13 Shore Excursions in Italy Worth Booking

1.Round-Trip to Pisa Cruise Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 978 reviews · 5 hours · from $51Our pick

Review of the La Spezia to Pisa shore excursion, with transport, free time, Leaning Tower options, timing, value, and practical tips.

“I liked the fact that I could call the tour guides so I never felt stressed. Also, the bus ride was comfortable, (Martina and excellent driver), and our guide, Alessandro, was helpful, (knew the best ice cream joint in Pisa), and considerate, (gave us his number so we could contact him if there was a problem). It was an excellent experience all round; one I highly recommend”

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2.Full day shore excursion to Florence and Pisa from Livorno with tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 968 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $52

Review of the $52 Florence and Pisa shore excursion from Livorno, including timing, transport, tasting, walking demands, and cruise return advice.

“Wine tasting was a joke. Gave you a Dixie cup with a splash of something. Tour operator took off down the street and most couldn’t keep up or even knew what corner he took. Because of everyone’s confusion had very little time to even see the sights.”

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3.Shore Excursion to Cinque Terre by Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 959 reviews · 7 hours · from $70

Review of the $70 Cinque Terre train excursion from La Spezia, with four villages, a local guide, practical tips, walking demands, and value advice.

“We love how our tour guide, Lara, made sure that all of the people are together. She gave us enough time to shop and told us good spots where to eat and take the best photos. Thank you so much for taking care of us.”

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4.Livorno: Florence & Pisa Shore Excursion with Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 952 reviews · 8 hours · from $51

Review of the $51 Livorno shore excursion to Florence and Pisa, with bus transport, local tasting, free time, and cruise-safe planning.

“excellent day so well organised with great communication our guide, Igna, was brilliant - highly recommend and looking forward to our next tour”

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5.Livorno: Escorted Shore Excursion to Pisa with Leaning Tower

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 617 reviews · 4 hours · from $35Best value

Review of Shore Emotion’s $35 Livorno to Pisa shore excursion, with coach transport, free time, Miracle Square, and optional tower climb.

“Alice was a delightful guide, who delivered the entire tour in both English and Spanish. She led us the Pisa Cathedral and then met us to get our group set to climb the leaning tower. A good amount of time to see the sights in Pisa.”

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6.Livorno Shore Excursion: Florence & Pisa with Accademia and Tower

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 459 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $41

Review of the Livorno shore excursion to Florence and Pisa, with Accademia and Leaning Tower upgrades, timing tips, value, and drawbacks.

“Too limitwd time. Way to rushed. Guide didnt give any info on walking tour except "this is #1-5 on your map. Be back to leave in 10 minutes." I expected her toshare some info about what we were seeing. Very disappointing.”

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7.From Milazzo: Panarea & Stromboli Cruise Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 377 reviews · from $80

Review of the 10-hour Panarea and Stromboli cruise from Milazzo, with island stops, volcanic views, practical tips, costs, and drawbacks.

“Amazing and excellent experience. Never to be forgotten ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Wished it never ended. Enjoyable !! Recommend definitely and left without words!!! Thankyou very much xxxx”

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8.Naples Shore Excursion: Private Tour to Sorrento, Positano, and Amalfi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 352 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $328

Review of a private Naples shore trip to Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, and more, with practical timing, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“We just had a wonderful day touring the Amalfi Coast with our private tour guide, Rosario I am unsure how to spell his name. He picked us up at our cruise port at 830 and we spent all day exploring the towns of Sorrento, Amalfi, Positano and Ravello. He even took us to a cliffside restaurant for lunch that had good food and amazing views. He dropped us off at a point in each town and told us what time to come back and where to meet him so we could stay on schedule and see everything we wanted to see during this day. We can't recommend Rosario and this…”

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9.Livorno Shore Excursion: Pisa & Florence in One Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 342 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $166

Review of the Livorno shore excursion to Florence and Pisa, with itinerary details, transport tips, costs, walking demands, and booking advice.

“This was a great tour and Stephanie was amazing!!! She was very knowledgeable and super funny! She made our entire trip a blast. Helpful tip to whoever books this tour next: The directions to get to the bus from the pier are little unclear. They should have a shuttle for you at the beginning and you will not need a city shuttle or taxi (we got a taxi because we were confused and rushing). The driver will have a sign whatever the “code word” is for the tour and take you to the main bus where Stephanie will be waiting.”

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10.Livorno Shore Excursion to Florence, Guaranteed Return On Time

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 334 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $42

Review of the $42.05 Livorno to Florence shore excursion, with free time, optional Accademia entry, Wi-Fi, and return-to-ship planning.

“Great guide Tiziana, very knowledgeable and friendly and helpful with a great sense of humor! I would recommend to anyone”

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11.Naples Shore Excursion: Pompeii Half Day Trip from Naples

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 313 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $84

Review of Naples’ four-hour Pompeii shore excursion, with port pickup, guided ruins, entry ticket, headsets, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Very confusing when you are looking for these companies when you get off the ship. They have no signs or anyone to help know you are in the right location. Once you walk out of the port there are 40-50 taxi cab drivers all yelling and holding excursion options in hand speaking loudly. Hard to know if you’re in the right place for pick up. After about 20 minutes if chaos we finally found the person who gets us checked off an on the bus. Bus was nice enough. We then went to the train station and a hotel to pick others up. They should let us know what is…”

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12.Naples Shore Excursion Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 313 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $148

Review of a Naples shore excursion to Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, with pizza lunch, port pickup, guided ruins, crater hike, and practical tips.

“This was our first group tour, and probably our last. We were not impressed. Our excursion was a full seven hours+, and in that time, we only spent one hour and fifteen minutes at Mt. Vesuvius, and one hour and forty five minutes touring Pompeii. There was so much time wasted being shuttled to different pick up points, shuffling people from one bus to another, and the service providers arguing about things. It was really frustrating especially when they have you standing waiting for twenty minutes and then say “Hurry up, we don’t have much time.” One group barely made it back in time to their boat, and that was…”

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13.La Spezia Shore Excursion to Florence & Pisa

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 278 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $64

Review of the La Spezia shore excursion to Florence and Pisa, with coach transport, free time, optional Accademia and Leaning Tower tickets.

“What an incredible excursion! Our guide, Giada, was truly inspiring! This is the perfect way to experience the beauty of Florence and Pisa. I wholeheartedly recommend this tour! Thank you so much, Giada, for sharing your time and experience with us!”

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