Top Tuscany Swimming

Art, history, countryside, food. Tuscany has it all. If you only have one day free, venture into Tuscany on this day trip from Florence and discover the region's highlights with a local guide. Explore the medieval city of Siena and its cathedral before heading to the hills of Chianti for a 3-course Tuscan lunch and wine tasting. Roam the streets of San Gimignano, and travel to Pisa to admire the architectural drama of Cathedral Square—home to the UNESCO-listed Leaning Tower of Pisa. Upgrade to include skip-the-line entry, if you wish.

Ride a Vespa through Tuscany on this tour from Florence. A local guide leads the way up through the scenic hills, where you pass the famous Piazzale Michelangelo and the Church of San Miniato al Monte. Afterward, head back to our country estate for a traditional Italian meal to top off your journey. To ensure an intimate experience, this tour is limited to 15 travelers.

Explore the wild side of Tuscany with this unique river rafting experience. Slip on a wetsuit and hop aboard a raft to glide through the pristine Lima River gorge in the Val di Lima just north of Lucca. Stop to swim, explore on foot, bodysurf on the rushing current, or jump from the high gorge banks — all with the assistance of your river guide.

Discover some of the highlights of Tuscany on this day trip from Florence by coach. Visit historical hill towns Pienza, Montalcino, and Montepulciano; admire the gorgeous, vineyard-covered scenery of Orcia Valley (Val d’Orcia); and enjoy cheese and wine tastings as you stop at local wineries and other venues. It’s a great day out in the Italian countryside.

Get a true taste of Italy's famous Chianti region on this full-day wine and food tour departing from Florence. Led by a guide, travel through the Tuscan hills by a 4x4 off-road vehicle, stopping to visit a wine estate and historic villa, and a cellar specializing in bottles of Chianti Classico. Sample the finest specialties at each stop, and save room for a 3-course meal in the Chianti countryside before making the return trip to Florence.

The exploration, during the summer, of the Cocciglia Canyon, carved by the Lima stream over the millennia is an activity for everyone, adults and children. The Canyon is wild and uncontaminated, among water springs that flow from millenary rocks, natural pools where you can swim and dive, toboggans and water slides where you can be carried away by the force of the current and rock walls on which to climb to make incredible dives (optional up to 8m high !!) in the emerald blue of the stream. Ideal for those who accept the challenge and want to be amazed in front of the spectacles of nature, it is certainly the best water activity to escape from the summer heat and at the same time have fun in safety !!

Rafting descent suitable for everyone aged 6 and over. You will go down the fun rapids of the sparkling Lima stream just a few steps from the spa town of Bagni di Lucca. Very clear water, waves, emotions for a succession of fantastic rapids with the stream flowing in a narrow rocky gorge. All surrounded by the suggestive landscape of the Val di Lima between mills and ancient medieval villages. Ideal for adventure lovers, it also provides the opportunity to try your hand at swimming in the current and diving from over 5 meters in height. Without a doubt the best rafting experience in Tuscany!!

Swap the crowds of Florence for a day spent in nature. This horseback riding tour in the Tuscan countryside includes time to chill out at an elegant country resort surrounded by the lush vegetation of the Florentine hills. Includes a full Tuscan lunch served poolside and accompanied by local Chianti wine.

It consists of a packrafting descent, a special inflatable kayak of the sparkling Lima torrent (in spring and autumn) and of the Serchio river (in summer) a few steps from the spa town of Bagni di Lucca and from the Garfagnana. The activity is forbidden for children under 16 and for people over 100kg in weight but thanks to the innovative boat, it also allows beginners to tackle ww II° and III° rapids as their first experience in the river. We are proud to offer the only real adrenaline-pumping river canoeing activity in Tuscany!!