Italy 16-Day Tours and Trips

They keep you hopping. Such a great way to see a lot of sights. Do not expect a lot of relaxation if that’s what you’re after. You can opt out of activities but you’d miss amazing things. Great way to see a lot and then decide what’s your favorite to go back to. Guide is knowledgeable and friendly. They keep him busy as well. You get an opportunity to meet great people too, overall amazing experience!

I thoroughly enjoyed the theme of Country Roads as it we were able to explore a lot of places away from the cities at a relaxed pace. However, the downside of this itinerary was - * that the Hotel at Perugia was not in close proximity to the town centre for those who chose not to join the Optional Excursion for that day. May I suggest the Optional Excursion be included in the Itinerary, not as an extra so no one is stranded at the Hotel for the day. * very disappointed with the change of Hotel at Venice as the standard of accommodation and service was very "average" * the included dinners at the Hotels were well below standard.

A wonderful tour of the main sights of Sicily (and there are a lot!). It's an amazing place to visit. Hotels really well located. Antonio is incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, coupled with huge enthusiasm and great organisational skills. Perfect choices of restaurants for group meals. We have travelled with Explore for many years and all tour leaders have been excellent, but he is certainly one of the best we have ever had. It's a particular bonus that he is the tour guide everywhere as well as the tour leader.

Was not expecting to love the places as much as I did. The scenery is all very different and dramatic in each place. I really loved Slovenia. An extra day in Dubrovnik would have been great. The trip leader Monika was phenomenal! Definitely would recommend this tour just to see so many countries that a lot of people probably haven’t really thought about seeing when they’re in Europe!

Superb holiday, excellent itinerary, so many wonderful sights to see. The holiday ran like clockwork not a moment was wasted, our Guide Antonio had a fantastic knowledge of the history of Sicily and his passion was infectious. Very good Group and I think that everyone had a fantastic holiday.

This was a full itinerary, requiring 4-5 miles of walking on uneven terrain and on many days. For those who have mobility problems, such as my husband, it would have been good for us to be forewarned. On several days, I would take the tour without him, take lots of pictures, so he could see what he missed because he just wasn’t able to keep up. The sights we saw — the Colosseum, Pompeii, the churches, wineries, the leaning Tower of Pisa and many, many more — were all fascinating especially because the local guides were so knowledgeable.