We had a fabulous trip to Italy -- Rome, Napl...
Italy | Aug 9 - Aug 20, 2022

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Deborah E.
Bethesda, MD | Reviewed on Aug 21, 2022

We had a fabulous trip to Italy -- Rome, Naples, Pompeii Sorrento and Amalfi - with the help of KimKim's services! Every planned excursion/tour that Valeria helped us plan went off without a hitch. All the guides were top notch too.

My only wish is that we planned a little more down-time. With so many great things to see, it was easy to want to do it all. While we enjoyed the e-bike ride on the Appian Way, especially getting out of the city a bit, we probably could have skipped that one.

We highly recommend the golf-cart tour as a way to see the highlights in Rome after arriving from the states. While it was too early to check into our VRBO, we were excited about seeing the city while not having to do too much walking. Marco, our guide, was terrific! Also, Daniela, who coordinated our efforts on the ground during the trip was great too. She was on top of our itinerary and was always available for question or two.

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Private golf cart tour
Private golf cart tour
Rome

Guide was GREAT! Perfect way to start a visit to Rome after flying all night.

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Location to meet our driver was very convienant.
Private Trastevere & Jewish Ghetto Tour of Rome
Private Trastevere & Jewish Ghetto Tour of Rome
Rome

Very knowledgeable guide. For some reason the guide thought the tour was 3 hours - not 2 - which meant she paced the tour a little more slowly than we would have liked - which was important since it took place before dinner on our second day in town and we were all a little hungry and tired. We ended the tour after about 2.25 hours - once we figured out the disconnect.

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Small group tour of Vatican City , Sistine Chapel & saint Peter's Basilica
Small group tour of Vatican City , Sistine Chapel & saint Peter's Basilica
Rome

Very knowledgeable and friendly guide. Small group tour that only included two additional folks. We learned a lot.

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 Private Colosseum, Forum Tour & Palatine hill
Private Colosseum, Forum Tour & Palatine hill
Rome

This is a GREAT tour for all, including teenagers! So much to see and learn about. Highly recommend. Exceeded my expectations.

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Cycle the Appian Way - Bike or e-Bike tour
Cycle the Appian Way - Bike or e-Bike tour
Rome

This experience was good - not great. Tour guide pointed out a few things along the way but otherwise it was mostly an enjoyable e-bike tour that gets one outside of city centro. Of all the excursions we went on, this one I would consider skipping and having the free afternoon instead. Teenagers enjoyed it.

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Street Food Tour in Naples
Street Food Tour in Naples
Italy

This turned out to be a little different than I expected! While the food we tried was good and it was fun, it was less organized than I expected in terms of what to try, where to get it. The guide asked us what we wanted to try and we told her some things but it would have been more helpful if she had shown us a list of options so we knew what was out there. Also, there was long waits for some of the things we did want to try -- like pizza and pasta from Napoli - that took away from the overall experience.

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Private transfer to the Amalfi Coast via Pompeii UNESCO Archaeological Site
Private transfer to the Amalfi Coast via Pompeii UNESCO Archaeological Site
Italy

Our guide was SUPERB! We learned a lot from him during our two hour tour . He was one of the only guides that effectively adjusted how he presented information to engage the two teenagers.

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Sorrento Coast & Capri Boat Tour
Sorrento Coast & Capri Boat Tour
Italy

Boat ride guides were great but time on Amalfi not so great because it was SO crowded. Guide provided some helpful guidance about what to do on the island but it could have been clearer and a map of how to get back to the harbor from various locations on the island would have been helpful. He showed us this on his map but having our own copies would have been better. Guides made the trip on the boat a lot of fun and were engaging.

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Local specialist: Valeria Arcangeli
Valeria
Valeria Arcangeli
Local specialist in Rome | Replied on Aug 22, 2022

Hey Deborah,
I am glad you had a wonderful time here in Italy.
Was such a pleasure working with you and I do hope to do it again...

Many thanks,
Valeria