4-Day Puglia Tour from Bari: Trulli, Cooking Class & Gargano

You cook lunch yourself on day four in a private home restaurant, then eat what you made.

A 4-day sightseeing tour of Puglia based in Bari, with three nights in a B&B, private transport, a professional guide, and a hands-on cooking class where you prepare and share a meal. The itinerary covers the Trulli of Alberobello, St. Nicholas Basilica in Bari's old town, Gargano National Park's northern coast, and either Matera's UNESCO plateau or the Monti Dauni hill villages: your choice on day three. Pickup from your hotel or airport on day one. Each day runs 9:30 am to around 4 pm.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Trulli and Bari sightseeing

• Visit Trulli of Alberobello
• Explore Bari historical center
• Visit Saint Nicholas church

Day 2: Gargano National Park immersion

• Explore northern Puglia Mediterranean area

Day 3: Matera or Monti Dauni tour

• Choose Matera or Monti Dauni tour

Day 4: Cooking class and lunch

• Attend cooking class in countryside
• Enjoy lunch included
• Drop off at established point

The experience

The tour opens in Alberobello, where the Trulli, cone-roofed stone houses stacked across hillsides, fill the first morning. You walk the area with your guide, then head to Bari's historical center to see St. Nicholas Basilica and the narrow streets of the old town, where the guide points out the layers of culture and faith that shaped the region. That night you stay in one of the operator's B&Bs in Bari, with breakfast included.

Day two takes you north into Gargano National Park, a full immersion into the Mediterranean landscape of northern Puglia: cliffs, villages, the sense of the coast without a fixed itinerary of stops. Day three is yours to shape: you can visit Matera, the UNESCO-listed plateau city carved into stone, or head to the Monti Dauni, the short mountains and villages of northern Puglia. The guide can help you decide based on what appeals, and you can even switch between the two on the morning itself. Another night in your Bari accommodation.

Day four is the cooking class. You travel to a private home restaurant in the countryside near Cassano delle Murge, in the Murge region outside Bari, where local and international female chefs teach you to make traditional dishes. Lunch is included. You eat what you've cooked. After the meal, the driver drops you at your hotel or airport. The guide speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and two additional languages, and pickup from your accommodation or airport is built into the price.

What’s included

• Three nights in a B&B in Bari with breakfast each morning.
• private vehicle transport for all four days.
• a professional guide in five languages.
• entry and a full visit to the Trulli of Alberobello.
• a visit to St. Nicholas Basilica and Bari's historical center.
• a full-day immersion in Gargano National Park.
• your choice of Matera or the Monti Dauni villages on day three.
• a hands-on cooking class in a countryside home restaurant near Cassano delle Murge.
• lunch on the cooking class day.
• pickup from your hotel, accommodation or airport on day one and drop-off at your chosen point on day four.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00 and 09:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (10 to 85 years) · Under 10: can't be booked

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Russian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 3 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Puglia tour guide services di Vito Maurogiovanni

Is this one for you?You join a shared group with a live guide leading all four days, so the pace and stops are set: what you choose is whether day three goes to Matera or the mountains. This works for travelers who want the structure and company of a group but also want one decision to make about the route itself.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Russian.

What is the Trulli of Alberobello and why does the tour visit it?

The Trulli are distinctive cone-shaped stone houses found only in this region of Puglia, clustered across hillsides in Alberobello. The tour includes a full visit of the area on day one because they are one of Puglia's most recognizable landmarks and a UNESCO site.

Can I choose between Matera and the Monti Dauni on day three?

Yes. On day three you decide whether to visit Matera, the ancient stone city on a UNESCO plateau, or the Monti Dauni, the northern Puglia hill villages and mountains. You can even switch between them on the morning of the tour if you change your mind.

What happens on the cooking class day?

On day four you travel to a private home restaurant in the countryside near Cassano delle Murge, where local and international female chefs teach you to prepare traditional Puglian dishes. Lunch is included in the tour price, and you eat the meal you've cooked before being dropped at your hotel or airport.

Does the price include meals on days one, two and three?

Breakfast is included each morning at your B&B accommodation. Lunch and other meals on days one through three are available on request and paid separately each day. Lunch on day four, the cooking class day, is included in the tour price.

How does pickup work on the first day?

The tour picks you up from your hotel, accommodation or airport on day one. You can customize the departure time with the operator before the tour begins. The standard daily schedule runs 9:30 am to around 4 pm.