Tuscany's Hidden Gems Tour

Do not book this tour at all. It is never carried out. They send a message on WhatsApp the day before at 5 p.m., when it is no longer possible to plan anything else or request a cancellation, and they offer not a refund but another trip to Pisa (easily accessible by train from Florence for a small fee) or cooking classes that are not worth half the amount paid, all this to fill their other buses. The tourist who wants to do something anyway will accept the other proposal of course, that is how they operate. I contacted GYG directly, and they stated they would refund me within 5 days. This is the 2nd time, same process 2 years apart: I hadn't noticed the 2nd time that it was the same company. Do not waste your time and money.

Fantastic. Luckily there were only 7 of us (a family of 5 and the 2 of us) which meant a standard car was enough (Mercedes Viano). This saved us a lot of time (the car can drive faster and above all can park much closer than a bus). Our guide, Christian, was inexhaustible during the trips: history of the places we were going to visit, ... With the time saved he proposed alternatives: a typical meal for the other family, a longer visit to San Gimignano for us and even an extra stop in Monteriggioni. The icing on the cake, he dropped us off at our accommodation on the way. A thousand thanks

Unforgettable trip… the most informative guide and plenty of free time in each stop. Highly recommended!!!!

Lucia and Jon Lucca were our guide and driver, respectively. They were both fantastic! Especially Lucia for her great guiding information on the bus ride and some at each stop, and Jon Lucca for getting us a great view of San Gimignano and deftly handling the super curvy route to each location. We really liked having a smaller group, but could definitely see many people enjoying this trip! And it made sense to take a small bus with this group size, but would be good to be alerted ahead of time if possible so we will know it changed from a large bus with a toilette to a small one without. The views and cities were incredible! The Abbey and Church were also really cool! Only recommendation would be to spend a little less time at the Abbey location so more time can be spent at Volterra and San Gimignamo. It would also be nice to include something in each city, like the church that has a charge or something but not necessary, still overall a pretty good value for easy and a great experience. Oh! And the gelato recommendation in San Gimignamo is the best we've had yet in all of Italy! Overall the whole trip was fantastic! We would highly recommend it!!

Great tour with Lucy and Jean-Luke. Informative with plenty of free time to explore each stop. The abbey was breath taking! Our 6 year old joined us and he did great and enjoyed it as well.