Despite my Italian heritage I had never travelled to Europe before and the idea of taking our 3 young children on a 4 week adventure was both exciting and pretty... read more nerve wracking and overwhelming! I had no idea where and how to start planning for...More

  Warning! Long review..... We made email contact with Amy from Luxe Associates Travel around 9 months prior to our trip to Italy. She was generous with her information and... read more helped plan our itinerary. She responded to questions either straight away or within 24 hours, so communication was outstanding. Our travelling party consisted of 4 adults and x2 12 year old girls. When we first met Amy, it was like meeting up with an old friend and we hit the ground running. We did 5 tours in Rome in 3 days all with Amy. We were struck by her willingness to share her passion of Rome. She was bursting with energy despite the insane 35 degree heat and suffocating crowds. She always managed to find a quite corner or coffee shop to impart her knowledge. She kindly and graciously made extraordinary efforts to ensure our girls were engaged as there was a lot of history, culture and ruins (or as our girls say 'run down buildings') to absorb. We were completely enthralled and absorbed as Amy tied all the history together. She also gave us many survival tips for Rome. Amy lined up all the other tours and guides for the rest of our holiday. We were not disappointed as the guides were just as enthusiastic and knowledgeable as Amy. In Florence, we had beautiful Eleanora who guided us through the Uffizi and Accademia galleries and then spent the day with... Warning! Long review.....

We made email contact with Amy from Luxe Associates Travel around 9 months prior to our trip to Italy. She was generous with her information and helped plan our itinerary. She responded to questions either straight away or within 24 hours, so communication was outstanding. Our travelling party consisted of 4 adults and x2 12 year old girls.
When we first met Amy, it was like meeting up with an old friend and we hit the ground running. We did 5 tours in Rome in 3 days all with Amy. We were struck by her willingness to share her passion of Rome. She was bursting with energy despite the insane 35 degree heat and suffocating crowds. She always managed to find a quite corner or coffee shop to impart her knowledge. She kindly and graciously made extraordinary efforts to ensure our girls were engaged as there was a lot of history, culture and ruins (or as our girls say 'run down buildings') to absorb.

We were completely enthralled and absorbed as Amy tied all the history together. She also gave us many survival tips for Rome. Amy lined up all the other tours and guides for the rest of our holiday. We were not disappointed as the guides were just as enthusiastic and knowledgeable as Amy.

In Florence, we had beautiful Eleanora who guided us through the Uffizi and Accademia galleries and then spent the day with us on a tour to Cinque Terre. This involved a private van with handsome driver Marco to La Spezia where we then caught a private speed boat with mischievous captain Tony, along the coast to view all 5 towns. We managed to stop in 3 of the towns and had numerous stops along the way to jump in the water for a swim and cool off (the only way to see all 5 towns during the peak of summer!).

Amy organised a private van to take us to Pisa to take the touristy shots. No guide was necessary.

In Venice, we had the lovely Giorgia who had the patience of a nun as we joined up with the rest of our rowdy friends totally 21 of us! (12 adults and 9 teens). She guided us through the maze of Venetian streets combining history with anecdotal stories.

We cannot give high enough praise to Amy and her team at Luxe Associates Travel. It was a wonderful experience and introduction to an amazing country. We can't wait to go back (and we didn't even through a coin in the Trevi Fountain!). Amy was extraordinary and we would recommend her without any hesitation.

Tours in Rome:
Walking tour of Rome
Night driving tour
Vatican city + St Peter's Basilica
Walking culinary tour
Colosseum, Palatine Hill & Roman Forum

Tours in Florence:
Walking city tour and Uffizi and Accademia galleries

Van to Pisa
Day trip to Cinque Terra

Tour in Venice
Walking tour of city More

  My family just got back from an amazing trip to Europe. One of our highlights was our time in Rome touring with Amy from Luxe Associates Travel. She took... read more us throughout Rome to learn the history and see the sights. Amy is extremely knowledgeable about...More

  We have been to Rome 3 times before but this was the first time we used a guide. Amy was brilliant, knowing Rome so well, speaking Italian so well...we learnt... read more and enjoyed the experience so much more this time around. Amy also organised transfers from...More

  I've been to Rome several times and only had an afternoon on this stay to sight see, I wanted to see some of the less usual locations like... read more the Capuchin Crypt, St Valentines skull in St Maria Cosmedia, San Silvestro Church - I needed to...More

  We were so, so lucky to have Amy as our tour guide at the Vatican! We visited during a heat wave in the height of tourist season. AND, the Pope... read more happened to visit, shutting the Sistine Chapel unannounced. We would definitely have abandoned ship if...More

  Our family took two different tours with Amy - day one was a walking tour through the major sights in Rome - Spanish Steps, Trevi fountain, etc. We stopped... read more along the way for Gelato and for lunch we got to make our own pizzas!! Never...More

  Traveling with another couple we were fortunate to have a recommendation to contact Amy regarding a personal private Vatican Tour. Amy was extremely responsive and efficient during our planning stages.... read more She kept in contact with us for several months as we anticipated our flights from...More

  We were very fortunate to pick Amy as our tour guide in order to better experience the historical sights of Rome. She is Australian and very understandable to English... read more speaking clients. (I made the mistake of hiring an Italian tour guide on a previous trip...More