Cheese & Ham Tour: Taste Italy's Finest Flavors

Immerse yourself in the world of traditional Italian cheese and ham with the Parmigiano and Prosciutto Tour. Visit cheese and ham factories, learn the secrets of production, and indulge in tastings of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Parma ham.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Viale Paolo Borsellino, 31 - Begin the day with an early morning tour to a cheese factory to witness the production of Parmigiano Reggiano. Along the way, enjoy views of the picturesque countryside, featuring stables and fields where the specific dry and fresh forage, approved by the Consortium, is grown for the cows that produce milk for…
What's Included
  • Parmigiano cheese tour and farmhouse visit
  • Pick up and Drop off in Central Parma nh Hotel next to the train station
  • Cheese tasting paired with sparkling wine
  • Parma ham farmhouse tour
  • Parma ham tasting with local bread and sparkling wine
  • Headsets to hear the tour guide clearly
  • Local expert guide
What's Not Included
  • All items not explicitly included are excluded.
Additional Information

Explore a traditional Parmigiano Reggiano cheese factory and uncover the secrets of one of Italy’s most renowned ingredients. Observe the skilled cheese makers as they continue to use time-honored methods to produce this iconic cheese. Witness the process of extracting the cheese from the milk vats, and tour the shaping and salting rooms before heading…

Location
NH Parma
Viale Paolo Borsellino
NH hotel: Parma station, north exit Falcone/Borsellino, reach the NH hotel on the right. Our Van wait at the bus parking area in front of the hotel . After 10 minutes passed the scheduled time for pick up the vehicle will leave for its destination. https://goo.gl/maps/rKRNJAmEfvqUW7YM8
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Fran_c
Jul 21, 2025
Informative and delicious - An excellent tour by the son of a cheese master showing his expertise and enthusiasm. Guide was particularly attentive to my needs due to my hearing disability.
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Jean_f
Sep 19, 2024
Excellent Small Group Tour! - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour! Matteo was so knowledgeable and gave such clear information in a very fun way. Very personable and engaging. The two factories were so interesting. We loved it!
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Phil_r
Jun 29, 2024
Be a ham and say cheese - Mateo was very informative. His humor added to the experience. To be able to purchase the items to bring to my family.
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F9084etnickf
Nov 27, 2023
Really enjoyable tour. - A thoroughly enjoyable trip. Efficient and comfortable transport, friendly and informative guide. Nothing not to like!
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Paradise19101165070
Nov 3, 2023
Satisfied - In summary, an exhaustive tour with good quality/price ratio to which I would add a note for the guides: punctual, friendly, professional.
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Joshua_l
Jul 19, 2021
Porky! - Walking through 100s of curing hams was intense. Viewing the entire valley marking the DOP was impressive. Tasting the product-delicious!
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Patricia_c
Sep 10, 2020
Learn about this famous ham! - Picked up from our air bnb on time. Loved that it was a small group, felt like a private tour!! The tour was informative and the tasting was generous.
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Dsd2222
Nov 3, 2019
Excellent tour - I highly recommend this tour and Mattia was an outstanding guide! He is knowledgeable, enthusiastic and was able to answer all of my questions! Fascinating industry, so much to learn! Fun, interesting and delicious prosciutto tasting!
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Z8080yzvictorb
Oct 2, 2019
Vittorio Bonacci - The tour was great! Seen the whole process and was able to taste some of the beautiful parma ham. Our guide Mattia was very informative and also gave us all the history of the actual valley and region of the parma ham. Also he English was very good and easy to understand
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Mildrey2018
Jan 2, 2025
A nightmare - We booked a tour and paid for train tickets apart to be at meeting point in the morning it was really cold 🥶 and we waited for the guide to show up there was nobody there. We called the tour guy and he was not professional at all he said sorry tour was canceled they never call us to let us know about it and they don’t care about the kids being frozen he just hang up the phone be careful with this company terrible people .
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From $137
up to 12 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).