Custom Apulia vacations, hand crafted by our Italy based specialists.
Plan Your Trip
Experience the ultimate summer family Italy vacation as you explore the heart of southern Italy together. This twelve-day journey from Lecce to Bari blends sun-soaked coastlines, whitewashed hill towns,
Discover Sorrento, Lecce, Matera and Alberobello as caves, whitewashed towns and unique trulli create an enchanting journey through southern Italy. Starting from $1106 per person.
With this 6-hour tour, you get the opportunity to visit the enchanting, unique town of Alberobello from the port in Otranto, which is an ideal place for photo ops.
This magical trip will begin in Naples, where you will see historic landmarks and experience the prestigious and famed island of Capri. The historic city of Pompeii, and the
A guided tour of the well-known attractions of southern Italy introduces you to the beauty of the Matera’s Sassi, the Castellana Caves, which are 60 meters deep and filled
This tour offers more than 5 hours of enjoyment, adventure and exploration after departing from Otranto, with the highlight being the trip through the lovely, magical Caves of Castellana
Apulia, the sun baked heel of Italy, is a region of whitewashed towns, olive groves, and a long coastline on two seas. Less traveled than the north yet deeply rewarding, it is a place for slow days, remarkable food, and the singular trulli houses of the Itria Valley. Every Apulia vacation we design is custom built by our Italy based specialists around your interests. Browse the sample itineraries below, then let us shape one entirely around you.
Most Apulia packages sold online are fixed departures on a rigid schedule. We work the opposite way. As a custom tour operator that has designed private Italian vacations for more than twenty years, we begin with a blank page and build your Apulia trip from your priorities out. That means private local guides, access arranged in advance where it matters, and a daily rhythm with room to breathe. You get the depth of a trip planned by insiders with the ease of having every detail handled for you.
Apulia unfolds along its coast and through its interior. Alberobello and the Itria Valley are famous for the trulli, conical stone houses found nowhere else, while Ostuni gleams white on its hill and Locorotondo crowns another. Baroque Lecce, often called the Florence of the south, dazzles with honey colored stone, and the port of Bari mixes old town lanes with seaside life. The coastline runs from the sea caves of the Gargano in the north to the two seas meeting at Santa Maria di Leuca in the south, with masserie, the region’s fortified farmhouses, offering a distinctive way to stay. With a private driver, the region reveals itself at a relaxed pace.
Picture a four or five day rhythm from a base in the Itria Valley or a coastal masseria. Explore Alberobello, Ostuni, and Locorotondo, spend a day in baroque Lecce, and add coastal time for swimming and seafood. Private drivers connect the towns so the days stay unhurried. This is only a sketch, and your itinerary is reshaped until every day feels right.
Apulia shifts its character depending on who is traveling. For couples we lean into its romance and quiet corners, for families we keep younger travelers engaged with hands on experiences and the right pacing, and for multi generational trips and small private groups we balance shared highlights with free time so everyone gets the version of Apulia they came for. The structure of each day is calibrated to the travelers, not the other way around.
Apulian cooking is among Italy’s finest and simplest, built on orecchiette pasta, vegetables, seafood, olive oil, and burrata that was born here. A pasta making lesson with local women, a visit to an olive oil mill, or a seafood lunch by the harbor all bring the region’s food culture to life. We build these experiences around genuine local tradition and the season.
Apulia pairs naturally with Matera and Basilicata next door, and with Naples or Rome at the start of a southern journey. Many travelers combine it with the Amalfi Coast for a full taste of the south. When Apulia is one chapter of a longer trip, we design the whole route as a single seamless plan.
Apulia rewards good timing, and the best season depends on the trip you want. Spring and autumn generally bring the most comfortable days and the fullest calendar, summer is warm and lively, and the quieter months trade energy for space. Whenever you travel, the planning follows the same path. We begin with a conversation about what matters most to you, design a first draft itinerary for your review, and refine it together until every day feels right before a single reservation is confirmed.
Four to six days let you explore the trulli towns, baroque Lecce, and the coast without rushing. We tailor the route and pace to your interests.
A masseria, the region’s fortified farmhouse, is a wonderful and characteristic way to stay, often with excellent food and pools. We match the property to your style.
We provide private drivers so you can move between the towns and coast comfortably without navigating rural roads. That leaves you free to enjoy the region.
Late spring and early autumn offer warm days and lighter crowds, while summer brings the beaches to life. We plan around whenever you travel.
Yes. Matera and Basilicata are next door and pair beautifully with Apulia for a fuller taste of southern Italy. We build the routing seamlessly.
Yes. Masserie and hotels, private drivers, guides, and experiences are arranged as one coordinated plan, confirmed before you travel.
When you are ready, our specialists will turn any of the sample itineraries above into a Apulia vacation designed entirely around you. Tell us how you like to travel, who is coming with you, and what you most want to experience, and we will handle the rest from the first draft to the final confirmation. Start planning your custom Apulia vacation today.
Explore more Italy vacation packages: Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Amalfi Coast, Venice, Lake Como, Cinque Terre, Sicily, Milan.
About this guide: This Apulia vacation planning page was written by the Italian born travel specialists at Trips 2 Italy, a custom tour operator that has designed hand crafted Italian vacations for over two decades. The sample itineraries above reflect the same first hand knowledge our team draws on when we build a private Apulia trip around a traveler’s interests, dates, and pace. Use it for your research, then let us translate it into a vacation designed entirely around you.
