Italy: Which Tour to Choose Among Our 7 Trips?
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Italy: which tour to choose among our 7 trips?

From Sicily to the Dolomites, via Puglia and Tuscany, Italy comes in 7 quite different tours in our catalogue. Here's how to make sense of them and pick the one that suits you.

MT Monarch Travel · IATA agency July 15, 2026 9 min read

Italy is probably the richest destination in our catalogue: 7 organized tours, each with its own region, pace and formula. Rather than picking at random, we've put them side by side to help you find yours.

7 toursacross Italy
From 12 690 MADthe most accessible tour
Full boardon most formulas
Only 1 flight includedthe Sicily tour

1. The only flight-included tour: Sicily

Of our 7 Italy tours, The Tour of Sicily is the only one that includes the flight. For a first time in Italy, that's reassuring: flight, 4-star hotels, full board, luxury coach and a French-speaking guide, all in one package. Palermo, the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Etna, Taormina, Syracuse: in one week, you see the essentials of the island.

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The Tour of Sicily

8 days/7 nights, flight included, 4-star hotels, full board, luxury coach and French-speaking guide. Departures on request.

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Greek temples and the coast of Taormina in Sicily

2. Puglia, two ways to discover it

The heel of the boot comes in two flight-excluded formulas, both on full board. Classic Puglia (Bari, Alberobello and its trulli, baroque Lecce) is the most affordable of our Italy tours. The Grand Tour of Puglia goes as far as the Barletta coast for a slightly fuller programme. The sights are the same (trulli, Lecce, white villages); only the route changes a little.

Trulli of Alberobello in Puglia
Most accessible

Classic Puglia

8 days/7 nights, flight excluded, superior 3-star or 4-star hotels, full board.

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Extended itinerary

Grand Tour of Puglia

8 days/7 nights, flight excluded, Barletta coast, Lecce and Alberobello, 3- or 4-star hotels, full board.

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Barletta coast and villages of Puglia

3. Sorrento, Naples & Pompeii

This flight-excluded tour mixes coastline and archaeology: the bay of Naples, the ruins of Pompeii and easy-going Sorrento, on full board with local expert guides. If you love Roman history but don't want to give up the sea, this is the one.

Bay of Naples and the coast of Sorrento in Italy
Coast & archaeology

Sorrento - Naples - Pompeii

8 days/7 nights, flight excluded, full board, local tour-guide conferences.

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4. Tuscany-Venice and Italian Lakes-Dolomites: the north's two faces

Tuscany-Venice is all about art cities, gardens and la dolce vita (accommodation in Montecatini Terme and near Venice, on full board or half board). Italian Lakes-Dolomites heads for the mountains: Lake Maggiore, Lake Garda, then the Dolomite peaks, on full board too. Two very different faces of northern Italy, both flight-excluded.

Art cities

Tuscany & Venice

8 days/7 nights, flight excluded, full board or half board, local guides.

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Venice canals and Tuscan hills
Lake Garda and the Dolomite peaks in Italy
Mountains & lakes

Italian Lakes - Dolomites

8 days/7 nights, flight excluded, full board, local guides.

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5. Emilia-Romagna, food and Venice differently

This flight-excluded tour combines seaside Rimini, gastronomic Bologna and a stop in Venice Mestre, on half board with local guides. Another way to discover northern Italy, more about food and the relaxed Romagna way of life.

Gastronomy

Discovering Emilia-Romagna

8 days/7 nights, flight excluded, half board, local guides.

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Rimini and Bologna in Emilia-Romagna

6. Our 7 tours compared

Comparing our 7 Italy tours

TourFlight includedFormulaPrice
Classic PugliaNoFull boardFrom 12 690 MAD
Grand Tour of PugliaNoFull boardFrom 13 590 MAD
Italian Lakes - DolomitesNoFull boardFrom 14 490 MAD
Tuscany - VeniceNoFull/half boardFrom 14 890 MAD
Emilia-RomagnaNoHalf boardFrom 16 490 MAD
The Tour of SicilyYesFull boardFrom 16 690 MAD
Sorrento - Naples - PompeiiNoFull boardFrom 16 690 MAD

7. How to choose

  • First trip to Italy, want simplicity: Sicily, the only flight-included tour.
  • Authentic villages and a tight budget: Classic Puglia, the most accessible Italy tour.
  • A slightly fuller itinerary in Puglia: the Grand Tour, with the Barletta coast added.
  • Sea and ancient history: Sorrento - Naples - Pompeii.
  • Art and la dolce vita: Tuscany - Venice.
  • Mountains and great lakes: Italian Lakes - Dolomites.
  • Gastronomy and Venice differently: Emilia-Romagna.

Frequently asked questions about our Italy tours

Which Italy tour should I choose for a first trip?

The Tour of Sicily is recommended for a first trip: it's the only one of our 7 Italy tours to include the flight, on top of hotels, full board and a French-speaking guide.

Which is the cheapest Italy tour departing from Morocco?

Classic Puglia, from 12 690 MAD per person, flight excluded.

Is the flight included in the Italy tours?

Only The Tour of Sicily includes the flight. The other 6 tours (Puglia x2, Sorrento-Naples-Pompeii, Tuscany-Venice, Lakes-Dolomites, Emilia-Romagna) are offered flight-excluded.

What is the difference between the two Puglia tours?

Classic Puglia is the most accessible formula; the Grand Tour of Puglia extends the itinerary to the Barletta coast for a slightly fuller tour.

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