Murgia Materana: Matera's Wild Soul & Transformative Tour

Our afternoon was very enjoyable. We saw several rock churches and were given lots of information. Oue guides gave an excellent recommendation for a restaurant for dinner.

We had a great tour of Murgia Materana for 2 hours with Frederico, our English speaking guide. The English language tours are more expensive because there are fewer guides who tour in English plus we had a private tour for 2 people. It was well worth it. He drove us to the park from the tour agency and then we walked for the next 2 hours. It is not easy walking but not too hard either. We heard stories on the history of the Murgia, Matera, plants, archeology, culture. It was lovely being in the park and facing Matera when the lights start flickering on as night fell. You can drive yourself to the park and walk but you’ll miss so much information without a guide. I would recommend.

The whole evening was wonderful! I got this a gift for my girlfriend. The walk to the cliff side was lovely. Filled with wonderful views and the information that Antonello and Mikeala gave us really helped us appreciate the area even more. The caves and views were exceptional, it truly is an amazing way to see the town of Sasso, Antonello and Mikeala were so helpful and insightful. We could ask any question about the area and region. They would even take photos of us at certain points of the walk. After the trip, Antonello and Mikeala would answer any questions we had about Matera and Italy in general. I would highly recommend this tour. It truly is one of a kind!

There were good things about this tour. The sunset was beautiful and the walk fun. But it was a real disappointment for our group. There was an English speaking guide, as promised, but the expert in the area spoke only Italian. He spoke extensively to the English guide but the English speaking guide did not translate. In the end, they were only speaking to each other. We did not go into any caves. The guide said he needed 24 hour advanced notice to enter the caves but we made our reservation weeks ahead of time. The driver who took up to the park texted while he was driving us. I could not believe it. The trip was not at all what was promised. I do not recommend it.

We had the most amazing experience. Ur guide had lots of great information. Watching the sun set on the Stassi of Matera was breathtaking. As was seeing the city light up and darkness came.

It was a very informative and fun guided tour with a friendly guide who not only shared history but shared information to my interest. The views are breathtaking. Especially the visit to the caves when it’s sunset, paints a memorable view of matera at night adorned with lights. Strongly recommend everyone to not miss this tour on their matera trip

A nice experience to walk in the natural environment of the park. The guide is very good and explained everything clearly. The night scenery of Matera is amazing.

Ivan was a lovely guide. Very knowledgeable, kind demeanor, easy to ask questions of. Perfect time of the day for this tour

Our guide was very knowledgeable. We learned a lot about the history and geography of Matera. Very worthwhile.

Night views of Matera at sunset were awesome. The guide gave an depth explanation of the history of the area.