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UNESCO's Alberobello and Matera from Bari
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- 6 hours (approx.)
- Hotel pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
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.
- Visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in one day
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included
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What's Included
- Private transportation
- All Fees and Taxes
- tour guide services and assistance
- Lunch
Meeting And Pickup
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Start time
09:30 am
Pickup details
pick up 9,30am from customer accomodation. customers can customize their pick up point!
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Infant seats available
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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Excellent trip to Matera and Alberobello - two must see destinations in Puglia.
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4.5
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A day well spent in lovely Puglia
Ross_P, Dec 2022
We took this tour in May 2022. A day well spent in lovely Puglia.
We were kindly picked up from our local train station by tour guide and driver Vito. The minibus was cool and comfortable and our group nice and small. Five of us in total, including Vito.
The drive from Polignano a Mare to Alberobello was quick and easy. We started the visit at a vantage point that overlooked the Trullis Zone. Whilst Vito parked up we were given time to take it in.
Vito knew a lot about the history and kept us well informed as we roamed the streets. We were shown inside a couple of the Trullis to appreciate the stonework up close (and to try some local meat, cheese and wine).
After Alberobello we headed to Matera. Matera offers an amazing window to the past with architecture from throughout history – but to be honest wasn’t as picturesque as we were expecting. We’re still glad we saw it though.
Vito provided us with a fascinating explanation of the historical significance and was able to point out hallmarks from all the different periods of civilisation throughout the city.
A little more time in Alberobello would’ve been nice, maybe just another 30 minutes, to have a proper wander around. Apart from that we enjoyed this tour and would definitely recommend it.
Response from Host, Dec 2022
hi :-)
thanks so much!!
Beautiful area good tour...
BarbaraA_F, Nov 2022
Beautiful area good tour guide very much interesting beautiful scenery enjoyed the day it was an enjoyable day
We got to see two of...
Thomas_K, Oct 2022
We got to see two of Pulia's attractions with out having to worry about parking etc. Was disappointed in amount of time spent in each location and the narrative Vito gave. No time was given for self exploration or shopping.
1 traveler found this review helpful
Vito is a great guide and...
Abhinav_P, Oct 2022
Vito is a great guide and he showed me the best parts of Matera and Alberobello. I was the solo person booked for that day's trip but he did not cancel it for that reason. Overall a great experience.
Insight into Italian history and culture
kay_m, Oct 2022
Matera was very, very beautiful. I did wish we could see more cave-houses. Alberobello was also extraordinary. But it really was our tour guide Vito who gave us lots of very significant data and levels of perspective and broader Insight & concepts that characterize these eras in Italian (and human) history. Loved it.
Beautiful scenery, bad planning
Nuria_G, Oct 2022
I was very dissappointed with the tour. For the price I expected more professionalism. First we got to Matera and there was a women's run which blocked all city center for cars that our guide had no idea about, that was bad planning on his part. Then we only went to the entrance to the old city and walked in circles around two streets for about an hour and then we went back to the car. According to the itinerary 2 hours were planned for Matera and we barely stayed one. We didn't see anything apart from a church. Then we went to Alberobello which had also a planned time of two hours and after 30 minutes I asked for free time because I'm pretty sure he was heading back to the car again saying we had seen all that it was when we only saw 1 street.... Our guide seemed to be on a hurry all day long and drove most of the time way above speed limit.
Not good for Shore excursion
Peggy_R, Oct 2022
We were off a ship and time constraints did not give us time to visit both places. Your description should clearly indicate that Matera is an hour from the port and Alberobello is an hour from Mantera and then it’s another hour back to the ship. If someone was staying overnight in Bari and did not have to get back to a ship at a certain time visiting both places would be acceptable. To do justice to Matera you need more time. We chose to skip Alberobello in order to have sufficient time to tour Matera. Matera was very interesting, and it was very tiring, because there were so many steps going down, and then the long walk up a grade to get back to the opera level. You might consider reversing the order of the tour because it’s easier to climb steps in small increments than it is to walk up that steep continuous grade. As for our tour guide, Natalia, we kept telling her that we needed to walk slower as we are older and she kept walking way ahead of us and she says when I stop, I’ll wait for you and then it’s a tour but she kept walking away in front of us, and when we stop for lunch, she disappeared for almost an hour and I had to send her a text that we had finished lunch and we’re ready to go. She was very knowledgeable but did not stay close to us like we felt she should.
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Fabulous!
Katy_B, Jul 2022
We had a great day out with Vito - his knowledge and passion for Puglia shined through. We spent a good amount of time in each location and being in a small group meant we could go at our own pace, highly reccomended! Grazie Vito!
The worst tour of my life.
Amanda_R, Jun 2022
This was an awful experience. Our original tour guide canceled (Vito) and we were then given Natalya. She came 30 mins late then lied about being at our hotel. We then got into a really small car (4 of us) and she wasn’t even aware of the day tour to matera and Alberobello- she thought she was giving us a tour of castles… once we arrived she took us to a cafe and would not stop talking about how Angelina Jolie had coffee there. We came to see Matera- not some random coffee place. We then went down into sissi di matera and all she did was complain about how hot it was. We were given little to no historical information which she was googling half the time. In addition to that, she kept stopping to take breaks and “refresh” bc it was too hot. She also mentioned she was hot about 726 times. On top of all of this, she made it a point to dine with us giving the 4 of us no time to ourselves. My husband and brother paid for her coffees, lunch, gelato and waters without even hearing a thank you. We then headed to Alberobello where it was more of the same situation. Every time we tried to take a group photo she rarely offered to take it for us- and is in half of our photos because she was constantly on her phone texting and not paying attention. She not only stopped constantly to take photos of random dogs and cats- but brought us to places where she wanted to take pictures for her Instagram. Half the time was us watching her walk away. We also mentioned exactly what we wanted to see and places we didn’t care to stop at and she proceeded to ignore what we were saying and did her own thing. The walk back to the car took triple the amount of time because she forgot where she parked and we were then walking around in circles. In addition to this- we almost got into accidents because her driving is horrendous. A trip that should’ve been 6 hours turned into 10.5. I booked this tour through viatour thinking it would be a great experience as I’ve had in the past and this was the complete opposite. We’ve been on a ton of tours through Viatour and have never had an experience like this. This was a very expensive tour that we essentially guided ourselves on. I plan on contacting viatour for a full refund because this was an awful experience.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Your complain it s just because the guide was russian native
Now just to inform you she is professional and she s italian citizen and an excellent guide certified!
The food breakfast was offered by you
Not taked. Anyway thanks and i ve refunded to you more.
Finally the guide offered you 1.5 hours tour more for free
1 traveler found this review helpful
Avoid booking this thru Viator
Linda_O, Jun 2022
This tour is fine but, at all costs, avoid booking it through Viator. Viator’s reservation and payment software is ‘not fit for purpose’ and should be suspended until they can improve it. It’s a disgrace. Book directly with the tour provider. Vito is a fine guide though it’s a busy itinerary to see two sights. Matera is worth a much longer visit. Alberobello has got too popular with many of the trullis turned into shops or cafes. On our trip, there were 15 of us in a bus for 25 people. It’s a good tour for a quick taster of these two renowned UNESCO sights if you’re in Bari and short of time.
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