Top-Notch People. Everyone at Rick Steves provides an exemplary level of quality & service at every point in the travel process.

Top-Notch Hotels. Each hotel is sparkling clean, provides high-end service and amenities, and is family-owned. We found each of our hotels to be a destination unto itself. 

Brilliant Tour Planning & Execution. There's obviously a high level of Rick Steves travel philosophy buy-in at every level of the Rick Steves organization. It shows.  

Great Tour Organization. See above.

Bus Time. No opportunity to provide the best tour experience (informative, entertaining and fun) is wasted.  

A Day Off From Touring. Rita & I loved our downtime day in Elba.

Local Guides. Rick Steves hires the best (Hi Roberto!) local guides with specialized knowledge. Thanks to the local guides, each location becomes a showcase they bring to life. 

Back-door experiences.  Individual stops on the tour provide opportunities to really get to know the people and provides a window into their everyday lives. 

Expert, Knowledgable Tour Leaders (guide) with a Single Goal. Rick Steves' tour leaders are people who love what they do and genuinely want you to love what you're doing every minute, too.

Rick Steves. His years of travel experience inform every single element of the tour experience. Take his advice and you are almost certainly guaranteed a great time.