Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comTuscany in One Day Sightseeing Tour
based on 29 reviews
Duration: 12 hours (approx.)
Location: Florence, Italy
Product code: 5070TUSCANY
29 reviews of Tuscany in One Day Sightseeing Tour
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We spent 11 days in Italy from Florence to Amalfi and this was our best day of all. We cannot stop talking about the farmhouse visit and lunch and great wine! Our tour guide was terrific! If you want to see Tuscany and only have a day, this is a great way.
Reviewed by: Joel W, United States of America, July 2009
This was very nice.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, July 2009
It's like having three tours in one. We were originally planning to rent a car and drive for over two days. I'm so glad we took this tour instead. It saved us time, money and hassle. We had the perfect tour guide: friendly, happy and energetic. She was extremely professional, welcoming, and informative, making the tour pleasant the entire time. We would definitely take this tour again.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, July 2009
Do not miss this! This was without a doubt our favorite day spent in the Tuscany area. We enjoyed getting out of Florence for the day to see the outside influences of the art and culture from Tuscany. The local farm that provided lunch for us was such a highlight on this tour. We had great food and wine! I was so impressed that our entire organic lunch was provided by animals and plants from their farm- superb! Our guide was also incredible, with such a great attitude. Our favorite surprise was the small town of San Giminiano- not to be missed! This was a long day, but so well worth every minute! There was one problem with the meeting place, though. Do not go in the train station as the instructions say to do. Meet outside the train station under a rather small clock.
Reviewed by: Melissa T, United States of America, June 2009
The day was fabulous. The sightseeing was balanced with free time, and the guide was one of the best that we have ever had. Lunch at the farm was a highlight! We would recomend this tour to anyone. We still smile every time we think about it. Well done!
Reviewed by: Robert D, Canada, June 2009
Really worthy! Tour was perfect, and the food too. The tour guide was really nice, and she gave us some recommendations for Florence restaurants. Everything was perfect!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Austria, May 2009
This was the best tour and we are not tour people. I worked many years as a tour operator and have lead more tours than I can remember so as a rule we generally don't do the tour thing but we are o'so glad that we did this one. Our guide was perfecto, the day was amazing. Thanks!
Reviewed by: Simone B, Bermuda, May 2009
I was in Europe for 3 weeks and had other tours but this was the best! No double booking with another bus speaking another language. Please do not hesitate to use this company. The tour guide was great! We got everything we paid for and then some. It was very reasonable and they delivered everything they promised. I would definitely do this again. It was a beautiful day and the people who gave the tour really seemed to enjoy what they were doing.
Reviewed by: Sharon P, United States of America, April 2009
The lunch at the vineyard was the highlight, and it was fantastic. The tour around the vineyard, however, seemed a bit unnecessary. Also, there was quite a bit of walking involved, which was not disclosed in the explanation about the tour. This made it difficult for some members of our group to get around. We would visit the other places again, but wouldn't bother going back to Pisa.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, New Zealand, July 2009
We definitely enjoyed the tour, and it was worth it. I would book more tours with Viator!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, July 2009
This tour was a very good taste of Tuscany and is worth doing if you are in Florence for more than a few days. However, it did have its faults. The pros were an air conditioned bus -- this was needed as weather was about 100 degrees -- the delicious food and drink at the farm, and Sienna, which is lovely. The cons were the lack of a toilet on the bus and poor toilet facilities in general, the tour guide (nice, but not the best), and the Pisa trip: I didn't think there was any need for that part of the tour. Also, wear your walking shoes, as there are long steep walks to and from the bus. We met the coach at the agreed time and went off to our first destination, Sienna. Sienna is fabulous, but unfortunately were were not there long enough to enjoy its merits. I truly recommend going to see Sienna for the day separately. A train can be taken from Florence. We then went to the farm and had a very poor tour of the grounds. Two tours joined at once, so there were too many of us to hear and see everything. We then went for a meal. The food and wine were delicious, and the staff were very helpful in bringing more. The third stop was San Gimignamo, which was very nice if not touristy. However, we were only there for about an hour so couldn't really go too far from the meeting point. Lastly and possibly pointlessly, we drove over an hour to get to Pisa to see the leaning tower, stay for 50 minutes, then take the 1 and 1/2 hour drive back. Although it was nice to see, this part of Pisa we could have done without. Despite being the best value tour I had seen, I still think these tours are generally very expensive.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, July 2009
We enjoyed this Tuscany sightseeing tour. First we went to Sienna, where the local guide gave us a tour. The only downside was that the device with headphones stopped working halfway into the tour, so I tried to stay closer to the guide to be able to hear her. The group was really big and we all didn't fit in one bus, so some people had to ride in a van. On the way to Sienna, we listened to the company guide and watched a movie about horse race that was going to be held in Sienna that very night -- how lucky we were to book a trip that day! Then we went to an organic farm, where we learned a little about how wine is made and had a good lunch. We visited a small village nearby. It was raining, but it was still nice to walk those steep streets. Finally, we went to Pisa. The Duomo was already closed, and we didn't feel like climbing the leaning tower, so we just walked around. One day I would like to ride a bike around Tuscany and stay in small villages. If you have only one day, though, this tour is a good choice. The company guide was quite entertaining and helpful.
Reviewed by: Marina K, United States of America, July 2009
It was a great trip to the local winery. The wine and food were great. he only thing I didn't like was the little time in each location. Maybe cutting out one of the locations would allow one a little more time in the other two towns. I felt so rushed at every town we stopped at because there was only an hour to walk about - no time to really go in to even one site. Still, to see Tuscany in one day it was worth it.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, April 2009
The guide tour was extremely annoying. She was also quite rude with some people. Overall speaking I'd say that the tour is well organized, but she spoiled the whole trip.
Reviewed by: Duart H, United Kingdom, September 2009
