Take a tour from Florence with a difference - by vespa scooter! It's a fabulous way to tour the Chianti region of Tuscany with beautiful vineyards and rolling hills. An exciting alternative to conventional tours, this Chianti Scooter Tour gives you access to country roads so you'll discover more corners of this world-famous wine producing region of Italy. Ride through the hillside of Tuscany on a Vespa scooter and soak up the sights, smells and sounds.
The ride, along scenic country roads will offer splendid views of the rolling hillside, vineyards and olive groves, little medieval churches and ancient wineries. Some stops for photo opportunities will be made along the way.
You will visit a famous winery, producing some of the most appreciated Chianti wines, and a boutique winery, learning their approach on wine making and tasting their delicious wines and olive oil.
End your memorable experience with a typical Tuscan meal that will be served in a Tuscan farmhouse
Posted By : Carrie D
Tours of Italy Vespa Tour - I want to preface this review by saying that we did 2 tours with this company and both ended up being good days. The guides were friendly and welcoming. Overall I’m giving this a good review but with the following caveat...
WARNING - only book this tour if you have previous experience with Vesapa’s, dirt bikes or motorcycles. I wrongly assumed that Vespa’s were super simple to learn to drive and that a quick lesson would be enough. After checking in at meeting point our group (12 people) got in a van to get to the Vespa location. Once there, we were given instructions on how to operate, then 1 by 1 given a chance to try. First, the trial area is gravel and they want you to go in a circle around a tree. Of the 12 in our group only 6 were able to operate the Vespas. So we rode in a van behind the vespas, not ideal, but at least we got to continue on for the rest of the day. After seeing the roads we were going to be driving on, I’m glad I didn’t drive a Vespa with little to no experience - the roads were windy and there was a good amount of traffic.
After about 45 minutes we stopped in a small town, were given a snack (bread and a little salami) and had free time to wander around. We then drove again for maybe another 30 mins to a small church with a beautiful view.
Next we returned the Vespas and walked to the nearby winery with a restaurant. We sat down for lunch and were given a small pour of a white wine. Next we had a small appetizer (honestly unsure what was in it? It was some kind-of vegetable polenta maybe?? That was my old complaint about lunch - there wasn’t any explanation of what was being served, or how much. Because next we got a penne pasta with tomato sauce (served family style) This was nothing special and I hardly ate any of it, thinking that another course (preferably with some kind of protein) would be next. But that was it for lunch - except for some tiramisu. So I ended up leaving a bit hungry.
Afterwards we went into a tasting room to try 3 of their wines. This was a nice ending to the day, and it was nice to get a taste of more wine (but would have thought it would have been better to do the tasting before eating lunch, or tasting with lunch.
Overall, this tour company did a good job of keeping everyone safe, and enjoying the beautiful countryside views. However, I would have chosen a different tour if I had known that learning how to ride a Vespa takes more than just a few minutes.
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 18:28:21 
Posted By : Hayden_A
Had an amazing experience. The staff were very professional and friendly and made sure everyone was having a great time. The practice run took a while, and that was important to make sure everyone was approved to ride. Overall it was a great experience and I would definitely book with them in the future.
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 14:51:10 
Posted By : teannal2016
We paid $375 and when we got to office they asked for another $40. They drove us to a bus to the vespas to only tell us that we could not ride the vespas because of light rain. They proceeded to cram us in a tiny van and took us to a tiny town with no wine tasting. They we were supposed to go to a church again no wine tasting. We asked to leave but they said there was no transportation back. They lady at the office told us we would be going to 3 spots for wine tasting. This is NOT the case. Do not pre book this tour because if they decide to not let you ride the vespas you do not get your money back.
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 01:38:42
Posted By : Amanda_B
Yo and Santi were the best! Would do this again! They both were very knowledgeable and shared the history of Florence. The owner of the winery was so kind!
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 13:09:06
Posted By : andrewr588
Having only ridden a moped once when i was 17 and straight into a wall it put fear in me going on a motorcycle ever again but my wife has begged me every time in Italy to ride a Vespa, so I decided to give it a go....and what a great time we had! The instructor takes everyone out to the country side as inner town is full of crazy drivers with no patience for tourists. Spend an hour or so getting used to the bikes to make sure we was comfortable, the guys there were amazing and took their time introducing me to the bike, how it handles and riding it with my wife on the back. We then hit the road seeing some breathtaking scenery, always being watched carefully by the team and making sure no one was left behind. Stopped off in a small town to do some sight seeing and a quick snack, then we drove back to the start for lunch and wine tasting and tour. Lunch that was provided was really nice too. Would highly recommend this trip and would do it again....i am now even considering getting a motorbike! :D
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 06:16:48
Posted By : U9024MBpauls
Riding a vespa through the Tuscan countryside was fantastic! The views were great and I had a great time. The food and wine after were good as well
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 15:05:23
Posted By : Michael_C
This tour was absolutely incredible. The Vespa ride, the wine tour, the meal provided by the vineyard, it was all amazing. This has been one of our favorite experiences on our 3 week trip!
Additionally, the guides were fantastic and gave us some great places to explore in Florence(thank you, Yo!)
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 16:53:42
Posted By : Nathalie T
Waste of time terrible don’t do it. This activity was a disorganized and dangerous lesson on how to drive a Vespa in a gravel parking lot if you’ve never been on one. There is no requirement to have a motorcycle license to attend this activity. It was so dangerous I was watching people get injured and almost driving off the cliff. I did not want to participate in the activity after two hours of watching this disaster unfold and did not feel safe riding among this group. I was forced to spend 80 euros to call an Uber to get out of there. Awful unsafe and waste of time and money. Too bad because I could have used that time in Florence and it was a total waste of half a day.
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 10:16:44
Posted By : Savannah_C
My brother and I had the most wonderful tour through Tuscany on vespas. The scenery was beautiful and the wine tasting and dinner at the end was the perfect way to end the tour! Thanks to Haider and Fede for making the tour so wonderful. One of the best experiences I’ve had to date!
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 08:39:30
Posted By : 932deckerb
This trip was the highlight of my time in Italy. We loved riding the Vespa’s they were super fun. The sights on the way were breathtaking with a spot for a photo op. Then we had a nice wine tasting and a fancy dinner. Yo, Hider, and Michela we’re great guides!
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 11:17:57
