McIntosh trip to Italy
Italy | Sep 28 - Oct 11, 2025

Lynn
Lynn M.
Ashburn, VA | Reviewed on Oct 13, 2025

The initial online planning process at KimKim.com is very user friendly and easy to navigate. I appreciate the photos and descriptions of the destinations. This was our second Kim Kim trip to Europe and we were very pleased with how it went. Sonia is a wonderful Italy specialist . Also , our concierge , Roberta was amazing . After an initial travel mistake on the part of my husband and I, she was kind and assisted us on
What’s app for the duration of our trip.
On our planning phone call, Sonia really listened to what we desired to do on our trip as well as how we like to travel. Our accommodations and tours were great. All of our transfers and the gentlemen who drove us were fantastic. They definitely made getting from point A to B easier and we saw many different cities.
As for our tours , I was impressed with Livtours and their product. Everyone from, Lara in Milan , Sara N. And Linda in Rome and Andy in Tivoli were awesome guides. All of them are so knowledgeable and a pleasure to be around. The Rome in Sidecar Vespa tour was also so much fun. Claudio and his team were awesome!

Hotel Reviews
Uptown Palace Milan
Milan
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Hotel Marina Piccola
Manarola
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Palazzo Castri 1874
Florence
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HOTEL VILLA CAMPOMAGGIO Resort & SPA
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Hotel Della Conciliazione
Rome
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Hotel Carnival Palace
Venice

Beautiful hotel and Daniel assisted us with our transfer and water taxis. He gave us a great dinner recommendation and was a pleasure to spend time with.

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Great stuff and bartender
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Activity Reviews
Small group tour of Tivoli
Small group tour of Tivoli
Rome

Beautiful,unique tour! Andy is an awesome guide

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Hike the Villages of Cinque Terre
Hike the Villages of Cinque Terre
Italy

Our guide , Andrea was awesome at the Cinque Terre. He was very knowledgeable and considerate, taught us about using the train system and had good restaurant recommendations.

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1 hour with the David
1 hour with the David
Florence

Great tour , just a very crowded space, difficult to hear at times

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Private e-bike tour in the Tuscany Countryside with a cooking class experience, wine tasting and Tuscan lunch
Private e-bike tour in the Tuscany Countryside with a cooking class experience, wine tasting and Tuscan lunch
Italy

Tuscany is beautiful and Sam was a great e-bike guide ! We enjoyed our cooking class/wine tasting at the Complicita winery! Our teacher was great ( her name escapes me ,sorry).

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Food
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Ferrari rental car for a day
Ferrari rental car for a day
Tuscany

The young man who dropped the car off was very professional and informative with good suggestions where to drive. My husband loved ( me too) his experience with the Ferrari.

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Small group tour of Vespa ride
Small group tour of Vespa ride
Rome

Great drivers and Claudio was a fantastic guide and picture taker!

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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
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Very busy , but overall great experience
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Small Group tour of Colosseum underground, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum ( max 6 people)
Small Group tour of Colosseum underground, Palatine Hill, and Roman Forum ( max 6 people)
Rome

Great tour a bit hard to hear a coliseum , would recommend the headsets to hear a bit better but Linda was a great guide.

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Group orientation walking guided tour of Venice highlights (no inner visits)
Group orientation walking guided tour of Venice highlights (no inner visits)
Italy

A bit too large of a group ( a woman got lost on the tour) it was difficult hearing the guide, but it was still an overall good experience and intro to Venice.

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Venice Gondola Ride
Venice Gondola Ride
Venice

Beautiful time of day to go 6pm at sunset! Great memory . Our gondolier spoke to everyone but us , lol( his coworkers )overall a great experience.

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Milan Last Supper Tour with City Highlights & Duomo
Milan Last Supper Tour with City Highlights & Duomo
Milan
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Full day excursion to Lake Como from Milan (small group)
Full day excursion to Lake Como from Milan (small group)
Italy

Unfortunately due to a travel mistake, ( my husband and I were at fault) we did not do this tour.

Local specialist: Sonia Vanzin