Italy · MATERA TOURS
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 15 matera tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Explore Matera’s Sassi, a cave house, and Sant’Antonio Abate church on a friendly two-hour walking tour with local stories.
“Comprehensive tour of Sassi area , explanation of Matera history and social changes . Opportunities for many photos- with welcome stops!”
Explore Matera’s Sassi with an English-speaking guide, hearing personal stories, seeing cave homes, and learning how the city changed from shame to UNESCO site.
“Highly recommend this tour. Very interesting and engaging tour guide. Enjoyed the tour very much. Learnt a lot!”
Explore Matera’s Sassi on a two-hour guided walk with cave churches, a cave home, local stories, and sweeping views for $18.14.
“Grate guide who was extremely knowledgeable. The tour of Matera is worth the visit if you are in the area”
Explore Matera’s Sassi with a local guide, entering a cave home, rock churches, and historic neighborhoods in a practical two-hour walk.
“Lovely tour. Nice to getting to know all the history background information of Matera. Overall, great experience”
See Matera’s Sassi by open-top bus, visit a furnished cave home, and enjoy canyon views with bilingual commentary in 90 minutes.
“what I liked about the tour was, that the guide was very knowledgeable and was able to give information in two languages and was fluent in both languages.”
Explore Matera’s Sassi with a local English-speaking guide, ancient cave churches, frescoes, and two hours of vivid history for $30.23.
“Thanks to Georgia we really enjoyed this tour and would never have seen some of the streets without her! She spoke excellent English and thanks to the headsets we could hear everything as some of the areas were crowded. I liked the smaller group and would highly recommend this tour.”
Walk Matera’s Sassi with a local guide, entering Santa Maria de Idris and a furnished cave home for $26.60.
“Great starting point and guide gave lots of good info and got us into the cave house and church quickly- bypassing all the people without tours and even getting ahead of some other groups as well. Great value for the price and the amount of time for the tour was perfect. We actually ended a bit early but that was fine by us also!”
Explore Matera’s Sassi privately in three hours, with rock churches, a cave home, local tastings, and expert stories in English.
“Barbara was enthusiastic about her town. She was fun to be with and we covered a lot of territory even though we were 30 minutes late. Thanks”
Explore Matera’s Sassi with a local guide, entering a furnished cave house and frescoed rock church on a two-hour walk.
“Guide was very on point and knew a lot of Matera’s history. He gave context to the city, its history, UNESCO status etc. Without the tour, it would just be randomly walking around and taking photos”
Spend a night in Matera’s Sassi, enjoy Lucanian food, and tour cave homes and churches with a local guide.
“Special thanks to our guide Giusy, an exciting and fun tour.”
Explore Matera’s Sassi, cave homes, rock churches, cathedral, and Murgia views on a practical 2.5-hour guided walk.
“Mario gave us a great insight and understanding into life in Matera now and in the past. Mario’s English was excellent and he was willing and able to answer our many questions. Thank you Mario for a great tour”
Explore Matera’s Sassi privately with cave homes, rock churches, city views, Casa Cava, and a local English-speaking guide.
“Very worthwhile. Anna was a lovely guide and very informative.”
Review of Matera’s 105-minute open-top bus tour, with a cave home, rock church, Sassi views, audio guide, and sunset atmosphere.
“Easy to book… great tour. Imma was a great tour guide. Thank you 5*”
Explore Matera’s Sassi with a local guide, visit Santa Lucia alle Malve, and learn how this ancient district changed from poverty to renewal.
“Cosimo was very knowledgeable and gave a great personal experience of life in the Sassi. He answered everyone’s questions in great detail and you could feel his passion for Matera.”
Explore Matera’s Sassi, cave churches, a furnished cave home, and historic cellar on a practical two-hour walking tour.
“Matera città meravigliosa. Grazie all'ottima guida che ci ha accompagnato e raccontato i segreti, la storia e la bellezza.”
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