Matera & Altamura: Historic Center Exploration

Explore the historic sights of Matera and Altamura on a guided tour by car. Get insider tips from local driver Gianluca for an authentic local experience.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bari - Travelers will depart for Matera from the designated meeting point as indicated on the website.
  • Sassi di Matera - Upon arrival in Matera, visitors will be captivated by the “Western Jerusalem.” Two distinct options are available to explore the city, catering to every preference:
    For those interested in the rich, ancient history of this…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Free WiFi in your car
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Official 2 h Guide to Matera
  • Lunch
  • Calessino bee tour in Matera Duration 1h, with audio guide You visit both stones
Additional Information

Matera, the James Bond Bridge, and the Flavors of Altamura
Experience an exclusive journey through Basilicata and Puglia, blending cinema, history, and fine dining in a seamless tour.
Why opt for this tour:
Discover the Sassi (UNESCO) with a knowledgeable guide in Italian, English, Spanish, French, or Portuguese (optional, additional cost). For a more…

Location
Via Nicola de Giosa, 75
Via Nicola de Giosa
Andrea Vento Travels Bari
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Thomasb10174
Apr 29, 2025
Nice Day Trip Out of Bari - Perfect day trip from Bari. Francesco was a great driver, very friendly, very knowledgeable. We had plenty of time to see all the sights.
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Wenjiangl2023
Apr 27, 2025
A life experience to Altamura and Matera - It's indeed a life experience to see Altamura and Matera with our bravo guide Raffa. He is very simpatico, nice and knowledgeable, providing good recommendation on exploring Altamura and Matera and allocating/managing the schedule very well. I together with the other two persons in the tour really enjoyed the trip. Ti ringrazio molto, Raffa! Tanti auguri!
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Rita
Jul 14, 2026
Two wonderful cities - We enjoyed the trip. Pablo was kind and good, and Francesco, the driver, also did his job well. I gave four points because the program included visiting the bridge in Gravina di Puglia in advance, but this was omitted and we were not notified in advance. It might have been important to someone, and so they could not see what had been previously entered into the program. And if the description says there is a bottle of water, then there should be, because we did not bring any, thinking we would receive one. Maybe it seems a bit nitpicky, but this was also indicated in the description. All in all, the trip went well: we saw two cities, there were some shortcomings, but overall it deserves a score of 4 out of 5.
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Dennis_h
Jun 23, 2026
Partly successful trip - Booking online a day in advance and we received an immediate message via WhatsApp with confirmation, explanation / travel program and a travel guide in pdf about Matera. Neat. Some things went wrong with the trip itself. For example, I didn't see the bottles of water included in the trip anywhere (admittedly I didn't ask because we had water with us ourselves). More important miss was the trip itself. It would take 8 hours and both in Matera and later outside we would visit an aqueduct and a new metal bridge respectively. Both backgrounds on a James Bond movie. We only read this later in the description when we were back in Bari after 6.5 hours to our surprise. Without having seen both of the particulars mentioned. Inquiries with the organization revealed that there was miscommunication because there were filmings at the aqueduct in Matera that prevented us from accessing it. The bridge that we did not visit was not mentioned.. but we were offered a free drink if we booked a tour of a few other towns the next day. Matera is definitely worth it by the way but Altamura is little (maybe also because you were dropped here at 2.30 pm for the duration of 1.5 hours but everything was closed here until 4 pm; siesta hey...😉). An hour longer in Matera would have been better, but yes. Tip for prospective bookers: ask before booking and departure if all the promised places are actually visited.
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Kaye
Sep 5, 2025
Disappointed - So disappointed. We had booked for the day trip starting at 10am. 24 hours before the trip we were told that due to the arid weather the time was being moved to 5pm. Unable to cancel as less than 24 hours so we went. The guide Marcus spoke very little English and the only real information we were given in the form of PDF document sent whilst we were on the trip. Difficult to read whilst walking. We were dropped off at each destination with basic information as to where we needed to go. The trip was advertised as 7/8 hours, ours lasted 6 hours and that was with the driver driving quite fast on the homeward journey. Would I recommend TripAdvisor or this trip. No I would not.
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Anthony_c
May 16, 2025
This is not a guided tour... - This is not a guided tour but a drop off and navigate yourself tour. We never went to the Ruprestre de San Giorgio al Paradiso because we didn’t know about it. Thank goodness my husband and I paid for the Immerse experience of the Sassi caves otherwise we would not have learned about them either.
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331paymans
Mar 25, 2026
Not what I expected - This tour does not live up even to their own description. There was no bottle of water or wifi on board. The van was small and people were crammed into it. There was no guide. It was just a ride to those destinations. The driver was very kind though. I would not recommend it.
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Gu_n_rutp
Jul 8, 2025
A trip that never happened - This was the only tourist trip I booked and the only one I really wanted to go. First the trip was delayed due to some traffic matters, hard to reach or something. I was offered a trip to Alberobello, Polignano a mare and Monopoli instead, or to do the trip to Matera/Altamura in the evening. I chose the latter since I had plans for the cities. Then the evening trip was cancelled due to illness of the driver. Again I was offered the trip to Alberobello, Polignano and Monopoli. I chose a refund. I cannot review a trip that never was. Think it is poor since this was the only thing I really wanted to do.
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Leonardtonycordato
Apr 13, 2026
DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS TOUR COMPANY. - The office was not open when we walked to the meeting point. We were left standing on the sidewalk until the tour driver showed up and offered us the opportunity to wait in the van until the leaving time and the arrival of the remaining 4 guests. The experience was down hill from there
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Gladys_c
Jun 30, 2025
I can't say why I was suspended this excursion and also another to the Caves of Poligniano as well - I have suspended this excursion and tmb to sail to the Caves Polignano da Mare. Too bad......
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).