Italy Tours in May 2026

Really appreciated the tour of the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museum. Would have liked to visit the St. Peter's Basilica and the Pieta. Sorry that that did not happen. The rest of the tour was wonderful. Really appreciated all the optional excursions. Would've liked to have seen a bit more of Rome itself. A big thank you to Tayla Gatt, our Tour Director. She was excellent at her job - really helpful, full of great information and suggestions. Our tour bus driver, Danielli, was superb at his job. Really appreciated his navigation skills.

I loved every minute of the tour and appreciated that out tour leader made dinner reservations and often pre ordered starters... The only thing I would improve is the description of the biking level required. I feel I am a fairly fit person, but the tour on a normal bike is in parts really tough. I would have chosen an E bike if I had known But everything else was great - the itinerary well thought through, wonderful food, a great tour guide and a fun group.

The entire trip was absolutely wonderful - the sights, the extraordinary food & wine, the landscapes, the tours, and our guide, Augusto. He was so attentive and caring to all our needs. Everything was so well organized. I felt safe and loved and overjoyed with the experience. So grateful to have spent my 56th birthday in Tuscany!

I rated the accommodations good rather than excellent only because the second hotel had a train track next to it, and trains ran all of the time. We loved our tour manager. He was wonderful! We also loved the cooking class, wine shop tasting, Stresa, Siena, glassblowing, Gondola ride, our hotel room in Venice, Carrara Marble Quarries, villages of Cinque Terre.d

We had a great trip to Italy and saw so much on the Escapade itinerary. We also had a great tour director and driver. We liked the ease of the tour because all driving, tickets, hotels, and many meals we arranged. It would have taken so much more time to arrange this trip ourselves and it would have been much more stressful. We enjoyed the group we traveled with as well. I would recommend spending a few extra days before or after the trip on your own. We only stayed one extra day and I wish we had done at least two or three. There is so much to see in Rome so these extra days would be helpful. Each area of the trip had it's own beauty and history. We will choose future trips with Insight and hope they will be as great as our Italy experience!

Overall, the itinerary is great and I thoroughly enjoyed this tour! Excellent tour director and driver! It would be good for people to know how long the optional experiences are so you can fit in some free time to either relax or do some shopping. By opting in for all of the optional experiences, you don't have much time on your own. It is a very fast paced itinerary. It was my first tour so it now I know to not opt in for all optional experiences if I want to have some down time and/or personal time.