Small groups can bargain for lower rates at hotels when reserving multiple rooms. They can split vacation apartment rents resulting in very affordable stays in accommodations with kitchens. This allows the pooling of cooking, eliminating the need to dine out three times a day. Small groups can have reduced train travel rates, discounts on more than one auto rental and special group rates at sites and museums.
Most negatives stem from the logistical difficulties involved with moving and accommodating everyone in the group in a country where most will not speak the language, where money and systems all work differently and where the needs of each group member will vary.
Odysseys Unlimited features several small group tours to Italy via luxury motor coach with luxury hotel accommodations, round-trip air and transfers, guided sightseeing and most meals and incidentals. The best options include the 17-day Portrait of Italy Tour which takes travelers to the best of Italy from south to north and the 15-day Southern Italy & Sicily Tour covering the less-visited regions of Calabria and Sicily.
