Top Bari Half-day Tours

The historic town of Trani and UNESCO-listed Castel del Monte are two of the most alluring sights in Puglia, but visiting them both in one day by train or bus can be frustrating. With this driving tour, enjoy convenient pickup at the location of your choice and hassle-free transportation via air-conditioned private minivan. Explore the seaside town and castle at your own pace, with time to shop, dine, and take photos.

Experience Bari’s authentic culinary scene with this insider’s food tour in the city’s old town. Comb the Quartiere Umbertino neighborhood for traditional delicacies, stopping at an old-school wine bar to sample regional wines and cheeses. Then dive into two bustling markets to taste specialties like raw fresh fish and focaccia before relaxing over a four-course meal at a local home.

With its jumble of ancient rupestrian homes and churches, Matera is one of the most unique towns in Italy. Avoid the hassle of coordinating train and bus schedules with this driving tour from Bari. Visit the town’s highlights with a guide to learn about the history of the “Sassi di Matera” and see how the town’s residents once lived at the Casa Grotta Museum.

With a private guide, visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in one day. First, explore Matera, including the Sassi area, a complex of cave dwellings carved into the mountainside. Nearby, rock churches house 13th-century frescoes. Then it’s on to Alberobello to see the Trulli, an awe-inspiring collection of mortarless limestone dwellings, a prehistoric building technique still used in the region.

Delve into the world of Puglian wine with this cellar tour and tasting lunch in the countryside near Bari. Visit a traditional winery outside the town of Gioia del Colle, where you'll bike through the vineyards to admire the views and learn about the area's DOC production. Admire the unique aging room set in a natural cave and relax over a tasting lunch featuring five wines paired with local specialties.

Ostuni, Martina Franca, and Alberobello are three gems of Puglia’s Itria Valley, but visiting these towns in one day by bus or train is almost impossible. With this driving tour, skip the hassle and delays of public transportation and instead relax on board a private minivan to each town. Take in the famed “trulli” in Alberobello, sweeping views from Martina Franca, and the historic cathedral in Ostuni before the return drive.

Make the most of your time in Bari with this walking tour that combines sightseeing with a deep dive into the city’s street-food traditions. Follow your guide through the squares and lanes of Bari Vecchia, stopping to sample a variety of treats from “panzerotti” to “sgagliozze”. Pass through the vibrant Piazza Mercantile and admire highlights like the Basilica of San Nicola and the Cathedral of San Sabino during your gastro-walk.

Team a walking tour of Bari with a cooking class in a local home, and discover the secrets of the local orecchiette pasta. With a private guide, you’ll make your way around the enticing Old Town lanes, discovering landmarks such as the Basilica of St. Nicholas and hearing the city’s history. After a visit to the city’s French enclave with its modern seafront sights, you’ll visit the home of a local to make fresh pasta pomodoro and try the local primitivo red wine.

Discover the sights and flavors of Bari on a bike tour. After exploring the historic Old Town on two wheels, you’ll then visit a bakery, brewery, deli, winery, and a gelateria. Sample food at each venue, trying treats such as the local ‘focaccia barese,’ before you venture into the modern streets of the city’s French quarter.

Taste your way around town with this street food tour of Bari, and learn about the city’s signature treats from a private guide. Starting with a walk around Bari’s Old Town, the tour introduces you to standout sights such as the Basilica of St. Nicholas and its sacred crypt. Continue to explore the cobblestoned enclave, trying fresh burrata cheese, focaccia, salumi, panzerotti, and home-made gelato. Finally, you’ll finish with a visit to the city’s French neighborhood where a large fish market is held.

Bari is a fascinating city and is certainly one of the capitals of Italian street food: panzerotti, sgagliozze, focaccia barese and many other delicacies known and appreciated around the world are native of this land! Thanks to our Street Food Tour in Bari you can taste the most famous street food of the city, walking through the alleys of the old town and visiting the places really frequented by locals, you will immerse yourself in the scents and flavors of Bari together with a local friend who will tell you all the funny anecdotes and curiosities that distinguish them.Please, note that the tour is always run in English and Italian.

During this special tour of the old city of Bari and its people, we will immerse ourselves in the culture and tradition of a welcoming and friendly people, always ready to open the door of their home and share their emotions. You will be in contact with the authentic southern Italian life style and people!

This tour is a full immersion into the unspoiled nature of one of the most beautiful natural areas of Puglia. Thanks to the bicycle you can reach places of great environmental interest, inaccessible to cars. The professional guides, who lead the groups, know how to involve you with the "tale of nature", revealing the secrets hidden in every corner of this incredible treasure box of biodiversity.

Take a tour of the famous 'trulli' houses in Alberobello during this 3-hour tour from Bari. Learn about these unique structures, on UNESCO's World Heritage List, including the reasons for the cone-shaped buildings. Visit inside a 'trullo' to see what the inside looks like, and see a church inside one as well. Sample local sweets and liqueur.

It is not the usual tour but a riot of emotions. Those who wish can participate in the maneuvers on board and guide the sailboat. If the sea permits, we play beautiful games by having the boat pulled by the wind with a rope. The Apulian snack offered by the captain is excellent. We like to advise our guests on how to spend their holidays in Puglia well.

The Grotte di Castellana is a subterranean cave system hidden deep within the countryside outside Bari. On this adventurous half-day tour, reach Castellana with ease by minivan from Bari and delve deep underground to see the best of the cave system with your guide. Marvel at mighty stalactites and stalagmites, and learn the history of the caves—with round-trip travel from your Bari accommodation included.

Explore the history-rich streets of Bari with your own group and guide on a private tour of the city. You’ll make your way through the narrow alleys and lanes of the Old Town to visit landmarks such as the Swabian Castle, the Basilica of St. Nicholas, the fish market, and the grand Bari Cathedral. Listen to stories about Puglia as you stroll, and savor samples of the local food around the city.

From the UNESCO-listed Castel del Monte to a number of medieval–era fortresses, Puglia offers an array of destination-worthy castles. Get out of Bari, and enjoy a direct passport to the sights, on this full-day tour. After pickup at your accommodation, you’ll visit the distinctive Castel del Monte before continuing up the coast to Bitonto, Bisceglie, Trani, and Barletta.

There’s never been a better time to visit Matera, named the 2019 European Capital of Culture—and this tour makes the sightseeing logistics simple. Meet your guide in Bari and journey via comfortable minivan. Upon your arrival, you’ll visit Matera’s famous sassi (historical cave dwellings); discover centuries-old, rock-hewn churches; sample traditional local snacks, including bread, pastries, and wine; and drop by an artisanal ceramics workshop.

The hill town of Alberobello and seaside Polignano a Mare a two of Puglia’s most charming destinations. Explore both in a single day with this tour that takes you from the inland hills to the coastline. Join your guide for a walking tour through Alberobello to learn about its unique “trulli” dwellings, then head to Polignano to explore at your own pace and enjoy a coffee tasting at a landmark local café.

Only a bike tour into the nature of the National Park, surrounding the hill where the federician castle is located, can give the opportunity to observe Castel del Monte from unique, invisible perspectives. This bike itinerary is a full immersion into the "Murgia", between oak woods and pseudo-steppes, an infinite treasure of biodiversity. The bicycle is the ideal way to visit the Park slowly; moreover, the possibility of optioning our E-Bikes makes the experience suitable for everyone.

CASTELLANA CAVES - 1st Stop - shared / group tour The Grotte of Castellana is one of the most important attractions of Puglia and a natural heritage site of inestimable value to Italy. The tour winds along a distance of 1 km (1-hour itinerary), a unique guided tour of the caves to more than 60 meters deep in an amazing scenery at a constant temperature of around 16 ° -18 °. (Long itinerary - 3 km upon request). POLIGNANO A MARE - 2nd Stop - free time The old town is perched on a rocky headland overlooking the sea and thanks to the beautiful terraces it’s possible to admire sea caves and natural creeks carved into the rock by waves over time. The taste of the famous “special coffee”, the exclusive invention of a well-known pastry chef, deserves a stop. Please note: - All our tours are either private or semi-private. - Transfer in a mini-van is not possible for private bookings with 2 passengers only. - The guide is not the driver.

Explore beyond Bari with a private half-day tour to the enchanting town of Matera in Basilicata. Get picked up at your hotel or the address of your choice in Bari and set out on a sightseeing excursion to the village of Matera, known for its striking cave dwellings. Join your guide for a walking tour focused on the history, culture, and food of Matera.

The “trulli” town of Alberobello is one of the highlights of Puglia, but the historic center can be overrun during midday. With this tour, enjoy an afternoon walking tour when most of the crowds have left and meet a local couple in their traditional whitewashed “trullo” home. End your visit with a tasting of Puglian wines and delicacies at a nearby shop also set in one of these captivating conical dwellings.