My 23 year old son and I spent an enjoyable few hours touring Venice with Karen as our guide. I had been to Venice previously but Karen showed us parts of the city which I had not seen before. Despite the miserable rain for the first couple of hours we both had a good time and learned some interesting information.... More

We had to reschedule the orignial tour due to bad weather conditions and I am happy that Karen and Mike agreed to come on Saturday (usual day off) becuase it was raining on Friday and would not have been as much fun. We would have still gone on Friday in the rain but they emailed me and offered to change... More

My best friend and I had a fabulous day during our "Essential Venice" tour with Karen!!! Venice can be tricky to navigate on your own, so instead of spending time with the map, we threw the map up in the air and let Karen guide us through one of the most interesting cities I've been to. She pointed out and... More

On our first morning in Venice, we took a 4 hour walking tour with Karen. Karen was our tour guide and she was wonderful. She was very patient with our questions, our pace (my husband couldn't walk 10 steps without taking pictures), and caring as to what we wanted to do and see. Karen took us through beautiful markets, streets,... More

We just returned from our first trip to Italy. The first night we started out in Venice where we had booked a Ciccheti tour with the Venice Experience. I am so glad we did this tour. We were soo smart! Mike showed us the true Venice and we had so much fun! We went to some off the beaten path... More

We took a walking tour with Karen through the backstreets with stops for Ciccheti and then a trip to Murano and Burano. I was worried about keeping two ipod addicted kids engaged, but Karen was great with my two girls ages 8,9, being a former school teacher was helpful!. She paced the walk for them and we never felt hurried... More

Our tour guide gave us the option of taking the water taxi back from our trip to St. Marks Basilica or to walk 45 minutes back to the hotel to see Venice. I was so glad I took the walk, not only for the history, but some of my most memorable photos.

Venice has always been on my bucket list; however, when my boyfriend and I finally had an opportunity to visit last April (2012) I was skeptical. You hear over and over again how it's a city overrun by tourists; has restaurants with bad, overpriced food; and hundreds of shops selling knock off carnival masks and Murano glass. These pre-arrival impressions... More

My husband and I had a great experience with Mike as our tour guide. He even gave us some restaurant recommendations and the one we got to try before leaving Venice was the best food we had in Venice! (L'ingordo, Campo S. Margherita). We also felt comfortable the next day wondering confidently around where we had toured, which was more... More