Italy Wine Tasting Tours

Anna was the perfect concierge operator for our Ultimate Italy tour: highly professional, experienced and knowledgeable, kind and thoughtful, and completely fluent in English and Italian. The itinerary was excellent in providing a diverse and well-balanced exposure to the key locations in Italy and important site-seeing, art, culture, museums, churches, food, beverages (and the best gelato anywhere). Luxury Gold was very good about some issues with one hotel. We really enjoyed our fellow travelers. Just one caveat. This tour, in order to provide a comprehensive experience, includes some early morning starts, pretty full daily schedules, and some later dinners (as well as some independent times). That pace didn't seem like a problem for our group and our average age was probably about 55 or 60. But for anyone seeking a more leisurely experience, you might consider a resort. On the other hand, if you really want to know Italy, this tour is an excellent choice!

Anna is a great tour concierge! Very professional, caring, thoughtful, and detailed. You will be lucky to have Anna as your tour operator. I enjoyed the other people traveling on the tour and I have many wonderful memories.

This was a wonderful trip, your tour concierge, Anna, was terrific - very knowledgeable about the destinations and local tours, attentive to the group and each individual. On the whole, the locations and hotels were well-selected. I was disappointed that we didn't go to Sorrento and the Amalfi coast, however Capri was lovely. The hotel in Florence, while conveniently located and with lovely public areas, had poor guestroom accommodations for the level of this tour. We were disappointed that we could not experience Cinque Terra,, however, the Excelsior in Rapallo was exceptional and Anna did more to made up for the change in plans. A second night in the Excelsior and one less in Florence would be nice. In all a memorable trip!

It was great...the tour guide was very accommodating and knowledgeable. Saw a lot of sights and would highly recommend. The hotels were wonderful, especially the Crown Plaza in Rome. The only negative was the dinner at the Florence hotel....very disappointing and tasted like cafeteria food.

I enjoyed a great week in Tuscany, nothing was too much trouble for our Explore Leader, Enrico. We had a very delicious wine tasting on Day 2, with a great lunch and we finished the week with an Aperitif overlooking Florence. The hotel in Florence was changed quite late and if you were to have a room on the main street it was quite noisy. If you like walking, wine and food, I would definitely recommend this trip.

This tour included much of the highlights of Italy's culture and history. For the time we had in each location, I think we were given an excellent overview. I enjoyed all the places we visited and all the extra excursions I took. Some of the excursions made the trip even more enjoyable. There are places I would love to explore in greater depth now that I have had this experience.