noburnpaul
newbie
Has anyone used there Vacation Points for a tour of Italy Thru Collette Tours. We are thinking about going in 2015 and were wondering if anyone had any experience. Thanks
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Collette Tours
- Thread starter noburnpaul
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There's at least one thread on Collette tours here http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179949 (I hope that works), and a search on "Collette" may turn up more.
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Mamianka
TUG Member
Last time we went to Italy, we did out research and chose Perillo. First time - DH planned everything ( He speaks Italian and had been there before without me.) He did a great job - but then we read about all the advantages of taking a tour ( that you can depart from whenever . .) and chose Perillo - and were VERY happy with it ( 4 people - 2 of us, college-age son, Grandma). We have no experience with Colette, but in researching various other vacations to other places, always chose something else OVER them. That's just us - no two people or couples have the same taste.
My sister and her best girlfriend from HS (they are mid-50s) are taking a 2 week bus tour of Italy the last 2 weeks of April 2014 with Traflagers ...
PM me in early May 2014 - I am sure they will have posted a trip journal or have some interesting opinions of their adventure.
PM me in early May 2014 - I am sure they will have posted a trip journal or have some interesting opinions of their adventure.
chuck1955
TUG Member
We went on the Marriott Rome/Tuscany tour last April using DC points which used Collette. Spent 2 nights in Rome and 4 in Florence with stops in Assisi and Siena. First rate vacation for the Italian novice - Collette did a great job with the tour guide and hotels, as well as the daily tours.
Chuck
Chuck
I did a tour with Collette in December 2012. (Rome, Florence, Sienna, Murano, and Venice)
I am not a fan of guided tours however I felt Collette did a good job in most aspects. Tour guide was great to work with, I got sick on the trip and they helped with getting the medication I needed. Our flight got delayed by 10 hours in Germany and Collette was on the ball and had the bus and a representative waiting for us even that late at night. They even helped us get our luggage and find our way around the airport in Rome. Bus driver was good as well and for how scary it is to drive in Italy I felt safe with him behind the wheel. Side tours such as wine tasting, tour of monastery, and castles was very in depth and not something I would have thought about had I gone on my own or even know how to go about setting up. Several "gift shops" or places we stopped had deals to give us discounts on our purchases since we were with Collette, which was an added bonus.
The trip over all was pretty good as they still left us ample time to explore on our own for the most part, again I'm normally not a fan of being told when and where I have to be while on vacation. These were some of the positives.
The things I didn’t enjoy were some of the choices of restaurants for included meals, they left a lot to be desired. Being in a place known for their amazing food I was a little disappointed. Since we were such a large group it seemed to take quite a while to get food out and I feel the quality suffered due to this. I did feel rushed in the mornings to be down in the lobby for the tours in each city that were given by a local tour guides, these were not that great and would have preferred to skip these.
I would still travel with Collette again for locations I have never been or don't want to deal with the planning. I have been looking at tours for Costa Rica or Ireland for some time this year and will keep Collette in mind when looking to do them.
I am not a fan of guided tours however I felt Collette did a good job in most aspects. Tour guide was great to work with, I got sick on the trip and they helped with getting the medication I needed. Our flight got delayed by 10 hours in Germany and Collette was on the ball and had the bus and a representative waiting for us even that late at night. They even helped us get our luggage and find our way around the airport in Rome. Bus driver was good as well and for how scary it is to drive in Italy I felt safe with him behind the wheel. Side tours such as wine tasting, tour of monastery, and castles was very in depth and not something I would have thought about had I gone on my own or even know how to go about setting up. Several "gift shops" or places we stopped had deals to give us discounts on our purchases since we were with Collette, which was an added bonus.
The trip over all was pretty good as they still left us ample time to explore on our own for the most part, again I'm normally not a fan of being told when and where I have to be while on vacation. These were some of the positives.
The things I didn’t enjoy were some of the choices of restaurants for included meals, they left a lot to be desired. Being in a place known for their amazing food I was a little disappointed. Since we were such a large group it seemed to take quite a while to get food out and I feel the quality suffered due to this. I did feel rushed in the mornings to be down in the lobby for the tours in each city that were given by a local tour guides, these were not that great and would have preferred to skip these.
I would still travel with Collette again for locations I have never been or don't want to deal with the planning. I have been looking at tours for Costa Rica or Ireland for some time this year and will keep Collette in mind when looking to do them.
riverdees05
TUG Member
We did an Ireland tour with Collette about year and half ago and it was excellent. We are doing an Italy tour with them this October.