“A highlight of our trip!” 
Mario was there to greet us right on time. As wine enthusiasts, we were excited and even more to find out he is a Sommelier! On the drive out to the Valpolicella region, we learned so much more about wine, Italy and his life. He is not only knowledgeable, but friendly and easy to be around… Read Review
“Hands down the best experience of our trip”
I learned of Rachel/Venice Day Trips via a lockdown Zoom about Venice Apperitivos and decided that if she could be that fun from her kitchen 5000 miles away, I would love to have that experience in person. Fast forward a year, we booked the aperitivo tour before the start of a 10-day cruise… Read Review
“Mario is a superstar!”
Mario is a superstar. My wife and I, based on a recommendation from a wine expert we trust, contacted Mario at Venice Day Trips. We worked together to customize an itinerary that exposed us to some wines we were less familiar with as well as some of our favorites. Mario has a superb knowledge of Italian wine… Read Review
“Tour of Padua”
Rachel is amazing! She met us at the train station and took us on an interesting and fun tour of Padua. Rachel is very knowledgeable and is eager to share all that she knows of Padua! We took a 3 hour walking tour of the city and visited all the major sights including the terrific food markets. Along the way we sampled great cheese and a piece of fruit. Rachel was extremely informative. When we told her we were staying by the Rialto Bridge in Venice she… Read Review
“5 day wine and food package – awesome!”
I cannot say enough about this tour! We were looking to do something relaxing after our cruise and this was just perfect. Our room was actually an apartment in a small villa and we had loads of space. The breakfasts and dinners were delicious… Read Review
“Great Cheese and Prosecco tour”
My friends and I were looking for a “foodie” day from Venice. Our concierge suggested this company who specializes in wine and food tours. Our tour was amazing! We visited a small dairy farm way up in the hills and learned how the locals… Read Review
“In the Land of Prosecco”
This was one of my top 3 tours and these are the reasons why: Mario and Rachel – the dynamite couple who run Venice Day tours. They are knowledgeable and fun. They are also wonderful tour directors who met our every need. One in our group wished to spend time biking and this was easily set up… Read Review
“Best guided tours we’ve ever done! Mario & Rachel are the best guides in Italy!”
We booked 3 tours with Venice Day Trips: 2 full days and 1 half day. We stayed in Venice and Rachel met us for the morning for our Fundamentals of Italian course. What she taught us was extremely helpful during our 10 day stay in Venice. However, my favorite part of that day was being introduced to Spritz & The wine & Cicchetti Bars! Rachel gave us a walking tour from our hotel to the Rialto Bridge… Read Review
“Unforgettable tour of Valpolicella Wine Region with a kind and knowledgable sommelier!”
My boyfriend loves amarone wine, which only comes from the Valpolicella wine region of Italy. He wanted to explore some of the amarone wine makers, but didn’t know how to do it on his own so he found Mario. My boyfriend said Mario had great reviews, but the reviews did not do justice to the fun, informative, and well planned day Mario… Read Review
“Exceeded expectation!”
Wow money worth spent. Mario picked us up at 9.30am, we traveled about an hour inland & on the journey Mario was telling us all about Prosecco, he is very knowledgeable & interesting. The journey was through some stunning Italian countryside & views across the vineyards… Read Review
“Private Prosecco Tour from Venice”
This really was the most fabulous day, one that myself and my friend will never forget because it really was just like being out for the day with another very well informed friend. The wineries we visited produced lovely Prosecco that I was very happy to serve at a large family… Read Review
“Cooking Class in Venice”
Our family had a wonderful cooking lesson in Venice. We started the day with a walk through the fun market at Rialto where we learned about what was in season. Our teenage daughters really enjoyed the traghetto ride across the Grand Canal after the market. The class itself was informative and interesting for all of us… Read Review
“Mondo Wine Tour”
Four of us just finished five days of wine tasting and local dining in Soave, Valpolicella, Prosecco, and Friuli. Mario and Rachel did a great job setting us up at small producers and a few others I specifically requested. This was a wonderful… Read Review
“Truly Memorable and personalized Experience! Best Choice!”
My husband I traveled to Venice along with another couple. I had prepared the daily tours with various tour providers and was lucky enough to book a day tour with Venice Day Trips to Padova. It was truly an amazing experience with Rachel as she customized the tour to suit us completely and was so nice and knowledgeable. The day after we had booked… Read Review
“An unforgettable prosecco day trip with amazing sommeliers!”
My husband and I took a 2 week trip throughout Italy with another couple. This tour was recommended to us by my sister who had done the same tour 4 years earlier. We took the private tour with Mario and Rachel. We easily found them at the pickup location and started our tour. They were both so nice and knowledgeable. Our lunch at a local restaurant… Read Review
“Lovely day in Padua”
Five of us took a one-day private walking tour from Mario and Rachel while we were on a cruise and docked in Venice. It has to be one of the best tours and days we have spend throughout many travels. We were picked up by our ship and driven to Padua, where we saw detailed and informative tours of the Basilica, the Scrovegni chapel, the city and its markets… Read Review
“This was the BEST tour ever”
We went on the Alpine Cheese Farm & Wine Tasting Tour. We had Mario as our guide. He was so amazing. Very friendly and informative. My husband didn’t want to do the tour but he did just to make me happy. After the tour that was all he talked about. He loved the fact that we were the only ones doing the tour because we had personalized tour. The cheese farm was the high lite… Read Review
“Best Tours in Italy”
WOW!!!! It is hard for me to find the words to describe what an amazing, awesome 2 days we spent with Mario!!! He is AWESOME and by far the 2 days we spent with him were our 2 favorite days of our 12 days in Italy. We went on the Amarone and the Prosecco day trips with Mario and not only did we experience great wine and great food, but Mario and the vineyard… Read Review
“Wonderful day in Valpolicella – highly recommended”
My husband and I had an amazing private wine tour of Valipolicella and Soave with Mario. He’s very knowledgable about wine and the places he took us to were fantastic. His van is very comfy, too. I’d definitely recommend… Read Review