I was not overwhelmed and felt that we were being rushed through the tour, like the guide had something more important to do. More

Mike Henderson was organized, informative, and gracious throughout the tour. I have travelled in Italy nine times, and his tour was one of the most interesting tours, but it was also a calming, relaxed experience at the same time. Great deal for the money! Eric More

This tour was the most expensive of any of our tours in Italy and wasn't great. We loied the guide, but there was just no substance to the tour. We walked around a lot, but it certainly didn't help us gaet the lay of the land or learn anything new. The weather was miserable, which probably didn't help, but we... More

What can be said about this tour, it was an amazing start to a wonderful city. Karen was our guide and was genuinely interested in making the experience a great one for us, one that we will never forget. We really appreciated the opportunity to escape the tourist crowds and experience Venice the way that locals do. While we are... More

Mike picked us up and delivered us back to our hotel (2 minute walk from Piazza San Marco). For 6 hours he showed us around his city pointed out features and provided some back ground details not in guide books. We saw many of the major sites, including the world's 1st digital clock, had lunch at a restaurant over a... More

We took a day trip to Venice from Florence in Oct 2011. We arrived by train train and were met by Karen at the end of the station as we had agreed. We were swept away immediately into the heart of Venice by walking over a bridge across the Grand Canal. Karen treated us to a real backstreets tour and... More

Me and my wife only had three days in Venice and booked the cicchetti tour for the second day. Our tour was led by Karen, while Mike, her husband, guided another couple on the same tour but to different cafes although we all met up at the tour's end in the same cafe for drinks and cicchetti. Karen was very... More

Good tour, very personable and very interesting! Not too much walking and alot of good insight by our guide. Very recommendable! More

Looks like all reviewers loved Karen's tours. We certainly did and were so pleased to get out of the tourist crush. We did the evening Venice pub crawl with Karen the day we arrived and that set the scene for the walking tour the next day. She took us down alleys and into campos/ squares where the locals were hanging... More