We will be staying in Florence for 5 days and are planning day trips to Lucca, Siena/San G and possibly a Chianti short trip. Does anyone have an opinion on CAFtours.com vs. MyTours.it vs. TuscanyTours.net?
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USA
6898 posts
We have been on the CAF tour (Grayline) out of Florence. Nice buses. We went first to San G. where we had about 90 minutes overall to see the town. I would have liked a bit more time but this was OK. Next, we went to Siena. We were there for about 4+ hours. We had time for a nice lunch on the Palio square (our expense) and CAF provided a tour guide to take us around the city. We learned about the 17 Contradas (neighborhoods) in Siena and toured the main cathedral there. Our tour included the fee to get into the cathedral. (Yep, they charge tourists to seem some cathedrals and basilicas. England has large fees for theirs as well). About 4:00pm we began our 1+ hour return to Florence. 52Euro per person was the tour cost. Our experience was quite nice and pleasant. No negatives.
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
While you can of course take a tour if you prefer, it is very easy to see Lucca and Siena/San Gimignano on your own. Rick's Italy book or his Florence And Tuscany book will have all the details on how to do this. The trains and buses from Florence are relatively frequent and inexpensive to these places. I've never taken any of these tours, so I can't comment further.