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Puglia — 5 days (Bari, Polignano, Alberobello, Matera & Ostuni)

4.3(10 reviews)7 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Seven days down the heel, ending in Lecce. Five days without Matera or the Salento coast day, based between Alberobello and Lecce.

Old Mule Routes
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Seven days down the heel, ending in Lecce
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Bari VecchiaSeven days down the heel of Italy, ending in a city built entirely of one soft golden stone.
  • Lama MonachileTrulli are dry-stone cones built without mortar, reputedly so they could be pulled down quickly when the tax inspector came.
  • Sassi di MateraFifteen thousand people were forcibly rehoused out of these caves in the 1950s because the conditions were a national scandal.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 6 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
  • A night in a trullo and a night in a Matera cave hotel
  • A masseria stay with an olive oil tasting
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
  • All transport including the Bari-Lecce train
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
Permits & fees
  • Matera rock church and Lecce entries
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Flights to Bari
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • Most lunches and dinners
  • Beach clubs on the Salento coast in August
  • Puglia in August, which both operators avoid

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Bari Hostel

Hostel

Day 1

Alberobello Hostel

Hostel

Day 2

Matera Hostel

Hostel

Day 3

Ostuni Hostel

Hostel

Day 4

Lecce Hostel

Hostel

Days 5, 6

What you'll eat

6 breakfasts and 5 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7

11 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Old Mule Routes
4.3 (10)

Based in Porto

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One other operator runs this tripThe same trip, at their own price, group size and refund window.Cypress & Stone₹1,57,999See all 2Compare

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.3/5
Based on 10 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.9/5
Guide
4.1/5
Itinerary
4.0/5
Transport
4.2/5
Accommodation
4.1/5
Tour operator
4.1/5
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Manav Sethi – Mumbai2025-08-30 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Solid operator.

Reply from Old Mule Routes

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Sameer Khan – Kolkata2025-08-30 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Good value for what's included.

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Vikram Bose – Delhi2025-08-30 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Recommended.

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Sofia Marchetti – Zurich2025-08-30 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price.

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Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Arjun Pillai – Lucknow2025-08-30 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Recommended.

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Nikhil Joshi – Chandigarh2025-01-20 · Verified booking

Puglia and Basilicata done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Worth every rupee.

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Priya Nair – Pune2025-01-20 · Verified booking

Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy.

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Nina Hoffmann – Singapore2025-01-20 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Would book with them again.

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