First Experience Overseas

This trip was my first overseas, so I was very nervous! Everything went smoothly from start to finish! Our tour director, Stefania, went out of her way to make sure we enjoyed ourselves! Guiseppe was a great bus driver! I met great new friends that I hope to maintain relationships with for life! My dream trip to Italy was everything I hoped for! What a great way to spend a 40th Birthday!

Scenic Tuscany and Spa Escape

Very relaxing and enjoyable. I liked the combination of spa treatments and interesting tours.

Savoring Tuscany

Stefania Ball is fantastic as a tour guide! Our driver Guessepi was also great. Depending on which optional tours you selected and how many, the trip could be just relaxing or include lots of additional exploring. The Gusti Grotto was nice, but it would have been easier if maybe there was a spa in Montecatini we could stay at to save all the transportation time. It was a large group to get everyone scheduled. If your appointment was first or last you had to rush to get the bus or be ready. The hotel was okay, but nothing to write home about.

Excellent sampling of Italian life and culture

I actually wrote the review for my wife, Barbara, as well, so my thoughts as well as photos are to be found there.

Great Italy travel mode sampler!

This tour was everything and more than we expected. It was a first trip for our two daughters and offered experience with several modes of transportation within Italy; the tour bus, of course, train for the return from Cinque Terre, and excursion boat to get to Cinque Terre. The entire tour offered an excellent variety of experiences as well as opportunities to tailor day trips to personal needs away from the tour group. There were extra activities set up by our tour guide during the course of the trip that were specially tailored to this group's desires; a special dinner, and a wine tasting, for example. GoAhead Tours also helped with travel details for additional travel for my husband and me at the conclusion of the designated tour.

Relaxation and Culture

Being on this tour was the best combination of relaxation (being at the spa) and learning about the northern region of Tuscany. The mix of history, culture, food, wine and being in various venues made each day an adventure. Taking advantage of all the excursions brought Italy even more to light. The tour director was magnificent in that she was so knowledgeable and addressed everyone's needs and made the trip a very memorable one.

Dream Trip

The hotel was fine, the Spa was relaxing, and the food was sublime! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, caring and very attuned to the needs of the group. She worked tirelessly on our behalf to make sure we had a wonderful experience. Take advantage of all that the tour offers and go on all of the optional excursions. I was very glad that I did, and it was well worth the money! I can't wait for my next trip!

Overall trip was very good. Tour Director Gabriella Graziotti was excellent. All our excursions were cancelled the day before we were departing. Gabriella went over and above to ensure we had a pleasant time and helping us find activities to participate in. We did have some hangups due to the ash cloud but these were handled nicely.

tuscan spa trip

we have taken a trip to Europe the last 8 years. This is so far my favorite. It was the perfect combination of relaxation and siteseeing. It was really nice staying in one place,. so avoided the packing and unpacking. Montecantini was the perfect spot to use as a base.. Lots to do on foot and a really nice town. Our tour guide couldn't have been better and because she also was a sommolier she was able recommend nice wines and also restaurnats in the area . The hotel we stayed in had a nice rooftop taerrace. Perfect for watching the sunset with a nice glass of wine and swapping stories of the day with our traveling companians. I did this trip with my mother. It was a nice pace for her , even thought she is an acticve senior some of the faster paced trips wear her out. This was perfect for all ages and I would highly recommend doing it as a girlfriend trip.

Tuscan Spa Week

This trip was great. It s the perfect combination of activity and relaxation. We picked it because we wanted to do some trips and exploring, but we wanted some down time as well. Our tour guide was wonderful she set up trips outside the tour that were just as phenomenal as the planned trips. In particular the first full day she took us to a restaurant up in the hills for a four course meal catered to our liking with an endless supply of wonderful wine. She was flexible with our time allowing us to cater our time to how we wanted to spend it. I'd highly recommend the tour! I loved everything about the trip. I would recommend going not in the summer it was so hot in the summer. Keep in mind you will be spending a lot of time with the people on the trip so you may need to develop some patience for personalities, but also you can be as involved or as solo as you want.