Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comSiena and San Gimignano Day Trip from Florence
based on 254 reviews
Duration: 8.5 - 9 hours (approx.)
Location: Florence, Italy
Product code: 24283GROUP
254 reviews of Siena and San Gimignano Day Trip from Florence
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I loved the tour in Siena, but could have used a tour guide in San Gimignano as it's an older city, and was rich in history that I might have missed. More time in San Gimignano would also have been nice, but a tour would have taken care of that.
Reviewed by: Beth R, United States, March 2008
A very good and well organized day out. Our guide around Siena was very knowledgeable. He set the right level of detail and humor, given the mixed audience and given the time available. He left us with a real flavor for the art, architecture, and history of the city. There was perhaps too much commentary for the sake of it during the coach travel part of the trip, especially when leaving and entering Florence, which was perhaps unnecessary. Overall, this was a well balanced and enjoyable day out from Florence.
Reviewed by: Lyndon C, United Kingdom, February 2008
Easy to book the trip, enjoyable day, shame about the rain!!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, February 2008
Our walking guide in Siena was fabulous. He knew his art history.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, January 2008
This was a big bus tour of about fifty people. They separate you into groups according to languages. The first stop is Sienna, which is an hour drive. You will get a short tour with a native guide. Ours was very friendly and informative. I wish we had more than an hour of free time. It was just enough time to eat lunch really. Then you board the bus and drive forty five minutes to the next stop. You get about an hour and a half to tour San Gimignano, which isn't enough time. The city is so charming. We walked around and looked at some shops. There really isn't anything else to do there. Both cities are worth a visit. We would have liked a longer day with fewer people. All in all, it is worth going, but I would spend the extra money and go on a private tour if you can afford it.
Reviewed by: Marjon T, United States, January 2008
We really enjoyed the tour but would have liked less time in the museum to have a few minutes free time in Siena. We ended up going back the next day so we could look around and shop. San Gimignano was wonderful, we would have liked 2 hours there.
Reviewed by: Shane H, Germany, January 2008
The bus service was very good. The tour guides both in the bus and in Siena were excellent. The two towns are definitely worth seeing. The only complaint is that during the tour we were offered to have lunch at a restaurant suggested by the tour company. The restaurant although very pretty had a terrible menu with no choices. I would recommend to take the tour and to have lunch some place else near the main square.
Reviewed by: Maria M, Venezuela, January 2008
Very well organized. Our guide did an excellent job of orienting us. We also had a superb guide in Siena.
Reviewed by: Martha F, United States, December 2007
I enjoyed Siena very much, trip was well planned although I wished there was a little more free time to explore Siena.
Reviewed by: Sy K, Singapore, December 2007
Guides did a wonderful job and really knew their history!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, November 2007
Both destinations are lovely, and the tour of Sienna's basilica is wonderful, especially if you get to see the marble inlaid floors and library frescoes.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, November 2007
I needed time for shopping!
The tour operators were very informative and pretty organized. Make sure you call and verify! I did, as they state on the voucher, and they didn't have my name, so I had to fax the voucher, and everything turned out OK.
They allowed about an hour in San Gimignano - go straight to the tower, climb it, and spend a few minutes, because that may be all you have time for! We then went to a wine tasting nearby on our way back, which was delightful!!
Then we went to Sienna. I recommend the traditional group lunch; it was a fantastic cultural experience!! However, if you don't do that, you'll have time for shopping...which we missed!
The tour guide was awesome in Sienna, but we spent more time in some places we didn't care about, and wanted to skip the end of the tour for some shopping. Do you hear a theme? We just wanted to find a nice bottle of local wine, some olive oil maybe, just check out what things are like...our local guide says that Sienna shops are much cheaper than Florence, too.
This was a beautiful day. Frederico was very fluent and informative. Our guide in Siena was knowledgeable, efficient, and had a wonderfully subtle sense of humor.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, October 2007
I enjoyed the breathtaking views and pretty streets in Sienna, but I think there was too little time to do our little shopping and purchase of the local cakes and merchandise. I would not have minded if the trip started earlier or ended an hour later, since there wasn't much to do back in Florence.
Reviewed by: Law M, Singapore, October 2007
We had a great tour guide in Siena. She was amazing. I wanted more time in San Gimignano.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, October 2007
