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Dec212012
Tour/Activity
Tuscany in One Day Sightseeing Tour
Florence, Italy
My Rating

This tour was excellent -- our guide was entertaining and the bus accommodations were very comfortable. The lunch in chianti was surprisingly pretty good w/Plenty of vino to go around. Overall pricey, but would be difficult to see so much of Tuscany in that little time on your own.
Feb112012
Tour/Activity
Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo Full-Day Tour from Cusco
Cusco, Peru
My Rating

totally worth it! our tour guide was super energetic in the beginning, although she slightly fizzled towards the end, which was a little bit of a bummer. our itinerary was a bit delayed due to one lady getting a little sick (completely unpredictable, so what can you do?), so we ended up spending a little too much time at the shopping square in pisac. i really would've liked to see more of the archeological sites there, but unfortunately, the entire 1 hr in pisac was spent in the shopping area unguided. once we got to ollantaytambo temple of the sun, we were told we needed to purchase more tickets (70 soles ~ $28 each); first my husband and i said we'd just wait outside since we hadn't planned on spending more on this specific excursion. our guide was very insistent that we purchase the tkts, so we did. we definitely did NOT regret that - this experience was amazing! however, i wish viator would just add that cost into their price so we don't have to worry about another 140 soles of our spending cash in the middle of our trip (we were lucky b/c we had enough on us, but others had to pay in USD). since the guides took us back to cuzco at the end (others got dropped off at train stations or hotels in ollantaytambo), we were able to get an add'l tour of chinchero -- AMAZING and so worth it. a little heavy on the knickknack shopping initially, but definitely made up for it towards end. great way to see aLOT in one day w/o the hassle of planning, scheduling taxis, and worries of who to trust. def recommend this excursion if you don't have a ton of time.


