Food and Wine Tour of Italy

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Join wine expert Brian Lille and anthropologist, travel enthusiast Christa Abdul-Karim. On this 11-day food and wine excursion to the Puglia and Campania regions in Italy. 

Price $5,895 per person (single room will require a supplement of $450)

November 9-20, 2023

What is included:

• Round trip airfare from Traverse City

• 10 nights of high-quality hotels

• Daily breakfast

• 6 dinners & 3 lunches

• Multiple walking tours

• Multiple wine tastings

• Olive oil tasting

• All local transportation

• Bilingual guides

• All gratuities 

Itinerary: 

• Day 1, November 9: Fly to Italy

• Day 2, November 10: Arrive in Italy

  • Welcome dinner

• Day 3, November 11: Bari

  • Discover the hidden gems and food culture of Bari with a guided tour

  • During tour have a dinner with local wines

  • Stay overnight in Bari

• Day 4, November 12: Tenuta Bocca di Lupo

  • Visit Tenuta Bocca di Lupo winery, enjoy lunch and wine tasting

  • Afternoon free-time

  • Stay overnight in Bari

• Day 5, November 13: Alberobello

  • Visit Essenza di Puglia with wine tasting and light snack

  • Visit Alberobello, the village of stone trulli houses, with a guided tour and private dinner in a trullo

  • Stay overnight in Bari

• Day 6, November 14: Ostuni

  • Olive oil tasting in an ancient Masseria farm where the olive trees are 2,000 years old and where they still have a Roman olive oil press.

  • Picnic style lunch with wine tasting

  • Visit nearby Ostuni, known as the White City by tuk tuk

  • Evening free-time

  • Stay overnight in Bari

• Day 7, November 15: Sorrento

  • Transfer to Sorrento (the gateway to the Amalfi coast)  by private bus - winery visit on route

  • Evening progressive dinner with guide in Sorrento to taste real local cooking

  • Stay overnight in Sorrento

• Day 8, November 16: Amalfi, Positano, Ravello

  • Day tour by private transfers with free time to visit Amalfi, Positano, and Ravello

  • Stay overnight in Sorrento

• Day 9, November 17: Sorrento

  • Full day free to explore Sorrento

  • Dinner in one of the best known Sorrento restaurants

  • Stay overnight in Sorrento

• Day 10, November 18: Naples

  • Transfer to Naples and visit a family winery on Vesuvius with a light lunch

  • Dinner in Naples with local wines

  • Stay overnight in Naples

• Day 11, November 19: Pompeii

  • Tour of Naples and Pompeii with private transfer and guides

  • Dinner - the best pizza in Naples

  • Stay overnight in Naples

• Day 12, November 20: Fly home

Payments:

• $100 deposit when registering

• $1,250 deposit by July 9, 2023

• Remainder by September 14, 2023

Refunds:

Cancellations must be made by calling Christa Abdul-Karim at 231-995-1701

Air penalties are not part of the percentages below and vary based on the airline policy at the time of ticket issue.

• 91+ Days Prior: Full refund minus the $100 per person deposit

• 90-61 Days Prior: Full refund minus the $1,350 per person deposit

• 60-46 Days Prior: Refund will be 60% of tour cost

• 45-31 Day Prior: Refund will be 35% of tour cost

• 30-8 Days Prior: Refund will be 15% of tour cost

• 7 Days Prior or less: No refund