Top Perugia Nature and Wildlife Tours

Riding through the woods and countryside, in the midst of greenery, caressed by the wind, in contact with an example of such rare pride, elegance, strength, patience and intelligence, cannot be just a sport, but an unmissable experience. Our guide will provide you with some valuable information on how to relate to this lovable friend and will then take you on a pleasant horseback ride in the Umbrian countryside. Upon return, tasting of typical Umbrian products and wine included.

Treat yourself to a wine tasting with a difference when you’re in Umbria. Aboard a horse-drawn carriage, you’ll venture through the vineyards of a private wine estate to immerse yourself in the nature that abounds. After, a tasting of organic wine with traditional Umbrian snacks awaits. For a nice extra touch, numbers are capped at 12 people for a more sociable small-group experience.

By trekking through springs, waterfalls and caves, you'll enjoy the friendliness of the people, feel the magnetism of the mountains, be at one with the country and at peace with yourself. An experienced guide will accompany you throughout the excursion, providing useful and interesting information on the route and the surrounding landscape. Back from the excursion, you'll enjoy a delicious lunch with a menu based on the specialties of our land - drinks included.

Il Borgo Incantato is the ideal starting location for all those who have a thirst for adventure, love for Nature but also for those who have never been on a quad bike. You can go to the discovery of the Borgo and other unique places such as the town of Catinelli safely guided by the Borgo staff.

Thanks to this special day trip you will discover all the things you don’t expect from Umbria! First you will learn all the secrets related to the pasta making, the ingredients needed, the utensils and the recipes. Then, a relaxing horseback ride will begin along the enchantment of the Franciscan path through landscapes of uncontested beauty, spirituality, and fragments of precious history unique in the world. A horseback ride also suitable for who is not an expert since you will receive a very important briefing from the instructor.

Explore one of Umbria’s oldest cities when you take this private tour of Gubbio. First, explore its historic monuments and churches, including the ancient Roman theater. Then, tuck into a traditional Umbrian lunch at a typical restaurant with drinks included. End your day with a horseback ride through the countryside followed by a tasting of local delicacies.

Thanks to this special day trip you will discover all the things you don’t expect from Umbria! We’ll visit a prestigious farm in the area to learn its secrets: history of pork, anatomy of the pig, basic techniques of cutting the pig, processing of meat up to the production of sausages, preservation and salting of meat. And then, after lunch, a relaxing horseback ride will begin along the enchantment of the Franciscan path through landscapes of uncontested beauty, spirituality, and fragments of precious history unique in the world.

We’ll firstly take a visit to the olive oil museum, where this precious product is illustrated through museum objects retracing its history and analyzing its countless virtues. Only a few steps away from this fascinating museum, and we are faced with 5000 years of history narrated through archaeological finds and artifacts that document the role of wine in Mediterranean civilization. And if it is true that knowing is at the basis of taste, at the end of the museum tour, we’ll enjoy a rich wine tasting and lunch in a prestigious winery, in which Torgiano wines and olive oils will be the undisputed protagonists. After a brief introduction to horseback riding and approaching with this noble animal, a relaxing horseback ride will begin along the enchantment of the Franciscan path through landscapes of uncontested beauty, spirituality, and fragments of precious history unique in the world.

UMBRIA ART & HISTORY GUIDED TOUR: 7 nights, beautiful towns and villages, priceless art, rolling landscapes and traditional cuisine!

UMBRIA THE WAY OF SAINT FRANCIS GUIDED TOUR, 7 nights, a spiritual journey through some of the most beautiful countryside imaginable, in the footsteps of the Poor Man of Assisi.

Thanks to this special day trip you will discover all the things you don’t expect from Umbria! We will learn the biological phases of the product from the grain to the grind, learn to recognize the various types of flour, the flour processing techniques, the seasons and their crops, and experience the flour processing into typical Umbrian pasta. At the end of the class, we’ll enjoy a delicious lunch with the result of our work and other typical products! And then, after lunch, a relaxing horseback ride will begin along the enchantment of the Franciscan trail through landscapes of uncontested beauty, spirituality, and fragments of precious history unique in the world.

The extra virgin olive oil, known as green gold, probably is the most representative product among the delights of Umbrian gastronomy, made of simple, genuine and savory food. We’ll visit a renowned oil mill where we could learn about the production process of olive oil, from cultivation, to harvesting, pressing and use of the product. At the end, we’ll enjoy a delicious tasting.

Today we'll visit Perugia, the capital of Umbria. It is worth visiting not only for the beauty of its hilltop setting, but also for its fine old buildings. Before it came under Roman rule, ancient Perusia was one of the 12 cities of the Etruscan federation and considerable sections of the Etruscan walls, which extended for 2,800 meters around the town, have been preserved. Perugia is known to the art world as the center of the Umbrian School of Painting in the 15th and 16th centuries and its leading members, Pietro Vannucci and Bernardino Betti both worked here. Lunch in typical restaurant after the guided tour of Perugia. During our time in Perugia, we’ll take a visit to Perugina Chocolate House, located inside the renowned Perugina chocolate factory. A magic place to taste fine chocolate and enjoy a rich collection of pictures, labels, posters, gift boxes and special old machines to produce the chocolate and its most famous product the “bacio”.

- We get up early in the morning to live one of the most exciting experiences you can ever imagine: ballooning over Umbria! Not just an unquestionably privileged point of view to observe the beauty of the region, but also an extraordinary adventure to be kept forever. At the end of the ride, we’ll enjoy a large breakfast with tasting of typical products and wines at a renowned winery in the Assisi area. - From late morning onwards, we’ll visit Assisi, the old town and the Franciscan places: Basilica di San Francesco, Chiesa di Santa Chiara, Piazza del Comune, Cattedrale di San Rufino, Chiesa di San Damiano. - We dedicate the rest of the day to Spello, or with the words of Julius Caesar the "Splendidissima Colonia Julia", an enchanting village of Roman origin, listed among the most beautiful villages in Italy, thanks to its rich environmental, cultural and artistic heritage.

Walk in the shade of the forest to discover the waterfalls that descend from the mountain, creating natural pools where it is possible to swim surrounded by the sound of the water that descends along the rock. It seems to be in an earthly paradise and isolated from any form of civilization, out of any other tourist circuit. At the agreed time, we leave from the Enchanted Village to enter the neighboring woods by means of forest trails that lead near the path that leads to the waterfalls and pools. Min. 4 people. Advance booking required. Half day excursion including possible bath in the tubs and picnic. 15-minute pickup transfer, 30-minute transfer on foot to the woods. Difficulty 3/5.