The trip itinerary was fast paced but good. Got to see lots of things. Everything as described. Paying for the hotel upgrade was a plus. Lots of walking. The bus was old and dirty but it got us there and back. Shellie tour guide was e..asy to understand. This tour is not really intended for anyone that needs wheel chair assist. Price for trip seems inexpensive until they start adding in ticket prices for all stops and their daily fees. If you don't participate they make you get off bus, lock it and you stand around until they get back.Read full review
Tour director was fantastic and made the trip informative, fun and memorable. She was fun to be with and funny. We had a lot of laughs. She made the trip be as successful and anyone could expect.
Here's a summary of our thoughts (my wife and I) for this 5 day tour:
Hotels were average to good, as we didn't upgrade...no issues with location or quality
Food...breakfast had most of the usual things in buffet style, but eating late me..ant some things were gone already
Group was LARGE due to HIGH season...50+ people. This was an english speaking tour. We moved at a good pace throughout the day and surprisingly didn't have to wait too often.
Group Leader...was Alberto. He did a good job in communications to us. My wife and I stayed close to him when we didn't have mics on at the sites. You can tell he's done this countless times and has patience with virtually everyone
Transportation...we came in by train and had no option but to take a 30 euro taxi. Yet airline flyers got picked up...not sure if that's fair.
Sites...were excellent. St. Peters Cathedral...if you want to go inside, you need to purchase the special tickets, as "going there" is not the same as "going inside".
CONS: smokers were everywhere...in our large group, all over every site, there is no escaping it. We are allergic to it, and I had not been to Italy since '83. So, we had real trouble dealing with it...and now we know better; the group was too large and they should limit the size, even during high season...maybe 25-30 at the most; We are very fit athletes and can handle the 15K-20K steps we did most days on the walks and tours, but many just got too tired...so be warned when it is warm you will tire out.
PROS...history and buildings were spectacular, as expected. Alberto was really seasoned and handled the group well. Bus was comfortable (but didn't allow us to use the toilet) and the stops between cities was a nice touch
SUMMARY...we would not do such a large group again; we would try to find a tour that didn't allow smokers too; MAINLY...go outside the busiest month (August) as the sites in Italy are PACKED with tourists.Read full review
The tour was wonderful, a little exhausting, but wonderful. Was a dream of mine to go to Italy for quite some time and the tour provided everything needed to see and experience the grandeur of the different cities. I would definitely recomm..end this tour.Read full review
We had a great time on this trip. Shelly was our tour guide and she was the best. She made sure we were all having a good time and she was very friendly. Our hotel was great too, very spacious and clean. The bus was very comfortable. Shell..y made sure that we had plenty of time to see all the attractions and still stay on schedule. I would definitely recommend this trip.Read full review
We had an amazing trip with our family. Bus tour was good and our tour guide Yaru is awesome and a great help for each and every questions we had. God bless you Yaru.
This was a good tour, our tour guide was very knowledgeable and helpful . We had transfers from and to the airport unlike the others that used other tour companies.
First day in Milan, you will leave from there. The tour guide or bus will not take you to the museum or the Cathedral from what they stated on the itinerary. They will just meet you at the Cathedral and leave right away to go to the hotel i..n Venice. Other than that, the tour guide was friendly and pleasant. We had enough time to take pics but you will do a lot of walking which I didn’t mind. It was just the weather during summer is very hot and humid. The first meal is the black squid spaghetti which has no taste and lack of squid. I could have opt out on it but didn’t know. The first hotel in Venice is really small and old. The rest of the hotel rooms are decent. The bus driver drives well that I could sleep through the ride when we’re not touring. Rating this tour mediocre but I am happy that we were able to go to a lot of places.
Regarding accomodation, my friend and her daughter weren’t on the tour guide’s list so they had to add another hotel reservations for them at the last min
Also, I don’t really care for the factory tours like the glass blowing, leather bag factory and perfume fragonard factory. Would have enjoyed more of more sites to visit.Read full review
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By: Houssam Halimeh | Tue Aug 07, 2018 at 02.56 PM
The Trip was very nice. All Places which was visited were beautiful and very attractive.
Our Tour Guide Mr. Majed from Europamundo was doing his Job in a very excellent and professional way. He Was very Nice, Polite with Group. Many T..hanks to Mr. Majed for his support excellent Guidance.Read full review
By: Josefina Magpayo | Thu Aug 02, 2018 at 04.37 PM
An amazing experience..enjoyed hiking and trekking..Yaru is so knowledgeable, approachable and cool...every point of interest is worthy of experience..till next time..
It was a dream trip! We covered a lot of places and had a great time. The tour was very fast paced and hectic though, so definitely be physically fit to keep up with the group and do a lot of walking. Nonetheless, it was fun!