Hi group! I could really use some help directing my in-laws to a place to coordinate group tours from Florence to see Tuscany (do wine tasting, cooking classes, etc).
We'll all be in the South of France for a wedding, and I (as a 40 year old who travels) told my mother-in-law and her partner that they'd only be a few hours from TUSCANY, and she lit up, and now I need to make that happen for her.
I'm a great planner, have been to Tuscany, but failed to consider that getting around with a rental car in a foreign country might not be as easy for a couple in their late-60s, mid-70s as it is for us. I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about them trying to navigate their way from a hotel/rental to a cathedral. And how would they find a good place to eat without getting ripped off? I can't in good conscious just leave them to sort it out.
They're going to need to do guided tours, and they're perfectly fine with that. I'm seeking help to see if they should plant in Florence and do group day trips from there (with who?), or get a driver straight from the Florence airport and stay in Siena or a small town (would be my preference for them), and also do guided day trips from there (also, with who).
If you or anyone you know has toured a good bit of Tuscany as part of a group or groups, please reach out . Thanks in advance!