We would highly recommend this tour to al first time visitors to Rome. We did the upgraded tour that included the lower level and the third level, this was worth it. The views of the Colosseum from the third level gave you a great view of the entire amphitheater. There are many stair in the Colosseum that many seemed to find difficult. The tour of the Roman Forum was very informative, great history lesson.

Cannot come to Rome without visiting the Vatican this is a must see. The only draw back with this tour is that you don't get enough time in the Vatican Museum.

We loved this tour of Tuscany. Our tour guide in Sienna was terrific and brought the little hill town to life. The tour was fast paced. We then headed to the organic farm/winery where we had lunch overlooking the vineyards. Lunch was absolutely delicious with lots of wine. My favorite part of our three weeks in Italy! Then headed to San Gimignano another hill town were we had free time to wander and of course sample more Gelato. Off to Pisa next. we were glad we had booked the tour to climb the tower as Pisa was kind of a personal disappointment for us other then the famous Leaning Tower.

We would recommend this tour as we felft that doing them on you own was possible but you would definately not receive the full benefit of the impressive collections and the history behind them. We had two different tour guides and each spoke perfect english and were very passionate about the pieces they were speaking to. To keep this enthusiasm up every day shows true passion for what they do and they make you feel they are seeing this for the first time.
The Ufizzi Gallery is massive and the tour guide is only able to speak to a few specific paintings but it would be impossible to view the entire collection. Just a note that the galleries do not have air conditioning and the Ufizzi was especially warm.

We would recommend this tour. This was our first trip to Europe and taking this tour of Venice was a great way of seeing Venice and receiving a history lesson at the same time. The tour guide spoke perfect english and was very knowledgeable without giving a history overload. The tour of The Doges Palace was very interesting with an insite into the Venetian government and for me crossing over the Bridge of Sighs was a highlight. Meeting location was easy to find and the walking portion of the tour was easy. Unfortunately we could not tour the Basilica on the day of our tour as there was a religious ceremony taking place, but the Basilica is free anyways.
Shaun and Gord - Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA