Average Age for Village Italy Tour

Have not been on that tour and I would guess the ranges are roughly the same for the rest of the RS tours. Some in their 30 and 40s, some in their 50 and 60's and some in the 70+ range.

Have taken 5 tours thru RS now and that has been my experience thus far. Everyone mingles or not as they see fit. We all got to know each other on the last trip (May 8 day Scotland with 26 folks). YMMV

By the way I am set for that tour in Oct 2025 for myself (60 then) and my spouse who will be 76 at the time of the tour.

We just did that tour and there was one couple older than us (76) and the rest were probably fifty or a little older. Many were retired. I think you would be very young people on this trip. Maybe plan to do this on your own as we did when we were younger. Actually five years ago we did many small towns and also the Amalfi coast and planned the trip ourselves and drove.Personally, I think you are young to be taking a tour like this.

Yes, I think you will be on the young side. However, it depends on what you want, and your attitude and the attitude of others on the tour. We can all be biased by peoples' ages, but I have learned over the years that people of all ages can be interesting. We did a Viking cruise when we were in our early 50s. There certainly were people our age, but the couple we enjoyed most was 20 years older than we were. They didn't look their age and more than that they were interesting to be with. On the one Rick Steves tour we took, there was a couple in their 30s. A few of us tried to talk to them but they seemed to want to be on their own which was fine. On that tour, again most were older than we were and we enjoyed being with everyone.

On our last tour all 28 were retired - the youngest was 59.

Thank you everyone. I work in the travel and tourism industry, and it has always been a dream of mine to do a Rick Steves tour. I am not particularly worried about age myself, because I am truly excited about the itinerary and I think we will meet wonderful people. My husband is such a social guy and was more curious about whether there would be people around our age.

Regardless, we are both very excited and we will make the most of the tour and hope to come out with some great connections!

You are NOT 'too young' take take the tour.

Most couples will likely be older. There could be some teens traveling with their parents or grand parents.

While an excellent value RS tours are not the cheapest way to travel.

Your age group may be 'under represented' as many in your range have small children and limited funds, which preclude European vacations.

Go and have a wonderful time and ignore the age differences, everyone else will.

First of all, this trip was magical! I did this tour with my daughter, who was 25 at the time. We both had a wonderful time!

The youngest tour member (about 14 years old) was traveling with a wonderful family of seven. The oldest was 90 years old and had completed a climb of Kilimanjaro only two weeks earlier. The spectrum has been quite broad on my RS tours. The groups have been quite cohesive, participants very respectful, friendly and engaging.

We've taken 3 Rick Steves tours, and of course, the majority of travelers are 50's, 60's & 70's. But on one of our tours, we had a young newlywed couple, and on another, we had a young man in his 30's traveling with his family. Needless to say, the young energy was welcome and popular on the tours. You'll have a marvelous tour! Have fun!

We just took the Village Italy tour last month, our 10th RS tour. It was magical with a great guide and friendly group of travelers. The primary reason we have been on 10 RS tours is that our fellow travelers have always been interesting, informed and inclusive. You will likely be the youngest people on the tour, but that should not dissuade you. The older tour members will appreciate your youthful attitude and you will gain insight from the experienced older travelers.

I did this tour as a solo woman in June of 2023. At 61 I was the youngest. It was my first RS tour and I won't be doing another until I can no longer travel independently. That's not to say that it wasn't a great experience- it was- but group tours just aren't for me, and the only way to find that out was to go on one. I had been very curious about RS tours, having used his guidebooks for decades. I was surprised, and a bit dismayed, by the lack of diversity in terms of age. It's not the sole reason I won't do more RS tours, but it's a contributing factor.

I have been on 6 tours. Not this one. But every tour has had a range of ages. The Village one is a more expensive one and longer so I get that it is older. Not sure why someone would say don’t go when it is probably late to cancel for Sept.

My kids joined us from the time my daughter was 10. Never did the family tour. Now she is 22 & joining us for the Ireland one in Aug. son can’t make it. In Summer or school breaks ( we have gone on two Thanksgiving week trips) tend to have younger people. Not your age but younger than you.

One thing we love about RS tours half the time you can do what you want. Half the dinners are on your own. If you like art, history , and not having to plan each step tours are a good way to go. We went to Italy a few years ago on our own and it was a ton more work & money then a RS tour

The guides are amazing & always did a great job with my kids. The last tour we did there were quite a few teens/College kids on it but it was over the New Year holiday. There have also been honeymooners & young millennials on the tours.

I go in with it is a short time. I am not looking to make lifelong friends but people who are not complainers & love to travel. Have not been let down yet. Enjoy. Would love to go on that tour.

The age range can vary and is influenced by length of the tour and the season. Going in September when school is back in session will probably skew the group to the older side. I don't have a crystal ball but if I was going to make a bet it would be that just about everyone else will be in their 60's to early 80's.

You are going to have such a great time! I've been on 5 tours. I took my first tour to celebrate my 25th birthday, and 25 years later I'm taking a tour to celebrate my 50h birthday. I've generally been the youngest (solo) traveler. Every tour I've gone on has included a family with adult children in their 20s and 30s. I think age is irrelevant, I've connected with people of all ages on the tours. I find the Rick Steves tour self-selects for the young-at-heart. The Village Italy tour looks amazing, I hope you and your husband have a fantastic time.

...curious about whether there would be people around our age...

Have taken many RS tours and there has always been a good spread of ages between 20 somthings and 70 somethings. But not to worry about chronlogical age -- everyone one all our trips was energetic, young at heart and young in spirit.

It's demographics. Most younger people are still working and some still have kids. When they take a vacation it's usually something like Disneyland or Grand Canyon with the kids.

I have taken 14 or 15 Rick Steves tours, mostly starting in early or mid-June. Most of my tours have had a few teenagers and college-age young adults traveling with their families and people in their 30s and 40s. On one tour, we had a young couple on their honeymoon. When I took the Village Italy tour in early June 2022, we had the youngest crowd I have ever experienced on RS tour. But this was post pandemic and many of the kids were on their belated high school and college graduation trips - so this may have been an outlier.

Obviously, you're less likely to have younger adults outside of the summer months because of school schedules. On my most recent tour (Scotland), I was probably the youngest (in my 40s) but there were lots of folks in their 50s and 60s (which is typical for RS tours) with 3 people (my guess) that were in their 80s.