Italy Family Trips

Italy Family Trips

From mountains to vineyards to the Mediterranean, Italy has the makings of an epic family vacation. Birthplace of Renaissance art, and with a cuisine so intoxicating it's been adopted across the globe, there's just no place like Italy. On Backroads’ Italy tours, you’ll discover the very best of this one-of-a-kind destination. Adventure with us on walking and biking tours designed with your family in mind, whether your crew wants to be active all day long or whether you’d like to do as the Italians do and spend leisurely afternoons at the café.

19 Trips

Alpine Ibex on top of mountain.

Three guests walking down mountainside, large, spiky peaks in distance.

Cheese Swiss Alps

Train station clock at Chamonix Mont-Blanc, mountain in distance.

Leader overlooking lunch spread on rocks, cliffside behind them.

Multi-Adventure

Families with Older Teens & 20s

French, Italian & Swiss Alps Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Legendary Mont Blanc, Chamonix & Lake Geneva

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,699/person

Four guests walking up craggy hillside, large, spiked mountains behind them.

Train station clock at Chamonix Mont-Blanc, mountain in distance.

Young guest on paddle board.

Shot of Mont Blanc du Tacul.

Platter of bread and tomatoes, cured meats, etc.

Multi-Adventure

Families with Teens & Kids

French, Italian & Swiss Alps Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Legendary Mont Blanc, Chamonix & Lake Geneva

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,699/person

Four guests jumping off large rock, one in the water below.

Two guests sitting on large rocks on coast, one pointing towards ocean.

Four guests hiking up rocky staircase, small white lighthouse & ocean in background.

Seafood spread, lobster, oysters, shrimp, etc.

Two guests and leader at meal, guests have creme brulee.

Multi-Adventure

Families with 20s & Beyond

Sardinia & Corsica Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Italian & French Mediterranean Isles

6 days

Levels 1-3

Premiere Hotels

From $6,299/person

Group of people walking through mountain town, clouds overhead, lights illuminating streets.

Shot of guests hiking towards the Bar du Plan de l'Aiguille, ring of mountains around them.

Train Swiss Alps

Cheese Swiss Alps

Young guest posing, mountain in the distance behind them.

Walking & Hiking

Families with Older Teens & 20s

Italian, French & Swiss Alps Lodge-to-Lodge Family Hiking Tour

Epic Alpine Adventure from Chamonix to Mont Blanc

6 days

Levels 2-5

Casual & Premiere Hotels

From $4,399/person

Two guests cycling down vineyard road towards villa.

Shot of alleyway, clock tower.

Wide shot of countryside villa, meadow, trees, sunset.

Wide shot o0f small wooden wheelbarrow, tree lined road.

Three guests at lunch, pizzas in hand.

Biking

Families with Older Teens & 20s

Tuscany Family Bike Tour

A Taste of Italy from Pienza to Siena & Chianti

6 days

Levels 2-5

Casual & Casual Plus Hotels

From $4,099/person

Night-time shot of Mont Blanc.

Shot of Mont Blanc du Tacul.

Five guests white water rafting.

Guest with hiking poles smiling for camera, craggy mountains in distance.

Shot of horned sheep.

Multi-Adventure

Families with 20s & Beyond

French, Italian & Swiss Alps Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Legendary Mont Blanc, Chamonix & Lake Geneva

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,699/person

Two guests with cow, one reaching out to it, mountain in background.

Train Swiss Alps

Cheese Swiss Alps

Group of people walking through mountain town, clouds overhead, lights illuminating streets.

Shot of large mountain eclipsing sun, camera is in shadow.

Walking & Hiking

Families with 20s & Beyond

Italian, French & Swiss Alps Lodge-to-Lodge Family Hiking Tour

Epic Alpine Adventure from Chamonix to Mont Blanc

6 days

Levels 2-5

Casual & Premiere Hotels

From $4,399/person

Man and boy biking on a road with fields in the foreground

Wide shot of Brunelleschi's dome and it's surrounding city.

Open field of grass, trees and crops

Rustic town full of brick buildings and trees

Guest cycling past hillside homes, yellow-flowered bushes.

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Biking

Families with Teens & Kids

Tuscany Family Bike Tour

Fun & Adventure from Montepulciano to Chianti

6 days

Levels 1-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,199/person

Shot of wood and brick mountain house, cloud tipped mountain in background.

Five guests cycling down forest trail, trees surrounding them.

Plate of risotto

Wide shot of the Dolomites, hilltop village in middleground, purple flowers in foreground.

Dolomites reflected in a calm and clear lake

Multi-Adventure

Families with Teens & Kids

Dolomites Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Alpine Adventures beneath Majestic Mountains

6 days

Levels 1-3

Premiere Hotels

From $5,499/person

Two guests walking through arched garden. Red and purple flowers.

Guest during pizza making class. Smiling at camera.

Pier on the Amalfi Coast, boast littering the water's edge.

Wide shot of statue at Monte Solaro peak.

Six guests during sunset, three sitting on fence.

Walking & Hiking

Families with Older Teens & 20s

Italy's Amalfi Coast Family Walking & Hiking Tour

Positano to the Path of the Gods, Capri & Ischia

6 days

Levels 1-3

Casual & Premiere Hotels

From $4,999/person

Group of guests hiking down mountain trail, Dolomite range in background.

Guest cycling on road, meadow and large mountain in background.

Wide shot of still lake, ring of mountains in background.

Cheese platter, bread, honey, apricot, etc.

Guest hiking towards mountain village.

Multi-Adventure

Families with Older Teens & 20s

Dolomites Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Alpine Adventures beneath Majestic Mountains

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $5,999/person

Group of guests hiking down mountain trail, cloudy mountainous vista in distance.

Wide shot of still lake, ring of mountains in background.

Wide shot of mountainous vista, small hilltop house in middleground.

Group of guests walking down mountain hill.

Three guests around a bike, large grassland and mountain in background.

Multi-Adventure

Families with 20s & Beyond

Dolomites Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Alpine Adventures beneath Majestic Mountains

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere Hotels

From $6,199/person

Two guests hiking down cliffside, boats in ocean down below.

Bottle of limoncello.

Pier on the Amalfi Coast, boast littering the water's edge.

Wide shot of statue at Monte Solaro peak.

Group of guests posing for camera, sunset in background.

Walking & Hiking

Families with 20s & Beyond

Italy's Amalfi Coast Family Walking & Hiking Tour

Positano to the Path of the Gods, Capri & Ischia

6 days

Levels 1-3

Casual & Premiere Hotels

From $4,999/person

Two guests cycling down road, Medit. hilltop town in distance.

Shot of mountains in distance. Sandstone ruins in foreground.

Two guests kayaking, paddling.

Two waving guests cycling down flower-laden road, bushes and hills in background.

Close-up of cappuccinos in mugs.

Multi-Adventure

Families with 20s & Beyond

Sicily Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Catania to Mount Etna—Italy's Legendary Isle

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere & Casual Plus Hotels

From $5,799/person

Guest relaxing in a pool, overlooking ocean and distant hills.

Four guests hiking up rocky staircase, small white lighthouse & ocean in background.

Two guests in kayak, smiling and laughing.

Two guests and leader at meal, guests have creme brulee.

Two guests sitting on large rocks on coast, one pointing towards ocean.

Multi-Adventure

Families with Older Teens & 20s

Sardinia & Corsica Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Italian & French Mediterranean Isles

6 days

Levels 1-3

Premiere Hotels

From $6,299/person

Group of guests walking along hillside trail, cliffs to left, sprawling mountains to right.

Shot of Dolomite signage, numerous trails listed.

Guest at farm, cow licking her cheek.

Local playing accordion.

Shot of the Church of Colfosco and it's surrounding village.

Walking & Hiking

Families with 20s & Beyond

Dolomites Hut-to-Hut Family Hiking Tour

Alpine Adventure amid Italy's Dramatic Mountains

6 days

Levels 3-5

Casual Hotels

From $4,299/person

Bird's eye shot of colorful Italian coastline. Blue water and multi-colored houses.

Group of guests walking on trail, one smiling at camera.

Food spread, cured meat, cheese, tomato, pizza bread, etc.

Four guests and their bikes, walking down road.

Rear shot of group of kayaking guests. Forest in front of them.

Multi-Adventure

Families with Older Teens & 20s

Sicily Family Multi-Adventure Tour

Catania to Mount Etna - Italy's Legendary Isle

6 days

Levels 2-4

Premiere & Casual Plus Hotels

From $5,799/person

Wide shot of Cinque Terre houses, small pier and ocean down below.

Three guests on cliff, gesturing towards colorful coastal city.

Shot of ceiling in domed church, mosaics and art on ceiling.

Two smiling guests in front of colorful buildings.

Six guests cheersing wine glasses, vast hilly vineyards in distance.

Walking & Hiking

Families with 20s & Beyond

Cinque Terre & Tuscany Family Walking & Hiking Tour

Coastal Italy's Seaside Charm & Tuscan Villages

6 days

Levels 1-4

Casual & Casual Plus Hotels

From $4,499/person

Wide shot of Italian coastal town.

Wide shot of Cinque Terre coastal village.

Six guests cheersing wine glasses, vast hilly vineyards in distance.

Guest on coastal hillside, looking towards ocean, small buildings behind.

Close up of cup of coffee.

Walking & Hiking

Families with 20s & Beyond

Cinque Terre & Tuscany Easygoing Family Walking Tour

Dolce Tempo Journey from Italy's Seaside to Tuscan Villages

6 days

Levels 1-2

Casual & Casual Plus Hotels

From $4,699/person

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