Fantastic worry free trip to Southern Italy and Rome
Italy
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Oct 12 - Oct 25, 2022
We had a fantastic two week trip to Souther Italy which we arranged with Maria Grazia. She was very knowledgeable and adjusted our trip for us several times to ensure we got to see everything we were interested in. Out trip started in Sicily in Catania, moved to Palermo via Train, then a small flight hop to Sorento and Amafi Coast and then another train ending in Rome.
Our hotels were are very nice and the staff was excellent. They were perfectly located in each area and allowed us to walk to everything we wanted to see. They were also very convenient to local restaurants and all had fabulous breakfasts provided!
The Kim Kim team arranged transportation for everything. Not having to deal with driving made our trip much more relaxing. All the drivers were very good and provided us interesting information about the areas. I usually drive everywhere we go, but was surprised how nice this made the trip. Not worry about how to get to places and dealing with parking and the other issues.
As far as activities we did my favorite were the Story Walking tours in the towns and the private walking tour of the Path of Gods. We also had a great boat trip off Sorrento coast, Positano and Amalfi boat tour with Ieranto bay.
I should also mention that we had a local contact Jessica who provided us her personal number and was immediately responsive to any questions we had. She confirmed our drivers and helped with one issue we had. Best service I have ever had on a trip!
Thank you Maria and Jessica for a wonderful trip!
Hotel Reviews
Beautiful hotel in the perfect location for getting around town. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was fantastic. And the view from the top was great. Would definitely stay here again.
Great location. Easy walk to many attractions. Staff was very friendly and breakfast was great. Very comfortable room.
Was a very nice hotel, room was small but comfortable. Easy walk to everything. Nice breakfast.
Location was very interesting, had to prearrange meet time so we could get keys and get in. Owner was great though. The location is fantastic, basically in the middle of all the places you will want to visit. Room was very nice and we enjoyed our stay!
Activity Reviews
I don't think this tour was run well. It start out with us getting pickup up and then stopping to get gas before we went to another location to pickup his friend that was going to drive the truck back. We wasted a lot of time before we even headed to the mountain. This should have been done before picking us up. The ride itself was beautiful though unfortunately we would up having heavy rain and thunderstorms. We tried to group through but the guide was not prepared for the weather and kept telling us we should have been more prepared. We are travelers and can't pack tons of gear, he should have provided weather gear for us. Because of the weather and lack of gear we had to cut the trip short. We sat in a restaurant dripping wet and waited for an hour for someone to bring the truck to pick us up. A waitress felt so bad for us she brought us some towels and gave a blow dryer to try to warm up a little. He should have known he had to cut it short since he kept telling us we weren't prepared for the weather and planned ahead so we didn't have to sit shaking wet. I think this would have been a good trip if it had been planned better. Even with the weather if he had just had some rain gear for us it would have been fun.
Our guide was great and very knowledgeable! Valley was beautiful.
Our guide was very knowledgeable and customized the tour a bit for us since we had already wondered around quite a bit.
Loved this boat tour, we had a great crews and made some nice stops. Positano was our favorite little town.
Don't miss this tour, it was beautiful! Just a fantastic walk along the coast. Our guide was great!
The colosseum is an amazing structure. Getting to go under and get a real view into what it was like there was amazing. Without the underground tour you miss so much. We really enjoyed.
Nice tour. We had done a lot of sightseeing on our own before the tour so they customized it a bit for us. Guide was very knowledgeable and took us to see some things we had missed.
Orvieto is a beautiful little town with fantastic views, if you have the time it is worth the trip. And the Bomarzo stop was very nice as well. A very peaceful walk.
Dear Francis,
First of all I'd like to thank you for taking the time to leave such a glowing review about your travel experience with Storywalking. Your kind words and positive and constructive feedback are very important to us.
We are glad we had the opportunity to be part of your Italian adventure. Should you decide to embark on another journey to Italy in the future, we would be thrilled to assist you once again.
Also, thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures you took during your trip! :)
I wish you and Kimberly all the best.
Maria Grazia
Storywalking