Mediterranean Vacation Packages & Tours

We visited Madrid, Toledo, San Sebastián, Bayonne, Biarritz, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Hondarribia, La Rioja, Barcelona, Montserrat, and the Penedes (Cava) region.

We loved our private guides, private wine tastings, and day trips outside of the big cities.

We had a fantastic trip! The overall itinerary, excursions, and guides were wonderful. Zicasso's travel professional was extremely responsive, right from the start. Thank you for all your help.

Notable positives include:

The Dubrovnik city and food/wine tour was a great start to get familiar with the area and cuisine/wines. Our guide even shared her “top-secret” wine spot!

The oyster/mussel farm tasting lunch with a wonderful farmer guide who you could tell truly loved his work and life. We had absolutely delicious oysters and a "buzara" lunch. It was an overall super-fun, educational (and delicious) experience.

On our Hvar Island tour, we felt our guide was one of the best tour guides we've ever had (on any trip). She was very knowledgeable, caring, and personable. We felt she elevated the experience!

The traditional lunch that day was also very delicious and so enjoyable! The family took time to chat with us after the meal and obviously takes great pride and joy in sharing their food and history.

Our guide in Split was very knowledgeable and provided an excellent tour of the old town and Trogir, including the history of the areas.

The wine and food pairing at a local vineyard was an experience to remember! Absolutely amazing food and wine, and such a fantastic location! We couldn't resist ordering some to be shipped home; we all loved it.

The boat trips were great experiences, with an excellent captain. We especially enjoyed the swimming stops in the beautiful sea.

Zicasso's tour company is fantastic. They designed a perfect custom itinerary for us that included boating, hiking, biking, wine tasting, and much more. Our days were filled with interesting activities and meeting some of the most lovely people as our guides.

Though there were too many highlights to list them all, a few unexpected ones were a cooking class near Split that included shopping for fresh ingredients, snorkeling, lunching off a luxury boat near Hvar, and lunch at an oyster farm.

We had the most lovely guide in Dubrovnik who works for the tourist board and gave us the insider's guide to places in the old town. We even had an authentic meal, one that takes days to prepare, outside of Hvar. There is so much to love about Croatia. This tour company will help you find it.

It was a fantastic two weeks in the Balkans! Zicasso's travel designer worked with us to organize a trip that met all of our expectations. One of our guides asked us what we would change and we couldn’t come up with one thing. The transportation, hotels, sites, and cities/towns visited, the wonderful drivers and guides… everything was wonderful!

We started with a couple of days in Venice and then met our driver/guide/adventure-seeking friend in Trieste. We had a great week exploring Slovenia and Croatia with our driver. Thank you, our driver, for answering our nonstop questions! We learned a lot about the area and really enjoyed our time together! Two nights of relaxation on the island of Hvar was perfect.

We spent a shorter amount of time in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, and really loved both places (Mostar and Kotor). Thank you to our guide for a lovely day! The time together is something we will always remember.

Our trip ended in beautiful Dubrovnik, with memories that will last forever. Thank you, this travel designer, for helping us organize a dream vacation!

Zicasso’s travel professional crafted an unforgettable Sicily trip for our group of seven. After discussing our preferences, she designed a flawless itinerary, incorporating unique experiences that became trip highlights. Her communication was exceptional, with prompt responses to our questions before the trip and daily updates for the next day's activities, including driver and guide details, which were incredibly helpful.

We stayed at superb hotels in Taormina, Agrigento, Palermo, and Cefalù, each with stunning views and private tours. Sicily’s warm, hospitable people stood out compared to other European destinations. At our hotel on Via Leonardo da Vinci in Taormina, the staff greeted us warmly, setting a perfect tone. Other stops included Mount Etna, Erice, Castelbuono, and Savoca. All of these locations were great, but don't miss Castelbuono!

Two standout experiences were private meals with families. Near Erice, a chef and his family welcomed us into their sea-view home, preparing amazing Sicilian meals that felt like dining with family. In Palermo, another home chef and her husband created a similarly memorable evening, with lots of great conversation and stories.

Every driver was professional, friendly, and informative, while our guides — often archaeologists or historians — were engaging and knowledgeable.

Highlights included a welcome dinner in Taormina, a farm cooking class, two wine tours with lunch, a Mount Etna hike, a Valley of the Greek Temples tour, town and village tours, cheese and pastry tastings near Cefalù, and a farewell dinner. The Godfather tour in Savoca was special, with our guide introducing us to a local who played Apollonia’s mother, waving from her balcony.

Our travel professional's meticulous planning and personal touches made this trip extraordinary. Thanks to Zicasso for matching us with the tour company and we highly recommend them for a perfect Sicilian/Italian adventure!