I was very exciting and looking forward to this trip, nevertheless, the tour was very disappointing. Expat website is very deceiving. When looking at the tour, the first thing that shows up is a section called "Photos of the Tour" which shows a group of people inside the Colosseums, but in reality this is not part of the tour. We were brought to the Colosseum but as our excitement grew believing we would go inside, the tour guide started waking us away from it. We didn't spend 1 MINUTE in front of it. Our group consisted of 49 people and we were all under the impression that we would be visiting inside, we were all disappointed and very angry from the very first day. I strongly suggest a tour inside the Colosseum to be included or at least as an optional tour. This should be clarified in the website so that future tourists know what to expect. This will help us make better decisions about free time and optional tours. Many of us agreed that if we would have known Expat Tour would not take us inside the Colosseum we would have never booked the optional tour to the Vatican City and would have taken free time to visit the Colosseum. I feel like I didn't received what your website was selling me. Vatican City tour was also a very disappointing experience and the tour guide was very rude. Her comments and remarks to the group let us know she was upset. At one point she said "if you would've not booked this tour, I would not be here". Completely unprofessional! Staff at the Hotel in Rome was also very rude! At check out, they even charged me with "tourist city taxes" even thought the booking had been paid in full thru the tour operator. Venice was the best hotel by far! The hotel in Tuscany was HORRIBLE! Extremely old and with all the issues an old building can have. The air conditioning was not working properly due to the heat wave (over 100F/38C). Brown water was coming out of the bathroom sink and shower. Mold in shower. Disgusting! The worst hotel I have ever stayed in
Really great tour. Really great guide! Andrea was extraordinary! He presented his information in a lively, respectful, clear fashion. I liked the tour so much, I am going to book it for my daughter this week. My sister and I took four other tours of yours--Vatican, Hidden Gems, Borghese Galleries, and Three Basilicas. They were all superb. I have also reserved Underground Colosseum, and Premium Colosseum for this week's guests. My only regret is that I never received a promo card from any of the guides until Peter (Three Basilicas), and by that time, I had booked all of the rest.
Brilliant trip in beautiful Greece A brilliant trip from start to finish. The cycling is a nice mix of countryside, coastal and a few hills thrown in. You also get to see Greece away from hustle of tourists. The cycling is all on mostly quiet roads and through a couple of towns although you're not on any busy roads for more than a few minutes. The food is also excellent, and you also get some excellent local knowledge on just about everything from Greek mythology to which is the best Olive oil to buy to take home. I highly recommend this trip.