From Bari: Alberobello and UNESCO Matera with a certified guide in Matera

About This Experience

This full-day coach trip from Bari covers two UNESCO sites: Alberobello, explored on your own, and Matera, with a certified local guide. It runs about 10 hours from the Apulia Smart Tour bus checkpoint (Ex capolinea 1, 4) in Bari and cost $58 per person, guided option, when checked in October 2026. Check-in closes at 8:25 AM and the bus does not wait for latecomers.

After about an hour on the coach you get roughly three hours in Alberobello among the trulli, with a booklet, digital maps and audio guides for a self-guided walk. The coach then takes about 75 minutes to Matera, where a guide leads a walk of about two hours through the Sassi with photo stops, followed by about 1.5 hours of free time. The ride back to Bari takes about an hour.

The guide speaks English, Italian or Spanish, and groups are often mixed-language. The trip suits travelers based in Bari who want both towns in one day without driving. Entrance fees, food and drinks are extra, and there is no set lunch stop, so pack snacks. You walk on steep steps and uneven stone in the Sassi, so wear shoes with grip.

The rating is 4.6 from 713 GetYourGuide reviews. Low-star reviewers mention late departures that cut the free time, large groups with the guide switching between two languages, a hurried pace in Matera and little chance to eat. Bring your own headphones for the audio guides. Keep the bus departure time in Matera in mind, and note that free cancellation runs until 24 hours before the start.

Highlights

• Alberobello and Matera in one day from Bari
• About 3 hours in Alberobello among the trulli
• Guided walk of about 2 hours in the Sassi
• About 1.5 hours of free time in Matera
• Guide in English, Italian or Spanish
• 24-hour remote assistance during the day

What's Included

• ✓ Round trip from Bari by air-conditioned GT coach
• ✓ Guided visit to Matera in English or Italian
• ✓ Self-guided tour of Alberobello
• ✓ Booklet with digital maps and audio guides (internet needed)
• ✓ Free time in Alberobello and in Matera

Not Included

• Food and drinks
• Entrance tickets to attractions or museums
• Headphones or earphones

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes with grip
• Sun hat
• Umbrella
• Headphones
• Charged phone with mobile internet

Good to Know & Caveats

• Check-in for ticket verification closes at 8:25 AM; the bus cannot wait for latecomers.
• The listing sells options with and without a guide; check which one you book.
• The digital maps and audio guides need an internet connection.
• The Sassi involve steep steps and uneven stone.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund.

Meeting Point

The Apulia Smart Tour bus checkpoint at Ex capolinea 1, 4 in Bari; your voucher confirms the time.