Forage for truffles, ride through vineyards and taste your way across Italy on this immersive tour

An Italian holiday is always a good idea, period. And if those words alone aren’t enough to convince you, how does wandering the streets of Florence and Siena, riding horseback through Chianti vineyards, and tasting Vino Nobile in Montepulciano sound? Already planning your outfits? Thought so. 

Enter The Living Italy Tour. Running from Wednesday, September 23 to Sunday, October 4, 2026, this 12-day immersive journey through Italy’s most soulful regions feels like a fever dream in the best possible way, and frankly, we’re already sold.

The experience is curated and led by Luke Wright, manager of Sydney’s iconic Italian institution Buon Ricordo, in collaboration with Gullivers & Arpeggio Tours. It’s designed around the philosophy of slow travel, where days are unhurried, meals are long, and every region is experienced through its people, rather than an itinerary.

It begins in Piemonte’s Barolo and Langhe, with foraging walks alongside local experts, hands-on cooking, and biodynamic wine tastings in centuries-old cellars and barrel rooms. Guests hunt truffles in the Roero woods with local families and their dogs, before learning to craft pasta and ricotta using peak seasonal produce.

From there, you’ll ride horses and enjoy curated tastings in Chianti, Florence and Siena, before finishing in Saturnia, where natural thermal springs offer a much-needed post-wine, post-feast reset.

Tickets start from $15,795. For more information and bookings, visit the Gullivers website.