Germany Italy Tours and Trips

The trip was fantastic. It was full on and we found it a bit tiring towards the end, but we saw so much. Antonio our Guide was excellent. Antonio's lectures were great and put what we were going to see the next day(s) into context making it an even more interesting and enjoyable experience for us. Our room in the hotel in Syracuse was a bit tired and the bathroom needed work, the hotel in Palermo was a bit soulless, but in a good location. Overall the quality of accommodation was good. Our transport and drivers were also very good. The itinerary for the last 2 days needs looking at, particularly the trip to Etna in the morning and Catania in the afternoon. There is little for people to do if they don't want to do the full Etna experience (i.e. go up), other than to look at the lower craters and visit the shops / restaurants. After being up at altitude we then found the afternoon trip to Catania hard work and maybe as Sicily's second biggest city a few hours in the afternoon doesn't do it justice, but again we still managed to fit a lot in. Maybe Etna should just be an option, or have a day of it's own with those who don't want to go given the opportunity to do something else. The hotel for the last 3 days in Giardini Naxos was right by the sea and there were plenty of lovely coves to possibly visit with stunning scenery. I'm not sure if we got the most out of that location, as we were so busy. Just thoughts. All in all an absolutely brilliant trip, which we would thoroughly recommend and as previously stated, Antonio is an incredible person and Guide.

Insight Vacations add many special touches to your tour. From the gelato to unique dining experiences, to a memorable experience on a gondola in Venice. The guide was amazing and the driver of our coach was talented and kept us safe throughout our travels.

It was fantastic though I would not call it a vacation. Constantly on the go, no rest for the very. Tour director was awesome as was the coach driver.

You get an excellent overview of all the varied regions, history and culinary traditions of the people of Italy. The scenery is outstanding and my dream of seeing Pompeii was the capstone. I majored in archaeology in college so seeing all of the sites we studied was a wish come true. And visiting the Vatican museums, upon coming out int St Peter’s Square, we happened upon the weekly Papal Audience which was a fun bonus as Pope Leo is from just down the road from my home!

It was a fabulous tour and I had such a wonderful time, I loved the format of staying in one town (Montecatini-Terme was so perfect), unpacking once and exploring each day. San Gimignano and Lucca were both amazing and I love the wine tasting, cheese farm and cooking class/dinner. It really was all just amazing and Savio was an absolute GEM!

Awesome scenery, a very responsible driver who followed Insights driving policies and procedures, the guide went above and beyond if there was an issue which showed how awesome insight are.