Best of Italy

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  Bessie

  August 30th, 2025
  4.0
  Our group leader, Maurizio was excellent. He was able to accommodate most of the wishes of our group by giving...
  Our group leader, Maurizio was excellent. He was able to accommodate most of the wishes of our group by giving options whereby people could still have personal choices. He had a wonderful sense of humour, yet was able to deal with personal problems of members with compassion.Show more
  Traveled in August 2025
  

  Reply from: Intrepid Travel

  What a lovely review, Bessie, thank you for sharing a bit around your time with us in incredible Italy. We hope that our guides always provide such care to our travellers, and we will be sure to pass your kind words onto Maurizio's managers. Looking forward to hosting you in future, Bessie, thanks again.

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  dianne

  August 5th, 2024
  5.0
  The best tour guide Caterina and a wonderful group of 6 had an absolute best of times. Caterina was so In formative...
  The best tour guide Caterina and a wonderful group of 6 had an absolute best of times. Caterina was so In formative and always ready to help. She had a personality that made our trip spectacular.Show more
  Traveled in July 2024
  

  Reply from: Intrepid Travel

  Hello Dianne, thank you so much for taking the time to post a review. We are delighted to learn that you trip was everything you wanted and more. That you had a wonderful group and the best tour leader. We hope you will find another of our itineraries to your liking and we can welcome you on another adventure soon.

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  Jesinta

  July 14th, 2022
  5.0
  mecol was great. went above and beyond
  Traveled in June 2022
  

  Reply from: Intrepid Travel

  Hi Jesinta! We are glad you had an amazing tour in Italy with us! Our guides are truly amazing and it wonderful to hear that they went above and beyond! Thank you so much for your feedback.

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  Eric

  June 23rd, 2022
  5.0
  Micol was the best! Hope all other Intrepid tour leaders are like Micol. My wife and I enjoyed the tour so much. It...
  Micol was the best! Hope all other Intrepid tour leaders are like Micol. My wife and I enjoyed the tour so much. It was “The Best of Italy” indeed. We have learned so much of Italy so far. Micol was excellent in managing the tour. Micol was very informative and knowledgeable and has answered for every question we asked. It was hectic and very challenging at our age level but Micol was very accommodating and made things manageable. It saved us the hassle in coordinating the accommodation and transportation. Micol organized the option of getting together on lunches, dinners or tapas. It made the group more familiar of each other and comfortable.Show more
  Traveled in May 2022
  

  Reply from: Intrepid Travel

  Hi Eric, Many thanks for the email and so wonderful to hear you enjoyed your time in Italy! Micol is one of our best so we are extra happy to know that you were taken care of and in good hands. We look forward to welcoming you on your next adventure! Kerstin Intrepid Travel

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  Mark

  June 10th, 2022
  3.0
  Congratulations to our tour leader Micole who managed to help us with trains directions, booking museums and taking...
  Congratulations to our tour leader Micole who managed to help us with trains directions, booking museums and taking us out to nice restaurants. If you book a tour with this company you will be so lucky to have her. Accomodations : I was not satisified with the hotels provided during this trip even if most of them are labeled as 3 stars, the rooms were quite small and the beds also even as a european standards. Hotel in Rome was nice but the inside of the room looked as if the paintjob and AC installation was not quite finished (inside of the vents still visible, paintjob on the walls looked it has been finished in a quick way). The neigbourhood around Rome Termini was quite dirty and we had to be careful in the evening for drunk people. Florence : hotel was very close to train station which was good. I did not like the fact that there was no common room to have breakfast with the other guests. Lucca : this was the best hotel of the trip, the manager was very nice, breakfast was wonderful. La Spezia : it was the worst hotel ever, all the guests had to be on different floors and up to 5 flight of stairs without an elevator with a suitcase is not acceptable for the price we paid. The hotel was located way too close to the station, we could hear the train until late at night. Even if it was written in the contract that the people who paid for a single supplement would have to share a room in La Spezia, I think Intrepid should manage to book a hotel where all the guests can have their single room. Worst part of this hotel, a couple in our group had to walk 10 minutes away from the hotel because the first hotel was full...... Neither the hotel manager and the tour leader were informed of this situation beforehand. Asti : it was a good surprise for a 2 star hotel even if we expected to be in a 3 star hotel as the rest of the trip. I have nothing to add regarding this hotel. Maybe something closer to the bars and restaurants would be nice. Lake Como : hotel was not good. The rooms were almost on the main road itself, we could hear the motocycles and the cars passing in front of our window passing all night. Very hard to sleep properly. I would recommend getting another hotel away from the main road. Venice : location of the hotel was very central, quite good. The bathroom was ridiculous, as small as a camping bathroom, everytime we took a shower the whole bathroom floor would get wet. Room looked quite outdated with that red wallpaper and many dead mosquitoes smashed on the wall. I would not recommed this hotel. Transportation : most of the trains we took were on time and efficient. The only thing that needs to be improved is to provide a direct train from Milan to Venice and not having to take 2 regional trains and run through the station to catch the second train.Show more
  Traveled in May 2022
  

  Reply from: Intrepid Travel

  Hi Mark! Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback and details of your experiences throughout your time with us in Italy. Thank you for the kind words you have shared about our local leader Micole. Our local leaders are really proud to provide a positive travel experience for our travellers and Micole is certainly no exception. We really appreciate your detailed feedback on the hotels used on tour. This type of feedback is highly valued by our team as it can help us to improve on the accommodation we provide our travellers. We will pass along the feedback to our product team who are constantly monitoring the tourist-class hotels we use on tour. We always strive to provide a good level of comfort and location for our hotels on our Original style trip, so we are very sorry to hear that some hotels have not met this expectation. If you have any further details to provide please feel to contact our customer service team directly. We hope that you have enjoyed experiencing Italy and its wonderful culture with us and would love to see you on another Intrepid tour one day!

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  Dianne

  November 6th, 2019
  4.0
  The tour itself was a bit ambitious - not enough time in many places (Rome and Florence for example). On the other...
  The tour itself was a bit ambitious - not enough time in many places (Rome and Florence for example). On the other hand, I did get to see towns/ cities I would not otherwise have seen. The pace was good. The introductory walks in each new destination were excellent. The accommodation was much better than I expected! One suggestion: forget la Spezia. Try to organize accommodation in one of the cinque terre villages or Portovenere. There was really nothing in la Spezia, and it’s only used as a gateway to cinque terre. It’s a bit of a yawn! Yuri was a terrific tour leader. He was engaging and enthusiastic. There were lots of physical activities but no pressure to join in if someone wanted to do something else. Yuri’s knowledge of each place we went was so welcomed. He was fun, understanding, helpful. He went out of his way to assist me when I encountered a couple of unexpected difficulties. I couldn’t have asked for a better tour leader.Show more
  Traveled in October 2019
  

  Reply from: Intrepid Travel

  Hi Dianne, thank you so much for the feedback and we will be sure to pass it on. Great to hear that the leader was top notch, we are very proud of them. See you again soon! Intrepid

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  Margaret C

  September 18th, 2019
  5.0
  The tour was a fantastic insight into best of the various regions of Italy.
  Traveled in April 2019
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  Angela C

  September 18th, 2019
  4.8
  This trip was superb,I definitely intend to travel with intrepid again and would recommend this trip and intrepid as...
  This trip was superb,I definitely intend to travel with intrepid again and would recommend this trip and intrepid as a company to any friends travelling.Show more
  Traveled in April 2019
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  Guy L

  September 18th, 2019
  4.5
  Well-organized, good value, many opportunities for free time, good group of fellow travelers.
  Traveled in April 2019
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  Amanda B

  September 18th, 2019
  4.0
  Stayed at really central places. Andrea, our guide, was amazing. His orientation walks were fabulous and extremely...
  Stayed at really central places. Andrea, our guide, was amazing. His orientation walks were fabulous and extremely informative, his passion is obvious.The places we visited were great, transport etc was very well organised, dinnertime meal venues were well chosen.Show more
  Traveled in April 2019