About Meet & Greet Italy

Get inspired and design your holiday - Italy awaits you.

We are an Italian tourism company based in Rome. We design unique and innovative Italian travel experiences, combining traditional services with a contemporary - and green - vision of the tourism world.

Our aim is to guide you through ....more

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Reasons to tour with Meet & Greet Italy

Only train tours, because train is greenest and most efficient way to travel around Italy!

100% Carbon Neutral tour

"Your Italian Friend" 24/7 mobile concierge assistance

Flexible booking condition

Tours created by local experts, with the opportunity to customize them by adding extra days, nights and activities

Digital travel documents, costantly updated; no more need to print vouchers and tickets

Responsible Tourism

Where tour activities do generate carbon, we offset this through our partnership with TREES FOR ITALY. This organization supports international environmental projects oriented to carbon offset (according to Gold Standard, Verra standard or CDM standard) and plants native tree species across Italy. They not only absorb CO2 and generate cooling ....more

Environmental Sustainability

We believe that sustainability will be a necessary choice in the next years, but it will take longer to be properly implemented. We think that today is the day to start this journey, working closely with our clients and suppliers, step by step. We studied how to apply sustainability to ....more

Economic Impact

By encouraging travelers away from overcrowded tourist areas, we help spread the economic benefits of your visit more widely, as well as being a fantastic experience in its own right. ITALIAN CULINARY TRADITIONS Our itineraries always include gastronomy based on local cuisine made with fresh locally sourced produce, supporting local ....more

Cultural Preservation

Protect Artistic Heritage - We donate to FAI (Fondo Ambientale Italiano), whose purpose is to protect elements of Italy’s physical heritage which might otherwise be lost. Especially, we have “adopted” the Abbey of San Fruttuoso near Portofino to protect its beauty and uniqueness for future generations.

Covid Policies

Please contact us for our latest COVID-19 policies.

Sustainability

We believe that sustainability will be a necessary choice in the next years, but it will take longer to be properly implemented. We think that today is the day to start this journey, working closely with our clients and suppliers, step by step.
We studied how to apply sustainability to our ....more

What We Offer

Our local experts are ready to help you in choosing and customizing the best itineraries suitable for different types of travelers. Add culinary experiences, cultural activities, and tours to discover our country’s hidden gems.

We create high-quality travel packages to provide an authentic and unforgettable Italian experience.

Enjoy a "one-to-one" real-time support ....more

Meet & Greet Italy Reviews

Michelle F

Milan to Venice, Rome, Florence & Sorrento via High Speed Train

03-Oct-2022

AnnaMaria was my tour guide in Milan, Venice, Rome, Florence and Sorrento. She was amazing. and made the trip so much fun. We took high speed trains to each city and stayed in 4 star hotels. Tour Radar and Meet and Greet and AnnaMaria made it a trip of a lifetime. I highly recommend them all - there is no way I could have organized it all by myself. Everything ran so smoothly. I highly recommend Meet and Greet and Annamaria.

laurabou

Taste of Italy Tour 🇮🇹

19-Dec-2022

This was absolutely the trip of a lifetime! Our tour was a perfect balance of pre-arranged guided experiences and free time. That free time was so important as it allowed us to explore things of particular interest to us at our own pace. Our tour guide Costa was fantastic! He and his colleagues we're extremely knowledgeable, accommodating and simply a pleasure to have met. We had a small group of 8 which allowed us to really connect and develop friendships with the others on our tour. Such a beautiful country with so much history. Grazie!

Joseph L

Our tour guide "made" or tour

15-Oct-2022

This tour of Italy was awesome, most especially because of our tour guide, Annamaria. Her sparkling personality and energy made every activity fun and interesting. She was always ready to make suggestions for our "free time" based on our interests and quick to make all the arrangements. She became a good friend and companion who knew all the "shortcuts" to where we wanted to go and kept us on schedule. What a great experience!

Alistair M

Amazing Italian Dream Vacation Tour

02-Feb-2023

We had an absolutely fantastic family vacation to Italy that we booked through Air Canada Vacations and it was hosted by Meet and Greet Italy. With such a large itinerary we were not really sure how this was going to play out as keeping a family of 5 organized and on track can be a challenge at times. We soon realized there was nothing to worry about as the tour was very organized and well planned. Our adventures started in Venice and continued on to include Florence & the Tuscany area, Rome, Pompei, Sorrento and Capri. Full credit to Annamaria for keeping our group of 20+ on track and on time during this fabulous journey. She is simply amazing, always there for the group and taking care of any issues big or small with kindness, compassion, and professionalism. She has a great laugh and sense of humour and is very knowledgeable and passionate about her home country. 5 stars to our book from the travel arrangements, food and especially the Totally Awesome Annamaria! We would definitely recommend travelling with her again!

Grace c

Amazing Italy

28-Oct-2022

Had an absolutely amazing well organized, trip to Italy with Greet and Meet! The hi-light of our trip besides everything about Italy, was our guide leader Constantino who was kind, super fun, great sense of humour , super knowledgeable, well coordinated. He was always one step ahead making sure we had everything ready for our next. He was relaxed with us and yet had a good way to keep us busy to get the most of the day. Great recommendations for our days on our own and we got the true feel of the locals with food and wine. Overall had a superb awesome trip and will highly recommend it to all and look forward to booking again!!!

Dave B

Incredible trip.

26-Dec-2022

Not sure why it's taken so long for me to write this review. It was such an incredible experience. My wife Laura and I decided on this adventure as a celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary. In all this time we've never traveled before so this was our first visit anywhere outside of Canada. I have to say... it was worth the wait. Words can't express the experience of visiting such an historically significant and architecturally rich part of the world. I'm not a particularly religious person but when you find yourself standing in the same places where every pope throughout history is entombed, at the Alter where only the Pope can give mass, the Sisteen Chapel and so on, you can't help but be overwhelmed. The Colosium, the Trevi Fountain, and so on, just amazing. The tour was part of the Air Canada Meet and Greet experience and I have to say, it was flawless. We landed in Venice where we were immediately whisked away by water taxi to our hotel. The next day it was a high speed train to Florence and later in the trip, another high speed train to Rome. On our final morning, a Mercedes ride to the airport to head home. Throughout all of this. NOT ONE issue with accommodation, transportation or luggage. Our tour guide Costa, was awesome. His Associate guides in Venice, Florence and the Vatican were equally amazing. These people are very, very friendly and incredibly well versed in the history of their beautiful country. There were a number of meals included with the tour but on nights when there weren't, our guide Costa had options arranged for us to partake in or we could simply venture out on our own. We absolutely loved this. We were a small group of eight, four from Ontario Canada, two sisters from Australia and a couple from Minnesota. We all became fast friends and thoroughly enjoyed each other's company. I have to say, I miss them all. Even though it was such a small group, there were a number of requests for little excursions, accommodations etc. Costa, our guide and best friend in Italy, never missed a beat. His moto, Problem... SOLUTION. He was the best. One thing I should point out, over the 9 days we were there, there were days allotted to simply be on our own. This was not only well thought out but very much needed. Downtime on a trip like this is important. There was a lot of walking involved and being able to set your own pace from time to time was a much appreciated part of the tour. I think I should wrap this up now but all I can say is, I can't imagine having a better experience than we did. I highly recommend this adventure and am so glad we did it. Costa, if you're reading this, thank you, you're awesome. Hope to see you again one day my friend.

Great experience in Italy with an amazing tour guide !

13-Sep-2022

This trip to Italy was the first time I had traveled alone, and I was a bit apprehensive about it. From the moment I met the group and our guide, Annamaria, the apprehension disappeared. Everyone was wonderful and Annamaria went out of her way to take care of us all. Everything ran smoothly from the transfers, tours, meals, to the check in at the hotels. If the unexpected arose (lost luggage, travelers stuck at the airport), Annamaria handled them with professionalism, efficiency and with a smile on her face. I ordered wine from a vineyard we had visited on the tour, and the order was lost. I had contacted the vineyard with no response, so I contacted Annamaria. She reached out to them, and I had my order within 10 days. She continued to be the ultimate guide even after the tour was over. I would highly recommend this tour and make sure you get Annamaria as your guide !!!!

Mauro P

Best Ravel Agency I've ever dealt with - they go the extra mile

18-Jan-2023

By chance I contacted Meet & Greet Italy (M&G), for a family trip to Italy. Our agent was Cecilia Ventura, she was just absolutely fantastic. Cecilia became our travel advisor, fixer of problems and recommender of things to do. We travelled to Venice, Florence, Cinque Terre (the guide and driver were great) , Pisa, Rome, Pompei, Sorrento, Capri and Positano. The hotels were great, except the Hotel Massimo D'Azeglio (a separate review). Cecilia organised all our activities (cooking class, glass blowing exhibit, Sistine chapel) and they ran smoothly without rush. Cecilia and Rosanna helped us deal with 2 major issues. First, in Florence a family member accident required a hospital visit. We missed our train to Rome. However Cecilia organised another train to Rome (without cost or hassle). Second the fast train, Naples to Milan, took off whilst we were boarding. We were stuck, and a train strike due to start. We called Cecilia and she got us on a fast train to Rome, 3 nights at the Tulip hotel (very nice) and tickets to the Sistine chapel, which we previously missed. I've never encountered a travel agent who'd go to such lengths to resolve issues which were beyond their (or their customer's) control. This went well beyond what you'd normally receive or genuinely expect. If you want to book a bespoke tour of Italy, then contact Cecilia at M&G Italy. Cecilia helped to make our holiday and all its ups and downs, more special and manageable. For us, Cecilia is "Super girl".

M Tunzi

Absolutely loved!

23-Dec-2022

Our guide AnnaMaria was absolutely amazing! She had incredible knowledge and made our trip stress free. The inclusions were great and the value for money was a real bonus. All of the excursions we did were perfect for our first time in Italy. The porters picked up our bags from one Hotel and drove them straight to the next Hotel whilst we took the train and stopped at places along the way. Highly recommend Meet and Greet!

Kathy M

Italian Dream Tour

02-Oct-2022

Italian Dream with Air Canada Vacations was a true dream our guide AnnaMaria was amazing without her wouldn’t have been able to navigate the beautiful country. She was welcoming and was a wonderful person to be around. Thanks AnnaMaria for the memories! Ciao❤️

Paul C

A wonderful experience.

09-Oct-2022

We travelled with Air Canada Vacations. Our tour guide Anna Maria took great care of us from the time that we arrived in Venice until we departed in Rome. I really cannot say enough about the great job that Anna Maria did. She was very knowledgeable and on top of everything from start to finish.

Robert P

A Fantastic to discover Italy with an outstanding Tour guide

03-Oct-2022

We had a wonderful experience, our tour guide and organiser, Constantino, was very knowledgeable and went out of his way to ensure that everyone in the group was looked after and had pleasant experiences. The transfers and all other means of transportation were on time and comfortable. Constantino was very professional, witty, funny and is positive disposition definitely added to the group pleasant atmosphere and demeanour. The restaurants that Constantino chose as part of the tour were excellent for the food and service and we had the opportunity to have some very unique and pleasant experiences. His personality and yes that yellow umbrella was an added bonus to our journey. The entire journey was great and we really experienced the different flavours of Italy and everywhere we went Florence, Frascati, Siena, San Gimignano to name a few, we just wish we had more time to spend exploring them… I guess will just have to come back to Italy. The hotels that we stayed at were excellent and there locations were great. We were able to walk to most historical site. We truly enjoyed this trip/ journey and hope that we will be back one day. And thank you to Constantino who made this a very pleasant memory.

Steve H

Absolutely Amazing Italian Trip!

17-Sep-2022

Our first trip to Italy was absolutely amazing!! We are a group of 3 couples that joined 4 others on our trip to Italy that started in Venice, then Florence, Rome, Sorrento and back to Rome. The trip was booked through Air Canada Vacations and was hosted by our in country tour company…Meet and Greet Italy. We covered all of the sites and experiences we were hoping for and much more!! Our trip would not have been nearly as memorable without our tour leader Annamaria!!! Annamaria was absolutely amazing and she gave us the best Italian experience we could have hoped for!! This is a 5 star plus rating…it was a perfect trip thanks to Meet and Greet Italy and especially Annamaria! Ciao, ciao!!

Cathy D

A great way to see a lot of Italy in a short time

10-Oct-2022

We highly recommend the Meet and Greet tour with Riccardo. We have never travelled with a group before and found many advantages to it, particularly if it's your first time to Italy. Riccardo is a personable, informative and extremely organized guide who went out of his way again and again for us. On days when we had time to explore on our own, he made excellent recommendations about museums, restaurants, and landmarks that shouldn't be missed. We quickly learned that when Riccardo suggested where to find a good meal, he was right! The Meet and Greet Italian Dream Tour was busy. We walked a lot! Go prepared with really good shoes and you will see and experience so much. We've come away with wonderful memories and high hopes that we will return to Italy!

Reema B

Venice Florence Rome tour

16-Sep-2022

My first ever trip to Italy, traveling with my daughter for her high school graduation celebration. We both had a blast through our entire trip. Everything was well planned and organized. Met some wonderful people in our group. Our tour guide AnnaMaria was just amazing; she went above and beyond to make sure everyone was well taken care of.

Jenny S

Trip of a Lifetime

26-Oct-2022

Costantino’s expertise and professionalism was beyond expectation. He cared for my sister and myself as if we were family, making sure we never strayed from the group 😄 his knowledge and organisational skills were exceptional everywhere we visited. As an older pair of traveler’s the rest days were a must to enjoy and relax, without these rest days our experiences would be far less enjoyable as we packed memories into every minute of every day. Only way to travel is by train. Thank you Costa and Meet and Greet for the trip of a lifetime.

Fisher m

Met and felt welcome in Italy, a beautiful place to visit and maybe come back to again

25-Sep-2022

Visiting my wife’s home town. It was not on the scheduled tour, but our leader Constantino made it happen. I was extremely impressed with his professionalism and attention to detail, going well beyond my expectations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?

Our solo travelers will have their private rooms. This allows you to participate in our tours with the comfort and privacy of your own room.

What documents will I receive before I travel?

You will receive a summary of itinerary with all the inclusions confirmed, with all the addresses and contacts needed.

Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?

Yes, the hotels apply safety regulations. We select the best locations, all conforming to high international standards.

Am I contributing to any charity by booking the tour?

We donate to FAI (Fondo Ambientale Italiano), whose purpose is to protect elements of Italy’s physical heritage that might otherwise be lost. Especially, we have “adopted” the Abbey of San Fruttuoso near Portofino to protect its beauty and uniqueness for future generations.

What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?

In 2021 we received the GSTC and TRAVELIFE certifications, formalizing our efforts and actions. We are working to become a B Corp: our goal is to get the certification within the first half of 2023.

Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?

Our Independent Tours are private and self-guided, ready to be enjoyed at your pace. Our Small Group Tours have scheduled departure, with a group of 26 or fewer, fully guided by a Tour Leader. Here you will pass your days with fellow travelers from all over the world.

How long has the tour company been trading?

Our company has been operating in Italy since 2015.

Is this tour Carbon Neutral?

The tour's emissions are all offset thanks to our partnership.

What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?

Please see cancellation policies.

Can I join the tour once it has departed?

It is not possible to join a tour once it has departed. It is possible to customize the tour by adding pre or post-nights, to best align your arrival and departure from Italy with the tour you would like to enjoy.