Venice 14-Day Tours and Trips

Excellent, interesting tour, amazing scenery and visiting some wonderful places like Lucca my absolutely favourite place on the tour. We stayed in some really nice interesting hotels though I wasn’t that keen on Villa Pitiana in Tuscany. Lots of faded grandeur and an uncomfortable bed. I don’t mind old hotels at all but the bedroom I had at Villa Pitiana was gloomy and most unwelcoming and the bathroom was not great. The Villa was in need of major refurbishment and too far away from anything. I would have preferred three nights in Lucca to explore some more. A few people on the tour felt the same. I also really liked Rapallo and would have enjoyed more time there. Silvia was a wonderful guide.So knowledgeable, helpful and great personality. Our driver Gaetano was friendly and a skilful, safe driver. They made a great team.

I liked the places we visited. Accomodation was excellent and all rooms were well appointed. We stayed 2 nights at Vill Pitiana and I felt that the meal choices..2 were very limited and not great value for the price. ( perhaps a pasta option as well!) .As I previously stated this was my first tour and I had a lot of questions, that Helio dealt with very patiently. We appreciated all the work that he put for all of us on the tour…..from sightseeing and many restaurant suggestions to much information about every place we visited. I cannot praise Helio enough. Our bags were left at the hotel on the first night and Helio sorted it out promptly with much apologies. We did not consider this as a big deal as it was sorted and these things happen. One other suggestion is that you make it very clear on your brochures that not everyone will have exactly the same views as everyone elseevery night. This may seem obvious, but we had a couple complaining on the bus to Helio and everyone else felt a bit awkward. I understand that you can’t have 9 rooms with the same view and we thought all the views were great. Helio dealt with it very professionally. I liked the mix of sightseeing as a group and them being able to go off on our own.

great pace - we not rushed at all and had plenty of time juts to wander and relax. We did not spend too much time on the bus which was excellent but when we did our tour guide was so informative that it made the time go quickly.

My wife and I had a most wonderful time on this tour 13/10 to 24/10. Beatrice our Tour Leader (TL) was absolutely brilliant! She's knowledgeable, funny, always approachable and available to answer any questions or concerns. She genuinely cares, loves her job and is meticulously organized and well prepared which helped make our experience what it was. Gaetano, our driver, was outstanding and we always felt safe. The bus was clean and spacious enough for the 17 in our group to travel comfortably. The destinations visited were well paced, beautiful and we had enough free time at each for shopping and a bite to eat. The experiences (truffle hunt, wine and grappa tastings) along the way were also well planned and fun. It's called Blue-Roads for a reason becaus we got to see more of Italy this way. The accommodation was fantastic although some of us found that at this time off year (out of peak season) Some hotels had shut down their air-conditioning (cool function) and we had to leave our windows open for some reprieve. I must stress that this seems to be a common and standard thing in Italy as I also experienced this outside of the Tour. We thoroughly enjoyed this Tour made extra special by out TL, Driver and friends made along the way within our little group. Nick and Gail

Our guide and driver were an excellent team, our step on guides were very gracious in sharing their knowledge. The Make Travel Matter events made us feel welcomed and surprised us at every adventure. The itinerary was aggressive, but it had to be, to see all the places we visited, each day more wonders to discover. Trafalgar delivered The Best Of Italy and Sicily, we knew this was the trip we wanted and we have no regrets of missing anything, and we have amazing memories, thanks Trafalgar.

The trip was planned out so well places and history was so informative above all our tour guide was a wealth of knowledge. His enthusiasm was infectious and knowledge the regions we visited was second to none. He is such an asset to Trafalgar I loved the whole experience can’t wait to go back 🙏