Tuscany with Craft Alive October 21-29, 2025
One of the best tour experiences we offer at Craftours is our Arts & Crafts Expedition in Tuscany, and for the past 30 years we have planned tours for thousands of people who have had this extraordinary experience! We would like to invite you to join us as we explore the crafts, culture, traditions, cuisine and sights of the beautiful Toscana Region. Space is limited, so call our office today and enjoy a wonderful tour experience and explore the amazing arts and crafts in beautiful Tuscany!
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- Round-trip international airfare from Sydney, Australia to Italy. (If you chose to arrange your own airfare, you will pay a “land only” rate and be responsible for your airfare & transfers.)
- First-class hotel accommodation in Tuscany. (Suite upgrades available)
- Transfers to/from the airport/hotel for full package guests.
- 5-course dinner at a family-owned Tuscan farmhouse, complete with wines and limoncello.
- A welcome dinner, introductions, and orientation meeting.
- Delicious buffet breakfast served daily.
- An optional train ride through the scenic Cinque Terre.
- A professional Craftours travel manager throughout your entire journey.
- Private deluxe motor coach and professional driver the entire time.
- Hands-on pasta-making lesson with a professional Italian chef.
- A stop at the American Cemetery & Memorial located outside of Florence.
- A leisurely walking tour of Florence with a professional local guide.
- Participating in a hands-on Italian ceramic workshop with a master Florentine artist.
- Shopping opportunity in the San Lorenzo Market in Florence.
- Shopping opportunity and leisurely strolling through the streets of San Gimignano.
- A leisurely walking tour of Montecatini Terme.
- Walking tour of the medieval walled city of Lucca with a local professional guide.
- An optional tour to Pisa to see the famous Leaning Tower.
- Participating in a Florentine "paper marbling" workshop with a local master artist.
- An optional tour to the town of Vinci to visit the Leonardo da Vinci Museum.
- A visit to an Italian leather school for a hands-on workshop.
- Walking through the vineyard and an organic winery and learning more about wine making and olive oil pressing.
- A special showing of Destination Craft with Jim West Tuscany episode.
- A visit to an Italian Mosaic Studio to see master artisans.
- A Craftours lanyard, luggage identifier and commemorative gifts.
- All taxes are included, and insurance is highly recommended.
Total cost of this Tuscany Adventure is:
$8,657.00 AUD
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- First-class hotel accommodation in the central part of Rome.
- Delicious buffet breakfast served daily and special welcome dinner.
- Private deluxe motor coach and professional driver the entire time.
- Panoramic city tour in Rome with a local professional tour guide.
- A professional Craftours travel manager throughout your entire journey.
- A tour of the Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica.
- Transfer from the hotel to the ship on embarkation day.
- Free time for shopping and sightseeing on your own.
- Enjoying a panoramic tour of Rome lit up in the evening.
- Visiting St. Peter's Square in the evening.
- All taxes are included, and insurance is highly recommended.
Total cost of this 3-day Rome Pre-Tour package is only:
$1,958.00 AUD
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- Transfers to/from the airport/hotel in Milan.
- Private deluxe motor coach and professional driver the entire time.
- Panoramic city tour of Milan with a local professional tour guide.
- First-class hotel accommodation for two nights. (Suite upgrades available)
- A special visit to the Pino Grasso Embroidery Studio.
- Learn all about Italian silk at the Como Silk Factory and Museum.
- All entrance fees and taxes are included in this package.
- An optional scenic boat ride on the picturesque Lake Como.
- Return flight to the United States for full package guests.
- Delicious buffet breakfast served daily and a dinner.
- A professional Craftours travel manager throughout your entire journey.
Total cost of this 3-day Milan Post-Tour package is only:
$1,958.00 AUD
Any questions please e-mail: [email protected]
Space is available on a first-come/first-served basis. Prices are per person based on double occupancy. Travel insurance is highly recommended. Land only and single rates are available upon request. Please consult our Terms & Conditions as they apply once your first deposit is made. A 3% discount is offered if the expedition is paid in full by check within 7 business days of the invoice date.
Pisa
Located in Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower (the bell tower of the city's cathedral), the city contains more than 20 other historic churches, several palaces and various bridges across the River Arno. Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics.
Cost of this optional Pisa tour is $137.97 per person.
Cinque Terre
The Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the west of the city of La Spezia. "The Five Lands" comprises five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cost of this optional day tour and train ride of the famous Cinque Terre is $238.97 per person.
Vinci
The birthplace of Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci lies just outside of Vinci. Some of the main sites in Vinci that attract tourists are the Museo Leonardiano, museum of Leonardo da Vinci. This museum has displays of some of the inventions that are drawn in da Vinci's notebooks. Casa Natale di Leonardo, the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci. It is a farmhouse. There are some reproductions of his drawings at the house and the Church of Santa Croce, built in the 13th century but later remade in neo-Renaissance style.
Cost of this optional tour is $87.97 per person.
Lake Como
Lake Como, in Northern Italy’s Lombardy region, is an upscale resort area known for its dramatic scenery, set against the foothills of the Alps. The lake is shaped like an upside-down Y, with three slender branches that meet at the resort town of Bellagio. At the bottom of the southwest branch lies the city of Como, home to Renaissance architecture and a funicular that travels up to the mountain town of Brunate.
Cost of this optional scenic boat ride on the picturesque Lake Como is $189.00 per person.
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- Full Package Price: $8,657.00 AUD | Air from Sydney, Australia
- Land Only Price: $5,337.00 AUD | Land only rate does not include airport/hotel transfers
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