4-Day Italian Lakes Tour from Milan

Could have been a great vacation, but was not.

Too much tim spent in transit, and waiting for the the next activity to begin. Our guide did NOT have good knowldge of Italy. He had only top-level knowldge of the attractions we saw, not an in-depth knowledge. Several major delays with our specialty, mini-tour guides resulted in long waits, and then rushed visits through the attractions we wanted to see. The last two of the hotels were very nice, but the first one was well below expectations. On the last day, we had to wait until almost 11 am to meet up with another tour group, wasting almost the entire morning, changing vehicles and tour guides. We ended up with three tour company employees all talking beteen themselves in the front, and all of us sitting in the back, unable to hear anything. When we split up into the seperate tours again, we were crammed into the replacement vehicle (a very small sedan/crossover SUV) with no leg room, with two tour-company employees in the front, continually talking amongst themselves.

Response from the operator: Dear Casimer, thanks you for your feedback regarding your recent tour. We are glad you enjoyed the places and most hotels but we apologize that some details did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your comments as they help us improve our services. We hope to have the chance to provide you with a better experience in the future.

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Great Tour if you’re interested in beautiful lakes

Our guide was Silvia and she did an outstanding job. We were a group of 13 Spanish speakers and 5 English speakers. It must have been exhausting for her keeping up the dialogue. All of the lakes were gorgeous and we had boat rides on all but Lake Iseo which would have been nice, non the less a very full program. A word of warning. Lake Orta has a lot of stairs down to the lake. The day we were there a lady on another tour was being resuscitated by ambulance crew after climbing back up to the top and it did not look good for her, I only hope she made it. The only thing letting the tour down in our opinion was the accommodation. Having said that we did not do the luxury tour. In particular the first hotel in Como was a bit of a disaster. Why you would accommodate 2 old ladies (+70y.o.) in a room where there are about 15 stairs to climb just to get to the bathroom is beyond comprehension. When we enquired about changing the room the fellow on the desk claimed there were no other rooms available which seemed highly unlikely. Luckily there was no disaster but we were very unhappy and it was fortunate that it was only 1 night. The breakfasts at all 3 hotels were very good. The fact there was no porterage was not a problem. We enjoyed our local guide in Verona, Bernadetta? showing us her city.

Response from the operator: Dear Valerie, we are happy you have enjoyed the tour but very sorry for the room you had at the hotel in Como that could have compomised your stay. For sure, we are going to check with the hotel demanding an explanation and the reason of this fact. Of course, we would be very happy to see you again in anyone of our tours. Warm regards from Italy!

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A good idea of the Italian lakes and Verona in 4 days

You have a good introduction to the Italian lakes with cruises on 4 of them! The easy drives between the lakes, the well located hotels ( I chose the option luxury), the guide Gustavo who was excellent driver, very professional and always helpful made the tour an enjoyable and relaxing experience. It helped a lot to have almost always blue skies 😎! I recommend this tour for anyone who doesn’ t have much time but wants to have the “flavor” of the lakes!

Response from the operator: Thank you very much for your feedback, we are very happy you enjoyed the tour! Hope to see you again in another one of our tours. Warm regards, G.

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Italian Lakes

Great tour women. DeiDei was a great , kind and thoughtful person. She spoke both Spanish and English on the tour and was very knowledgeable. We also had a separate tour guide on the local ferry and she told us about the different villas. We saw many beautiful lakes on this tour in a short amount of time. I would of liked to have had more time to visit one of the Italian villas but I really enjoyed the tour.

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A great tour to take to see 5 beautiful Italian Lakes and the historic towns in the region in just 4 days.

This is an excellent tour to take to see 5 beautiful Italian Lakes and the historic towns in the region in just 4 days. I was in a small group of seven and was pleased to have upgraded to ‘Luxury’ for the better hotels. My only criticism was the ambivalence of the driver/guide. His driving was steady and we kept to schedule but he made no effort to introduce himself, he showed no interest in us as his clients, gave us no information about our daily itinerary or any explanation about the places we visited.. In contrast, we had a wonderful local guide in Verona.

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