• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
Esplora Travel

Esplora Travel

exclusive cultural, expert-led small-group tours

Menu
  • Tours
    • SICILY
      • Small group Sicily tours
        • Treasures of Sicily
        • Hidden Sicily
        • Sicilian Vineyards, Wine and Food Tour
        • Easter in Sicily Tour
        • Baroque Sicily
      • Sicily walking tours and holidays
        • Walking in the Madonie Mountains
        • Walking in Eastern Sicily
        • Walking in Western Sicily
        • Walking in the Aeolian islands
      • NEW for 2022! Sicily by train
    • SOUTHERN ITALY
      • Cultural tours in Southern Italy
        • Calabria Tour
        • Puglia Tour
        • Walking in the Aspromonte
    • CENTRAL ITALY
      • Secret corners of Umbria
    • TURKEY
      • Istanbul – short breaks
      • Treasures of North Western Turkey Tour
    • GREECE
      • Cultural Tours in Greece
        • Classical Greece Tour
    • CAUCASUS
      • Cultural tours in the Caucasus
        • Armenia and Georgia Tour
        • The Mountains of Georgia
    • MALTA
      • Small group Malta tours
    • Close
  • Dates
    • 2022 Tour Dates
    • 2023 Tour Dates
    • Close
  • Destinations
      • ARMENIA
      • GEORGIA
      • MALTA
      • SICILY
      • SOUTHERN ITALY
      • GREECE
      • TURKEY
    • Close
  • About
    • About…
      • Who we are
      • Why travel with us?
      • Sign up for our newsletter
    • FAQ
      • Questions about our tours
      • Covid protocols
      • Travel with confidence
      • Our Terms and Conditions
    • Recent Articles
    • Reading Lists
      • Our Sicily reading list
      • Our Southern Italy reading list
      • Our Turkey reading list
      • Our Armenia & Georgia reading list
      • Our Greece reading list
    • The Armchair Traveller
    • Our Instagram page
    • Close
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Book my tour
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Small group tours

We believe that the best way to travel is in a small friendly group. This enables you to share your experiences with like-minded travellers and help create memories we hope you will cherish for many years to come.

This is also the most cost-effective means of travelling and allows you to have the services of a guide and a driver.

It also means you can gain access to experiences only open to groups: wine tastings, cookery classes and demonstrations. Being in a small group you get all the advantages with none of the drawbacks associated with travelling in a large group.

All the tours you see advertised on our website are open to individuals or couples who would like to sign up.

How small is “small”?

Our maximum group size is 12 guests. Usually we book 6 rooms in each of the accommodations we stay in. Once these are full, the tour is fully booked. On some of our departures, we may have to limit the number of single travellers on a departure.

What if we are a group of friends who want to travel together?

If you are a group of friends and would like to travel together, we invite you to get in touch in the first instance.
If you are 2 or 3 couples or singles travelling together, you can feel free to sign up to any of the tours advertised on our website.
If you are 4 or more couples or singles, then we would suggest organising a bespoke tour for you. You may like to see our “private groups” page.

Some of our popular small group tours:

Palermo Cathedral

Sicily Tours : Treasures of Sicily

Treasures of Sicily tour Our flagship tour of Sicily One of our most popular Sicily small group tours, Treasures of Sicily is a fully escorted small group tour. Designed to be the perfect introduction to the island, it is a wonderful 12-day journey in a friendly group, taking in all the major sights. We invite…

Continue Reading Sicily Tours : Treasures of Sicily

The temple of Hera at Paestum

Calabria Tour

Calabria Tour The focus of our tours of Southern Italy is the territory of the “Magna Graecia” – the name given by the Romans to the coastal areas of the Mezzogiorno – which is both one of the least explored and at the same time one of the most rewarding regions of Italy for the…

Continue Reading Calabria Tour

Vineyards at the Regaleali Estate

Sicilian Vineyards, Wine and Food Tour

Sicilian Vineyards, Wine and Food tour Eat and dine your way round Sicily! “”Sicily is justifiably famous for its cuisine and its wine has recently been praised internationally. Why not join us for our Vineyards, Food and Wine tour of Sicily?”   Book this tour Tour Features

Small group travel: maximum…

Continue Reading Sicilian Vineyards, Wine and Food Tour

Gangi

Hidden Sicily

Hidden Sicily The Sicily Tour that goes to places no other tours go! We believe our Hidden Sicily tour really is something special – an expert-led small group tour visiting sites and unspoiled villages that are magical, exceptional and off the beaten path. It is the perfect tour for those interested in photography or wild-flowers,…

Continue Reading Hidden Sicily

Explore more

AITP
ABTA
ABTOI
International Passenger Protection
Esplora Travel

Footer

Esplora Travel

16, Cockcroft Place, Cambridge, CB3 0HF, UK

tel:+44 (0)1223 328446

trips@esplora.co.uk

ABTA membership number: Y6134

Esplora Ltd is registered in England and Wales with registered number: 06733585

Copyright © 2022 · Navigation Pro on Genesis Framework ·

Keep In Touch

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube