Pisa and Lucca Private Tour: Leaning Tower and Walled City

Step from Pisa’s Leaning Tower to Lucca’s centuries-old city walls at your own pace

A private full-day tour from La Spezia port to Pisa and Lucca with an English-speaking driver-guide, hotel or port pickup, and timed return. You get roughly two hours at Piazza dei Miracoli and the Leaning Tower, then a 30-minute drive across Tuscan hills to Lucca for three hours to explore the walled city, eat lunch and walk the streets. The tour runs eight hours total and returns you to the port on schedule.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Piazza dei Miracoli2h
2. Leaning Tower of Pisa30m

Explore Pisa and Lucca from La Spezia

• Pickup from La Spezia port
• Drive to Pisa
• Stroll around Piazza dei Miracoli
• Visit Leaning Tower of Pisa
• Drive to Lucca
• Free time for lunch and explore Lucca
• Drive back to La Spezia port

The experience

You're picked up at La Spezia port (or Carrara) and driven straight to Pisa, where you have about two hours to walk Piazza dei Miracoli on your own. The Leaning Tower stands in that square alongside the cathedral and baptistry. You can photograph it, circle it, and if you want to climb it, arrange that separately. The driver stays with the vehicle while you explore. There's no guided walk through the monuments, just the time and the space to see them at your own pace.

After Pisa, the drive to Lucca takes 30 minutes across the Tuscan countryside. Lucca is a walled medieval town, and you'll have three hours there: enough to walk the ramparts that ring the old city, eat lunch at a local restaurant, browse the shops, and wander the narrow streets inside. The driver-guide speaks English and can point out landmarks and answer questions, but this is free time, not a guided tour. You rejoin the driver when you're ready, and the return to La Spezia port is timed so you're back before your ship leaves.

The vehicle is air-conditioned and seats your group privately: no other travelers sharing the van. Wheelchair-accessible vehicles are available if you request one in advance, and foldable wheelchairs can be accommodated. The tour suits all fitness levels because the time in each town is yours to spend as you wish: walk as much or as little as you want, sit in a café, or rest in a piazza.

What’s included

• Round-trip private transport in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• pickup from La Spezia or Carrara port.
• driver-guide commentary in English, Spanish or Italian.
• return to port timed to your ship departure.
• the full eight-hour day.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 10:00

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 2 pickup points.

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

Prices and times updated 14 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by Limo Service in Italy

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English, Spanish or Italian, so choose the language that fits your group. If you want to move at your own pace through two different towns without a fixed itinerary inside each one, this private van setup gives you that freedom. You're not waiting for a group or following a guide's schedule once you arrive.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Italian.

How much time do I actually get to see the Leaning Tower and Piazza dei Miracoli?

You have about two hours in Pisa to walk around Piazza dei Miracoli, where the Leaning Tower, cathedral and baptistry all stand. That's enough time to see them, photograph them and walk the square, though climbing the tower requires a separate ticket and reservation you'd arrange on your own.

What can I do during the three hours in Lucca?

Lucca is a walled medieval city, and three hours lets you walk the ramparts, explore the streets inside the walls, have lunch at a restaurant, and shop. The driver-guide can suggest spots, but the time is yours to spend however you want.

Does the driver stay with me the whole time, or do I explore on my own?

You explore both towns on your own during the free time. The driver-guide is there to pick you up and drop you off, answer questions, and make sure you're back at the port on time. There's no guided walking tour of the monuments.

Will I definitely get back to the port in time for my ship?

Yes, the tour includes a back-to-port-on-time guarantee. The eight-hour schedule is built around cruise ship departures from La Spezia, so you'll be returned with time to spare.

Are entrance fees to the monuments included?

No. Entry fees to the Leaning Tower, cathedral, baptistry or any Lucca attractions are not included and are paid separately if you choose to enter them.