Rick Rocks!
As you can see we loved our Rick Steves' Heart of Italy in 9 Days tour. Our experience was wonderful from the day we booked the tour through all our pre-tour information. We loved reaching a live person every time we called! Even until the last morning of our tour when our guide Ben stuck around to give suggestions to the few of us who had a bit of free time before catching our flights. Given our experience getting to Italy we can't tell you what a relief it was to walk into that restaurant and know we had help. Someone to guide us along the way, but enough freedom to explore at our own pace. Since we were already in Europe when the storms hit the Cinque Terre we can't imagine what we would have done if we had planned to stay there on our own! Instead we received an email telling us not to worry, that everything was under control, and new plans had already been arranged. We really believe Rick Steves' went above and beyond to still make our trip unforgettable!
When it comes to traveling with others, we really enjoyed seeing people we knew to stop and say hello to as we wandered around the big cities, like a little piece of home so far away. Every time Ben set an optional "group time" all of us showed up. We loved being together and sharing our memories. All the little "extras" included on the tour made this trip the trip of a lifetime, and worth every penny. We truly enjoyed every moment of this vacation.
We cannot recommend Rick Steves' tours enough, and we cannot wait until our next tour!
When it comes to traveling with others, we really enjoyed seeing people we knew to stop and say hello to as we wandered around the big cities, like a little piece of home so far away. Every time Ben set an optional "group time" all of us showed up. We loved being together and sharing our memories. All the little "extras" included on the tour made this trip the trip of a lifetime, and worth every penny. We truly enjoyed every moment of this vacation.
We cannot recommend Rick Steves' tours enough, and we cannot wait until our next tour!