Itinerary
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Stop At: Florence, Florence, Tuscany
Make the most of your time in Cinque Terre... Meet your tour guide at Piazzale Montelungo Bus Terminal early in the morning. Piazzale Montelungo is located 5-10 minutes walking distance from Santa Maria Novella train station. Find your seat on the comfortable coach bus, sit and relax, and prepare to depart for your journey to the nearby coastline! The drive to Cinque Terre will take about two hours. Throughout the drive, your guide will entertain you with plenty of interesting information about the famous views and villages on the way, as well as Cinque Terre and what to expect upon arrival. If you have any questions, your guide will be there to assist you.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Stazione La Spezia Centrale, Piazzale Medaglie d'Oro, 19122, La Spezia Italy
After about two hours, you will arrive in La Spezia, the closest city to Cinque Terre. Here, your bus driver will drop off the group at the train station. Your guide will lead the group through the small train station, and your group will get on the first train to Manarola. The train takes about ten minutes, and then you will arrive in the stunning coastal town!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Manarola, Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria
Manarola is an ancient fishing village famous for its brightly colored homes and pristine white wine! Enjoy marvelous views of its sparkling blue sea, the impeccable homes stacked upon each other, and the green grapevines towering in the distance. Your guide will happily point out the best viewpoints for photos (Manarola is very famous on Instagram, its views are incomparable!). You will have about an hour of free time to explore this picturesque town as you please.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Monterosso al Mare, Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria
The train ride to Monterosso will take about ten minutes. When you arrive, your guide will give plenty of recommendations for how you can spend your time in Monterosso. This historic fishing town is most famous for its wide, white sand beaches with crystal-clear water. Spend some time exploring the ancient town and indulging in some pesto pasta or delicious seafood for lunch. Then, find a spot on the pristine coastline to relax under the sun, take a dip in the incredible sea, and take some memorable photos! You will have plenty of free time in Monterosso to relax and to feel the marine breeze on your skin.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Vernazza, Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria
From Monterosso, you will enjoy a 10 minutes boat ride to head to the nearby town of Vernazza.
The boat ride will take place only if weather/sea conditions will be considered safe by local organizers and will give you the opportunity to admire the fishing villages from another perspective! Admiring the Cinque Terre hills reflecting on the crystal clear waters of the Ligurian sea will be an experience you will not forget!
You will have about 1 hour of free time in this lovely waterfront town. Make your way to the small, picturesque harbor, also called "the Pearl of Cinque Terre." If you are lucky, you will witness the local fisherman arriving back from their morning fishing in small blue boats. Enjoy the characteristic (and famous) views of Vernazza's emerald water and colorful homes. Spend some time strolling through the ancient streets smelling of fresh focaccia and pesto. If you need any recommendations, your tour leader will be happy to help!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Riomaggiore, Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Liguria
Meet your tour leader at the train station to reach Riomaggiore, where you will be welcomed by more brightly colored homes stacked on striking cliffs. Enjoy about an hour of free time to explore the beachy alleyways, purchase any last-minute artisanal souvenirs, and admire the lovely views. When it is time to depart, you will see the sun starting to settle and what seems like gold flakes over the sea, as small boats pull into the port after their days at sea.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Stazione La Spezia Centrale, Piazzale Medaglie d'Oro, 19122, La Spezia Italy
Your train back to La Spezia will take less than ten minutes. Follow your guide back to the bus, where you will depart for Florence.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Florence, Florence, Tuscany
Relax on the comfortable, air conditioned bus after your incredible day of exploration and beauty. You will arrive back in Florence in the early evening.
Duration: 2 hours
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Piazzale Montelungo, Firenze FI, Italy
07:00 AM
12 hours 30 minutes(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Kindly note that the bus will drop you off in La Spezia or Levanto. Then you will move from one village to the other by train and boat. You will meet again your bus by the end of the day to make your way back to Florence.
Kindly note that the Cinque Terre Semi Independent option does not include train and boat tickets. At the beginning of the day, you will be dropped off at La Spezia or Levanto, and you will have free time for the whole day in the Cinque Terre National Park. You will meet again your bus at La Spezia Centrale or Levanto in the afternoon. This option only includes a roundtrip transportation by GT coach to the Cinque Terre and back as well as live commentary during the bus trip.
Please note that the boat ride will be available from April 1st until October 31st
In the case of bad weather or rough sea, the boat will not operate. In this case, the boat will be replaced by a train route
Please note that the given order of the visits may change in case of exceptional events as train strikes or road closures and disruptions
HIGH SEASON (From April 1st until October 31st): this tour is always available in English and Spanish. Other languages are confirmed as follows: FRENCH: Wednesday, Sunday - min 2 pax PORTUGUESE: Monday - min 2 pax ITALIAN: Saturday - min 2 pax
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 63 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Sheryl_J
The coastline was beautiful however we spent much of our limited time waiting for trains. It was hugely over crowded in the trains. Steven did a remarkable job at getting us all there and back with the limited time between meeting points.
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Posted On : 2024-05-16
Posted By : Maureen_M
We were really looking forward to this trip. We had used viator before, no problem .
Our guide was terrible…. We couldn’t understand her, she never explained anything about cinque Terre and just said “ you have an hour here”. Also, she kept getting LOST ( she actually missed a train and left us stranded) and we wasted precious time trying to figure out where to meet etc. It actually became a joke with the entire group. I spent 500.00 on this trip and hope my money is returned. I’m
Not sure if she was filling in for someone who was sick but a beautiful trip turned very badly.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : O4431FGpaulac
If it wasnt because we didn’t know how to get to Levanto train station. we could have done the “tour” ourselves. The Description indicated we would have a guide through out the process, and of course the guide was nice enough to gather us in order to get in and out of trains and was also very strict with the schedule (this is a good thing). But we never got any context about the towns (we visited 4, and the description never says we will not visit corniglia) not history, not recommendations, not anything, just time and meeting points to get on PUBLIC transportation. I’ve seen cheaper tours that cover the same service and at least are honest about what to expect. The towns are beautiful but it’s dumb to buy a tour and don’t get actually guided throughout the places or told some information about them.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Laura_R
Cinque Terre is a must see and we were lucky to visit 4 of the villages with this tour. The bus was comfortable and the information shared when we were on the bus was interesting. Unfortunately even though we booked an English tour we ended up on a Portuguese/English tour that had a definite bias towards the Portuguese language. Our tour guide Daniella was very nice but because the villages are so busy it was difficult to hear her at times and we had to ask the group around us what information was shared.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Sindy_H
I love the experiences. Florence knows what she is doing. I will only have a compliance about the fact that there are more people who speak French than English, but it always looks like we were left off. Otherwise, this was an amazing trip.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : rebecaandreaf
The tourist guide Gabrielle and Luca were amazing. Very helpful always providing instructions and very nice. The tour was on time and the bus transport was very comfortable. I highly recommend take this tour
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : jenniferrE6779HR
Beautiful tour, very friendly tour guides. Only issue is we were combined with spanish, French nd English speakers. Group size was too big. This caused some confusion . Would have been nice if they handed out maps at each village with navigation.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Malonso_1007
Amazing tour great guides! We like a lot everything since we got out from
Frorence Gabrielle filipa were always on top if everything also Ilaria
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : sunnyw605
i went through a different traveling group and just rode the bus but it was a good journey no complaints and the energy of the staff was amazing
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : 353jaclynd
Felipa, Gabrielle and Luca were amazing. 10/10. 🥰 - they showed us exactly where to go/ we had enough time to do our own thing
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
