Discover Truffles in Wild Forests with dogs
You will learn how to recognize and distinguish a good truffle from other fake “truffles” of inferior quality.
Details & Itinerary
Ready for a great experience? You will witness fantastic views, trained dogs looking for and digging lots of black or white truffles, have the ones you found cooked in a fantastic restaurant for your meal.
During the hunt, the guide will tell you about the truffle, the magic of its traditions, its history, mythology, and uses in the kitchen. You will learn how to recognize and distinguish a good truffle from other fake “truffles” of inferior quality.
After the hunt, we will return home for a scheduled lunch, based on fresh, real truffles and served with our own wine and extra virgin olive oil.
By request and depending on the season, the activities might also be carried out outside the Verona province.
What's included
- Tour guide
- Transfer with private minivan with air conditioning
- Lunch
- Hiking boots and rain jacket
- Snacks
What to know
Tour duration: 4 hours
Start time: 6 pm
The places visited during the tour are subject to change, especially due to the season.
Bring with you: comfortable shoes
MEETING POINT
Your Tour Guide
Michele
I’m Michele, the president of ASD Dew, nonprofit organization. I have always been a great lover of nature and I organize fantastic excursions into nature, throughout the year. My organization aims to improve the environment, through trips in the wild forests, open the knowledge of the world of truffles to as many people as possible through targeted adventures all year around. We will learn how to recognize plants, the life cycle of truffles, and how to search truffles with a dog.
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6 reviews for Discover Truffles in Wild Forests
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Shelley –
Had a fantastic time with Michele and his dog Aika. He changed his plans to pick us up from Verona when our circumstances changed and happily answered our endless questions. Aika found plenty of truffles and we learned much more than we ever expected to about them. Thank you very much for a great day in the mountains!
Charlie –
We had the most magical time exploring the Veronan forests with Michele and his beautiful truffle dog. We couldn’t believe how many truffles we found and Michele was incredible patient and knowledgeable about all things truffle. The lunch after was in a lovely restaurant we wouldn’t have found on our own in 100 years! Couldn’t recommend more!
Helen –
An absolutely brilliant experience! Michele (and his dog Ika) were enthusiastic and passionate about finding truffles. Michele was keen to share his in-depth knowledge of the local seasonal truffle types, their preferred environments and conditions as well as climatic problems with locating them. After finding four of the seven local varieties of truffle, Michele drove us to a local ancient trattoria where we were provided with some of the best local food that we have eaten in Italy (of course paired with the freshly harvested truffle found by Ika only minutes before). Simply the best experience I have had in Italy…
Laura –
This is a great experience, highy recommend! The truffle hunting was exciting and Michele is very knowledgeable on the topic. We really learned a lot. After picking up truffles, we went to a local osteria to taste them in a dish. The food was very good. We really enjoyed the atmosphere of the osteria and the local community. We would have never had this experience on our own. Michele was very friendly and we enjoyed his stories about Italy and truffles.
Eric –
What a great experience! Michele was an excellent host, we enjoyed learning about truffles and Veneto. Watching Aika and Michele work together finding truffles was magical and the lunch we shared was delicious! We felt very welcomed and cared for, and would recommend this experience to anyone.