Truffle Hunting in Tuscany: A Full-Day Excursion with Truffle Lunch and Visit to San Gimignano

Embark on a full-day truffle hunting excursion in Tuscany, exploring vineyards and woods, indulging in a truffle-based Tuscan lunch, and visiting the medieval village of San Gimignano.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • San Gimignano - Embark on a truffle hunting adventure in the oak and chestnut forest, led by an expert truffle hunter and his lively, well-trained dog.
  • San Gimignano - Savor a genuine homemade lunch featuring truffles after the excursion.
  • San Gimignano - Explore the main squares and monuments, pause at the Dondoli world champion gelato…
What's Included
  • Semi-private truffle hunting and lunch experience
  • Informative English-speaking tour guide/driver
  • Guided visit to the medieval castle of San Gimignano
  • Comfortable roundtrip transportation by AC 8-seater minivan
  • Truffle-based authentic four-course Tuscan lunch
  • Two hours truffle hunting with an expert local hunter and his dog
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Information

After a pleasant one-hour drive from Florence to the Chianti region, participants will meet with a skilled truffle hunter. Enjoy a hike through vineyards and woods, engaging in the exciting activity of truffle hunting with trained dogs. Discover the key characteristics and secrets of truffles. This two-hour truffle hunting experience will be followed by…

Location
Via Curtatone, 9
Via Curtatone
At a short distance from Santa Maria Novella train station in Florence and close to the Executive Hotel. Private pick up service available upon request
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Taylor_c
Nov 12, 2024
Francesco is fantastico! - What an incredible excursion unlike anything we e ever done before. Francesco and our driver were very friendly, informative and fun! All the details were well thought out - the upfront communication, from the transpo arrangement, to even the shoe coverings! Each segment was wonderful - the dogs, finding and digging up the truffles, the truffle meal, the ancient city. You can’t make this up - it’s a true experience. We loved this and it was absolutely worth it!
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Christine_y
Oct 16, 2024
Best experience in Tuscany - Francesco and his dogs had the best attitude, personality, excitement and passion for their work. It was absolutely phenomenal experience that was worth every penny I paid for!!
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Paul_h
Oct 12, 2024
Great Day despite the rain. - Guido was by far, the best guide we had on all the tours we did in Italy. He was very engaging and knew his history and kept us informed of everything we were seeing. Unfortunately, the Truffle Hunting part of the tour had to be cancelled due to heavy rain and unsafe conditions in the forest for the dogs and us. The tour office pivoted nicely - added a wonderful 4 course lunch at Fattoria Poggio Alloro which was fantastic. We also visited San Gimignano, and he steered us to the 2024 world champion gelato store! Excellent. We spotted the American Cemetary in Florence on the way and stopped there for to pay our respects. On the way back to Florence, we stopped at Michaelangelo Square, overlooking Florence - spectacular view. Finally, he dropped us off at the Leather School in Florence and introduced us to one of his friends who worked there. Really interesting experience.
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Nancy_b
Oct 2, 2024
Relaxing adventure - The walk in the woods was relaxing. Watching the dogs find and explode with energy to dig the mushroom out was fun. Amazing these dogs. A wonderful day completed by lunch and wine.
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Jackie_h
Oct 1, 2024
The Great Truffle Hunt! - Excellent hunt! Francisco and his 3 dogs are truly professional and entertaining! He knows his stuff- and he's so animated with pure love of truffles! Loved our lunch afterwards with freshly grated truffles and grrrreat vino on the most picturesque hilltop! Best tour we did!
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Brandi_r
Sep 24, 2024
Couldn't have imagined better - What a delightful experience. Watching Francesco work with the three dogs and the excitement of discovering truffles was really beyond my expectations. Francesco was very informative and passionate about his work and Tommaso was an excellent guide and interpreter. I can't recommend this tour highly enough. The delicious food, olive oil and wine at the organic farm took it all to a stellar level. I hope everyone can have as great an experience as I did. Thank you for the exceptional attention to detail and delightful guides.
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James_s
Aug 29, 2024
Great, authentic. - Christian and Francesco and the dog were all great great great The trip was authentic. Christian was a very professional knowledgeable tour guide. The truffle hunting was the real thing!! The lunch was phenomenal.
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Gina_h
Jun 5, 2024
A must do! - I have to say the dinner! The setting and the food not to mention the service was more than outstanding.
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Meredith_m
Dec 19, 2023
Fantastic! - Noaro & Sally showed us a great time! What a unique experience to see the dogs in all their glory finding truffles. The views and countryside were lovely. delicious food and wine by the fire side afterwards followed by a stroll in San Gimingnano…we had a great time! Our guide Daniele shared fantastic videos and photos with us. We highly recommend!
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Kate_p
Sep 30, 2023
Real Deal Truffle Hunt - Highlight of our stay in Tuscany . We hunted white summer truffles with Francesco the truffle hunter along with 3 dogs . We went through dense forest so was the real deal ( recommend wearing shoes for walking through forest and long pants ) We then went on to have lunch with Christian our guide and visited historic San Gimignano which was also great . Christian was very knowledgeable on the history and was an excellent guide and driver . Although the lunch was very nice the only drawback was there could have been more truffles on meals ( I am a truffle fiend) but all in all a really great day . Highly recommend
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From $413
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).