Charliesmom Posted November 23, 2007 #1 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Does anyone have any knowledge of private tour operators in Marseilles or Livorno. We would like to hire a private car to take us to Avignon from Marseilles and to Pisa from Livorno. Thanks for your help. Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyCruises Posted November 23, 2007 #2 Share Posted November 23, 2007 We just rented a car and drove--it was a breeze--and I am sure much less expensive than a private tour. However, at the dock there were taxis lined up all hoping to snag a tour for the day--lots of people so you could negotiate. In fact, no one wanted to take us to the car rental agency, they kept trying to talk us into taking a tour with them. Hoewever you go, you should see the old town in Arles, and I think it was Les Beaux, on your way. We stayed overnight in Arles after the cruise and the old town was amazing--especially the "amphitheatre", over 2100 years old and still in use today! If my DH still has the card of the taxi driver we used, I will post his info. Great guy. When he dropped us at the car rental place, my DH, who was thrilled to finally have someone to speak French with, got so involved in the conversation that he left our camera in the cab. Believe it or not, the driver called the agency about 10 minutes later, said he had found the camera, and told us where to meet him on our way to retrieve it!!! That was pretty amazing--and on day 2 of the trip--would have been a shame to be camera-less for the next two weeks. However you get there, you will love it! Cathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gak45 Posted November 24, 2007 #3 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Does anyone have any knowledge of private tour operators in Marseilles or Livorno. Yes, we used Catherine D'Antuono this year for a tour of the Provence area. Catherine picked us up at the dock in Marseilles and provided a wonderful and enjoyable tour. I would highly recommend her services. She has been highly recommended on several boards, and that is where we heard about her. Her contact info is as follows: Catherine D'ANTUONO, Certified Lecturer Guide SARL TOUR DESIGNER IN PROVENCE Driver Guide company licensed to perform public transport tour.designer@provence-travel.com www.provence-travel.com Tel. : 00 33 (0)6 17 94 69 61 If you do contact her, please tell her that George and Louise send their regards. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rindiar Posted November 24, 2007 #4 Share Posted November 24, 2007 We used Maurizio Mancini of Tuscany Taste Tour. He was great. Speaks English very well and is fun. His guided tour of Pisa and Florence was very informative and extensive. Also we saw some of the Tuscany countryside. Took us to lunch at a little local resturant in Florence. Food was to die for and not expensive.Contact info is: www.tuscanytastetour.com Good Luck and have a great trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudiaF Posted November 25, 2007 #5 Share Posted November 25, 2007 For Livorno: http://www.papillonservice.com/index.htm they are super esp. ask for MAX as your driver From Marseille we have used: http://www.Taxidurand.com Louisette 2 times.. check their website for there tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreastman Posted November 25, 2007 #6 Share Posted November 25, 2007 For Livorno, try Guido Bandinelli of Travels in Tuscany (http://www.travelsintuscany.com). Speaks excellent English and has a great sense of humor. He's also an expert on Tuscan wines. We used him this past September and were very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfb128 Posted November 26, 2007 #7 Share Posted November 26, 2007 The first time we did Provence from Marseilles we used Catherine. Because of a mix up in her booking Catherine referred us to Tania. Tania's email is provencetours@free.fr. Her web site is http://www.provencetours-marseilles.com. Tania was excellent and we really enjoyed our day with her in Aix and the Luberon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliesmom Posted November 27, 2007 Author #8 Share Posted November 27, 2007 We have booked Catherine for Marseilles and are in the process of booking Papillion for Livorno. Thanks again for all of the advice. Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phynger Posted November 28, 2007 #9 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Charliesmom- when are you going to Marseille? we also have Catherine scheduled for a day trip thru Provence in July of '08. If you're going before that, we'd appreciate hearing about your experience. If we go first we'll do teh same for you. Have a great trip! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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