A luxury family vacation in Italy is enriched with tours of the country's most famous sites, but often group tours are loud, and the tour may add more than 20 people to the group, so that the chance for individual interests being highlighted is lost. Children especially suffer from those impersonal group tours, since the tour guides are kept on a tight schedule and don't want to wait for smaller legs to catch up, or tired little feet to take a break. For a real splurge on a family vacation in Italy, your best bet is a private guided tour. My family had a Kensington private guided tour of the Roman Coliseum, the Forum, and surrounding areas; it was a highlight of our family trip to Rome, and it would surely be a highlight for you, as well.
Kensington Private Guided Tours Worldwide
Kensington Tours offers private -- no groups, that's a promise -- guided tours throughout the world. The guides listen carefully to what each family (or solo traveler, honeymooners, etc) wants and expects from their tour, and do their best to accommodate them. Because the tours are thus individualized, the pace of each tour also accommodates everyone involved. Kensington Tours is also flexible, so that there are no early wake-ups unless the guest wants to get an early start on the day. This flexibility, along with the personal touches and guaranteed safety have led to Kensington Tour's status in its field: over 14,000 satisfied guests, and having been awarded the "World's Best Tour Operator" award by Travel & Leisure, indicate its high degree of credibility.
Kensington Private Guided Tours of Rome
Kensington Tours offers a few option for travelers wishing to get to know Rome better during an Italian vacation.
- The 3 day Rome Explorer tour spends a day getting an in-depth tour of the Vatican and ancient Rome, with a self- guided tour upon arrival and full transfers arranged for pre-a and post- Rome travel.
- The 4 day Rome Honeymoon tour stays entirely in Rome, with Champagne, a horse drawn carriage ride, meals at high-end restaurants, and other signifiers of a romantic vacation abroad. The walking tours include stops at the Spanish Steps, Scalinata, the Panteon, Navona Square and, of course, Trevi Fountain.
- The 6 day Rome & Amalfi Coast tour explores the famous monuments of Rome, along with the Vatican, before heading south to Naples and the Amalfi Coast.
- The 7 day Italy Explorer tour spends three days in Rome, before heading north to Florence.
- The 8 day Venice, Florence & Rome Signature tour ends in Rome, after guests explore Venice and Florence.
- The 9 day Taste of Italy tour is an extravagant culinary travel experience, with three days on Rome (and a strong focus on the best gelato in Rome) before the guests travel to, and eat their way through, Naples and Bologna.
- The 10 day Italy Elite focuses on Rome, Florence and Venice (like the 8 day tour) but allows for a richer, deeper look at the historic cities.
- The 12 day Italy and Greece Adventure is a highlights tour that includes two days in Rome at the monuments like the Colisium and Pantheon, and the Vatican. There's some serious ground covered in this one, with Florence, Athens, Mykonos, and Santorini on the itinerary.
The Kensington Tours company is able to individualize the small private tours to a great extent, and the company bends over backwards to ensure that guests have a fun, educational time. A luxury vacation is richer and more meaningful when tourists learn about the history of their destinations, after all.
Jennifer W. Miner - Jennifer has years of travel writing experience, spoken at several national conferences, and more. See Jendeavor.com for more details.
