Since 1984, Gioia Tours has offered private, escorted tours in Europe. Travelers who arrive in Rome or Pisa, Italy can take Gioia's chaperoned tours of those cities. Gioia also hosts day trips that wander into Tuscany, Pompeii, Umbria and other regions of the Italian countryside. For groups of 12 or fewer, the company can also provide guides to escort a group on a 16-day, 15-night tour of Germany, Italy and Switzerland, or accompany a group or family on a 12-day romp through Italy's major cities and regions. Specialized outings include wine tastings at vineyards and shore excursions to the Italian coast. Depending on the size of a tour group, one or more guides will lead each trip and provide educated commentary and explanations about each site visited. For multiday tours, Gioia arranges all transportation and lodging.
Gioia Tours
Via S. Agostino 181 A
56121 Pisa, Italy
011-39-50-348-782-0844
Via F. Ingoli 69
00125 Rome, Italy
011-39-50-335-525-2852
tours-europe.com
In 1996, former "Stars and Stripes" photojournalist James Derheim founded European Focus, a private travel company. Now he and his wife, Jenean, provide accompanied travel in Europe for groups of up to 10 travelers (though the pair can accommodate more than 10 with advanced notice). Jenean and James will build a tour completely to a client's interests or list of destinations throughout Europe, or prospective customers can choose from planned tours in Ireland, Germany and Italy. Some of European Focus' specialized tours include genealogical and ancestral-based excursions to uncover family roots and lineage. European Focus will arrange travel and accommodations for all tours. The Derheims will accompany the private tour group; between them, they speak three European languages and have lived and traveled throughout Europe extensively.
European Focus Inc. & European Focus Private Tours
1408 State Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-330-0877
europeanfocus.com
Since 1974, Gil Travel has provided escorted tours with a Jewish focus and today offers both Jewish-themed tours and private tours of European cities. In Europe, these private tours will escort families or small groups. A professional travel escort will lead each tour, which can range from seven days and six nights to 11 days and 10 nights. Some of the itineraries include Prague, Vienna, Warsaw and Budapest. The specialized Jewish Heritage Tour focuses on historical sites in Prague, Germany and Poland, such as the Old-New Synagogue and the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau. Gil Travel's planned itineraries arrange all accommodations, travel and breakfasts and dinners.
Gil Travel Tours Inc.
1511 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
800-223-3855
giltravel.com
