Long lunches, dirt roads, eighth-generation wine families
Seven nights of slow Tuscany. Two opening nights in Florence for the museum classics, then pick up a hire car and head south into Chianti (2 nights at a winery agriturismo) and then Val d'Orcia (3 nights in Pienza or Montepulciano). Wine tastings at Castello di Ama and Castello di Brolio, hill-town walking in San Gimignano + Siena, cooking class at the agriturismo, Brunello tasting in Montalcino. For couples who want pace and depth over checklist sightseeing.
- Florence 2 + Chianti agriturismo 2 + Val d'Orcia 3
- Castello di Ama + Castello di Brolio wine tastings
- San Gimignano + Siena hill towns
- Pienza pecorino + Brunello di Montalcino
- Cooking class at a Tuscan villa
The itinerary.
Hand-picked and led by locals — woven into your itinerary, and bookable on their own.
- Return economy flights ex Delhi / Mumbai / Bengaluru (Air India direct to Rome, or via Doha/Dubai)
- Schengen visa processing assistance
- All airport / station transfers (private)
- Daily breakfast at hotels
- English-speaking guide on city tour days
- Frecciarossa AV high-speed train tickets where listed
- 24×7 on-trip support
- 2 nights Florence 4-star + 2 Chianti agriturismo + 3 Val d'Orcia boutique
- Hire car for 5 days (compact + insurance + IDP-required)
- Castello di Ama + Castello di Brolio + Castello Banfi wine tastings
- Uffizi guided tour
- Cooking class at the Chianti agriturismo
- Brunello tasting in Montalcino
- Frecciarossa Rome → Florence (if arriving Rome) — usually flying into Florence direct
- Lunches and dinners not specified
- Personal expenses
- Optional activities not listed
- Coperto (cover charge) at trattorias (€2–€3/person, on bill)
- Tipping (gentle — round-up bills)
- Travel insurance (~₹2,200/person — Schengen-required)
- Anything not listed under Inclusions
- Fuel for car (~€80 over the trip)
- Tolls (~€40)
Free cancellation up to 45 days out; 50% refund 21–44 days; no refund inside 21 days. Vatican / Uffizi tickets non-refundable inside 14 days; Le Sirenuse and 5-star hotels often require 60 days for full refund.
Where the money goes.
- Return economy flightsAir India direct or via Doha₹75,000
- 2 Florence + 2 Chianti agriturismo + 3 Val d'OrciaMid-luxury throughout₹1,75,000
- 5-day car hire + insuranceCompact with full insurance₹28,000
- Wine tastings × 4 + cooking classAll listed₹40,000
- Uffizi guidedSkip-the-line₹10,000
- Schengen visa + transfersThroughout₹12,000
- 10% service bufferEditorial display buffer₹44,000
- Total₹4,84,000
