VIP & Luxury · VIP EXPERIENCES IN ITALY
The good vip experiences in Italy fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Venice’s Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica tour, with skip-the-line entry, expert guides, early access, and terrace views.
“Great tour. Learned so much about the history of Venice as well. Small group size allowed us to ask as many questions as we wanted.”
Walk the Colosseum Arena, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill with a guide, skip ticket lines, and see Ancient Rome in three focused hours.
“Top notch tour. Amir, our tour guide was outstanding. His love for history showed as he took us through the Forum, Palatine Hill and the Colosseum.”
Review of the Vatican breakfast and guided tour, with early access, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica, price advice, and practical tips.
“The tour company can’t be blamed for how busy the Vatican was for our tour, however our guide seemed fairly oblivious as to where her group was. The journey started with half of our group getting stuck on one side of the street while she kept walking away with the other half. It took one person to run after her when we finally made it across so she could let us catch up. This was a continuous theme for the tour. Often, she would get so far ahead of us, we could no longer hear her in our earpieces. That aside, the Vatican is an amazing place and I would…”
Review of a small-group Vatican tour covering the Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica for $90.70.
“Fantastic tour, Maggie did a great job and was very knowledgeable. We had the perfect day as there were not a lot of tourist in town and we were able to access everywhere without long lines nor crowd.”
Review of a small-group Amalfi Coast day tour from Naples, with Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, scenic stops, and helpful drivers.
“Highly recommend! Danilo was wonderful - showed up on time, gave details and highlights as we traveled, and was very accommodating. A wonderful way to see sorrento, positano, and amalfi without the hassle of a large group. Ideal for someone who wants to go to these cities - and do a little shopping and sightseeing. Great value!”
Explore Rome’s Capuchin Crypts, San Callixtus Catacombs, Appian Way, and Mouth of Truth with transport and expert guidance.
“The tour was fascinating….offering much insight to Roman life in the era before Christ all the way into the Baroque era of the late 1600’s. Our guide Monica was fabulous…..knowledgeable and funny. She kept everyone on schedule with ease. The Crypts were incredibly interesting and in a macabre way beautiful. Driving along the Appian Way was a wonderful addition to the tour….and practical, taking us from Rome’s center to the Catacombs.”
Explore Rome by private electric golf cart, from Trevi Fountain to the Colosseum, with local stories, hotel pickup, and traditional gelato.
“What a great way to get around Rome and see many sights in a limited time frame. Our guide, Mattia was absolutely wonderful. Very knowledgeable and incredibly friendly. He allowed us to help determine the sights we most wanted to see. He helped us choose a restaurant for dinner and walked us right to the door. We ran into him the following day in Florence, and he recommended and amazing restaurant for lunch. Would highly recommended this tour and Mattia specifically.”
Review of Florence’s Uffizi VIP tour, with skip-the-line entry, famous Renaissance art, small groups, guide quality, value, and practical tips.
“Im very far from art, but tour guide lady was so attentive to details that made me interested and added more knowledge to me”
See Venice’s Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica after hours, with smaller crowds, expert guides, gilded mosaics, prisons, and the Bridge of Sighs.
“Our guide (Ellen, I think) was spectacular. Born and raised in Venice (still living here), she had contextual knowledge you cannot memorize. Having said that, she also was a wealth of historical information and has a great sense of humor. The best tour guide I had while in Italy - bar none, Also, paying extra money not to be herded around with little time for photos or no time to take in the sheer wonder of what you are seeing/experiencing — along with having plenty of elbow room — is worth every penny you pay for this tour. The experience was incredibly enjoyable and I would not see the Doges…”
Explore Rome’s Colosseum Underground, Arena, and Forum with a guide, headsets, fast-track entry, and a small group of up to 15.
“We did the skip line small group tour - worth it! Great guide and very informative- lots of stairs and uneven walk ways - wear most comfortable shoes”
Review of the Colosseum Arena tour in Rome, with guide quality, group size, access, timing, value, drawbacks, and practical tips.
“The tour was excellent. We had our 9 year old son with us and he kept up with the history easily. Gigi, our guide was great, very knowledgeable and passionate about the history of the site. It was easy to find the meeting spot. Our only slight issue was entering the forum afterwards. We needed to wait for the group entry upon exiting the colosseum.”
See Rome’s Colosseum from its restricted top floor with a seven-person guide, panoramic views, Forum access, and practical booking tips.
“It was a great tour! I forgot our guides name, but he was very knowledgeable. Just one correction, when the crowd or Emperor decides if a gladiator lives or dies, it’s thumbs UP for death and thumbs Down to live.”
Florence Duomo guided tour with skip-the-line entry, multilingual audio, Renaissance art, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Barbara was such a wonderful guide. Her knowledge and passion was infectious. I wish we could have had her give all of our tours!”
Review of Rome’s VIP Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill tour, including SUPER Sites access, guide quality, value, walking, and practical tips.
“I loved this tour. The part with Palatine Hill was new to me and very interesting. Our guide Marco was excellent. A tour guide's personality and communication skills can make or break a tour. In this case, Marco made it!”
Cruise from Bellagio to Villa del Balbianello for garden access, lake views, villa history, and a practical two-hour Lake Como outing.
“Just fantastic, but we should have booked a longer trip than 50 minutes.”
On the water, on the road, at the table, or straight through the side door.
