My wife is an artist with a background in art history. I am a physician (not too interested in art). We decided to take a tour at the last minute so all of the group tours were completely booked. Therefore, we opted to splurge on a private tour. We had an absolutely wonderful time with Susan Steer. We spent 3... More

Context served us well in Rome and did so again in Venice. We booked an orientation tour for families themed around a lion scavenger hunt. Our guide was excellent and made the hunt fun and educational. Even better, he showed us around the city - secret alleys, groovy shops and stores, and helped us find great deals on some of... More

We took the "Daily Life in Renaissance Venice" and our docent guide was Monica Vidori. Monica took us through the back canals and courtyards of Venice and AWAY FROM THE CROWDS. She made Renaissance Venice come to life in a way that was both interesting and entertaining. She has researched data from the 1600's including parish census, tax records, wills... More

We did the Daily Life in Venice for Families Private tour with our daughters aged 11 and 8. Our docent, Monica, was a great tour guide. She obviously knows Venice inside and out. It was great to be able to walk into some of the ancient buildings and have someone talk about them who is passionate about them. It was... More

We booked 4 tours with Context Travel while in Italy. My daughter wanted some type of cooking class, so I booked Context's Annotated Lunch: Cuisine of the Veneto with Mario Piccinin. First I have to say, Context was wonderful helping us with the train from Venice to Padova where we were to meet Mario at the fresh air market. Second... More

We did the Daily life tour with Susan and we had a great afternoon. We learnt so much from her about the history of Venice, and how Venetians live today. She was so receptive to our questions and had an informed answer to all of them! Venice is such a beautiful city but knowing some of the history give the... More

Susan did the usual superb Context tour, making Venice come alive for the children and adjusting the tour itinerary according to interests. Greatly recommended More

I travelled to Venice by myself and took the Context Travel tour as a way to interact with other people while there. The tour was wonderful - you not only got a sense of the history of the Jewish people in Venice, but really got insight into the history and development of Venice as a whole. Our docent, Monica was... More

We spent 3 days in Venice in July and took 3 tours with Context. Our guides were Susan Steer, Louisa Warman and Matteo Gabrielli. They were all very knowledgeable in their scholarly areas and very personable. They did their best to keep us away from the tourist herd and enabled us to see the Venice that Venitians know and various... More