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Group Tours (Small group tours, large group tours)

Pauline Kenny

On Slow Travelers we promote independent travel, but it is not for everyone and it involves a lot of work on your part to organize the trip. Taking a tour means someone else figures out all the trip logistics, picks the hotels, plans the itinerary, looks after transportation. But, you will be traveling with a group, and all that that entails (both good and bad). You might consider taking a tour, but then staying a bit longer after for some independent travel.

Many companies provide tours in Italy. We have some listed on this page. We do not collect reviews of touring companies, but you can go on our message board and search on the company name to see if people have been posting about them. There are many types of guided tours for Italy:

  • A large group tour, where everything is planned for you but you will get a good overview of Italy. These are usually less expensive than small group tours, but less personal. You are taken around in a large bus instead of a smaller van. You see more of the "highlights" and fewer of the details.
  • A small group tour where it is more personal and tailored to your desires. Take a food tour if you are a foodie; an art tour if that is your interest. If you are going to take a tour, I recommend a small group tour.
  • A walking or hiking tour where your days revolve around hiking and you see the sites that way. If you really want a walking / hiking trip in Tuscany, I recommend taking a walking tour because it is difficult to figure out the hikes on your own (we have tried and had some successes, many failures).
  • A biking tour where your days revolve around biking. We see bike tours all the time going through Tuscany.

Slow Travel Classifieds - Group Tours

Benvenuto Limos & Tours: www.benvenutolimos.com
Amalfi Coast Excursions starting from Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Naples and Rome (see the classified)

Walks inside Venice: www.walksinsidevenice.com
Private and small group tours of Venice and its Lagoon conducted by professional guides. (see the classified)

Walks inside Rome: www.walksinsiderome.com
Private and small group tours of Rome and the Vatican for the discerning traveler (see the classified)

Italian Excursion: www.italianexcursion.com
Join us for a stay in the beautiful, Italian countryside! (see the classified)

Italian Delights Tours: www.italiandelights.com.au
Intimate Small Group Tours of Hidden Delights in Northern and Central Italy! (see the classified)

Ciao Darcy: www.ciaodarcy.com
Small intimate group tours to Italy (see the classified)

Italian Great Escapes (Gail's Great Escapes): www.ItalianGreatEscapes.com
Escape with us to Medieval Villages in Italy (see the classified)

Italy With Friends Tours: www.italywithfriends.com
JOIN ME IN BELLA ITALIA! Affordable, small group tours of ITALY. Experience the MAGIC! (see the classified)

Day tour to the Amalfi coast, Pompeii, from Naples, Salerno port, Amalfi Sorrento: www.angelodriver.com/
private shore excursions from Sorrento, Naples, Amalfi. positano ...... (see the classified)

Italian Tours: italiantours.com.au
Boutique Small Group Tours to Italy (see the classified)

Amore Italia Tours: www.amoreitaliatours.com
Small Group Tours. Indulge in the cultural aspects of our vignette tour of Italy..... (see the classified)

GeoQuest Travel: www.geoquest.org
GeoQuest: Travel - Explore - Live (see the classified)

Slow Travel Classifieds - Bicycle Tours

Slow Travel Classifieds - Walking Tours

Hedonistic Hiking: www.hedonistichiking.com
Fully inclusive, high quality small group guided walking holidays in Italy. (see the classified)

Walks inside Italy: www.walksinsideitaly.com/italytraveladvis.html
Small group and private tours of Venice, Florence & Rome with insider guides (see the classified)

Walks inside Rome: www.walksinsiderome.com
Private and small group guided tours of Rome and the Vatican (see the classified)

Romaround: www.romaround.com
High Quality Private Tours in Rome, Florence and Venice (see the classified)

Santa Croce: ji4@bigpond.com.au
John's Alpine Walking Tours (see the classified)

Slow Travel Classifieds - Wine Tours

Arianna & Friends srl: www.ariannandfriends.com/tasting_wine-terricciola.htm
EXCLUSIVE ONE DAY WINE TOUR IN TUSCANY - Not Only Chianti (see the classified)

DISCOVERING UMBRIA: www.discoveringumbria.it
SLOW WINE&FOOD HOLIDAYS IN UMBRIA (see the classified)

Slow Travel Classifieds - Learning Tours

Go to our Classified Listings to find vacation rentals, hotels, travel consultants, tours, tour guides, car services, and more.

Alternatives to Guided Tours

  • To save yourself work, hire a Travel Consultant to help you plan and book your independent trip. This saves you lots of time doing hotel and itinerary research, but you can still have exactly the vacation you want.
  • Arrange some days with Private Tour Guides on your independent trip. This way you will benefit from the knowledge of someone who knows the area very well.
  • Arrange some days of Cooking Classes  or other workshops on your independent trip. This is a great way to learn more about Italy.

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Slow Travel Trip Reports: Trip reports for Italy where they went on a group tour (small group or large group tour).

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