Tuscany activity holiday in Italy
| country: | Italy |
| location: | Tuscany |
| departures: | 2008: 4 Sep |
| price: | From £575 (6 days) excluding flights. Single supplement £65. Price includes 5 nts hotel, 5 breakfasts and 2 dinners, all transfers, activities and equipment and guides. We can arrange flights from the UK |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
Tuscany has always had more than its fair share of stunning scenery, simple yet mouth-watering cuisine, great wines, culture, art, hilltop villages and Renaissance cities. The only thing lacking has been activities....until now! Our five night activity break is based in Vinci and explores the undulating countryside that surrounds the birthplace of the great Leonardo. We’ve included canyoning, coasteering, mountain biking and walking to keep you busy by day. The bars and restaurants of Vinci will do the same job in the evenings.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Arrival and transfers. We will meet you at Pisa Airport for the 45 minute transfer to our accommodation in Vinci. After settling in there should be time to explore the town before an introductory meeting and dinner in a local restaurant. |
| Day 2: | Coasteering. This morning we head for the coast where we climb into our wetsuits and following a thorough safety briefing the fun begins. You will spend the next few hours scrambling, swimming, body surfing, jumping, coastal traversing and plunging along wild stretches of Livorno’s coastline. Such activity is bound to stimulate an appetite so we also visit Livorno to try one of the excellent fresh fish restaurants (not included in the overall holiday cost). |
| Day 3: | Mountain biking & wine tasting . We drive into the hills above Vinci and follow an off-road track through the woods before choosing one of the many exciting descents down to the farm where we pause to try three locally made wines. Anybody with any remaining energy can tackle the very challenging climb back to the start point. Others may prefer the very short ride back to the hotel. |
| Day 4: | Forest orientation . The woods and forests around Vinci are simply lovely. We’ll spend some time learning to use a GPS system and read a map before starting on our forest orientation task. A surprise awaits at the finish! |
| Day 5: | Canyoning. Everybody’s favourite adventure sport as we jump, slide, swim and abseil down the course of the canyon. Quite simply it’s a thrilling combination of fun and adrenaline and very possibly the best way in the world to get wet! This evening we will have a farewell meal to discuss our exploits before our last night in Vinci. |
| Day 6: | Departure. After breakfast, we transfer back to Pisa Airport. |
travellers' tales
Excellent. We would go again. It was such fun and our guide Simone was really good. (more)
how this holiday makes a difference
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Our local partner Simone is pioneering the development of the local economy through tourism and by only working with companies who share his policies on the environment and cultural preservation.
Through local tourism stimulating local employment we all hope to offset the need for industrial sites to develop as has happened in the past between Modena and Vinci, which has threatened to damage the local environment. Throughout the holiday guests are encouraged to try the local flavours whereby they will experience three locally made wines during an exhilarating day of mountain biking. Guests are also encouraged to interact with the local community and use the local shops to purchase produce throughout the week. The purchasing of local products spreads the benefits of tourism throughout the wider community. The activities are designed to allow an appreciation of nature and by concentrating them where possible we seek to minimise the necessity for numerous road transfers. |
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