Uncover the best of Cinque Terre the local Way

"We travel often and do private/semi-private tours exclusively and sometimes it feels like we've seen them all in terms of the different styles of guides. Maggie was absolutely incredible and is hands down the best tour guide we've ever had. She was full of insights about the area that only true locals would know, she did a great job of pacing things, and she was a delight to tour with. If we could bring Maggie along to be our guide everywhere we travel, we absolutely would! Thank you so much for the fantastic tour Maggie...you are appreciated! -Evan and MacKenzie"

"We loved our tour! We learned so much and saw so much. I highly recommend this tour at the beginning of your stay in the Cinque Terre."

"Giorgio was a great guide! Very knowledgeable and made everyone feel comfortable. He was very accommodating!! Well worth the money!! Highly recommend!!"

"Firas was on time but was less than excited to be touring that day for some reason. We have used withlocals many times in several locations and this was our worst experience to date. On the train from Florence to Manarola we expected to get some history and/or the itinerary for our day. Instead he just let us speak amongst ourselves on the 1 hr train ride. It was lightly raining when we go to our 1st stop, we pulled into a local restaurant to try the focaccia bread and local wine, we really didn't get much background or story about either. He was good with finding places to get good photos, and getting us on and off the trains between the towns but nothing more. We told him we were interested in lunch, he really didn't have suggestions on which places might have diverse menus as 2 of 3 in our party do not eat fish. He basically just left us on our own for about an hour to get lunch. We usually invite our host to join us for lunch, but were happy to have the break from him as it was obvious he was having a bad day. Fortunately for us the weather broke and we got some awesome pictures and were able to stop in Pisa on the way back to Florence to get some photos of the tower and church but even that we had to ask and it felt like he made the detour reluctantly. He should also update his profile photo he uses on Withlocals he is 15-20 years older than his photo. "

"Firas was a great tour guide… he kept us on track and maximized our schedule. We were able to visit Pisa and 3 towns in Cinque Terre. We even got to ride a boat to Monterosso. He is very knowledgeable and had good conversations and recommendation for thing to so on our tour but also answered questions for things to do outside of our tour. I definitely recommend him and will ask for his services again when I am in Florence."

"We were excited to visit Pisa and the beautiful cliff towns of Cinque Terre. Little did we know how essential having a guide to navigate the day trip from Florence would be. Five trains and a boat ride with big crowds of tourist who were not sure which way to go would have been impossible for us. So, at the most basic, he got us there and back without a problem. Although we would be anxious about making a train or finding a place for something to drink, Raphael always assured us everything would be ok. One of the highlights when arriving at Manarola was a table waiting for us in a very cool restaurant—wine and water served right up. It was surprising because we saw many lines outside restaurants. We were told we would have a little snack and were surprised at the delicious sandwiches we were served—enough that this snack was our lunch. We continued our tour and enjoyed the beautiful views from three of the five villages. Getting our train back to Florence was a bit exciting—the stairwell was crowded and folks were not interested in letting us by—even though Raphael was telling them our train was coming and that they were going to the the wrong side of the track. He walked us up the stairs through the crowd and we easily made our way back to Florence. I think the crowd of people were very surprised when they found themselves on the wrong side of they track. We really did enjoy the beautiful villages, shopping, and dipping our toes in the Ligurian Sea. Leaving the navigation up to Raphael was definitely the right decision!"

"Mattia is a GREAT tour guide! We were cruise passengers and he helped us see Cinque Terre from the Livorno port. His instructions were clear and ideas were great! He helped with all of the logistics, train tickets and schedules and remained flexible throughout the day so we could do what we wanted to do in the moment. We would highly recommend him! "

"Firas is a knowledgeable, kind, engaging and warm guide. I cannot imagine having spent the day with any other local expert. He made our trip to Pisa and Cinque Terre an amazing learning experience but also an intimate culinary journey. His descriptions of the history and culture made the monuments and food come to life. Grazie Mille!!!!!!!!"

"We were so looking forward to this day trip of Cinque Terra but the weather didn’t cooperate. It was pouring rain 😩. Lorenzo changed the itinerary and made it a great tour despite the weather. We would highly recommend him and hope to do this again!! Great experience!!!"

"We had an Amazing tour.....if you want to enjoy this tour in absoulutely local way i will Suggest you to go for Mr. Mattia....Best tour guide ever had till now."