Puglia, Italy 2027 Tour Logistics page

DATES: Leave the USA September 6, 2027 / Return to USA September 17, 2027

NOTES ON DATE ALTERATIONS: You can choose to add a few days prior to your trip to allow time to accommodate jet lag. You could stay some pre-nights in Rome or Bari.  We can arrange extra hotel nights for you in either city.

Optional activities list….

All activities must be signed up for before the final payment.

Day 2: Optional wine tasting of local wines led by our local som-friend, Teresa. A delicious education! $25

Day 3: Ride through Aquaduct park to Locorotondo bike ride: $145 for transport to starting point, electric-assist bikes, guides

Day 5: Optional ride through the countryside passing through ancient olive groves and fields of wild flowers, ending at the sea. $145 for transport to the starting point, electric-assist bikes, guides  OR… If you choose not to ride, leave mid-morning to arrive at Torre Canne, the seaside endpoint of the bike ride, an hour of free time before meeting up with the bike riders and proceeding on to the hilltop town of Martina Franca. You will have several hours to explore and have lunch on your own. The following will be our scheduled olive oil tasting.

 Day 8 All-day bike ride in the countryside around Pitti/ Altamura: $165 for transport to the starting point, electric-assist bikes, guides, lunch included

FIRST DEPOSIT due upon signup.

Other deposits, see below.

A $700 deposit is required at the time of initial reservation. Please click the button below, print the form, fill it out, and either scan and send it back or take a photo of both pages and email it. 

This is not an interactive form that can be filled out online. You must print it, fill it out by hand, and return it to us.

Tour Cost and Upgrades

Base Tour Price: $3,398* per person, double occupancy/ single occupancy, dependent on room choices in tables below

Because the tour features unique boutique hotels and historic Masserias, room categories and pricing vary. To calculate your total trip cost, select your preferred accommodations and room category for each tour segment. Single-occupancy pricing is also available and follows the same room-selection process

*Note of possible bus fuel surcharge. Although unlikely due to the volatility of current fuel costs, there could be a surcharge from bus companies in the future if things do not stabilize. We do not think this is likely and have never implemented this on any tour, but it is a possibility at the time of final payment.

Night 1 – Arrival in Bari

The Nicolaus Hotel

• Included in the base tour price
• No room upgrades available

Final Night – Bari

Choose one of the following:

Option 1: The Nicolaus Hotel

• Included in the base tour price
• No upgrade options

Option 2: Dilman Luxury Stay

• Upgrade option
• Multiple room categories available at varying prices

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Masseria Cervarolo (Nights 2–5)

This beautifully restored centuries-old masseria is a 4-star property featuring individually designed rooms.

• Multiple room categories available
• Room upgrade pricing varies by category
• No two rooms are exactly alike

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Altamura Stay (nights 6-9) – Choose One Property

Option 1: San Nicola Hotel

• Included in the base tour price
• Multiple room categories available

Option 2: Masseria Pitti

• Upgrade property
• Multiple room categories available
• Limited to just 12 rooms and offered on a first-come, first-served basis

Important: All guests, regardless of which property they choose, will enjoy all four wine-paired dinners hosted at Masseria Pitti.

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Determining Your Total Cost

Your final tour price equals:

Base Tour Price ($3,398)
+ Any hotel upgrades
+ Any room-category upgrades
+ Any applicable single-occupancy supplement

Review the accommodation options and room categories below to calculate your total trip cost.

Room upgrades Bari nights 1 and 10

Room categories/upgrades Masseria Cervarolo nights 2, 3, 4, 5

Cervarolo is a complex rooming upgrade situation. Every room at Cervarolo is different. Not every room category can accommodate 2 separate beds, so those wanting individual beds will have to choose a category that offers this option. The Main Suite is being offered to guests for the first time. It used to be the owner’s suite. It is now being offered to guests. It is a gorgeous unit with two bedrooms, a private in-suite bath, a common living room, and a small kitchen. It can be used by two single occupants or by two couples. OR one couple can take the entire unit. The table below shows all the room types and their upgrade costs. The costs are per person and cover the entire 4-night stay.

Nights 6,7,8,9 Alta Mura town /  Two hotel Choices with upgrade options at both

The San Nicola is a palace that has been transformed into a 4-star property in the heart of ancient Alta Mura. A standard double occupancy room is included in the base price. Upgrade options are listed below.

The Masseria Pitti is located in the countryside, 9 minutes from Alta Mura. ALL rooms are an upgrade. See the table below.

Note: Everyone will have happy hour and wine-paired dinners at Pitti, including those staying at San Nicola. Our driver will transport the San Nicola people to and from Pitti each night.

Note: Single occupants have a much less expensive single occupancy option at San Nicola, as there are no designated single rooms at Pitti. Singles can stay at Pitti, but the single-occupancy upgrade is much higher than at San Nicola. See the table below. 

Masseria Pitti

We highly recommend you protect your trip with a Trip Insurance policy.  It protects your trip in case of accident or illness that prevents you going, as well as on-trip incidents such as lost luggage, trip delay, and most importantly medical coverage and evacuation.  If you are under 70, look at World Nomads. If 70 or over and for comparative policies and prices for any age, www.aardy.com.    

Air details  

LEAVE USA September 6, 2027. The nearest major airport to Bari is Rome FCO. Of course, you can route your air through other cities, as you choose. You must arrive in Bari, Italy, on September 7, 2027, for your first night at the hotel on the tour. If you would like to arrive a day or two earlier to shake off the jet lag and recharge, we can arrange extra hotel nights at either our 4-star Nicolaus Hotel upon request. You fly out of Bari, returning to the USA or points elsewhere, any time on September 17, 2027. The LAST HOTEL NIGHT of the tour is September 16 in Bari. Important note:

NOTE: If you are flying into Rome, you can book 55 minute flights from FCO to Bari airport  CAVEAT/ WARNING: Make sure to get a flight that is non-stop  Otherwise, what should take an hour can take five hours  Plan carefully and accordingly  Further, there is a 3.5 hour train ride from Rome to Bari as well  Organizing all your air to/from Bari is each participant’s responsibility  Please: pay attention to all the details and make sure your flights are on correct dates and that your flights mesh with each other.

NOTE: There is no transport from Bari airport to the hotel at either end of the trip. This is because people will arrive at different times of day, and it is not possible to coordinate a single pickup. Everyone takes a short taxi ride to their hotel on their own.

Currency adjustment possibility: The Euro could strengthen between the deposit and the final payment in January. This is a risk for ign travel. This could increase the final payment amount due. 

Small local room taxes: There may be a small local room tax of a euro or two a night per room. It depends on the local. These are not included nd if applicable, will be added to each room’s final bill, payable individually at checkout. 

Masseria Cervarolo minimum surcharge: Nights 2,3,4,5 are at Masseria Cervarolo. A condition of the great discounted rate we received from this property for the group was that we use all 18 rooms in the property. These rooms must be paid for whether occupied or not. So, in addition to the below minimum-size surcharge, there will be an additional surcharge to cover any unused Cervarolo rooms, as per below. 

1 unused room: +$49 per person 

2  unused rooms: $79per person

3 unused rooms: $99 per person

4 unused rooms: $119

Minimum trip size: The trip price is based on 25 paying participants. There will be an adjustment to the base price as follows:

24 paying participants: +$39

23 paying participants: +49

22 paying participants:+59

21 paying participants: +69

Deposits & Final Payment Dates

Note: Please make sure to send Morningstar an email so we can have your email address. We will communicate via email for all details about your tour.

First deposit for those taking the place of an original participant: $700 per person, due upon sign-up. D posit is non-refundable. Send in the Initial Deposit form linked near the top of this page.

Buy trip insurance  AFTER the trip has reached “it’s a go” status. See above for the link) 

Deadline for the $700 first deposit: upon sign-up

Second deposit of $700 due November 21, 2026

 Final payment: January 31, 2027

Passports

Make sure you have one and that it does not expire within 6 months of your departure date.

Cancellation policy: First deposit is fully non-refundable.   Cancellation after final payment has been made will result in the loss of all funds, which will be determined by Morningstar. G T TRIP INSURANCE to protect your deposited money.

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Methods of payment   

Zelle: The easiest.  Use our email address ([email protected]) as the locator for our Zelle account at U.S. Bank.

Check: Make out to Morningstar Tours and mail to 21080 Oriole Ln.  Bend, OR  97703

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