Rome and Tuscan Highlights Reviews

This trip worked seamlessly, from booking with Hannah at Global Journeys to the tour itself. The tour guide was funny but informative - it is a holiday after all, and the coach driver was very good at getting through tight spaces when necessary.

The Rome component concentrated on the Vatican and St Peters, rather than the Colosseum and Forum, and ...read more there was little time to do independent sightseeing, but that said, the included and optional excursions were well run.

Despite it being a slow paced tour there were some early starts and there is a lot of walking. There were a few on the tour who could not cope with the amount of walking (which was compounded by the August heat). For the price of the tour and length there should not have been two full days that Trafalgar did not include some sort of sightseeing as part ...read more of the day, you were expected to go to on the optionals. On the last day in Montecatini there should have been an included excursion up to Montecatini Alto and therefore you had the choice of also going to Lucca in the afternoon as an optional.

I was surprised the amount of people on the tour who chose this for their first trip to Italy. The included tour of Rome missed many sights such as the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and many more. Trafalgar should not use such a small hotel for the first night in Rome having two large groups stay causing chaos in the morning for breakfast. Also the last hotel used was in the middle of nowhere (it was chosen for proximity to the airport) which did not allow travellers the option of sightseeing some more on their own during any free time.

This tour was BELLISSIMO. The image we had of Tuscany in our minds was exactly what we experienced. Our tour guide was brilliant - helpful, knowledgeable, accommodating, and went above and beyond (especially when finding out it was my birthday). The locations we visited - both inclusive and optional - were breathtaking. The pace of the tour was wonderful: ...read more no early starts, and plenty of time in each of the places we visited. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone considering it.