Italy Adventure Trips

We were very pleased with the itinerary on the Jewels of Italy Tour. You not only get to see the bigger cities, like Rome, Florence and Venice, but you get to see the smaller towns of Pisa and Verona, which were just as interesting and beautiful.

The itinerary on The Jewels of Italy Tour is exceptional, not only do you get to see the major attractions in the big cities, but you also get to see the smaller towns of Pisa and Verona. I thought the Coach was very comfortable. Although, I was surprised that there was no bathroom in the back, but there were enough Pitstops made for bathroom breaks, so it was not needed. We thought the Hotels were more than adequate for the paid.

The trip was amazing - a tour not a holiday as our guide shared with us during the trip when some thought it was a lot of moving. However, we were very happy with the trip and all that we saw - drove approximately 4,500 miles in the 21 days. Damian was an outstanding driver - kept us safe and accommodating to all passenters. Roxi, our tour guide was incredible. She was friendly, organized, keep us informed daily, and her capacity of the history and information about not only each of the 14 countries we visited, but the cities we stayed in or stopped at was amazing.

Italy is way more than a few big cities. This tour provided a mix to see the real Italy while exploring the rich history that made this place so special.

Excellent tour. Local guides were all excellent. Itinerary was very good. Rome hotel was not in the best location. Not a lot around it like restaurants, cafes. Optional dinners were way overpriced and the optional Rome dinner was terrible. A number of the group complained to the tour director and most including us did not take the other 2 dinners. Optional tours were all good but again most people found them overpriced and felt that Insight should have included some of them in the package. Hotels were ok and were the same hotels that Globus tours used. Did not like the Palermo hotel even though it was in a fairly good location it was very dark had no place to meet up with others or sit and relax. It would have been nice to end the tour with a hotel by the water or with a pool.

Very interesting and different from other areas of Italy previously visited a number of years ago. The history of Southern Italy and Sicily was amazing, the culinary tastes and traditions that have been carried on and through the centuries. Hearing about the centuries of history and the ongoing preservation that is maintaining the living history that surrounds you on your visit is very inspiring.