Can anyone suggest a tour company, Perillo is more than I can afford...I would love to take my Mom who is 85, born is Italy, left at 12 and has never been back. I know the only way to travel would be a bus tour. thanks
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USA
6898 posts
Where in Italy do you want to travel to? What do you think she would like to see. How long would you expect to be in Italy? If your mother can travel around without difficulty, you can easily travel between large cities on the high-speed Eurostar trains. These are highly-comfortable trains that get up to 210MPH for the newer trains. Once in the large cities, you can take local escorted tours.
Posted by
OP
Hendersonville, NC
247 posts
Larry thats a great idea. I hate to say we would only have a week because I'm already taking a month off in Sept. I'm thinking of Rome and Sorrento. I would just have to find out about the private tours. My Mom can walk, just not great distances. It may be a crazy idea but I know she wouldn't leave my Dad any longer anyway.
Posted by
Freedonia
16285 posts
If you decide to do the train/local tour route....just remember to pack light as you are responsible for your luggage on the train. (No porters or checking luggage.)
If you wanted to see what other tour companies charge try Globus/Cosmos, Trafalgar and Insight. All offer English only tours at different price levels.
If your mother can handle her own smaller, wheeled bag then I would suggest doing it yourself.
If not, and you have to worry about both bags, you might want to look into a tour.