Spotlight on Tuscany From $1,949 $1,849 pp*

It was difficult to add a flight to the itinerary since i was not flying out of the original city. The tour manager was condescending and unhelpful especially toward the end of the tour.

Again, not impressed with the tour manager. Missed several items on the tour that had been advertised as doing. The leather shop was closed since we went on Saturday. We didn't get to have the tour by boat to Cinque Terme since the weather was bad in the morning - should have delayed it by a few hours and didn't get to have the stop for appetizers and drinks as advertised. The tour manager was not flexible to adjust with weather when we could have had free time in the morning instead of the evening. He rushed us all the time on tour threatening not to give us a bathroom break. There were many things on the tour he should've told us that we had to find out on our on after the fact such as we could have used our train ticket to use the bathroom for free and we could have used the ticket for the cathedral to climb the tower for free. We were rushed through our end of tour dinner. He was in a hurry to get to his vacation with "friends". He didn't help anyone off the bus or get bags. He had us load our bags on the bus to depart. The hotel was ok. The water in the shower was either scalding or freezing. The food was ok for breakfast - same stuff everyday. The welcome dinner was poor. The tour day for Cinque Terme should have been included in the tour not an add on since there was nothing else scheduled for the day - just had to pay more!

This is my fourth Collette tour and all have been well organized, had a wide variety of experiences and featured a well-versed tour leader as well as local guides. I have been very happy with the tours and will (and have) recommended Collette to friends and family. My one complaint is that the tours have more members than I would prefer. A limit of 20-25 would be better for logistical purposes.

Every stop on the Tuscany tour had something to recommend it. It is difficult to select a single memorable experience. But I think that serendipitously running into a parade of folks from each contrada, dressed in their medieval garb, waving their flags and beating their drums in the city of Siena was thrilling.

I might buy again depending on itinerary. I would most likely arrange my own flights as this tour had too many stops.

Our guide, Marco, was intelligent, and prepared. The tour locations were excellent.

The tour guide did a great job. Took care of all our needs & was very knowledgeable. Drivers of couch we're great drivers. Need to provide water to guests free when needed.

Lots of interesting sites were visited. Farm tour was great as was the cooking school. The supper on the last night was wonderful. A great way to finish the tour

Outstanding guide and trip from start to finish

San Gimignano and the Tuscan Villa Dinner

Good service from all the people we came in contact with from our travel agent, guide and local guides. We would recommend the service to other people..

It was very good,new enjoyed it all. Our hotel stay had some minor hitches (small shower, very firm bed and wifi overly complicated) but basically it was well maintained, clean and breakfast were good.

Our tour in Florence was terrible. We didn’t have city tour or see the famous bridge the guide there was boring.

Collette gal was a little tart with us making me feel I was in first grade. She was a flirt. Not as professional as what I had experienced in past. Hotel was below expectations.

This Spotlight on Tuscany tour offered an incredible balance of both historic visits and cultural experiences. From the visits to Florence, Lucca and Siena to the cooking class, cheese farm visit and wine tasting - it was a top notch escorted tour. Collette Tour Managers are always so professional, experienced, friendly and knowledgeable. Our guide, Marco was awesome! I would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to experience Tuscany and you stay the entire week in one hotel. Wonderful experience!

I so enjoyed the cooking class and the visit through the villages of Cinque Terre.

Very accessible to contact and have questions answered, however I was given the wrong time of a meeting due to East Coast versus central time.

Very good value for the price. It was so great to visit so many places. The tour guide, Marco, was extraordinary with his knowledge of the places we visited. He was also excellent in caring for the needs of the senior citizens. The tour was very well coordinated and the bus driver was amazing in his Ability to manage And drive the bus in the roads of Italy.

I really enjoyed the whole experience and yours that we went on.

The places we visited were amazing! I really enjoyed the cooking class we did

Everything was handled in a very professional manner. Most importantly, the actual trip was just as advertised

The local experts provided a great insight into the history of the city.

It was excellent start to finish

Enjoyed every minute of the tour.

The guides were fantastic and the bus driver was amazing at getting the tour bus through the tiny streets of Italy.

The tour was great, I just wish we would have had more time in each location. There wasn't enough time to eat and explore.

Very organized tour. The tour was very smooth and run very well. There was no wasted time. Would recommend to anyone.

Seeing the beautiful churches in the different cities.

This was my third tour with Collette, you guys are simply the best. Looking forward to my next tour with Collette already. The tour guide we had was great.

Enjoyed the visit to Florence and Tuscany. Loved visiting the vineyards and learning about the different wines. Each little town/village we visited was great. Loved learning about the history if each one.

It was my first tour and I can honestly say it was a huge success. Everything was well planned and executed. Our tour guide was amazing! I will definitely choose Collette for my next tour.

The choice of sites chosen to visit were wonderful. The food was amazing and we were in great comfort while either at the hotel or on the tour bus.

They always had an answer to my queries, and always with a smile!

The only problem with the tour was it was too short, there were so many things to do and places to see, and we always finished up wishing there was more time, the guide and driver were outstanding! Rather enjoyed our free day in Montacatini, with no time schedule.

All accomadations were perfect. The guides were knowledgeable and helpful.

The tour guides were exceptional

This was my second Collette tour and I am very pleased with them. I will definitely be taking more of their tours.

Their was a lot packed into the 8 days and I enjoyed all - the only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because I would have liked a little more time on my own in each of the towns visited

The tour was well planned with interesting stops. Loved everything! The hotel was very nice. I particularly liked staying in one hotel throughout the tour. Our tour guide, Savio, was well informed and entertaining as well as being well organized and kept everything running smoothly.

The tour was excellent. My favorite day was spent in Cinque Terre.

A most excellent adventure from first pick up to last ride home. Every minute was wonderful. Every plane, bus and limo connection and their staff was perfect. Our tour guide, Guilio, was a true scholar. From beginning to end his only thought was for our comfort and safety. He imparted so much rich culture and history of Toscana. Guilio was so much fun to be with. He was very organized and the trip ran like clock work. We stayed at one hotel and traveled by coach daily. The coach, driven by Danielle, was luxurious, spotless, on time and the driver was experienced. The waiter, Luigi, at the Grand Hotel Tettuccio, (Montecatini Terme) showed get professional expertise and charm. The local guides knew everything there was to know about every location we were in. To actually be in the birth place of history, to walk ancient, medieval streets where ancient people walked was awe inspiring. The ancient cities were sites to behold. The Art and statuary, the leather work and ceramics...not to mention the jewelry created by true artisans. The color and design of fabrics. The fresh local food in the stores and served in many restaurants to suit your taste.Visits to local vineyards, olive orchards and cheese farms were opportunities to meet the people of the country and share some of the freshest and most delicious food we’d ever had. The shops were filled with the most beautiful, interesting and extremely well made merchandise. We even toured a Word War II Nazi Bunker and heard harrowing stories of local residents who had family members fighting in the war. The Italian people are open, and warm and friendly. The country is clean and easy to navigate. The roads are smooth and well signed and lit. The sweeping vistas of the country side, from landscaped, sculpted hills, to craggy snow capped distant marble mountains are true eye candy!! All the people of every age are well and stylishly dressed. They are polite and friendly! They care for and take pride in their love of dogs. I am thrilled that I was able to make this trip, and I thank Collette for putting together my trip of a life time.

Worth every penny. Outstanding from beginning to end. Packed with experience. So satisfying. I cannot wait to return.

The trip was better than I expected and Collette's travel arrangements were largely responsible. It was NOT perfect- but errors happen and our guide did a great job rolling with the flow. Any trip becomes what the traveler chooses and reacts to- my terrific roommate helped a lot! Areas to improve: time between airline transfers was too short- we lost 2 people in Amsterdam because the huge airport w/ no transport systems confused them. Imagine how they felt, lost in a foreign place! Colette made it right but cannot ever make those two forget the awful experience. We also paid in advance for some entry fees that weren't used- our guide hurried a restaurant into providing a dinner to compensate us. Unfortunately the restaurant gave us the bum's rush, throwing food at us and clearing too soon in order to let their local customers dine w/out "the tourists." They certainly didn't earn their money or tips- but it was prepaid, on the last night, and left a bad impression on all of us. I personally found Colette's tipping guidelines too high for the service we received. 20% on top of travel expenses was ridiculous and several members on the tour pooled their tips to even out that percentage to about 12%, where it should be. I will certainly look at future trips with Collette, especially those with single hotel stays- it was marvelous not to worry about packing.

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They took such good care of us Always looking out for the full experience along with safety.Our guides were so full of history and very knowledgeable and yes I would do again and would recommend to someone else .

Everything was perfect ,the total experience.

I had lots of fun. Enjoyed all of the tours and the guide was exceptional. The driver was also excellent. I would recommend them for a tour. The Hotel was alos excellent.

The guide kept us well informed about out trip. I enjoyed Cinque Terra. I was able to Keep up with the tour.

Everything about this trip was great, airline schedule, hotel accommodations were excellent and the tours were outstanding. I will definitely travel with Collette again and also recommend their travel.

Each and everyday tours were excellent but I especially enjoyed the day in Florence (and could have spend another entire day there.) Also the optional day to Cinque Terre was well worth the extra money.

I thought our guide Cybalia was wonderful and the places you picked for us to eat were fantastic. Also the local guide in Rome was excellent

I was very upset on how long the layover while going to Italy in Atlanta was unacceptable. Some in our group was on a flight which left a lot earlier. We booked this trip over a year in advance. To me that is unacceptable. Then in Paris another long layover. Seems like you treated us like 3rd class citizens. We ALL should have been on the layover that was less than 2 hours in Atlanta. The brochure for the option Rome at night was not what was described. Luckily, Ciblia mentioned it was a meal and entertainment, no lights by night We were able to cancel; however, it was not what was advertised.

The tour was fabulous. The tour guide could not have been better and the guides especially in Rome were exceptional. I would repeat the trip tomorrow . Problem was with the planes. Delta and Air France did their jobs but the scheduling was the issue. First, the agents could not figure how to fly me to ATL from PTI and suggested I fly to St. Louis and join the group. This did not make any sense to me. It was resolved but gave me on 55 minutes between plans and I almost missed the plane to Paris. The other guest had assigned seats. I discovered this when the friend I travel with asked me what I was sitting. I never received assignments from Collette and my friend and I were seated in totally different area. I had to choose my seats from what was available after all others were assigned seats. I would have appreciated Collette discussing the extended layover I was going to have in Detroit on the return. I loved the transportation to and from mt home to the airport. It was excellent.

See what I just wrote. Already explained problem.

Sibila, our tour guide was outstanding! It was obvious that she works very hard to be prepared and knowledgeable. Made the trip very informative and fun. Our bus driver was remarkable, Pasquale!

Really would be 4.5. There was some confusion, more than once, on details in itinerary package we received vs. actuality. one example was that we signed up for "Rome at Night" that said there would be a panoramic night tour of Rome. That morning we were told that that would not be included in the evening out, which was the main reason we signed up. We were told we could opt out and get reimbursed. Hopefully we will get reimbursed! Also, 5 1/2 hour layover in Paris was brutal, after a 3 1/2 hr layover in ATL. We had more layover time than flight time! Highlights were Cinqueterra tour, Roman Coloseum, Vatican, Pisa.

Kathi Wingo is amazing. She made sure we got everything we needed. Kept us informed of any thing we should know.

Got to see a wide variety of things in the area. Cooking evening at the winery was fun!! The group was too large with several heavy/older people that had a hard time keeping up. Taxi's were called, which was great. A small tour group would have been better.

The trip was more than great! We were so very lucky to have Elena Delzanno as our guide. She was so knowable with info not even in our tour. Thought the driver Pio was fun and just very nice. I still think about the trip and it has been weeks and it brings a smile to my face. I think my friend that went also would love to have a schedule of trips that hopefully involve Elena.

Just did above The entire tour was great, especially Elena and Pio

My experience with Collette was fantastic! Our hotel was lovely. Antanella, our tour guide and Piero, our driver, went out of their way to make sure everyone was comfortable in our luxurious touring coach. Each day was a new adventure to a beautiful city, a medieval village, a delicious meal in the country side, or a walk along the Ligurian Sea. A trip of a lifetime! Thank you Collette. We will definitely see you again soon!

Each day was a new adventure. I couldn't believe I was really standing in front of THE David and wandering around Florence! The next day was a visit to the medieval village of Lucca and a tour of Puccini's apartment,then on to a WW II historical site. One day we took a short train ride to the Cinque Terre and walked around two villages. And on the ride to the train saw stacks of Carrara marble waiting for shipment and the mountains where Carrara marble comes from. We toured Pisa and took pictures of each other trying to push it upright! Also, we had several delicious meals in the country and even made our own pasta! What a fun way to get to know our fellow travelers. Very enjoyable.

This was our 1st trip with Collette and we had a great time! We will certainly consider Collette for another tour and would recommend them highly!

Too many great experiences to list. Loved the Agri Tourismo stops for dining, wine tasting and cooking lessons. We had a great day to visit Cinque Terre too.

Great tour guide in Tuscany

Dinner at the cooking school, trip to Cinque Terre.

This is our third trip with Collette and we have never had a problem. Thats remarkable.

Tuscany was beautiful. Our tour guide, Elena was very professional and made her job look easy. She showed us many, many of the beautiful places and particularly Lucca That was the best part of the trip for us.

A wonderful experience and very well organized. The tour guide, Elena, was outstanding. Transportation to and from the airport very much appreciated. Look forward to again going on a tour with Collette and highly recommend to others.

All details taken care of. Comfortable bus, excellent driver; and the tour guide knowledgable, pleasant and fun to be with. One of the favorites was Cinque Terre.

Collette was very professional and organized with the planning of the Italy trip. The tour manager, Alexa, was absolutely wonderful!!! She made the trip even better.

The cooking class The wine tasting Museums Bunker

I would definitely use Collette as a travel service. They went above my expectations on our trip to Tuscany in March with the Sun City Roseville travel club.

They took care of everything and had great tour leaders per city we visited..

Travel packet very complete with information about the places we would be seeing and where we would be staying for the week.

Great tour manager on Italy. Elena was very knowledgeable and she selected very good local guides.

We asked Collette to customize our between trips days and they did so. Also, they again customized our air fare home, which took their time and patiences to do so. This was very much appreciated...and we got to have an even longer relaxing peroid of time.....thank y'all again for doing so...Denise

There are way too many to be really specific...so, I would say the whole trip was fantastic....maybe try to separate the meals, so that their are not 2 large meals provided on ONE day.....such a problem, right??!! Hah!! Denise

Best guides hands down & bus driver. Hotel was just ok, the staff at the front desk were horrible, never looked up & seemed that you were a bother with exception of the gentleman that was there late night, the 2 girls were useless. Also my only other complaint was before the trip, I called collect about info on upgrade of tickets from sea to ams & back, was told get back to me but they did not. Also due to fog in Amsterdam going and coming our flights were delayed, returning had to spend the night in Amsterdam which screwed up other pick up in sac. I would recommend going thru Paris on those trips due to fog conditions in Amsterdam

The farm house for lunch was excellent was all outings, & also the ww2 tour

Wonderful guide, hotel and choice of places to visit

The guide was amazing, lots of info and very knowledgeable. Most memorable was the American cemetery outside Florence, and of course all the food.

Our tour guide Giolio was the best. He has the patience of a saint. This tour was mismatched in regards to activity levels yet he managed to keep everyone happy, even those who complained for no reason.

I loved the variety of places. it enabled us to see where we will be returning. I do not like the shortness of being in each place and missing out on many lovely things. The hotel dinner food was awful as well as the last night's meal location. The farm to table and cheese farm were amazing, so these others did not quite fit. As we were a foodie group traveling with our local chef, we expected the food to be stellar. We loved Lucca. Hated Pisa, too crowded and touristy. Florence needs at least 2 days and dinner there. Food is much more well known there. Winery did not live up to hype. it was not very good. We had much better at the local bars we went to. Cinque was lovely. The restaurant the guides suggested here was probably one of our favorites.

Collette was awesome. The trip was reasonably priced, very organized and I love the website where I can get all kinds of information regarding the trip. The only issue was with coming home after a 12 hour flight where we got no sleep, they cancelled our flight from San Francisco to Sacramento and we had to wait around the airport for another 7 hours before we got picked up and taken home.

I loved all the history and the architecture.

This is the third Collette tour for me. All of the people involved in putting this tour and making it happen are exceptional. Alexa, our tour guide was just like family by the time it came to say goodbye. She went all out to make this enjoyable and interesting.. I have recommended your tours to all that are interested in a truly stellar tour. experience.

Going into the country side and visiting the cheese factory and the cooking class. We all had a great time..

I did not have to put any thought into this trip and it covered far more than I could have ever planned on my own. A fantastic lineup of tour guides and events. Incredible first experience in Italy! Outstanding tour!

The tour was incredible. Saw far more than I could imagine. Learned more than I ever anticipated. Each city had its own magical charm. I could not have been more pleased with this tour!

From beginning to end, every detail was attended to. Exceeded my expectations. Felt cared for and safe within the group (as a single traveler) but had freedom to explore. Great tour guides/local experts, the additional cooking class was fantastic, and the cheese farm lunch was one of my favorites. Restaurants were chosen well, day trips were selected with thought of how every moment would be valuable. So much to say about how I enjoyed this trip!!! Can't wait until my next Collette trip!

The cooking class was one of the many highlights for me, The entire class was engaged and had lots of laughter with collaborative efforts. The estate where this was provided was beautiful, and the staff warmly welcomed us. We also got to see the sunset over the countryside, which heightened the experience as we explored the grounds. Pasta and Tiramisu were fun to create and enjoy!

You have a treasure in Heather Villamaino!!! With her personal experiences and knowledge of Italy, she added so much culture and history to our trip. Your itinerary kept us very busy, which is great. Thank you for a trip of a lifetime.

Cinque Terre was unbelievable. Loved everywhere we went on this trip!

Trip well organized. Yes, I would recommend them and would definitely use them again

Loved all the places we saw. The tour guide was fantastic. Was very up beat and even added extra things for us to do for those that wanted to. Our bus driver was excellent as well and very courteous. However, we are still waiting to hear from our tour guide with email addresses and information he was going to send to all of us.

We had a terrific travel guide. He explained everything perfectly! He had an excellent knowledge of the places we visited, not to mention, his great sense of humor. Service in the hotel was very, especially at breakfast .

We truly enjoyed the cooking class. so much fun,and we learned how to make pasta, and tiramisu. The country side was gorgeous, and very relaxing.

You always keep us informed great leaders

we couldn't ask for better service Hotels are always wonderful we meet wonderful friends and our trips are put together very well. Colette does a great job. Thank You

The city of Montecatini was well chosen as well as the hotel in a central location. All the meals provded were excellent. The tour director Guglio, was professional, knowledgeable, and a lot of fun. One of my personal highlights was the Agriturismo farm where we made our own meal and interacted with the family. It was a totally enjoyable trip.

Great trip all around. Collette has never diappointed me!

Giluio Passariello was excellent. He was knowledgeable, fun and always on the spot. His friendliness set the pattern for the busload. Even at break time, he would visit with the tourists. The suggestions for (food, purchases, restrooms) in all the areas were most helpful; all of the information covering the miles was very interesting.

Very interesting area and so much history.

Service was excellent. Tour guide and driver were very professional and extremely likable. I really got the best value for a tour.

Tour was excellent. More than one memorable experience for sure!

4+ rating. They do an excellent job of arranging the flights to and from. The limo service from home to airport to hotel, etc. is so important to us. Their guides, both tour director and local guides are the best. We just finished a trip with Alexia and she was funny, knowledgeable, personable, and above all -- professional. The sights visited were fantastic. I rate all travel sights at 4's as I feel that certain portions are always overpriced. We have traveled to Europe 8 times with Collette and love their service, their insurance options, and side tour options. We look forward to more trips when the price is right. I'd love to go to Israel, but seldom see bargains on the airfare. It is often the airfare that stops us from more tours.

The Florence American Military Cemetery, the cute town of Montecatini Alto, visiting Lucca and the Gothic Line with the German bunkers and the museum, and finally San Gimignano. There we had the gelato that won the world's best contest two years and then off to a cheese farm for a light lunch and the purchase of cheese to bring home.

Always very prompt courteous & helpful with phone calls. Mailings are always ver informative & complete.

Great locations & venues.

Because of the excellent response, the knowledge, the friendly attitude and just overall willingness to be helpful, I always deal directly with Collette team members and never a travel agent.

The tour was so much more than we ever expected. The highlight of the tour was tour manager Alexa D. She was organized, always available and her bright personality made the entire trip totally fun. Our bus driver, the local tour guides and everywhere we went allowed us to experience a new adventure each day. We were so satisfied with this trip taht we have already booked the Italian Vistas tour for next spring.

I highly recommend Collette over other tour providers and I will travel with Collette again. They provide an affordable price and ease in making arrangements. Especially love working with Cyndy Snider to make plans. She's the best.

For a short tour, this tour was packed! We had plant of time with knowledgable guides and also plenty of time to explore on our own. I love the cities selected and the amazing sights. Especially enjoyed the unexpected parade in Florence. The hotel was friendly comfortable and provided excellent breakfasts. The Cinque Terre add on was perfect.

Service was fine.

Tour included an individual that was not physically capable which caused problems. In addition, that individual was totally inconsiderate in causing the entire3 group to be delayed because he took off on his own and we had to find him.

Everything was done extremely well!!

The history in all the cities was wonderful. I especially enjoyed the information in Pizza.

There was not enough pre trip information for those of us who have never traveled overseas.

Once safe with our group the trip met my expectations.

Fantastic. From the first class hotel to all the sites we visited and, especially, Sergi, our tour guide. What a jewel of a man. He is witty, funny, concerned, and extremely helpful.

We visited small farms and busy cities. We visited iconic sites like Leaning Tower of Pisa and towns I still cannot pronounce their names. Drank a lot of wines that were simply delicious and tasted foods that were unique. Gelato became a favorite dessert.

the tour guide was really good. he knew every city really good and knew what shops to go and what food to eat.

everything was really good.

The trip was fabulous. Alexandre Dorobanto was fantastic including personable, knowledge of tour areas visited as well as her professionalism. I could not have expected a better tour guide. Our bus driver was also fantastic. That being said, the Collette tour information received before the tour, Kevin, gave us some incorrect info. For example, he told us we should exchange US currency to Euros once we got to Europe. We should have made the exchange locally at either AAA or our local bank which would not have charged us for the service. I was charged $28.00 in Europe. He also should have been knowledgeable about the hotel amenities, he was not. In addition, he should have told us about the spa across the street from our hotel as some of us might have scheduled a spa treatment. Also, Collette should have been aware there was an Italian national holiday on Nov 1 which many Italians used as a holiday long weekend. We traveled to Florence on Saturday, Nov 3, and it was EXTREMELY crowded. It would have been nice to visit Florence on a less crowded day. Finally, Collette should have informed everyone we would not be in the U.S. on Election Day in order to get absentee ballots. I did this once I realized it, but Collette should have advised. I did have an issue with one of our return flights being cancelled on the way home which I have resolved.

Issues with Kevin and flight issue coming home

Each time I phoned for payment or with questions, the service was courteous and efficient.

Norman, our marvelous group guide/"tour manager," needed to help one couple with acquiring their awaited but missing vote-by-mail U.S. ballot for the Nov '18 election, and to help locate and shepherd an elderly lone man who had mobility and memory challenges, as well as to help another man alone after his wallet and U.S. passport were stolen--all during the same one-week trip!

I’d like to say 4.5 stars. The only negative was really due to the weather. We weren’t able to go to Cinqe d’ terre and had a trip to Bologna substituted. Not as spectacular but Collette was concerned for our safety so it was understandable. My tour manager Alexia was superb and made the whole trip just wonderful!

Loved Pisa, the trip thru a contrada in Sienna and the Gothic line visit. Especially wonderful was our tour managers side trip to the American cemetery.

The arrangements, the tour guide, and activities were all excellent.

EVerything about this tour was amazing. The tour guide, Mattia, was capable, entertaining, and personable. The people on the tour were fun and easy to talk to, and the Tuscany sites were so beautiful and interesting. I would not hesitate to do this again.

I know they provided great rates and service for a few people in my group who wanted to add trips before and after our scheduled trip. During our stay there was a cancellation of a great day trip that everyone was looking forward to. The crew in the US put together a great alternative trip in a short amount of time that filled in the gap.

The tour manager and driver made the trip so much more fun! We felt that we were in good hands all the way. They met as at the airport and provided insight and information and confidence to travel in this foreign place to us. The small towns with personal guided tours by locals gave us the insiders view.

Always willing to answer all my questions.

Nice to stay in one hotel for the week. Having tours arranged daily where great.

Very efficient. The trip was well planned and organized. Terrific service.

Just an awesome tour. Each city was amazing. Local tour guides were excellent. Such charm. Loved the cooking class, cheese farm luncheon, and wine taste. Would book again. Have recommended it to all.

I did think the staff were helpful in answering questions and providing assistance. The tours did not include seeing “inside” buildings and museums. It felt as if we spent more time on the bus than actually touring.

The tour did not have enough substance. We spent more time on the bus and then just walking past buildings. The tour agent who handled the booking was very inefficient and rude.

The tour was well planned and truly enjoyable. I appreciated the preplanning suggestions we received in advance.

Well organized and extremely enjoyable

Disappointed with the advertised and actual happenings

Too many people on this trip

Yes I would certainly travel with Collette again. I know they want you to experience alot but I would have also enjoyed some more time that the traveler could use at their discretion ie: to explore local town.

Lots of local experiences and thoroughly enjoyed all guides especially Guiseppe

My Tuscany tour was amazing. Guide Antonio was the best I have ever met. He kept us on our tight schedule (not an easy thing to accomplish). He was very knowledgeable. Antonio was polite, professional and extremely kind. Tio was a great driver. I felt very safe with him. Very conconsiderate in helping the elderly. Sights were amazing ~ I loved everything. The hotel was ok. It was in an excellent location.

It was awesome! Food was excellent. Sights were gorgeous.

I’m not sure who planned the trip but they did a very poor job. Scheduled us to visit Florence on Monday. We had to tell the travel agent the museums were closed on Monday. We went to **** on Tuesday which was cruise ship day. Another bad decision. We had a 7 hour layover in Paris after our all night flight, then an hour and a half flight to Florence and the 30 minute bus ride to hotel. The other group had a 3 hour layover. 65 people were on the trip. Our bus didn’t have leather seats or Wi-Fi like the other bus. The cheese farm had a lovely lunch but didn’t see one one sheep, only a pig and a donkey. Didn’t see where they stored cheese or even a demonstration on cheese making. There were many differences between the two groups. The people on our bus were treated like second class citizens and we all paid the same price

Cinque Terre was beautiful and it was enjoyed by everyone on the trip.

The tour was well planned. Our gude was beyond knowledgeable and shared so much with us. Our motor coach driver was very skilled and personable. Accommodations were pleasant and included meals were superb. Reasonably priced, this tour was excellent.

Optional trip to Cinque Terre was magical. The included meals were a true experience and D-elicious.

The tour of Italy was excellent, though the air travel could have been better. Very long layovers getting there.

The tour was excellent. Accommodations were good. I loved Lucca and Monticontini was a very nice town.

We loved our tour guide Pilar (Cookie) and our driver Franco! All the excursions were first class and educational. All the other specific town guides were so great at the history and knowledge of the that area. It was very fun and we would do it again with Collette!

The great stories our tour guide as us of each region.

It was a fabulous trip of my life time. Great sights and destinations. The food and wine and people were terrific! Everything was so organized a head that you knew what you would be doing every minute. Yes. I would go again and have recommended Collette to many other people.

Loved all the details we got from our tour guide. She gave us great insight to everything on the tour. The food was out of this world. Great ! Favorite city was Florence. Loved all the history and art works of Michelangelo. Truly loved everything.

Collette seemed to care about its customers and helping with any problems that may have arisen. I will definitely book another Collette tour in the future.

Even though an optional tour was cancelled due to weather concerns (and rightfully so), the day we spent finding something else to experience was one of my favorite days on the trip. We discovered Montecatini Alto, right about Montecatini Terme where we were staying, and wandered around for a few hours. It was beautiful and not crowded at all.

I was very happy with the service received from Collette. The site gave information I was interested in, An introduction letter from our Tour Manager Mario, made me feel that there was genuine interest in ensuring I had the best tour possible. The hotel was good, the sites and guides were fantastic, the people were incredible! I will definitely use Collette again!

The tour team,: Tour Manager, the site guides, the bus driver., and of course the destination! I can't state a favourite memory except to say , the tour was worth every penny, The Collette team in Canada but especially in Tuscany made this trip perfect.

The trip was exactly what I had always dreamed of when I had planned in my mind of going to Tuscany. It was the perfect blend of exciting, fun, adventurous, relaxing and just plain wonderful !

Going to Siena and learning about the history of the neighborhoods and horse races.

Awesome service! The local guides were great; knowledgeable and friendly. My only suggestion is to have smaller groups. Having 45 people in the group was hard to manage.

I loved visiting Cinque Terre and the drive through the countryside. The tour was amazing, there were just too many people in the tour.

Everything good but hotel and therefore cannot recommend.

See above hotel wasn’t even close to satisfactory

Spotlight on Tuscany was a well organized tour. Being based out of one location with our daily trips to our featured location was a plus. The tour covered a lot of territory in seven days. The coach was comfortable and tour director, Luigi, was excellent. We would definitely recommend Collette to our friends.

The Spotlight on Tuscany was a very interesting and educational tour. Although we covered a lot of beautiful territory in seven day, our favorite spot was Cinque Terra.

great guides and tour manager and bus driver

Florence , cooking class, gothic line all amazing

Well managed tour. Great guide. Good value for the money

Hotel was in a great location.

Our Tuscany trip was excellent. From our tour guide, hotel, places visited and the food everything was " top drawer"!

I think every town we visited and the expert guides that told the history from a local point of view were the highlights.

For a single traveller, this trip was the best to Tuscany of all the tour companies I looked at. It was the most interesting I have been on because of the variety of experiences on offer. The Tour Manager was very good as was our coach driver and the local guides employed. I should have liked a small break in the morning activities to enable us to have a morning drink together. We were all disappointed that the Tour Manager was not with us on the morning of our departure to see us off as she had been assigned to start another tour before we left.

The variety of experiences - cooking class, winery visit, visit to the cheese farm plus the local tours.

Wonderful time with Collette in Tuscany! Fabulous guide Mickey! A little too much FYI in towns from guides there. Would rather have had a little more free time. But the guides were very good. Carlo was exceptional in Lucco and at the museum. So interesting!

Great time,good guides, great food and weather. Lucca was favorite Our driver was not in Florence to meet us. Airport travel aid and info NOT helpful but a BEAUTIFUL young man called Collette in U S on his phone for us and got arrangements made.

This was our second trip with Collette. Both trips were incredible. Everything was prepared to a tee, well thought out and just incredible. But the best if all are the tour guides. So well prepared, informative and incredible personalities. We will definitely be traveling with Collette again and would recommend them to everyone.

The ancient towns in the Tuscany region were amazing with their rich histories and the beauty of the countryside will be something that stays with us always.

Great guide and very good schedule.

Overall, very good, and good tours.

The tour guide was awesome. She was pleasant, knowledgeable, patient and make herself available when needed by some travelers. Her partnership with the driver made everyone feel comfortable.

The trip was amazing in the beautiful Tuscany area of Italy. All of the cities/villages we toured were all fantastic. My most favorite memory was spending time in Florence.

The tour logistics were handled well. Our lead tour guide Alexa did a very good job.

The tour was well executed. The visits to the Gothic Line, Siena and the optional tour to Cinque Terre were my most memorable experiences. Reasons for not 5 stars: The hotel was a poor experience and 2 of the 3 optional events were cancelled due to low turnout. Hotel issues: too noisy outside at night, shower barely usable, expected main floor restaurant & bar to be busier (appeared to be past its prime).

Everybody from Collette was friendly and helpful. Most of all, they were all accommodating. Trying to accommodate 40+ people can be challenging and Collette did a great job of it.

My most memorable experience of the trip was going to a Tuscany winery and doing a cooking class on how to cook pasta and getting to eat in the wine cellar. The winery staff was super nice and the food was delicious.

Yes, I would go with Collette again. They had an outstanding tour with a good tour leader Mariangela.

Michelangelo's David was a highlight as well as Cinque Terra and the town of San Gimingnano.

Great program manager. Lots of good local history of visited areas.

Statue of David and Coastal experience

It was very difficult to get an agent on the phone. I ended up emailing because that was quicker than trying to reach via phone.

Excellent tour overall. Our tour guide was the highlight.

Everything was awesome. All arrangements and tours were great.

Very informative and organized. Pisa was my favorite.

Over all the trip was good. The flights could have been better by only having 1 lay over instead of 2 in each direction. The biggest complaint we had was the package included pick up at all airports and when we arrived in Italy our driver wasn't there to meet us, we had to wait 40 minutes for our ride to the hotel. When we arrived home our pick up was 30 minutes late.

Every city we visited was great. The tour guides did a great job.

Very organized and well thought out places you took us

Loved Florence because of how easy it was to navigate. I never felt lost there.

*Personal details removed by Feefo* Our travel guide was amazing! He sent a pre-tour itinerary, kept us updated and safe. All guides in every city were knowledgable and helpful. Needed more time for "on our own" exploration.

Cinque Terre and overlooking the cities from towers and uphill.

Our tour guide was wonderful. The excursions were as described. Do take the difficulty ratings seriously. There was quite a bit of strenuous walking involved in this 4-rated tour.

Great fun. I'd do it again.

Very helpful service. Quick responses to questions

Well paced trip. We liked the fact that we stayed in one hotel. Probably the favorite experience was the optional Tuscan cooking class. But we enjoyed also the day in Lucca, one of our favorite places.

We picked this tour because we wanted to see Tuscany and we did.*Personal Details removed by Feefo* was a great tour manager and *Personal Details removed by Feefo* was a great bus driver. The tour was everything we hoped it would be. We arrived back home and booked another Collette tour.

See the previous comment.

The service is top notch from the first contact on the reservation inquiries throughout the trip.

We loved staying in one location and day-tripping out for more adventures!

The Cheese factory visit was not as expected, no actual look at their operation. However the lunch was quite good, and the country side trip was appreciated. The first night dinner was a disgrace for such a hotel and did not meet our expectations considering Collette's reputation.

See previous comments re the overall tour.

Good trip; well organized

Cinque Terre--interesting area! And the Tuscan countryside was wonderful!

The tour was great, the hotel was good and had a central location , the tour guide had a great personality and was very knowledgable , loved the sightseeing

Great trip! This was my first trip with Collette .....I had no idea there would be 38 people but it all moved along smoothly! Our tour guide is a delight to work with.