Experience Tuscan Truffle Hunting with Wine and Lunch

The truffle hunting was an experience to remember for a lifetime. We had so much fun with the dogs, learning how they are trained, how truffles grow and the differences among the different types. We helped once the dogs told us where to dig. The lunch and wine tasting after was a true dining experience. We enjoyed both the food and wine. Giving us a wide selection of different wines to try from Tuscany. They were also flexible accommodating allergies and vegetarian diets. A fun day from which we will take home many fond memories.

Bit of a tourist trap. Didn’t feel like authentic truffle hunting in a forest. The food was good but there was way too much of it. The wine was average and very over priced and it just felt all like a massive sales pitch.

Overall we had fun doing the truffle ‘hunting’ and lunch but it is very touristy, so people should be aware of this beforehand. I was expecting a proper walk through a forest with a guide and a couple of truffle hunting dogs but this is definitely not what you get. The ‘forest’ that you do the truffle hunting in is an area about 50m squared at the edge of the vineyard where they have planted a few lines of oak trees and are cultivating truffles. This is definitely not a wild truffle hunting experience. You can’t get white truffles here as it states in the description, which is misleading, as they only grow in wild forests. The guide was great though and made it fun despite this inauthentic experience. With the wine tasting and lunch, again don’t expect a small group authentic experience in a small vineyard. Expect bus loads of tourists, lined up tables with paper place mats and order forms for grossly overpriced wine. The quality of the food and wine was very good, so no fault there, it’s just aimed at mass tourism.