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Tour Guides for Italy - small group tours, private guides

Pauline Kenny

Taking one or two tours during a trip to Italy can enhance your travel experience - learn about the area from someone who lives there. Arrange tours ahead of time, when you are planning your trip.

Small group tours are more personalized and fun than those large crowds you see following someone holding up an umbrella (so everyone can follow the tour guide). You can even arrange a private tour where you tell the guide what you want to see and they arrange the day for you.

If you have never traveled to Italy before, but do not want to do an arranged package tour where you travel with the same group for the whole trip, consider doing an independent trip, but "supplementing" by arranging several day tours. If it is your first time in Rome and you are there for four nights, you could arrange two half day tours and spend the rest of the time exploring yourself (using your guidebook as your tour guide). If you are having a week in the Tuscany countryside, spend one day with a guide to see some of the wineries, historic sites or towns you may not find on your own.

See our list of Classified Listings below for some interesting companies offering tours in many parts of Italy. Get a tour of a major city (Rome, Florence, Venice), or of a smaller city (Assisi, Siena, Perugia) or do a countryside tour (Tuscany, Umbria, Amalfi Coast). Also see our Car Services page - these companies frequently offer tours.

If you are considering a tour guide, do a search on the the message board to see if someone has reviewed the guide.

Slow Travel Classifieds - Tour Guides

Custom Tours in Tuscany: www.customtoursintuscany.com
Unique tours in Tuscany - walking tours, hill towns, winery tours, gardens, etc. (see the classified)

Anno Domini: www.anno-domini.us
Highly Qualified Tours of Rome & Vatican City (see the classified)

3 Millennia Tours: www.threemillennia.com
Native English Walking Tours Of Rome (see the classified)

A Guide in Venice: www.aguideinvenice.com
Customized tours for independent travellers and small parties (see the classified)

Capritime Tours, Inc.: www.capritime.com
Luxury boats & walking tours in Capri, along the Amalfi Coast, the Bay of Naples & throughout Italy (see the classified)

Romecabs: www.romecabs.com
Tours,off the beaten path wine-olive oil tasting,Rome and countryside at its best (see the classified)

Walks inside Italy: www.walksinsideitaly.com
Private and small group walking tours of Venice, Florence & Rome with professional native guides (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)

Benvenuto Limos & Tours: www.benvenutolimos.com
Specialized in transfers & tours of Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Naples, Rome & Florence (see the classified)

Roma Antica: www.walksinrome.co.uk
Private Tours of Rome and Florence (see the classified)

Ciao Bella Tuscany Tour: www.ciaobellatuscanytour.com
Ciao Bella Tuscany offers the best small group tour packages of Tuscany at low prices. (see the classified)

Dolce Rome Personal Shopper: www.shopping-rome.it
Personal shopping consultant in Rome and surroundings (see the classified)

Amalfi coast tour: www.angelodriver.com
Private English speaking drivers for transfers and excursions: Naples, Sorrento Amalfi coast etc. (see the classified)

Buongustotours: www.buongustotours.it
Come visit the heart of Piedmont, with custom-designed tours, itineraries, wine-tastings, and cooking classes (see the classified)

YOUR FRIEND IN ITALY Ltd: www.yourfriendinitaly.com/
Italy tours, Italy Travel Consultant, Private Italy Tours, Tailor made travel itineraries (see the classified)

GUIDO'S TOURS: www.guidos-tours.it
Enjoy Wine Tours in Tuscany with a professional sommelier and passionate wine-guide (see the classified)

Roman-gateway: www.roman-gateway.com
Private guided tours of Rome and Vatican city, Walking tours, Food and Wine tours (see the classified)

Walks inside Florence: www.walksinsideflorence.com
Walks inside Florence (see the classified)

Romaround: www.romaround.com
High quality private tours in Rome, Florence and Venice (see the classified)

Nancy Aiello Tours: www.nancyaiellotours.com
Nancy Aiello Tours of Italy with Licensed Tour Guides (see the classified)

Easy Vatican Tour: www.easyvaticantour.com
Wonderful Vatican Tours (see the classified)

giogio driver - Transfers & Tours: giogio driver
Excursions and trransfers (see the classified)

Tuscan Travellers: www.tuscantravellers.com
Specialized for Tuscany and Italy, personal guided tours, car services, shore excursions (see the classified)

Slow Travel Classifieds - Walking Tours

ICON Tours, Rome: www.icontours.com
Art & History Walking Adventures for Hungry Minds! (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)

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
Small group and private tours of Venice, Florence & Rome with professional native guides (see the classified)

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

Walks of Italy: www.walksofitaly.com
Walks of Italy provides Private & Small-Group Guided Walking Tours in Rome, Florence, Pompeii & more (see the classified)

Venice Events: tours-venice-italy.com
A local company offering the best small group personalized tours in Venice & the Veneto (see the classified)

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

Nancy Aiello Tours: www.nancyaiellotours.com
Travel to Italy | Private Walking Tours and Museums tours of Rome, Vatican City, Florence and Venice (see the classified)

Rome Urban Adventures: www.romeurbanadventures.com
Discover Rome with Urban Adventures: small group, great value! (see the classified)

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

Resources

Trip Planning - Car Services: Car service companies frequently offer private tours.

www.italiaconnoi.it: Official list of all professional guides and tour assistants in Italy. (Jan 2005, site not working)

Trip Planning - Tour guides in Italy: Read about the licensing of tour guides in Italy.

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