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Village Italy vs. GAS

Posted by (The Shire) on

'Village Italy' tour seems to be well liked by many who'd done it; now I'm quite motivated to take this tour in 2027. Another tour besides Village Italy that I'm also considering is GAS (Best of Germany, Austria & Switzerland).

I'd done 'Best of Italy' before and noticed that the itinerary of these two tours (Village Italy & BOI) shared many places in common:
Assisi, Orvieto (Umbria), Siena, Cinque Terre (Italian Riviera) ... we also stopped at Luca during BOI.

So I'm questioning if it makes sense for me to take Village Italy; should I take GAS instead? Any comments or feedback are much appreciated!

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We’ve done Best of Italy, Village Italy and Best of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. I’m confused what River Italy tour is? Although the BOI and Village overlap in a couple of places, the tours still felt different because the activities are not exactly the same. We did not go to Lucca on our BOI tour and we did not stay in one of the CT’s villages on the Village Italy tour but in Levanto. I really didn’t mind visiting Orvieto, Siena or Assisi again, but by all means, if you want a tour that does not repeat any place you’ve been previously then do the GAS tour, it’s a wonderful tour, too.

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@Margie: Haha that was definitely a mistake; it should be ‘Village Italy’ and I’ve fixed it. It’s reassuring to hear it from someone like you who’s done both tours. I probably will end up doing both tours and just have to prioritize which one to take first. Thanks!

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