Wow! We did the Grand Italy package tours of Venice, Florence and Rome with the Learn to be Gondolier Tour in Venice and Villa Swim tour with wine tasting in Tuscany as extras. The company threw in an Evening walk with wine in Florence. Friendly staff, great service, really fantastic guides, best tours we did in Europe. Venice gondola rowing... more

The best tours we have ever done. We’ve just returned and still find ourselves talking about what a wonderful experience we had. We did the Venice in One Glorious day tours as well as the learning to be a gondolier tour (two memorable hours listening to stories from our gracious and insightful master guide) not to mention floating on Venice’s... more

Absolutely loved our Best of Tuscany tour despite the rainy day. Especially enjoyed visiting the working winery/vineyard and having lunch there AND seeing San Gimignano. Thought our guide was incredibly charming and knowledgable. Have recommended this tour company to other travellers and will definitely book again if the opportunity arises. PS you can check out the tour company at www.italy.artviva.com more

Cynthia Johnson gave us all the scoop, past and present. It was fun to hear her stories - personal ones and those of the celebrities and past Venetians. It's a good tour to get off your feet and sit in a water taxi. We would take another one. Cynthia had a great way sharing. You felt like you know her... more

All the Venice tours were absolutely amazing! After doing the Walking Tour in Florence we fell in love with Artviva and had high expectations of the Venice tour. I am very happy to tell you that our expectations were met and surpassed. The guides were incredible, personable, friendly and brought the history of the sights to life in a funny,... more

Unfortunately can not say whether they are good or not. For two weeks tried to book and confirm 5 tours. Emails were sporadic and went for days without being answered. Even after filling out a tour request we waited 4 days and still no response or confirmation. Booked quickly within hours with a private tour operator. Wish I had not... more

I cannot say enough good things about the two tours I took with this company. One was a 4 hour walking tour of Florence, and the other was a day trip into the heart of Tuscany on a bus. Each had no more then a dozen clients and we all felt that we had personal treatment. There was a small... more

We had a family trip to Italy in July, and spent a few days in Florence. By far the best thing we did there was take the original walking tour. We have three daughters ages 11 to 15, and they were not impressed with Florence at all until we took this walking tour. Our oldest summed it up by saying... more

TOUR: GONDOLA The guide is very good especially with the knowledge in the history of gondolas. Am very glad that I took this tour. I felt the passion of Venice coming out of her. Great job! I will recommend to others! So now, I recommend it to you. You can go to www.italy.artviva.com. Enjoy! more