Customer Reviews for Go Ahead Tours Italy & Greece
Go Ahead Tours Italy & Greece
On this mythic tour through Italy and Greece’s most fabled cities and landscapes, you’ll enjoy exploring the history and riches of both lands—two of our most popular destinations!
Average Customer Rating:
(18 Reviews) 18
8 out of 10 80% of customers would recommend this tour.
Customer Reviews for Italy & Greece
Review 1 for Italy & Greece
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4
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
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by PFLAMAN1 |
Number of past tours:2
Traveled on:09/22/2011
Location:SK
Age:50-59
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by PFLAMAN1 |
October 28, 2011
Lots of History and Culture
What a great trip, so much to see and do. Rome is a "Must See" city and Sorrento is sooooo beautiful. What a neat little place to hang out in. Shopping in Italy is always fun, but Sorrento is so quaint and fun. Greece was full of surprises. I didn't know about it's history, and it had the best food ever ! Loved the wine and Greek salads. Fun shopping in Athens too! IF you can walk - its a great place to go and explore. Sept. offered perfect weather without all the crowds. Perfect time to go.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, Experienced Travelers
+9points
9out of 9found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for Italy & Greece
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Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by GPUGH1 |
Number of past tours:2
Traveled on:09/22/2011
Location:SK
Age:50-59
Gender:Male
I traveled:with a group coordinator/organization
by GPUGH1 |
October 24, 2011
Excellent value
GoAhead takes care of everything and ending the day in a marvelous hotel doesn't hurt. Perfect pace, well organized and great location for hotels. Bravo!!
We had a great time and will be back next year.
We had a great time and will be back next year.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Solo Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, Trip Of A Lifetime, First Time Travelers
+5points
5out of 5found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for Italy & Greece
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Tour Value
3
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5
Tour Director
4
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by DFLAMAN1 |
Number of past tours:2
Traveled on:09/22/2011
Location:SK
Age:40-49
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by DFLAMAN1 |
October 19, 2011
Trip to Italy and Greece and Italy
First I have to start by saying that I very much enjoyed Italy and parts of Greece. I feel that combing two countries into one trip was too much. I would have like to have spent more time in Italy alone, instead of feeling rushed through both countries. The two disappointments for me were the vatican tour and the 7 hour ferry ride to and from Santorini. The vatican tour was extremely crowded and I felt rushed. I understand that Go Ahead can't do anything about the extreme crowds, but I didn't feel like an afternoon of only a few short hours was enough time to take in such a monumental moment in my life. I didn't feel as if I saw enough there that day. Also the ferry ride to Santorini was not very well described in the Go Ahead tour information before booking the extension. For some reason our tour director booked seats outside on top of the ferry for us on the way there and as it was early in the morning it was cold outside. Then when one of us suggested that we pay a little bit more for seats inside, she agreed and we had booked seating in the lounge on the way back to Athens. The only other disappointment for me was that our tour lacked visits to art galleries. That is not Go Ahead Tours' fault. I knew that the itinerary included visits to archeological sites more so than to places like museums and art galleries. Our trip last year to Spain seemed to be a more well rounded trip with more of a variety of activities. Our weather was great and our tour guide "Gloria" was a real character. She gave us a lot of laughs. Our accomodations were quite good and well located. The food on the trip was very good. All in all a good trip - it just didn't knock it out of the ball park for me. I would not recommend this trip for art reasons but I would for reasons of history and culture. I still had a very good time.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Trip Of A Lifetime, Food & Wine, Experienced Travelers
+6points
6out of 6found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for Italy & Greece
Overall Rating
Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by LLINK21 |
Number of past tours:3
Traveled on:09/22/2011
Location:MA
Age:Under 30
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by LLINK21 |
October 13, 2011
A great mix of Ancient Worlds!
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This tour is full of surprises! You don't only visit the cities, you become part of them. Some of my highlights were tasting the lemons in Sorrento, cruising around the Island of Capri on a mini-boat, walking on the stepping stones through Pompeii, throwing a coin in the Trevi Fountain (so I can return to Rome someday), hearing perfect acoustics in Epidaurus, and walking through the Plaka in Athens. It was amazing!
Recommended for: Solo Travelers, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, Food & Wine, First Time Travelers, Experienced Travelers
+10points
10out of 10found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Italy & Greece
Overall Rating
Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by ATROGDON |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:07/14/2011
Location:NC
Age:60+
Gender:Male
I traveled:with friend(s)
by ATROGDON |
August 12, 2011
Great time for us!
This was one of those "the best of..." tours that went to places I wanted to see again and my wife to see for the first time. I visited Naples, Capri, Rome, and Athens in the '70s while in the US Navy, but this time I was with my spouse, other family members, friends, and acquaintances who soon became friends. The hotels were great! The daily buffet breakfasts were a time to visit and get the day ahead in context. This tour was a great blend of structured tours and free time. The hotels were located so that we could make the free time "count" and did a lot of "penny walks" in Athens and Rome. Pool time in the afternoons was a great time to get to know each other in the group and to connect. The highlight, though, was the extension for 4 days in Santorini...it was the perfect setting to relax and reflect about the places, people, and experiences we had while in Italy and Greece. Just a great time for us.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Anniversary Trips, Solo Travelers, Food & Wine, First Time Travelers
+7points
7out of 7found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Italy & Greece
Overall Rating
Tour Value
4
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by ARBITRO |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:07/14/2011
Location:TN
Age:50-59
Gender:Male
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by ARBITRO |
August 5, 2011
I am suggesting to Others to Not Go in July/August
The sites were interesting and educational. I do not suggest that anyone specifiy Delta as the airline flights across the Atlantic, due to their lack of timeliness. I suggest to other travelers that July and August are the hottest times of the year for Italy and Greece, and the most crowded times.
If you want to walk 4-8 miles a day in 95-100 degrees Fahrenheit, you will enjoy tour. Otherwise, select a 2 day tour for Vatican, a separate 2 days for other sites in Rome, a separate 5 days for Athens and southern Greece, and at least 3 days to relax and rest at end of the tour at Santorini Island, south Greece. Tour guide was excellent. Having to pay tips to each bus drivers was not enjoyable. The overall tour was good, except for hot temps.
If you want to walk 4-8 miles a day in 95-100 degrees Fahrenheit, you will enjoy tour. Otherwise, select a 2 day tour for Vatican, a separate 2 days for other sites in Rome, a separate 5 days for Athens and southern Greece, and at least 3 days to relax and rest at end of the tour at Santorini Island, south Greece. Tour guide was excellent. Having to pay tips to each bus drivers was not enjoyable. The overall tour was good, except for hot temps.
Recommended for: Food & Wine, Experienced Travelers
+8points
8out of 8found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for Italy & Greece
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Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by RVANCLEEF2 |
Number of past tours:2
Traveled on:06/30/2011
Location:WA
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by RVANCLEEF2 |
July 31, 2011
Italy and Greece at their best
Our tour guide was excellent. I have been on many tours with other companies and Dina Incelli is one of the best guides I have had.
-2points
1out of 4found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Italy & Greece
Overall Rating
Tour Value
4
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by shell10 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:7/14/2011 12:00:00 AM
Location:NC
Age:40-49
Gender:Female
I traveled:with a group coordinator/organization
by shell10 |
July 25, 2011
Italy & Greece
The tour was fantastic! Rachel White was our tour director. She did an awesome job of providing general and specific information about our tour. Rachel speaks many languages, so I took comfort in her wide range of skills. The tour guides were extremely well-versed in their information. All of the staff members were interested in our well-being, and in our having a fun and educational trip!
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, Trip Of A Lifetime, Food & Wine, First Time Travelers
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Italy & Greece
Overall Rating
Tour Value
4
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by Anonymous |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:06/30/2011
Location:DE
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by Anonymous |
July 18, 2011
Italy and Greece
Wonderful!! Fantastic!! Our very first tour and our tour of a lifetime since I have just retired. It was exactly what I wanted to see, classical Italy and Greece. I was able to touch the antiquities that I have read about and dreamed about since 5th grade, - the Coloseum, the Forum, Pompei, the Parthenon, tossed in were the beauties of Capri and Santorini and evenings spent at local cafes with pitchers of local white wine and new friends. Our tour director, Dina, was a great group leader. She helped our group gel with esprit de corps, called us her "Lambs", tried to teach us some Italian and Greek, managed all technical aspects (hotels, buses, planes), and I will eternally remember whenever I travel in the future, her phrase: "Have you hugged your passport today" as we drove away from that day's motel. Goahead's mixture of structured and free time with options is perfect for us. We are so fortunate that a friend recommended this group!
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Anniversary Trips, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, Trip Of A Lifetime, Food & Wine, Honeymoons, First Time Travelers, Experienced Travelers
+10points
10out of 10found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Italy & Greece
Overall Rating
Tour Value
4
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by PHANSON198 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:09/22/2010
Location:SD
Age:60+
Gender:Female
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by PHANSON198 |
November 8, 2010
Great Tour
This tour took in the major sights in both Italy and Greece. For a short tour it was exceptional.
Recommended for: Solo Travelers, Family Vacations, Art, History, & Culture, Food & Wine, First Time Travelers, Relaxing Retreat
+13points
18out of 23found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Italy & Greece
Overall Rating
Tour Value
4
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by RLEBLANC198 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:06/23/2010
Location:LA
Gender:Male
I traveled:with a group coordinator/organization
by RLEBLANC198 |
August 10, 2010
This customer did not provide a text review.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, First Time Travelers, Experienced Travelers
-5points
2out of 9found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for Italy & Greece
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Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by DEnke45373 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:06/23/2010
Location:MO
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by DEnke45373 |
August 7, 2010
Great opportunity
This customer did not provide a text review.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Art, History, & Culture
-4points
2out of 8found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for Italy & Greece
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Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by Anonymous |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:06/23/2010
Location:TX
Gender:Female
I traveled:with friend(s)
by Anonymous |
August 5, 2010
Memories of the Heart
I will never forget our blue, white, and gold trip to Italy and Greece. Those are the colors of the memories I carry. It was the trip I've waited for all of my life, and I was not disappointed. The white washed buildings on the hills, the clearest blue waters as far as we could see, the golden sunsets as we watched the world go back to sleep. It all seemed too fast, but we saw enough of the main points to know we must go back again at a more leisurely pace to further explore. A week after we got back, our house was broken into, and I lost my camera and all of my pictures. What they couldn't steal was the Italy and Greece in my soul.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Anniversary Trips, Trip Of A Lifetime, Honeymoons
+24points
24out of 24found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for Italy & Greece
Overall Rating
Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by PPATTISON2 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:06/23/2010
Location:WA
Gender:Female
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by PPATTISON2 |
August 5, 2010
Amazing!
Our trip to Italy & Greece was everything we'd hoped it would be! We saw amazing sites with friendly people and a guide who knew her stuff. We'll definitely travel with Go Ahead Tours again!
Recommended for: Anniversary Trips, Trip Of A Lifetime, Honeymoons, First Time Travelers, Solo Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, Experienced Travelers
+17points
18out of 19found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Italy & Greece
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Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
3
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by GFERACHI1 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:06/23/2010
Location:LA
Gender:Male
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by GFERACHI1 |
August 5, 2010
This customer did not provide a text review.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Anniversary Trips, First Time Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, Experienced Travelers
-4points
1out of 6found this review helpful.
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Review 16 for Italy & Greece
Overall Rating
Tour Value
4
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5
Tour Director
4
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by WGILL19 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:04/28/2010
Location:LA
Gender:Female
I traveled:solo
by WGILL19 |
July 24, 2010
Fun Trip and Group
Having a small group made this trip better. We got to do more because there wasn't a lot of people that we had to wait on to finish seeing stuff. We all got along great and pointed out things the others may have missed. Our tour director was great and even joined in our fun and hanging out together. We all hung out even on our free time. Truly a wonderful trip.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, First Time Travelers, Solo Travelers
+18points
19out of 20found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for Italy & Greece
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Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
4
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by DBURRICHTER1 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:04/28/2010
Location:IA
Gender:Female
I traveled:with my spouse/significant other
by DBURRICHTER1 |
July 22, 2010
Italy and Greece
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My husband and I were totally satisfied with this tour. Our tour director was very organized, had everything ready for us, and there was no waiting at places like the Vatican and Parthenon. Perhaps what we were most satisfied with was the fact that Go Ahead hired local guides at every major site. These guides spoke excellent English and gave us wonderful, pertinent information about each place we visited. It made our entire trip much more meaningful. Our hotels and meals were also very good. I definitely will take another tour with Go Ahead.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Anniversary Trips, Trip Of A Lifetime, Solo Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, Experienced Travelers
+20points
20out of 20found this review helpful.
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Review 18 for Italy & Greece
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Tour Value
5
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5
Tour Director
5
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5
Leisurely
Challenging
by NDOWNS6 |
Number of past tours:1
Traveled on:04/28/2010
Location:GA
Gender:Female
I traveled:with a group coordinator/organization
by NDOWNS6 |
July 6, 2010
Wonderful trip
I had a wonderful trip. We covered almost everything that we planned to do. Our director was a wonderful person. All of our guides were very knowledgeable and informed us of everything. I noticed one thing that I think sometimes they tried to tell us so much, that we wouldn't remember all of it, as I noticed others got very restless and wanted to keep moving. Maybe they could cut down there speech somewhat. We really wanted more time to take pictures. Some things we couldn't go back to, so we would miss out on a picture that we wanted as the tour guide kept us moving. I felt we had enough time on our own to do what we wanted and I loved the small group, as we all stayed together most of the time. We also most all of us took all the extra tours. I would definately go with Go Ahead Tours again, but at my age 69, I would prefer to do middle way and not quite so much walking.
Recommended for: Active Travelers, Art, History, & Culture, Food & Wine, Experienced Travelers
+15points
16out of 17found this review helpful.
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