Travel Review: Italy Tour, Rome, Florence, Sorrento, Tuscany. Naples, Capri, Pompeii, Vatican, Sistine Chapel, Colosseum, Boat Tour

We had a wonderful experience with our travel company & our agent! 

I travelled with my son, daughter in-law and their 10 month old baby on a two week vacation to Florence, Rome, and Sorrento with day trips to Tuscany, Pompeii and Capri.  After beginning my plans with an American tour agency, I made the decision to go with this agency, feeling that the agent’s knowledge of Italy and access to the best drivers and tour guides would be a great advantage.  Also, the agent  willing to arrange stays in local apartments, rather than hotels, which was perfect to meet our needs for traveling with an infant.  All of our residences were excellent – beautiful, spacious and well furnished. Any time we had special needs for the baby (i.e., missing high chair or crib) it was immediately taken care of by a quick call to our agent.

We enjoyed excellent service from English speaking drivers and tour guides, who were always willing to make recommendations that would provide us with very special experiences.  They were all very knowledgeable and readily adjusted the plans for the day to allow for baby needs, rest stops and chances for photos or quick shopping. It was wonderful to have private guides and “pass the line access” to the many museums, religious and historic sites.  We learned so much more than we would have in a large group, especially in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and the Vatican, Sistine Chapel and Collosseum during our stay in Rome. We travelled between cities on high-speed rail, with porter service on arrival at the train station and first class seats. Again, this was especially helpful, since we had many extras to carry, such as car seat, stroller and backpack carrier for the baby.

As we travelled from city to city, it quickly became evident that our tour agent was well known and very highly regarded by the locals.  In every situation we were treated with great respect and provided very first class service.  The meals and wine tasting provided on our day trips were first rate. Needless to say, this made us feel very special as we travelled through that beautiful country.