient history in Rome, our shore excursions in Italy are tailored to you. So shake off your sea legs and spend a day doing what you love – Italy is waiting!

Meet some of our Italian local hosts

Like the people who travel with us, they have different backgrounds and interests – but they’re all so passionate about the place they call home, they choose to spend their free time sharing it with the like-minded travelers matched to them.

We’ve handpicked them and we’ll match you to your perfect one!

Tourists posing in front of an attraction in Rome on a sunny day

Discover Italy on a shore excursion

Is your ship docked in the shadow of the iconic Mount Vesuvius in Naples, or teetering on the edge of Venice, Italy’s fairytale floating city? Maybe you’re just outside Rome, one of the world’s most captivating capitals. Our shore excursions in Italy squeeze in everything that makes a city special – and you’ll see it all from a local perspective. Wherever you end up, our shore excursions in Italy are a feast of phenomenal food, ancient architecture, and tradition that can be traced back millennia. Just tell us what you want to see, and we’ll tailor the perfect tour for you.

Tourist enjoying the views of the city below from a lookout point in Italy

See a city through a local lens

Anybody with Google and a guidebook can see a city’s top tourist sights. What makes our shore excursions in Italy special is the lesser-known landmarks loved by locals. You’ll see the sides of a city usually reserved for the people who call it home. On our shore excursions in Venice with a local guide, you could grab a bite in a hole-in-the-wall bacaro bar where there isn’t an English menu in sight. Cruise excursions in Naples might get you lost in a network of secret stairs leading between beautiful 19th-century houses overgrown with wild plants. The true spirit of Italy is yours to discover.

Tourists looking at a map on a bridge across a canal in Italy

Shore excursions to suit your style

When you have limited time, you don’t want to waste it. That’s why all our shore excursions in Italy are 100% personalized by our local guides. Maybe you’re interested in the iconic cityscape spanning millennia on our cruise excursions in Rome, or perhaps you’re happiest with a bowl of cacio e pepe and a glass of wine – everybody’s different. We’ll take the stress out of planning your perfect day because we’ll do it all for you. It doesn’t matter what type of traveler you are – our shore excursions in Italy will satisfy history buffs, fanatic foodies, and architectural aficionados alike.

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Latest reviews from our guests

Claudio was by far the nicest tour guide we've had in our 8 days of exploring Italy and all of them have been lovely people! He was extremely accommodating and showed us the highlights of Bologna and explained a lot of the area's history. He's a very talented musician so we left not only with wonderful memories of Bologna but also with beautiful music we can listen to at home via his band's website (oceanina.com). We've been listening to it on the train rides to other cities and its perfect background for the beautiful Italian countryside! We spent less than 24 hours in Bologna but between Mattia and his Delicious Food tour and Claudio with his private Kickstarter tour, we felt we saw all the important sites and experiences the best the city has to offer!

December 2022

Hollie P
Our guide Claudio was awesome. He was VERY flexible to what we wanted to see and do. I would recommend him to anyone. I wish we could take him to Florence so he could be our guide.

December 2022

Tom T
Not only was he good but he was so flexible about what we wanted to see. At any given moment we wanted to go off and see something, he was not rigid, he was willing to be flexible and make the experience about what us.

December 2022

Tom T
Gabriele was a great guide, he was informative, warm and welcoming. He gave a good overview of the city and the history, the restaurants were great and the food delicious. He took the time to give me tips for the rest of my stay and provided excellent restaurant reconditions.

October 2022

Amina S