Lost Women of Italy Tour by Katie
Scroll through the slides above for the details on this thrilling Italian adventure featuring, as it turns out, murder and chocolate. Then sign up below!
What to expect:
This is not your typical tourist tour…NOTHING like it, really! These tours are personally curated by us, and we’ll be by your side. We never use travel agents, instead making all the arrangements ourselves. That way we can ensure authentic, eco-friendly, whimsical travel with local experts who take us off the beaten track. Time to soak up a place and to connect with real people is paramount!
Katie’s husband Marc has been dubbed our Smoothness Operator (aka: logistics man). (Katie and Marc designed and taught university Study Abroad courses for over a decade.) Marc is a chill, sweet guy who takes care of all the logistical headaches, transport and ticketing so we can all glide on without a care. Got history questions? Katie’s on hand with a thousand stories. Want to spend dinner talking feminist theory with someone who’s (finally!) as gung-ho about it as you are? Olivia’s your woman!
What’sHerName Tours create welcoming tribes where you are free to be yourself! We all abide by Rule #1: Do What You Want. That means you can always opt out of anything without judgement. You can expect to do a lot of laughing, standing in awe, happy-crying, and tasting wonderful things.
Most folks come solo, so don’t sweat it! This is the happy tribe you’ve been looking for. After all, they’re all Nameiacs too!
PRICE: $2380 per person with a roommate.
For your own room, add $840.
Reserve your spot with a $500 deposit and pay the remainder in two further payments over the coming months.
Includes:
- Hotel six nights
- All ground transportation
- All tours, walking tours, and classes
- Tickets to everything on the itinerary
- Generous payments and tips from the group for all our expert guests, guides, drivers, etc
- A Smoothness Team to support your everyday
- A joyful tribe of fellow Nameiacs!
Doesn’t Include:
- Transportation into Rome and out of Florence (trip beginning and end)
- Passport/visa
- Meals
- Optional activites/shopping
Traveling during the off-season is the best time to go! Cheaper flights, no searing heat, much less crowded. “Tourist” season begins in April.
FAQs
Okay I’m searching flights. What info do I need to know?
It’s important to note that this tour begins and ends in different cities, so you’ll want to plan accordingly. You’ll want to arrive in Rome before 2pm on Mar 22, so you have enough time to get out of the airport, and to the hotel (our first gathering will begin around 4). You will depart from Florence, which has its own airport (Amerigo Vespucci Airport). Other airports near Florence are Bologna and Pisa — both cool destinations in themselves. Searching departure flights from all three cities might give you better options. A departure from Florence airport will be very simple; departing from Bologna, Pisa (or indeed Rome again) will involve a one or two hour train or bus ride. You can depart anytime on March 28. We often are able to coordinate departures/share airport transport at the end of the trip.
Tell me more about the roomie situation.
If you’re bringing your own roomie, each of you should list the other on the registration form. If you’re happy for us to match you with others, just list your preferences (gender etc) on the registration form. We always do our best to meet these needs. When we can, we rotate roomies with each hotel, to avoid getting sick of each other. You’ll share the room and bathroom, but have your own beds. Many an enduring friendship has been made this way!
If you’d prefer to have your own room with ensuite bathroom, great! Just select that option and pay the additional $840.
How much should I budget for spending money and meals?
It’s so hard to say. The range of options for meals can suit all budgets and tastes – from street food pizza and sandwiches, to 4-hour al fresco dinners. Same goes for shopping. You know you best! A typical, basic business travel per diem is around $55/day, if that helps.
What if the trip gets canceled?
If we cancel the trip, you’ll get a full refund. If you have to cancel, you’d forfeit your $500 deposit, to help cover the expenses we’ve already paid in your name. If you were to cancel with very late notice, you may forfeit more than that. We will always try to get whatever refunds we can for you. If you’re worried about having to cancel, you could always get travel insurance after you pay for the tour.
How does payment work?
After you register, you’ll receive an invoice via email to pay your deposit with a card. It’s actually our sister, Meredith, who takes care of all registrations and does the invoicing! You’ll pay the remainder in two more payments, evenly spaced out between your time of registration and October. You could also choose to pay in full anytime you want. The full amount must be paid before departure, of course.
I want to go for it – but I’m a little nervous. Is this a crazy thing to do?
Sometimes we ask ourselves that too. But here’s what we learn, every single time: take the leap, you’ll have a magnificent time. These are your people!