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Reflections of Italy
featuring Verona and Lake Como in winter
11 DAYS
$3,199
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*Rate is per person, land only, double occupancy, tour inclusions and available options may vary based on departure date.
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Embark on a captivating journey that takes you from the piazzas of Rome to the canals of Venice. Discover the rolling hills of the scenic Tuscan and Umbrian countryside. Explore medieval hill towns and visit Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis. Spend time at a historic winery in the heart of the Chianti region and enjoy a chef-led cooking class with lunch. Discover the masterpieces of the Renaissance in Florence. See glass transformed into exquisite art on Murano Island. Linger in iconic Venice for 2 nights. Pause in lovers' Verona. Journey to the shores of glamorous Lake Como. Encounter a land rich in history, culture, art and romance.
Your Tour Includes
- 5 Handpicked Accommodations
- 13 Meals
- 2 Choice on Tour Options
Included Highlights
- Rome
- Vatican Museums
- Sistine Chapel
- St. Peter's Basilica
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Accommodations
Grand Hotel Palatino
Nights 1-2
Sangallo Palace Hotel
Night 3
Hotel Albani Firenze
Nights 4-5
Hotel Carlton on the Grand Canal
Nights 6-7
Hotel Barchetta Excelsior
Nights 8-9
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Excellence all around! Collette is an absolutely professional organization that provided uncommon service. Our tour manager was knowledgeable and engaging. When we had to cut our tour short due to illness, the Collette Emergency Services Department swung into action to accomodate us during what could have been a difficult spot. Bravo Collette!
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Pilar made our trip very memorable. She was so knowledgeable and personable. Would not hesitate to request or recommend her. My only negative is I think there are too many churches/cathedral excursions. Very much enjoyed the Vatican & Sistine Chapel. Just don’t need to visit a church at every tour. Some of the hotels were a little old and run down.
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From the moment we arrived, we felt welcomed. Our tour manager, Daniel Luna was very informative, knowledgeable and absolutely a people person. Always knew the right answers and a pretty good entertainer. He sang a few songs during our tour. We have lots of fun. My family and I could not asked for more efficient tour manager. We visited Rome, Perugia, Florence, Venezia and Milan. Lots to see not enough time.! We would have very much hope to have visited the colosseum. Many in our group were hoping but this wasn’t included in our tour. Beside from this, we had a great experience and this tour exceeded our expectations. We will definitely “highly recommend Collette and the staff that assisted with our tour.Mercedes Curina
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She was informative. She took individual care of different needs. Keep you up to date on schedule. Always availableLinda Shepherd
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Venice and our tour guide and bus driver.Cheryl Stanfield
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Everything was well done from the tour manager, the bus driver, hotels and tour guides. All of it was a dream realized for me and I was able to throw my coin in the Trevi Fountain!Demitra Turner
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The Vatican Museums - St Peter's Basilica Tour was too fast, the tour guide rushed us through, not enough time to seeJohn Callahan
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Our tour guide was just fantastic. Daniel was patient and informative!!!!Rhonda Miles
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Wonderful hotels, excursions and inclusives and our guides were ALL wonderful and knowledgeable and very helpful.Lynette Morgan
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I would like some leisure time to shop and people watch and just look around. I would like to see other things besides churches. I would like some food besides pasta.
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It was a wonderful trip! I learned a great deal and met many new friends! I especially love the day in Cortona. It was nice to see the "old Italy"!
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Good times. Your manager and bus driver was awesome.Debbie Jackson
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This was my first trip abroad. I was very nervous about doing a tour and traveling around with a lot of people every day and how that would go. Well, we had a BLAST! ALL the people on our trip were wonderful, some were more outgoing, but everyone was so nice and easy to be around! We made lots of good friends. Also, we had many opportunities to be on our own if we wanted. We really enjoyed Tuscany and the special Tuscan Dinner. The opera singer (owner) was the cherry on top of a wonderful dinner!Karol Magnuson
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All the sights/sites were beautiful and fun and it didn’t feel rushed. I really enjoyed all the food and wine as well. My favourite memorable experiences were the gelatos, pasta making class and the glass-blowing demonstration.
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The cooking class was the best!! And seeing the Sistine Chapel! Our Tour Manager - Valeria - was terrific! The hotel in Venice could have been better. The other hotels were very nice!
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The tour was well planned, the tour guide and local guides were excellent, our bus drivers professional and fun. Accomodations were wonderful. The pace and free time were as advertised. People with any disability, however, should refrain from taking this trip, but you alerted people to that in your brochure. It was a lot of walking, but a lot of fun, and laughing, too. I thought it was excellent and very informative.Sandra Brown
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Me and my husband loved our tour! Massimo was an amazing tour manager.Rosa Lopez
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Variety and sights were excellentLarry Warner
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Winery and cooking class , of course all 4 citiesBeth Cavanaugh
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amazing places must see italyKevin Ediger
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Visiting the Vatican and seeing the museums.Paul Greco
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My favorite moment was visiting the castle for the cooking class and having lunch after of the homemade meals. The wine was amazing.Michelle Greco
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Quality device and attention to details. Great management on time to see as much as possibleAndrew Czajkowski
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Getting to know all the people on tour with me. Met some new forever friendsChristine Slezak
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Overall tour was great., at times it was a little rushed.David Palma
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Our tour manager was amazing! Her knowledge of all that we saw was incredible. She made our tour worthwhile. It was a trip of a lifetime for me!Mary Cox
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Some of the walking tours were a bit long and fast paced which was difficult for some on the tour to keep up. I loved the Venice walking tour!Donna
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Our tour manager was fantastic and truly helped to make it a memorable experience. We did and saw a lot but also had down time to do things on our own. I never would have been able to see or learn so much about this beautiful country without this tour.
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Excellent tour guide. Fast pace tour.Michael Cavaliere
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My experience was excellent, The Tour manager was great, The accommodations We're really nice I'm still in awe by the whole experience And plan to travel with Colette In the near future. Thanks so muchDevlaming Peace
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The tour itself was great but the hotels and included meals were sub-par.Robert Gonzalez
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Every aspect of the tour was managed in an excellent manner. Professional, personal, caring, knowledgeable, exciting, and enlightening all in one experience! So happy we used Collette for the Reflections of Italy tour. We'll use them again!Nicole B
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My first tour so I really had nothing to compare it to. I thought it was great. I will travel with you again.
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Our tour guide was the greatest.Cheryl Wolgamood
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Our tour manager was absolutely fabulous!! Very knowledgeable, friendly, funny, patient and kind.Jennifer Jacobs
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I loved how every detail had been worked out.Frances Jefferies
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Amazing from beginning to end! Loved seeing the history and culture of Italy come to life! The cooking class in a castle will be a treasured memory for the rest of my life!Sheliah Cosby
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no. i already did the other long review.
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Stephanie was great! Camillo (bus driver ) was great. Very punctual without feeling rushed. It was a very fun and relaxing trip filled with wonderful sites and experiencesDaniel Myler
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Wonderful tour with an excellent showing of Rome. It was incredible to see Rome and have the expertise of the tour guides and tour manager.
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Collette provides a high quality tour with many amenities. We saw many amazing historical sites and experienced the culture of Italy, both past and present. Paola was amazing. Very fun and educational. Christian’s was also amazing with an in-depth knowledge of history.Carol Bensen
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Organized, great hotels and Danielle was a great tour guideToni Upper
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Loved Florence and Cortana in the Tuscany region. The Castle winery tour, cooking lesson and lunch was a highlight.
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It was a great tour with very few issues considering the number of people.Angela Horton
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It was a wonderful trip. We saw so much and our Tour Manager and driver were both excellent. All of the local tour guides provided great tours with a lot of historical information.
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The tour guide was great and the places we visited were beautiful. I realize that in order to see all the places we visited, requires relocating. However, one nite hotel stays were not fun
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The tour guide was the best one I have ever had on a trip with Collette . He made it all come to life
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This was a wonderful trip, not only was it fun but it was educational. Our guide was the very best, Daniel had a wealth of knowledge and he poured it out. He was able to answer our questions about everything we ask about.Mary Mitchell
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The entire tour was managed so well from beginning to end. Our tour guide was wonderful in how he managed everyone’s needs and never missed a beat in our schedule. I can see myself going on another tour with Daniel at some time.Barbara Tyree
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On the trip to Italy, encountered delay and felt frustratedLilia Sandoval
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Exception customer service and an amazingly wonderful tour guide made this a very, very enjoyable vacation experience.
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Excellent experience. Walking down the mountain was an amazing experience. Gondola ride was excellent also. Needed more time in Milan.
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My overall experience with the Collette tour was outstanding. I had such a wonderful time, the food was great, and I learned a lot. This was my second trip with your company and can't wait for my next one. Thank you.Claudia Piper
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Loved every part of it! Wonderful experience! I highly recommend this tour!
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Flights seating was the least expensive section of the flight and there were no leg rooms. I had to pay for seat that had more room on our return trip. The first hotel we arrived did not have someone assisting our luggage’s so we had to bring our luggage up the stairs The bus that picked us up sounded like ready to fall apart and seats moved
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The”tour” portion of the trip was very good. However the flights to and from Italy were awful. There wasn’t enough time between flights to go through security, customs,retrieve luggage and have it re-tagged for Rome and still have enough time to make the next flight. As a result we (13 people in our group) were without luggage for 6 days! The flight home wasn’t any better. Once again not enough time between flights to go through security, customs, baggage collection with time to make the next flight. We had to overnight in Charlotte,NC. The majority of our group were sent to a Clarion Hotel that was actually a roach motel. Not very happy with American Airlines/Collette for booking this route.
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Our tour guide, Savio, made it the best! His energy and how he cares about people is top notch!
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The trip was absolutely seemless!!! Everything went so smooth! Could not have been better! The only thing I would change would be an upgrade on the flight. It was extremely tight!!!
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Destinations- value - great tour guideJanice Whorton
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4 stars is very good, 5 stars would have to be extremely above and beyond. I loved our tour and the trip was so good. Highly recommend to anyone considering.Michael Estabrook
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We’ll planned and managed tour. Safety and healthy conditions taken care meticulously. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.
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Excellent itinerary, we’ll planned and managed, friendly staff, safety concerns we’ll taken care.
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Loved everything about it. We had a wonderful guide, Paulo!Beth Price
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Our tour manager Federico Alvarez was tremendous. He was very well organized and very attentive to making our tour a wonderful experience. When I left my cell phone at the Rome hotel, he was able to have it sent to our hotel in Florence. He had a thorough knowledge of Italy (its history, suggested free time activities, restaurants cuisines, and transportation alternatives). My wife and I have been on numerous tours, and we both felt that Federico was one of the best tour managers we have experienced. We are looking to future Collette tours in the future.Dennis Haberkamp
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Seeing the Colosseum was a highlight, along with Florence, Siena, Venice; it’s hard to pick 1 favorite.Catherine MacNeil
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the whole trip was just greatWilliam Bostelman
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the whole trip was ausomeLucinda Hartman
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I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Italy. I took many pictures and put them on Facebook.
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Overall a delightful trip.Joyce Teel
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Seeing DAVID. The sights were beautiful. Even though it rained everyday. Daniel our tour guy was exceptional. Cared very much about everything and everyone. I would for sure do a tour with him again!!Tracy Dahlquist
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All destinations were beautiful and there were many of them.Donna Mielke
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The group that I took on the Reflections of Italy tour were totally amazed and delighted with the tour. The food was delicious, the local guides were insightful, and the locations and selection of places visited was truly amazing. We can't wait until our next tour - Oberammergau next year!Betty Snitchler
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Everything was memorable! Pantheon was mesmerizing! St. Peter’s, Vatican and the Sistine Chapel were better than any photos. The winery, pasta/culinary class and lunch were so educational and out of a storybook. The monastery was once in lifetime. Venice and Murano added glitz to a trip that we have yet stopped talking about...and maybe never will.Marion Donohoe
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See above. Variety of activities.Betsy Hicks
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The last dinner was excellent!!Marian Prieur Bastow
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I would have preferred having more free time to explore each city that we visited.Bernice Rembert
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Good guides and interesting locations.
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All memorable.William Roenitz
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Everything was gryGene Parsell
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There were so many memorable experiences there is not enough room to express just one. Each location visited had it's own charm.Kathleen Cruson
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Some local guides were to long winded.Teresa Taylor
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Seeing the Roman Colosseum and the ruins of Rome.Marveta Gilliam
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Our tour leader made the trip the best ever!Renee Brooks
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The Vatican and Assissi and everything in Florence were exceptionalPaula Shannon
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Excellent tour that gave us a great taste if Italy and everything the country has to offer.Jeffrey Lidster
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One of my favorite experiences was sitting in the town square of Assisi in the warm sunshine eating gelato after going through the St. Francis Basilica. What a beautiful place!Miriam Ewing
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I was very pleased. My only suggestion would be to have more time in Assisi. I thoroughly enjoyed the cooking class and would love to return for a 3-5 day cooking tour
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I think an important piece of the success of a tour lies in the tour manager and bus driver. They can make or break the trip. Sergio and Adriano were great. Sergio has such an attention to detail. He would make sure everyone was on the same page and knew what to do each step of the way. Even if dinner was on our own, he would meet us to walk us to the piazza to show us some good places to eat. He made the time in the bus fun and entertaining with his wonderful stories. His knowledge of architecture was nice as he was able to give us the background and history of the area. Adriano is a very skilled driver and always had our safety as his priority. The local guides were a nice addition too. They were able to provide that great local perspective into the area. I’m remembering things about the city the guide told us about Venice in the Off the Beaten Path tour as we watch the stories of the flooding now. I like how the tour manager checks everyone in and distributes the keys at the hotels. So much nicer than everyone waiting in line Having the radios is also a nice feature. I’ve been on a tour to Greece and it would have been nice to have as my mom walked slow and we never got to hear what the guide had to say. I loved everything on the tour, but for me getting to tour La Scala was a real high point. As an opera lover it was amazing. Another highlight was the cooking lesson. I’ve made pasta for years, but learned so much technique that day.
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Overwhelming experience is all I can say, BEAUTIFUL experience travel was easy.Anthony Falasca
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Too rugged to enjoy as I was too old for all the walking and ciimbing of stairs. I loved sitting in the Sistine Chapel to be able to take in all the art,; I loved the Colliseum; and seeing David and the cities on the hills Assisi and Siena.
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rome, Vatican,milan,tour managerRhelinda Anderson
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Everything toured was great. Will not forget the experienceMartha Burks
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Vatican city is not to be missed, also enjoyed touring the castle in Tuscany and the history of the family. Seeing David up close was overwhelming but well worth the stop.
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Rome and Venice were an unforgettable experience.
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I could not have planned a trip and seen so much in the 10 days we were gone!Anne Hsile
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Things were rushed No down time. I enjoyed wandering around Venice. Not enough time to go through customs and catch the next flight in a different building, especially if you are sitting in the back of the plane. You should consider having a longer layover if people need to go through customs and change concourses or buildings.Gail Knowles
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Cooking at Tuscany castle and wine making was deliciousTerra Shirazi
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My favorites were Tuscany wine and cooking lesson, Perugia , Assisi, Gondola ride in Venice. Milan was too expensive and not as enjoyable.
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The tour manager Daniel was exceptional. The additional excursions were excellent. Generally the accommodations were lovely.Paula Jilanis
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Venice was my favorite & was for 95% of our group. All sites were good.
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Extra night out in Rome and Tuscany a visit to winery - pasta making and lunch.Maxine Murray
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The group dinners were a nice touch.Frank Navetta
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Making pasta together and having it as a meal while in Tuscany while st a castleLucy Rudzinski
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Loved the tour of Vatican City and also the Colles eum.Betty Weiland
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Venice was my favorite city. I like the waterways. Very organized.Brenda Gagnon
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Our tour guide Luciana was so wonderful & helpful & being able to skip the lines on many attractions was a huge time saver.
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Collette tours are always great.Cheryl
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the best trip ever. I miss being there. all were wonderful. I enjoyed the pasta makingChristine Conde
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Venice was the best. My only complaint was the Hotel in Florence damaged our bag. Handle was bent over straighten up and pushed back in, now not operable. I saw before boarding the bus and should have addressed there.
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Italy is a beautiful country. Each city and town that we visited was memorable in itself. The trip to Assisi and Venice tops the list, with Florence and Rome both tied coming in a close second.Luis M. Ordona
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Our guide was very knowledgeable and loved his job.
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Not really the kind of tour I enjoy, nothing personal about Collette
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*I loved the pasta making experience at the Castello del Trebbio.. not sure if I'm spelling this correctly? On Sunday, July 13 we had an enjoyable and memorable wine tasting and pasta making experience here. Alberto (I think that was his name) was so informative and a great guide! I think the relational aspect of this tour was personally one of my favorites! I felt like we really "experienced" a personal part of Italian culture and history!
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We had a highlight of major Italian cities. Now I know the ones I want to visit again. Our stays in each location were brief, just enough to introduce me to each city. My favorite cities were Rome and Venice, must go back. The medieval hill cities and Tuscany were also incredible.
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Can't say I have a favorite. Each place was unique and memorable in different ways.Sonia Vercler
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This is a place that I have always wanted to go to. They didn’t disappointment me with where they took me on this trip!Mallory Bauman
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Making and eating our own Homemade pasta @ Castello Trebbio in Tuscany.
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The castle tour .Wine tasting and opportunity to make the meal here
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Great Tour. Our Guide Mattea was the BEST. As was our Bus driver. The sites were Awesome, the Food was Fantastic. We had 44 people and everyone got along great. The Tuscan Feast was my favorite.John Cronin
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The tour guide was great and we got to see a lot of wonderful things but it was way more rigorous than any of us expected being that it was rated as "moderate physical activity" (I think my sisters monitor said we walked a little over 10 miles the first day and on average probably 6-8 miles every day) that is a lot for someone with some physical limitations. This is a very fast paced tour with not a lot of free time to enjoy the cities and what they have to offer. All in all it was a good trip but certainly not the trip of a lifetime we had hoped for.Sarah Steele
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Tony, our Tour Manager, was exceptional, as were the local guides. My favorite was the guide in Siena, who included personal anecdotes as he described the various districts in the city and the local horse race.William Hinrichs
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Well organized and orchestratedCarle Trotter
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Well organized .. great food..excellent wineJohanna Wilson
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The tour was great. Not only did we love Rome, but most enjoyable were the visits to the winery and the monastery.Gregory Donalson
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I wish we had had more time in Rome. There was a lot packed in 2 days. The tours of the castle and the monastery special treats.Millicent Bowman
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So many people ask this and it’s really difficult to pinpoint a particular event because the trip was put together so well and each city had its own uniqueness...the food, the atmosphere, our tour guides, our travel group...so much fun, laughter, and wonderful memories.
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Each day in itself was special in/of itself. I was fulfilled with the largeness of the history of Italy. I have so much gratitude for all that was done before us and for us.
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Our Tour Manager, Sergio S. From Milan, was absolutely fantastic. He was So detailed, caring, knowledgeable of all cities & history. His great personality & extremely funny remarks kept everyone laughing & entertained. Sergio is the best Tour Mgr ever!! The tour was planned & organized very well. Favorites were the coliseum, The Academia Bldg, statues were awesome, plus Arts & The David, the town of Sienna was great, The Cathedral was fantastic, the Monastery Experience was really nice, the Castle & Winery was fantastic! St Peters Basilica was nice to see.! Some days there was a little to much walking for our age group(62-82) other than that, a perfect trip overall.Janice Armstrong
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A bit rushed. Nice “extras”.William Bowman
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Because food was terrible, same type everyday, no variety.
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Good hotels, good guides, good group restaurants, good tour inclusions.
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History beyond imagination.Robert Henshaw
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Perfect in every way except for repeating the history and architectural background of too many churches. Would prefer more about every day life in the cities and a little less about the past.Mary Jean Harper
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For me, the walking was described as “moderate.” I felt the word used to describe the amount of walking was way off. Walking should be described in miles per day. One day, the group walked eight miles and I walked six. After that a few women and I started taking taxis that helped but meant certain sights had to be missed. At the Vatican, I only got to view the Chapel for only one minute because the local tour guide told a few of us to go a different way to the Chapel so we wouldn’t have to walk so far. Although I had a cane the guards would not let me pass so I had to wait until the group exited the Chapel. The local guide said a few words to the guards and took me by the hand to see the Chapel. This tour is for the average tourists. Seniors need to know more about the physicality of the tour. I am rating the tour manager average because she was unaware that many were having a hard time keeping up. She continued with her pace even though some of us were lagging 100 yards. She would stop and wait sometimes but would start up as soon as we caught up out of breath. She was very knowledgeable and would be a good tour guide for non-seniors.
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Great transportation in Country and nice accommodations.
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I enjoyed staying in Venice and seeing what it's like to live there.
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The tour was great. It involved alittle more walking than I expected I wish we would have had the option for Comfort plus seating on the trip to Italy as the seats we had were horribly small with no leg room. We had very good flight accommodations on the return flight to the US
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This trip had the Wow factor! Colosseum, Vatican, Florence, Venice, Milan and all the little gems in between! Loved it all!Leslie Gossard
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Well organized. Nice bus.Carol Dodds
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The canals of Venice, Assisi and the statue of David.Mary Ellen Williams
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The Vatican & St. Peter's Basilica were amazing. I was surprised that it was an added tour not included on the trip. My daughter and I loved the gondola ride & Venice. We got to wonder the streets and shop.Marguerite Lueddeke
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I would give an extra day in Rome. We went to the Coliseum, Vatican, and Dinner with Three Tenors and Rome by night all in one day. It was too much. By the end of the day tour you were worn out. Then you had to get ready for dinner and tour of Rome by night.Susan Klar
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See above. Several weeks before departure, the trip was advertised at less than half price! I feel I did not receive a good value for this excursion! One of the guides on a local tour was ill, and 3 days later, more than half the group had coughs, colds, and sore throats.Paula Coutz
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Did not appreciate seeing the trip listed for half price a few weeks before leaving & then discovering fellow travelers paid much less money to join us on our tour. This encourages postponing reservations, not a desirable outcome for your company.
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The agenda and logistics was amazing.Drew Davis
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Loved Perugia and Siena as well as the Castello del Trebbio. Also loved Rome and the walking tour.Wendy Grant
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Very well planned. I truly enjoyed the entire tour.Louise Krajina
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I REALLY DONT LIKE TO BE TAKEN TO VENUES THAT THE COMPANY IS MAKING A COMMISSION ON, I WOULD RATHER SEEK OUT MY OWN PLACES TO SHOP
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We loved Venice! Our hotel was on the Grand Canal, it was what memories are made of!
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Daniel, our Tour ******, provided us with great experiences. His knowledge and humor made each day a memorable experience! Loved Assisi and Perugia and the small town flavor.Lana Estep
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Our Coach Driver and Manager were very very good. They were always thinking of us the travelers. Getting us close to our day's tour, suggesting foods to match our tastes, handling any room concerns, etc.
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Sergio was great!!!!! I would love to take another tour with him.Glenda Edwardson
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Venice was breath taking!Dione Wasness
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Every day was special on its own, and in total Very enjoyable.Lynnette L
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Loved every place we went. The group was diverse ,interesting and friendly.Cathyrn Rice
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It is difficult to choose just 1 memorable experience. Each stop seemed to get better. The tour guides were excellent, providing much interesting information and history.
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A lot of walking but it helped to walk off the food, which was fantastic! Everything is memorable, including the bad beds! Enjoyed the dinner & dancing after the monestary. We had a good group of folks.Nancy Kuhns
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Tour was nonstop and we couldn’t have seen all we did without being on tour.Linda Lundgren
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I would say the even spent at the Opera House in Rome, was a highlight.Robert Nicholas
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This tour thoroughly met our expectations and was truly a "Reflection of Italy"! Ready to go back for more!!!
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This tour was fabulous. Our exceptional tour guide made this a most memorable experience.
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Staff and experiences were well planned and enjoyable.Carol Kwasny
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We saw and did so many things. Had so much fun.Cathleen Rich
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Visit to Venice and awesome gondola ride.Raymond Lacey
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Great time - Jovanka made it perfectDoryce Mccarthy
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Rome was fantastic but we should have arrived a couple of days before the tour to have time to see more of Rome. Assisi, Perugia,Siena and Tuscany were our favorites. The scenery was fabulous. We enjoyed the Castello Del Trebbio for the tour and wine tasting, the 14 century monastery --La Certosa and the Tuscan Feast. Venice was wonderful and we wish we could have spent more time there instead of going on to Milan. Leaving from Venice would have given us the time to spend enjoying such a wonderful historic part of Italy.
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Our Tour Manager, Savio, was the very best!Mary Moore
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Loved the smaller cities visited. Would not have thought to visit on my own.
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OUTSTANDING TOUR MANAGER, GUILIO, EXCELLENT BUS DRIVER, ANTONIO EXCELLENT LOCAL SITE EXPERTS.Paul Rapisarda
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On a tour entitled "Reflections of Italy," I would have expected to be more immersed in Italian culture. While the hotels were were nice, it was disappointing that the breakfasts did not include any of the wonderful fresh fruit that was for sale in the markets. Based on the tour description, we all thought that we would be going into the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence and the Duomo in Milan. Given the cost of the tour, it could have included admission to these two iconic Italian cathedrals.
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Got into sites that that would not have had the time and patience to do on my own due to the "skip the line" nature of the guided tour group. Also some of the best experiences are not even available to the general public that Collettes has access to.Amy Langston
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I have never been overseas before, Italy was my first tour in Europe. All aspects of the tour were wonderful so I truly can’t pick one but a really nice experience was a trip to a winery with a tour of the castle, a wonderful lunch and wine tasting. It was an off the beaten path experience which I really like. Colette has a way of providing these types of experiences which suits me just fine and will mean I will travel with Collette again;Rita Ranieri
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Very professional Took all hassle out of moving from city to city Accomplished much more than we would have alone.Susan Scanland
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My favorite memorable experience was Assisi and Sienna. My granddaughter's favorite was Rome.Mary Ann Hau
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I think ****** showed & told so much because of his love & knowledge of Italy.Mona Bendix
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Everything was well planned and enjoyable!Dorothea Cooper
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We would certainly have given the tour five stars but a couple of the accommodations were subpar. Our favorite memory? There were so many it’s hard to pick. Our tour manager ***** ******* made the entire trip great.Gretchen Portwood
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We were celebrating 54 years of marriage and the tour guide, *****, arranged for performers to gather at our table at the end of the performance to present us with tiramasu with a candle and sing "Happy Anniversary In Florence she upgraded our acomodations and had a bottle of champagne waiting for us in our rooms.Margaret and Hugh Burns
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Venice was probably my favorite city because it's so unusual. I so enjoyed the whole trip i can't say I had a particular favorite.Kathryn Crawford
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Sistine chapel,winery, VeniceMargaret Taylor
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Not much to write home about. Too many churches on the trip.
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We covered a lot of ground in a short period of time. The locations were a good mix. Standing in the square at the Vatican.Sandra Marshall
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See previous write-up. No more to be said!James Mueller
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Winery tour,a knowledgeable guide and beautiful propertySharon Harrington
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The cities we toured were outstanding, but I must say my favorite was Venice. There was something magical about those canals!Susan Elliott
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The tour was well-organized.Clifford Sturek
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Each stop had its unique highlights. Loved the celebrations of special guests' occasions. Celebrated my birthday in Florence and Venice. It was a wonderful time! Rome and Florence were incredible, the art, the history, the beauty.... Would love to return and to spend more time there as well as in Milan.Charlotte Wooten
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enjoyed the colosseum , winery, and vatican
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It was a great tour. I have nothing to complain about.
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Well planned trip and worth the moneyBenjamin Roach
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Winery tour and Vatican tour.Mary Cartwright
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Excellent value. The coach, the castle, the included meals were great.
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loved rome! so much good information! It was all so fun!Keli Greene
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Excellent guides. Did not like the optional "Dinner with tenors" It was more of a comedic cabaret.... not worth the show or the dinner. Our second option was a trip to a monestary which was excellent.... but the Italian dinner show and music was horrible..... noisy and in a rec room.... like a bad Italian wedding!!! Why are they singing New York, New York???! Very touristy and did not reflect the Tuscan feast as advertised. These programs were Mis marketed and and really missed the mark.... a waste of money and time..... not authentic in any way..... never again!
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Touring the town of Siena and Venice, especially Murano IslandGregory Hooper
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Places & local guides were excellentKaren Love
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Even though my trip was cut short due to personal injury what I did complete was great.
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Favorite city: Siena Favorite experience: Gondola ride in Venice Also enjoyed the glass blowing demonstration in Murano. Group dinners were also very enjoyable.
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Difficult to name one venue. Enjoyed Rome and Tuscay visit to winery, luncheon, etc.
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Michelangelo's David in Florence.Joseph MarkAnthony
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It is difficult to pick a favorite experience because every step from Rome to Milan passing through Assisi, Perugia, Sienna, Florence and Venice was exciting, educational and rewarding. I want to add that our tour guide, did a wonderful job. He was always upbeat, informative and helpful. I also watched while he was busy attending to the business of guiding, moments when I don't think he was aware I was paying attention, It was then I could see how focused he was on taking care of the paperwork and details of the tour so that he made it seem almost easy to lead us through much of Italy. It can't have been easy, but he made it easy for us. I did note that several on our tour had had before and had liked him so much that they insisted on having him when they booked subsequent Collette tours. Yes, he is that good.Kathryn
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Our tour guide was wonderful along with the other forty people on our tour!! We could not of asked for a better group!! We are now truly friends! Loved Italy! No worries everything went great!! An unbelievable experience that we will treasure forever!!!Terri and Vic
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Loved Siena and Perugia - good pace / not exhaustingSigne Bean
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Tucson feast was the most incredible night.Dawn Bellinger
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I enjoyed all the cities/towns we visited but Venice was by far my favorite. It exceeded all my expectations! Wandering through the narrow streets, getting lost, and finding different paths provided a rewarding experience that will be remembered. I look forward to returning.Eileen Kelly
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Too much 'on your own time'. I prefer more structure
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Our tour manager, Gary Bowling, was excellent!! He was articulate, informative, went out of his way to help out the people in his group and was able to provide informative and entertaining chatter on the long bus trips between destinations. In my opinion, they need to find a way to clone Gary and assign them to all of their tours!! There weer so many interesting places on this tour, it is hard to pick out one that stands above the rest, but the tour to the monastery and the dinner and dancing afterward seemed to be the biggest hit on the trip. At least the one where the most wine was consumed by all!! gondola ride with the accordian player and singer in Venice was great too!!TheSteven
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We believe that the gratuities for all parties should be included in the fee for the tour. Having to scramble for currency, and wait in line to tip does not in any way add to the tour! The only other suggestion would be additional legroom on the buses. Very tight!David
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A great tour, packing in as much as possible in such a short space of time. The hotels were fabulous--all within walking distance of the main centres. I thought that the group size of 42 was far too big however. And I was surprised that we were the only 2 people travelling from the UK--all the rest were from the USA. I thought all the optional tours were great too.Nancytoy
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Italy part was great. However the Ireland part too much time wasted on shopping. 3/4 of time on two days and 1/2 on another day spent shopping. Thousands spent for trip. Tour needs to be shorter or more things added.William
