Pontine Islands, Ischia and South of Naples Sailing Tour

Us? Well traveled octogenarians.

Trip? Southern Italy, including Lecce, Alberobello, Bari, Positano and Sorrento and surrounding areas in each location. Planning and execution? wonderful.

It starts with the willingness of an experienced planner willing to understand why his clients have seen enough traditional touring sites and want to forego what many want to experience (done) then figure out an itinerary that will satisfy their desires (done) recogniizing that even reasonably well conditioned folks in their eighties aren't as nimble as they used to be.

Flexibilty? Even on the trip, recognizing that a relationship formed with a local driver might change a planned day trip.

Hotels/B and B's? Outstanding, even with the steps climbed daily to our Alberobello B and B.

Small group scheduling? Wonderful (we lucked out. Only 2 people in a cookng class AND on the Amalfi cruise).

Overall experience? Delightful!! Wife's comment? How someone we've never met could plan such a trip just by written and verbal contact is a credit to him and the travel agency. Thank you to our travel planner.

Outstanding happpenings? Drivers (all except one , and that's not the agency's fault), guides (our Matera guide was a delight and knew Matera inside out) hotels, food (we use TA and local's suggestions), Matera (do not miss this), Giovinazzi, Amalfi sunset cruise, Sorrento cooking class, Capri boat tour, and the overall coordination and timeliness of the trip and how easy our trip planner's planning made it work.

Would we use Zicasso again. Yes...and do we recommend our travel agency... for sure...and our trip planner,of course.

P.S. Go off season. The area hais been found.

Our experience with this Italy travel agency was incredible! From the beginning, they were easy to work with and helped us make the greatest vacation. Every hotel we stayed at had great service, great rooms, and were all four star hotels. Our travel agency also provided all of our transportation to every city we stayed at in Italy. From the airport to our hotels, to our tours, and the train station to every city. Every driver that came to pick us up from the hotel and the train station were all very pleasant people to talk to and made you feel welcomed. Our agency did a Fantastic job with picking out all of our tour guides. We Loved ALL of our tour guides!! Each tour guide brought their own opinion and their personality to the tour, and we LOVED the fact that is was private! Each tour guide told us neat little things about each city we were staying at. Here are a few examples: 

Our travel agent was fantastic! We actually got to meet him during our food tour, which we strongly recommend everyone should do when visiting Rome! The food tour was the perfect way to end our visit in Rome. From the wine tasting to the fantastic local restaurant food, was to die for!

Thank you Zicasso and this travel agent for making our first visit to Italy an unforgettable one! 

The vacation that this travel agent planned for us in south Italy to Ischia, Capri and Positano was FABULOUS! He organized it exactly as we wanted, with just the right amount of leisure days and tour days. All of the transfers were taken care of, and the drivers and tour guides were great. We didn't have to worry about any taxis, buses, or additional costs. The people who greeted us were so friendly and helpful. the hotels he recommended were TOP NOTCH! The rooms were clean and the views from the balconies were AMAZING!  The staff was so attentive, the breakfast food was excellent. The hotels looked just like their photos on the internet! Overall, it was an amazing trip. All the providers that this travel agency contracted with did an great job, and we were very relaxed to have it all taken care of for us. Our travel agency sent us a welcome gift to our hotel in Capri, so we sat and enjoyed the champagne on our hotel balcony while enjoying the view. Our agent was very responsive to all my questions regarding recommendations on tipping. The service was unbelievable.

What an amazing experience.  From start to finish, our travel company was wonderful.  Our agent was on top of things from the very beginning and really "listened" to us to plan the trip of a lifetime.  The communication between us was wonderful and quick and he knew just what we were looking for.  Even when we made a few additions/changes, he was patient and attentive.  The trip was indescribable.  The hotels were beautiful and accommodating and the transfer drivers were all on time and professional.  We traveled to many different areas and had a number of transfers, train rides and hotels.  Each one was planned perfectly.  Our agent knew just when to leave some time for relaxing (i.e. shopping) and touring.  The tour guides were fantastic and knowledgeable and never looked at their watch once.  We had private tours throughout for just my husband and I and the guides were happy to show us their favorite gelato store along the way to the next site.  The personal attention was wonderful. I was able to contact our agent throughout the trip via whats app or email if I needed anything or wanted a restaurant suggestion.  He was always available and responsive.  I would recommend this company to anyone who wants to take the guesswork out of travel and get the most out of their Italian experience.  We traveled to Venice, Florence, Siena, Positano, Pompeii and Rome.  Amazing!