Rising Vacations Reviews 

We had originally booked this trip for April of 2020, with the Covid lock down and restrictions we were finally able to make the trip in September of 2021.
Alessia was patient and changed the dates and made changes to our itinerary as we asked and suggested other ideas.
The tour guides and drivers were very respectful and on time, the guides were very knowledgeable and accommodating and during this time Alessia was an email, text or a phone call away.
We will definitely work with Alessia and her company and she will be our travel agent for our travels in Europe and beyond.

I cannot imagine a more successful trip. All four of us continually
commented on the guides, hotels and transportation. A special thanks to Simone. His attention to detail showed through in every part of the trip. His flexibility in making this trip personalized to include everyones preferences was great.
Especially, the winery visits were things we will not be able to experience in Spain again.
Very excellent praise for Rising Vacations and Simone.

We have used Rising Vacations over the past five years and every trip has been amazing. Every detail of the trips were planned to ensure we fully experienced the beautiful country and people of Italy. We have recommended many friends and our son and daughter in law who used Alessia for their honeymoon in Italy.

Our recent trip with Alessia and Rising Vacations was fantastic including touring of Northern Italy Cinque Tera , Italian Rivera , Alba ,Stresa
and Lake Miggiore.

We would highly recommend Alessia and Rising Vacations to anyone that is looking to experience high end personalized vacation. You will not be disappointed

Alessia was amazing at planning a trip for me that really matched my "wishlist". She was available to me during the trip in the case that there were any issues, and made sure that everything ran smoothly. I had such an amazing trip and couldn't recommend using this travel agency enough. I will definitely be using them again in the future!

Simone,
“You nailed it!” We had a fantastic time in Greece with great tour guides, wonderful accommodations, terrific food, and amazing friend time (this was on us).

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID TO PUT TOGETHER AN INCREDIBLE PACKAGE, PLAN, AND EXPERIENCES IN GREECE. YOU ARE A GREAT LISTENER, RESPONDING TO ALL OUR INTERESTS AND IDEAS – CLEARLY, WE COULD NOT HAVE HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL TRIP WITHOUT YOU! THANK YOU!!!!! We do plan to refer anyone who mentions interest in going to Greece.

WITH MUCH APPRECIATION,
evie & the Dears … or Neal & the Dears

Simone and the team from Rising Vacations were wonderful! They listened to our needs, adjusted plans based on our asks and were responsive and flexible. I would highly recommend them.

Simone did a fantastic job with our Normandy and Paris vacation. His attention to detail with every part of our trip was excellent. Would definitely recommend Rising Vacations/Simone without hesitation for any travels in Europe.
Byrne Family

We had a perfect trip, thanks to Alessia. Her expert planning made each step run smoothly and effortlessly! She was always available to make suggestions and answer questions! Her expertise was invaluable!
Thank you, Rising Vacations, for the trip we dreamed of!

It's always nice to come across a company that makes you feel like home and you know have your back and truly want to make your vacation the best it can be.

We were so happy with the local experiences they included in our itinerary. The Paella class, wine tasting, flamenco lesson and Picasso museum tour were amongst our favorites.

The hotel choices and locations were terrific as were the local tour guides. We had some challenges with outside vendors but a call to headquarters quickly remedied the situation.

We truly feel we got a good taste for all the areas we visited and have easily fallen in love with Spain. We won't hesitate to book our next visit there through Rising Vacations.

Alessia was amazing. From the hotels to the tour guides to every detail. Our trip was sensational. When we had a little glitch she took care of it immediately. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and very personable. I highly recommend Alessia.

Simone was amazing to work with and was excellent at putting together a remarkable trip in Barcelona. From the hotel, the tours and recommended restaurants our trip coulnd't have been any better!!! When we travel over seas again, we will definitely be reaching out to have them plan our next trip.

Rising Vacations could not have made our dream honeymoon any easier. Our agent, Alessia, was always so accommodating in her planning and made sure that once we got over there every single thing was taken care of for us. We saw every attraction that we wanted to on private or semi private tours, and she scheduled a few unique tours that we never would have thought of otherwise. She was always in communication with us and easy to reach, and made sure all of our plans were finalized way ahead of time. I would absolutely recommend Rising Vacations - they did a fantastic job and took all the stress and worry out of planning a vacation so all we had to do was enjoy it : )

I used Rising vacations on my second trip to Italy....what a difference!!! The experience was amazing with accomodations and activities that created a trip enjoyable across generations! It was myself, my mother, and my ten-year old daughter! All of us loved this trip without hesitation! We even had dinner with Alessia in Italy, which made the trip that much more personalized. Definitely recommended!

We traveled on the west coast from Kenmare to Galway. Everything arranged by Simone was topnotch. We had drivers from one town to the next and all were knowledgeable about the area and willing to stop whenever we wanted to stop. All three b and b's were perfect in their own way: Shelburne Lodge, Coastline and Petra House. I trusted Simone because of the wonderful trip that Rising Vacations had planned for us three years ago.