Top Italy Budget Hiking Trips & Packages 2025/2026

Highlights

• Fabulous insight into traditional Tuscan life: the food, the wine, the culture
• Wonderfully varied walking, including the beautiful UNESCO Val d'Orcia
• Delicious classic Tuscan cuisine 'km 0' cooking (all local food)
• The wine and cheese towns of Montepulciano and Pienza
• Warm and welcoming agriturismo (farmhouse accommodation) with a passionate owner - the best of Italian hospitality

Highlights

• Superb walking in truly undiscovered, yet highly sophisticated Italy
• Imposing Savoy castles, tiny frescoed chapels, sun-drenched hamlets
• Atmospheric wine villages and boundless vineyards
• Luxury hotels; 4 out of 8 nights, with panoramic swimming pools
• Excellent cuisine, prized white truffles, hazelnuts and chocolate!

Highlights

• Visit the UNESCO sites of Matera and Alberobello
• Discover Baroque Lecce - the Florence of the South - and the white city of Ostuni
• Savour mouth-watering local food and wine
• Charming hotels in great locations
• Walks are optional with plenty of time to discover each destination

Highlights

• Join a guided tour in Rome, which takes in the Colosseum and Trevi Fountain
• Hike through the hills and villages of Umbria
• Discover the Unesco-listed hill town of Assisi, birthplace of Saint Francis
• Enjoy the comforts ofa four-star hotel and countryside resort with a spa
• Sample fine wines and craft beers in Montefalco and Todi

Highlights

• Walk the best routes in the Amalfi Coast − handpicked by our local experts
• Trek the Path of the Gods, one of the great coastal hikes in Europe
• Explore Vesuvius, visiting the mighty volcano’scrater rim
• Discover the 2,000-year-old history of Pompeii with an expert local guide
• Stay away from the crowds in our long-time partner hotel, Due Torri

Highlights

• Join experts from conservation group Rewilding Apennines to see their crucial work in action
• Combine hiking and wildlife tracking with walks in the Abruzzo mountains
• Visit bear corridors to see how they have dramatically reduced animal-human conflict
• Rise before the sun to track wolves and other wildlife in the valley
• Stargaze and feast on local cuisine during our stay in a remote mountain refuge

Highlights

• Stunning natural landscapes of the UNESCO World Heritage Dolomites: jagged limestone peaks, high alpine meadows and pine forests
• Over 400kms+ of marked walking trails; a great array of flora & fauna; unrivalled alpine views
• Explore charming alpine villages connected by bus and mountain lift system
• Historical WW1 museum and fighting tunnels in the nearby Lagazuoi mountain
• Fabulous 4 star family-run hotel with four restaurants, spa, indoor pool, outdoor hot tub, sauna and steam room

Highlights

• Emerald seas, plunging gorges, balcony views of Vesuvius brooding on the horizon
• Vertical landscape of pastel villages clinging to dramatic hillsides
• Stunning walking trails through lemon groves, olive trees and vines; swimming possibilities most days
• Stay in elegant Amalfi, Positano and Sorrento
• Option to visit the enchanted isle of Ischia, Capri or fascinating Pompeii