Unforgettable Cinque Terre: Florence Day Trip with Transport

Had the most incredible day exploring the beauty of Cinque Terre. Our tour guide Roberto was excellent and very knowledgeable, highly recommend Roberto and would love to go on another tour with him one day Our day wouldn’t have been possible without our driver, Altin. The drive was smooth and enjoyable.

excellent trip. long day but worth it. beautiful scenery!! Roberto was great tour guide. a lot of stairs to good spots., but not too bad

Our tourist guide, Roberto and our driver Altin, were just great, providing all the info prior to our visit in each city, explaining as much as he could, replying back if we had any question! Just awesome!!!

The bus driver and Ana was an amazing tour guide who made our experience truly memorable. The beautiful places we visited were breathtaking, and the tour was perfectly planned.

Great excutsion and well organized. Our guide was very good and kept us updates. The driver was also good. We really liked Riomaggiore and Manarola. All of them except Monterosso are very small. One hour free time to each of them is more than enough.

We had a great tour guide, John, who was very informative and made sure we always knew where to go. He spoke 4 languages! The villages were beautiful. Even with rainy weather we still had a blast. I would highly recommend this tour. Not for those who have trouble walking as there’s a lot of steps to walk.

Our guide Roberto was excellent and dealt well with a full coach of English and Spanish speaking persons. He gave useful information at each stage. Some stops felt a little short and I felt we had to cut short our visit to make sure we made the train stops. However the long stop where we could choose somewhere to get lunch was the best. The area is outstandingly beautiful but very busy even in October. Not for those with mobility challenges. Considering it was a full 12 hour day, it was disappointing we were not allowed to eat or drink anything but water on the coach. We had brought breakfast to eat on the coach so this information might have been useful beforehand, as we had stood at the bus stop for 30 minutes before the coach came, when we could have eaten our breakfast there. Also the coach had a toilet which we were not allowed to use!! I know it's probably because people are messy but we paid alot for this trip, which I'm sure would have covered a toilet cleaner.

Emma was effective as a tour leader and the driver was skillful. It would be better to have an indoor bus terminal with toilets while waiting to board the tour bus. We were all waiting in the cold before the tour. With road trips more than an hour and a half, bathroom breaks should be planned. Otherwise, it was an enjoyable day at Cinque Terre.

I have dreamed of visiting this beautiful area ever since I saw photos my son and daughter-in-law took a few years back. They handled all of the details themselves. In retrospect, they felt the scheduling and planning was stressful and would have been too much for us, now age 73 & 74. We are on the way back to Florence. Our12 hour day trip was a breeze with our amazing tour guide, Roberto. From the minute we arrived at the meeting point, we were knew we were in great hands. Roberto gave insider tips, historic background, and he had a whiteboard he used to write out meeting points that many of us photographed as reminders as we wentvoff on our own. There was ample time to explore, savor new tastes and sights, shop, and get to the trains between the Cinque Terre regions we visited. The luxury bus from and back to Florence was very comfortable and on the bus ride we had a great feel for different areas in Tuscany. It is a little more than 2 hours to Cinque Terre from Florence, but along the way, Roberto pointed out various sights including the Carrera marble quarry in the mountains. Stunning! Cosantino handled the driving. As we got closer to Cinque Terre, Cosantino's driving expertise was very much appreciated. Bikers, hikers, cars and winding roads. We would have been absolutely exhausted if we rented a car. Instead, after fine dining and a phone full of photos and memories, we enjoyed watching the sun set as we headed back to Florence. Roberto herded our large group through the trains and boat between the cities of Cinque Terra with ease. If there was a higher rating than 5 stars, Roberto & Cosantino (our driver) would have gotten it! Very grateful that we were on this trip.

Roberto did a fantastic job. The cities were everything you could hope for and more, but Roberto did an amazing job keeping such a large group together and on time between trains. No one missed a ride. Costantino did excellent driving us up and back down from the mountains safely.