THE GUIDE: Count yourselves among blessed if you have Noddy. She was energetic, fun, competent, so very organized, friendly, and went out of her way to get to know each of us personally. Her knowledge of each region we traveled through and monument we visited blew my mind. She was an absolutely bottomless font of knowledge and was only too happy to share whatever she could that would help us along the way. She quickly became a friend, and we were genuinely sad to say goodbye. THE FOOD: It's Italy! We did not have a bad experience at any meal; my goodness can these people cook. Hotels provide breakfast each morning ranging from a full, hot meal to croissants and coffee depending on the hotel. Included meals were also delish and a great way to get to know your tour fam. Do yourself a favor and book the dinner experience in Tuscany; it was the best meal/experience of the trip! THE TOUR: There is a LOT of walking (we put in about 6-8 miles a day). It's intense and so is the itinerary. We are 23 and 41 years old and were absolutely beat by the end of each day. You can skip whatever you wish, but you'll miss what you came here for! If you approach with thementality that this vacation is about packing as much as you can into a short timeframe and being able to sleep when it's over, you'll do just fine and be better for the experience. THE EXCURSIONS: We signed up for everything and every last activity was worth the money. Expat is also very particular about with whom it partners with for these optional tours and holds them to a high standard. This was our first tour with them, and I will go out of my way to make sure they are in charge of everything I book going forward. THE HOTELS: !). We booked knowing this was a value tour, which means you're not staying in a five-star resort or going to be right in the middle of the downtown areas but the public transportation was extremely well explained even though we found ourselves not needing it. Zero complaints!
Our tour was great and the guide was very knowledgeable and personable. It was nice to have just the three of us in this tour. I would recommend her and your company.
Really great walk, tour and guide This was one of our best walks. We were so impressed with our guide. She knew everything! We were very impressed that she is working actual digs and getting her doctorate. This was the most thorough walking tour we took, due all to our guide.