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Livorno Shore Excursion to Lucca & Pisa optional Leaning Tower Ticket

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Private Transfer to Lucca and Pisa from Livorno

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7 hours
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English

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Overview

When your cruise ship drops anchor at Livorno Cruise Port, see more of Italy in less time on a full-day self-guided shore excursion to Lucca and Pisa. Travel in comfort on an air-conditioned coach equipped with Wi-Fi, and spend free time exploring Lucca and Pisa, famed for the Lucca Cathedral (Duomo di Lucca) and the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa. Upgrade to include a guided walking tour of Lucca and a timed entry ticket for the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Ideal for cruise ship passengers with limited time
Travel in comfort in an air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi
Capture photos beside the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa
Upgrades for a walking tour of Lucca and Leaning Tower admission

What's Included

Free WiFi on-board
On-board and bus stop assistance in English, Italian and Spanish
Walking tour in Lucca with expert escort ( if selected )
Free map of Lucca and Pisa
Air-conditioned vehicle
Access to the Leaning Tower ( if selected )

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation from Livorno Port to Livorno city center

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Cruise Shuttle Stop
Piazza del Municipio, 61, 57123 Livorno LI, Italy
Passengers must take PortoLivorno2000 cruise shuttle bus from the port to the city center (depending on the cruise ship ticket can cost 7€)

Pickup point

Livorno

Start time

10:30 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Via Cogorano, Livorno Passengers must take PortoLivorno2000 cruise shuttle bus from the port to the city center (depending on the cruise ship ticket can cost 7€)

What To Expect

15 minutes in advance of the 10:30am departure time, board your air-conditioned coach at the cruise shuttle stop on Via Cogorano, easily reachable by bus from Livorno Cruise Port.

Following a 1-hour journey, you’ll arrive in Lucca and spend free time exploring Porta Sant’Anna, the area near Lucca Cathedral (Duomo di Lucca) and a plethora of cafes. If you've booked the walking tour upgrade, you'll explore with a tour escort.

Then, return to the coach for the 30-minute journey to Pisa, where you’ll have 1.5 hours to explore the Piazza dei Miracoli, home to the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Duomo, and Pisa Baptistery (Battistero). If you've booked the timed entry reservation for the Leaning Tower, you can climb the tower.

Then, board your bus and relax on the return journey to the cruise shuttle stop in Livorno.

Lucca

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Torre Guinigi (Pass By)

Piazza Anfiteatro (Pass By)

Basilica of San Frediano (Pass By)

Piazza dei Miracoli

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Leaning Tower of Pisa

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Duomo di Pisa

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Battistero di San Giovanni (Pass By)

Camposanto (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Service cannot be used on a different date than the one indicated during the purchase
The service provider is not responsible for delays due to third party events

Departure times are subject to change due to arrival to Cruise ships
Please, specify Ship Name and Boarding time
Be sure to be at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before departure time, at the meeting point you will find the staff wearing a GREEN T-Shirt. No refund will be give in case of late coming
The oder of visit may change, please contact our local staff to confirm.
Pisa tower: entry is not allowed for children under the age of 8 (completed or to be completed in the current year)
If your ship makes an itinerary change or schedule change and you arrive in a different port or in a different schedule, please do not assume your tour has been cancelled. your tour will be schedule for the new port or for the new timing. Please call our representative to confirm the new details.
Return in time to the ship guaranteed.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

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Not great.

Karla_A, Apr 2024

Guide was not helpful, just a bus ride. Go for the train. Cheaper, less time requirement and you don’t have to be on a bus for hours. Worst excursion I’ve ever done.

A nice day but a bit disappointing

Maile_M, Dec 2023

Too much time was spend in Lucca and not enough time in Pisa. Additionally we had a problem with our prepaid tickets for the tower so we ended up not being able to go into it nor the Cathedral. Viator made good and refunded us for the location tickets. Additional note, in Pisa there is a ramblng 15+ min walk from the bus to the square which we were escorted to by our guide, but we were left to find our way back. We should have been provided a map or the guide meet us where she left us off. Given only 90 minutes in Pisa, where substantial time was spent talking to/from the bus, it was impossible to really explore. Lucca was lovely but we could have easily spent 30-45 min less time there giving more time at Pisa. A nice day but a bit disappointing.

Wonderful tour of Tuscany!

Jamie_F, Dec 2023

Had a great day with Federico! Our cruise ship arrived nearly two hours late, but the excursion was pushed back to accommodate the delay. Federico was friendly and helpful and offered great information throughout our tour. Because of the late start, we just barely missed our Tower of Pisa entrance window, but Federico took charge and spoke to the Tower staff for us to get us admitted. We enjoyed a delicious authentic Italian lunch and some shopping in Lucca and marveled at standing on the top of the Tower in Pisa. AND - BONUS! - Federico and our driver George, had the connections to take us directly back to the ship in port! A huge help at the end of a full day of sightseeing!

Great tour

Merry_C, Dec 2023

Guide very personable & knowledgeable. Ship docked an hour late & new schedule was quickly accommodated by tour operator.

Well worth the tour

Janine_P, Nov 2023

It was a very nice picturesque informative tour. It well organized and an easy day. I would recommend this tour.

Disappointing at best

Lori_A, Nov 2023

This tour started out well, but was sorely lacking in timing and in knowledge of the "guide". We spent at least an hour to long in Lucca, which then left barely enough time at the Pisa stop. We had to park quite a distance away from the square, then had to get in line to put bags into a locker, then had to stand in line to get into the tower. We barely had 20 minutes to climb 300 steps up, see the view, then rush down to run back to the bus. Our ticket included a visit to the Duomo, but there was NO time even to look inside it. I feel like we were cheated. In addition, the very nice young man who was our escort was NOT an official tour guide and was not allowed to speak to us about ANY history of the places we visited, only to point out various buildings and some monuments. We were VERY disappointed with this tour, and I asked for a partial refund, which was refused. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

Bus there and back basically

Erin_R, Oct 2023

3 hrs in Lucca 1 hr in Pisa Don’t do the walking tour part because they don’t tell you anything more than what they told you on the bus We were late getting back and missed the cutoff time for the shuttles back to the ship but luckily the driver had a connection on the port and dropped us off at the ship

Lucca was the highlight

Michelle_S, Oct 2023

Lucca was a wonderful town to explore. I wish we had had more time there due to activities (walking or biking the wall), wandering the streets, and touring the sites. Our guide Kico was outstanding.

LUCCA was a quaint village and our tour guide FEDERICO made the day informative and fabulous

Diane_D, Oct 2023

Frederico Was an amazing tour guide. Highly recommend him to anyone. We enjoyed LUCCA very much. Pisa was also very quaint

Visiting on your own.

Martin_L, Oct 2023

You basically pay for a bus ride to Luca and Pisa. The tour leader as he calls himself (because he is not officially a guide), gives some informations on the bus but once you are in the two cities you are on your own. You can walk with him in Lucca but there is no information given except for the names of the different places you walk by. Lucca is a very beautiful medieval city and is worth the trip. Pisa is something you have to see once in your life but is not as interesting as other cities in Italy.

Fabulous day in Lucca & Pisa

Phyllis_L, Oct 2023

Lucca is beautiful! Enjoyed a delicious meal in an outdoor cafe. Pisa was crowded, but the sites are beautiful.

We loved Lucca, Pisa not so much

Karen_E, Sep 2023

The guide walked away from everyone. If we had actually wanted to listen to anything he said we would have had to run. Probably would be best I'd there were small groups (as advertised) or microphones. We ended up going on our own in Lucca. In Pisa, we couldn't keep up with him and ended up getting stuck at the train. The tower was about a mile from the bus, and I wish more info was given about the walk. I have a bad knee and would've skipped the entire stop. So touristy and too many hawkers along the way.

The tour guide, Federico...

Warren_V, Sep 2023

The tour guide, Federico Cosci was beyond fabulous. He made the trip mreenjoyable by simply loving his job.

Big bus, big group, big headaches!

sharonamarshall4, Sep 2023

We booked this excursion in April, 5 months early. We were stunned to find out that the town square meeting point is actually a meeting point for people who purchased this excursion from many different sellers and we ended up on a large bus, rather than a small group tour. Some people just purchased their tickets minutes before boarding the bus. We headed to Lucca first. It’s a lovely little medieval walled town. In our group we’re two families with very young children. At one point, one of the adults with children started yelling at Fredericko, our guide, to slow down, that the children couldn’t keep up. First of all, Fredericko was NOT going too fast. Secondly, if you join a walking tour, you need to be able to WALK!! Leave the children at home if they can’t keep up or you don’t have a stroller. We were given free time for lunch and shopping and Fredericko was very clear about where and when to meet. He even passed around a sign up sheet so he had everyone’s cell number and made us all note his, in case we got lost. One couple were 15 minutes late to our meeting point. Fred tried calling several times. No answer. So we left. He received a call from missing tourist. Fred explained we waited an extra 15 minutes but would return. The missing couple were clearly told to wait OUTSIDE the walls, where the bus had been. We drove by as Fred was on the phone saying he didn’t see them outside. We tried a second time. Still no late people. At this point, Fred called them again and explained they’d have to take a cab or train and meet us in Pisa. These are adults! If they can’t make the meeting time, despite 52 others on the tour being there, they should not waste our time even more with us driving by twice looking for them! Freericko did a great job pointing things out to us. The time in each town was perfect. If I had known we’d be on a big bus tour, I would not have booked it.

Lucca was an unexpected...

Arthur_H, Sep 2023

Lucca was an unexpected pleasure. We were not familiar with it at all but would highly recommend it to anyone visiting that part of Italy. And of course Pisa was a clear bucket list item checked off. Only issue was getting back to the bus parking area was not well marked at all.

Great!

Edward_M, Sep 2023

Lucca is now one of our favorite places! It was wonderful and our tour guide, Fredrico was humorous and a great guy and and helped enhanced our experience.

Would be nice to add Florence to this tour

Carmina_M, Aug 2023

Federico dis the tour in 4 languages! Quite impressive ! He also shared musical talent with us. This tour is bot for elderly people as it requires a lot of walking and Federico walls fast. He had to come back for the elderly people.

Below par service

William_S, Jul 2023

When arriving to meeting place it was very disorganized and chaotic and some of the employees were not helpful and unpleasant. We selected the walking tour which unfortunately was not informative. Guide basically walk you to spots and tells you the name and continue to the next place. In regards to timing they did got us back on time to our cruise which the highlight was that we didn’t have to get a separate shuttle.

Pleasant and interesting.

Ray_W, Jul 2023

Lucca is a lovely village but unfortunately it was so hot the asphalt was melting. It was worse at Pisa but the tour was otherwise excellent. We only did the self guided walk and only got confused and lost a few times in Lucca. Guide was Federico who provided entertainment and information we did not expect on a transfer only ticket.

Lucca and Pisa

keithdixon, Jul 2023

Fredrico our guide was fantastic. We had a great day. Even got to climb the Leaning Tower. Food in Lucca also very good.

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