Rome 9-Day Tours and Trips

For my first trip abroad, this was the best experience I could?ve ever booked for myself. It exceeded my expectations on every level! The beautiful places & landscapes, the food, the amazing people I met and the incredible memories I made will stay with me forever.

Well organized trip and the staff whom we worked with were super professional and made sure everything worked perfectly for us. I know there had to be issues, but we as guest never saw an issues.

Coverage of the Vatican was light without entrance to St. Peter’s or the Sistine Chapel, due to the recent election of a new Pope. But, touring the Pantheon, the Colloseum, Borghese Gardens, Piazza del Popolo, the Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain made up for it. Alberobello, with its Truli houses, was fascinating. Matera was amazing, and our visit to Polignano a Mare was a dream. The highlight of the tour for me was the boat tour around the Island of Capri. There are no words to describe the beauty. And Positano was the icing on the cake.

We have seen and learned more than I ever expected on this tour. We have booked with Expat in the past and will continue to book with Expat in the future. Our tour guide are most so knowledgeable and friendly and really take the time to help us learn and explore the beauty and history of these countries so we do not miss a thing. I am in awe of the drivers expertise at maneuvering these buses through the cities and narrow roads of Europe with ease. Always an adventure!

This was an amazing experience largely as a result of our Tour Leader, Antonio. He joined us late on the first day in Rome having stepped in (and up) for the designated Tour Leader as they had to drop out last minute. He'd just finished another tour earlier that day and had flown to join us in Rome. Despite this he set about introducing himself to everyone and straight away we felt a connection and knew we were in safe hands. Over the next nine days he took great care of us from making sure I had no cheese on my pizza to looking out for our kids (who were also on the tour with us) when they tagged along on one of the excursions, from making sure we all made it to the train station on time and together to making extra arrangements for some of our group who had some mobility issues. At every turn Antonio was there, corralling, caring and communicating every day of the trip. Don't get me wrong, Italy and the sights are amazing but having a great Tour Leader like Antonio can make something special into something amazing and he certainly did that every day. The tour itself has some long days and early starts but because of that you get rewarded with amazing sights and sounds every day from Vatican and Colosseum in Rome, Pisa and Cinque Terra from Florence, Capri and Pompeii from Naples, Lake Como from Milan and beautiful Venice. A good balance (in our opinion) of busy days and free days. This tour is a great way to see most of what Italy has to offer with the comfort of rail travel (shorter journeys between locations, roomy seats and great views of the Italian countryside) and if you're lucky enough a great Tour Leader like Antonio to bring the whole thing together. All in all an amazing experience.

Opportunity to visit smaller towns, see the beautiful countryside, especially Tuscany. Loved the 3 days at Villasanpaolo and enjoy the spa and beautiful hilltop views. Yet we hit top tourist sites as Pisa and the Colleseum, Assisi and Florence. The pasta making and weaving demonstrations were culturally relevant. Our tour director was Italian and provided an insight into growing up, living and working in Italy. Priceless knowledge.