We got our final tour documents today for the Best of Venice, Florence and Rome tour next month, so the clock is running, yay! (not that I'm excited). I've been researching, compiling lists and posting a few questions here since last August, when I booked everything. I wonder if those who have been on this very popular tour might address what additional city, museum or transit passes might be of value.
Especially since we're arriving two days before the tour starts in Venice, I'm pretty sure we want to pick up a vaporetto pass, either the 48- or 72-hour versions. I've made reservations for the Secret Itineraries Tour in Venice and the Borghese Gallery in Rome. Also booked Alessandro's back streets and cicchetti tours in Venice. Beyond that, are there other advance-reservation tours or inclusive passes/tickets I might want to consider?
My wife and son are always up for climbing domes and towers, but my knees probably won't be up for it (I'll be looking for elevators this time around). Do we need to make Duomo reservations before leaving home or can we figure on doing it once we're there?
I'm confident we don't need the Firenze Pass or Roma Pass, as we're only in each city for a few days and the tour will cover many of the major sites. Anything else?
As an aside, I see our guide for the tour is Reid Coen. I have a feeling we're going to be very happy about this.