For a Tuscany day trip from Florence, three full days are listed on WizardTrip. All go through Siena and San Gimignano and meet at Santa Maria Novella station or nearby. Depending on the option, they include a lunch at a winery in the Chianti region. Two add Pisa and its leaning tower. Together they have more than 37,000 reviews, with ratings from 4.5 to 4.9 out of 5 (as of 18 October 2026).
The choice comes down to four points: Pisa, the guide’s language, group size and price. The English-language tour is the most reviewed. The multilingual tour offers a French-speaking guide on certain days. The 11-hour tour replaces Pisa with Monteriggioni from April to October.
Tuscany day trip from Florence: what to know
The three tours leave in the morning and last 11 or 12 hours. None includes hotel pickup: you have to get to the meeting point on your own. All three listings give a full refund for a cancellation made at least 24 hours before departure.
The English-language tour: local guide in Siena, organic estate and Pisa
Check-in takes place at 7:45 am near the station’s taxi stand, opposite the outdoor McDonald’s. The guide holds a Walkabout Tours sign there. The day lasts 12 hours, with a return to Florence around 8:30 pm. The group has 40 people at most, and the tour runs in English only.
Siena takes 1 hour 30 minutes, including 30 minutes at the Duomo, with a local guide. Lunch lasts 2 hours at the Fattoria Poggio Alloro, an organic family winery estate. San Gimignano follows for 1 hour 30 minutes. Pisa comes last for 1 hour 15 minutes, including 30 minutes on the Piazza dei Miracoli and 30 minutes at the tower.
At the farm, the listing mentions homemade pasta, prosciutto, salami and local cheeses. The tastings cover Chianti, Vernaccia and Vin Santo. Lunch and the four wine tastings appear only in some options.
Five options exist: without cathedral admission, classic, semi-private limited to 8 people, with Leaning Tower tickets, and semi-independent. The latter drops the winery, lunch and the cathedral. The classic option visits Pisa without climbing the tower, which only the option with tickets includes.
If Siena’s Duomo is closed for a service, the listing provides for another visit. It names the Santa Maria della Scala museum in one section and the Palazzo delle Papesse in another.
The rating reaches 4.9 out of 5 from 24,473 reviews. Jen, who gives 4 out of 5 in October 2026, warns slow walkers: “From the bus parking lot in Siena to the square in the center of the city, it is about a mile and a half of walking”, or about 2.4 kilometers.
The multilingual tour: French-speaking guide and audio guides
The meeting point is the Tours & News kiosk at the bus terminal on Piazzale Montelungo. Santa Maria Novella station is a 5 to 10 minute walk away. The staff wear a fuchsia CiaoFlorence jacket. Arrive 20 minutes before departure. The coach is air-conditioned, with free Wi-Fi, and the group has up to 63 people.
The day lasts 12 hours. Siena takes 2 hours, with the Piazza del Campo, the Torre del Mangia and the cathedral. Admission to the tower and the cathedral is not included. The three-course Tuscan lunch, with cured meats, cheeses, pasta, dessert and local wines, lasts 2 hours. San Gimignano and Pisa get 1 free hour each.
The full tour with lunch is offered in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. It includes a one-hour guided visit in Siena and lunch with food and wine pairing in the Chianti region. The semi-independent options remove the guided visit in Siena, and some also remove lunch. Audio guides in Korean, Chinese and Japanese are offered without lunch. This tour shows 4.6 out of 5 from 7,492 reviews.
The 11-hour tour without Pisa: Monteriggioni and Siena
Check-in takes place at 7:45 am at Piazzale Montelungo, at the end of the ramp that leads to the station. An assistant in blue, with CAF Tour and Gray Line logos, waits for the group. Arrive 15 minutes before departure: a latecomer is excluded from the tour, with no refund or rescheduling. The group has 60 people at most.
The day starts with San Gimignano, with 2 free hours. From April to October, Monteriggioni follows for 40 minutes: this fortified village has kept its complete ramparts. From November to March, the stop disappears and the return to Florence takes place about 30 minutes earlier. Pisa is not on the program.
A Chianti estate then serves a three-course lunch with three wines. The listing also announces a guided visit of the cellar. The afternoon is spent in Siena: 2.5 hours in total, including 15 minutes on the Piazza del Campo.
The cathedral option adds admission to the Duomo di Siena and the Piccolomini Library, with a guided visit. The options exist in English or Spanish, with or without the cathedral, or in a semi-independent version, with no guided visit in Siena. From April to October, the visit to Siena takes place in a single language, chosen at booking.
The audio guides handed out in Siena remain your responsibility: €80 is charged if one is lost. The tour gets 4.5 out of 5 from 5,377 reviews. A 4-out-of-5 review, dated October 2026, qualifies the cellar visit, which the listing announces as guided: “you don’t visit the cellar as such, you only enter one room”.
The three tours compared
| English-language, most reviewed | Multilingual | 11 hours without Pisa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 12 hours, return around 8:30 pm | 12 hours | 11 hours |
| Meeting point | 7:45 am, taxi stand at the station, opposite the McDonald’s | Tours & News kiosk, Piazzale Montelungo; arrive 20 min early | 7:45 am, Piazzale Montelungo; arrive 15 min early |
| Pisa | 1 hour 15 minutes, including 30 min at the tower; climb with the tickets option | 1 hour; tower climb optional, ticket not included | No Pisa |
| Lunch and wine | Organic estate, except the semi-independent option | Depending on the option, with food and wine pairing | All options: 3 courses and 3 wines |
| Guide in Siena | Local guide, walking tour | One-hour tour depending on the option | Guided visit depending on the option |
| Guide language | English only | English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese; Korean, Chinese, Japanese audio guide | English, Spanish |
| Maximum group size | 40 (semi-private: 8) | 63 | 60 (minibus up to 8) |
| Cancellation | Full refund up to 24 hours before | Full refund up to 24 hours before | Full refund up to 24 hours before |
| Rating and reviews | 4.9 out of 5, 24,473 reviews | 4.6 out of 5, 7,492 reviews | 4.5 out of 5, 5,377 reviews |
| Price from | €86 | €65 | €79 |
Is there a Tuscany tour in French?
Only one listing offers a French-speaking guide: the multilingual tour. The English-language tour runs only in that language, and the 11-hour tour offers English or Spanish.
For French, the day matters. In high season, from 25 March to 31 October, it is confirmed on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with 2 or more participants. From 1 November to 24 March, it requires at least 4 participants. The listing offers French on the full tour with lunch, with or without a guided visit in Siena.
With children or in bad weather
All three listings accept strollers. In the English-language and multilingual tour listings, infants travel seated on an adult’s lap. Specialized seats are available on request in the listings for the multilingual tour and the 11-hour tour.
In Pisa, the English-language tour listing sets rules for access to the Leaning Tower. Children under 8 are not admitted. From 8 to 12, an adult must accompany them and hold their hand. From 13 to 18, an adult must accompany them.
On the weather, the listings do not all say the same thing. The 11-hour tour is not canceled in bad weather. The other two provide for a possible cancellation, although the English-language tour listing adds that it runs whatever the conditions. Reread the listing before booking.
Which one to choose?
- You want to climb the Tower of Pisa with a reserved ticket: the English-language tour, with the Leaning Tower tickets option.
- You want a guide in French: the multilingual tour, on a Wednesday or Saturday in high season.
- You want a small group: the semi-private option of the English-language tour, limited to 8 people.
- You prefer Monteriggioni to Pisa and an 11-hour day: the tour without Pisa, with the cathedral option.
- You are looking for the lowest starting price: the multilingual tour, according to the table.
For the rest of your stay, the city’s tours, tastings and excursions are gathered on the page Things to do in Florence. The country’s other destinations are on the page Italy.
Frequently asked questions
How long is a Tuscany day trip from Florence?
From 11 to 12 hours depending on the tour. The two tours that go to Pisa last 12 hours; the one that replaces Pisa with Monteriggioni, from April to October, lasts 11 hours. Check-in is at 7:45 am for two of them.
Which towns do you visit in a day in Tuscany from Florence?
Siena and San Gimignano on all three tours compared. Pisa is added on two of them, with the Piazza dei Miracoli and the Leaning Tower. The third replaces Pisa with the fortified village of Monteriggioni, from April to October.
Are lunch and the wine tasting included?
It depends on the option booked. The full options include a lunch with wine tasting at a winery in the Chianti region. Some so-called semi-independent options remove it: check the listing before booking.
Is there a Tuscany tour in French from Florence?
Yes, one of the tours compared offers a French-speaking guide. In high season, from 25 March to 31 October, French is confirmed on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with 2 or more participants. From 1 November to 24 March, at least 4 participants are needed.
Can you take the tour with children or a stroller?
All three listings accept strollers, and infants travel on an adult’s lap in two of them. In Pisa, according to one of the listings, the Leaning Tower is off limits to children under 8, and children aged 8 to 12 must be held by the hand.
Can you cancel a Tuscany tour from Florence?
Yes. All three listings give a full refund for a cancellation made at least 24 hours before the departure time. The organizer may also cancel for lack of participants. In one of the listings, lateness at the meeting point is neither refunded nor rescheduled.
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