Louis DePrima
United StatesOur first time in Rome, Caron was incredible. We gave her our must-see list. She completed that and added more things she knew we would love. Even made time for an awesome lunch overlooking the spectacular Colosseum. Caron was extremely, friendly, kind and very knowledgeable. If you want Rome in a day Caron is first rate.
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you kindly Louis - Your family of 11 was Fantastic and we did the Amazing Race that day around Rome to get everything in and get you back to the port. Thank you for sharing your beautiful family with me and know that I sent your DHL package from the Vatican this week ; ) please keep in touch and know that I look forward to your families return. Kindest regards, your friend in Rome Caron
Lee Armstrong
United StatesTOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Lee! Your kind words mean the world to me and I look forward to your return to Italy for more adventures together. The pleasure of meeting you was all mine - thank you for entrusting me with your Rome experiences. Big Hug! Your Guide in Italy, Caron
Kristina McCary
Midville, GEORGIA, United StatesI wish this system would give us the option to rate Caron and her team with 10 Stars! Caron is amazing in every way, flexible, and accommodating. She bent over backwards to help us several times during our week with her. She has an entire staff helping make sure all tours and experiences are smooth and everyone is happy. Hiring Caron was the best decision me made for our time in Italy, both for the easy of traveling with her and also the pleasure we had just getting to spend time with her!!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: The pleasure of meeting you and taking care of your dear family member's was mine Kristina. A special family trip surrounding a major event like your cousins Wedding is never easy to do and with your guidance, we nailed it together for everyone. Thank you for entrusting me with your families first experience in Italy from start to finish. Safe travels home and please come back soon with the rest of the family to experience more of this amazing fairytale place called Italy!
Suzanne G.
Sugar Land, TX, United StatesWe had the pleasure of taking a tour of Pompeii and Sorrento with Caron. From start to finish, Caron was knowledgeable, personable, and enthusiastic, making the experience truly unforgettable. Pompeii was fascinating and our guide expertly led us through the ancient city, sharing its interesting history along the way. Next, we visited a farm and were treated to a demonstration of making fresh mozzarella followed by a delicious lunch. We ended the day with a beautiful drive to Sorrento. Thank you Caron!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Dearest Suzanne: It was such a pleasure meeting your family and I was blessed to show you all amazing parts of the South. I’m looking forward to your return and thank you for sharing Jack with me, such a smart young man with a heart of gold. Thank you for your kind words and friendship. All my best wishes - and sincerest gratitude. your Guide in Italy - Caron
Suzanne G.
Sugar Land, TX, United StatesIt was such a privilege to spend the day with Caron in Rome. Our walking tour with her was amazing. She treated us like family and was so generous with her time and knowledge of the city. The tour itself was well-paced and perfectly balanced between historical information and entertainment. Caron took us to some of Rome's most iconic sites and showed us some hidden gems that we would have never found on our own. If you are planning a trip to Rome, I highly recommend planning a tour with Caron!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Dearest Suzanne - Thank you for your kind and heartfelt review, but truly the pleasure was all mine. You are such a delightful and interesting family. I am grateful that you were all engaging and excited to see and experience my Eternal city. I’ve collected your hearts and look forward to your return to me in Italy soon. Hugs to my buddy Mr. Jack. Kindest regards, Caron your guide in Italy.
Lauren London
United StatesCaron treated us as though we were family. She took our group of 8 (including 5 moody teenagers!) and showed us the most popular sights of Rome -- as well as some we'd never thought of. We were excited, we laughed, and we appreciated seeing so many different areas. Our days with Caron were packed! Highlights of our tour included a beautiful trip to Orvieto, a phenomenal visit to the Vatican, and an exhilarating visit (including lunch) at the Colosseum. I would not hesitate to travel with Caron again!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Lauren, the pleasure was all mine and I enjoyed showing all of you the best of Italy. Come back soon! ❤️
Leslie Schaefer
Parkland, FL, United StatesCan you do more than 5 stars. CARON, CARON, CARON We have used TBLs to provide us guides since 2011,probably more than 100 tours.In almost 99% of the tours the guides have been knowledgeable, kind, funny, and informative.CARON (3 ½ days) is simply the BEST out of all of them.There are many accolades that describe Caron,extraordinary, remarkable, great, terrific, I could go on. She treats you more like family than a client.She goes out of her way to accommodate you and what you want.BOOK HER FAST!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Dearest Leslie & Denis: Thank you for your kind words and I also felt the same sentiment with you, family and dear friends during our 3 plus days together. I’m blessed to have met you both and have collected your hearts for your return visit to Italy- tomorrow ( haha)!!! Until we meet again, know how much I appreciated all of your worldly wisdom and Travel stories. We are lucky to have you in the Tours by Locals Family!!! Any guide who spends time with you is more than fortunate. ❤️
Leslie Schaefer
Parkland, FL, United StatesCan you do more than 5 stars. CARON, CARON, CARON We have used TBLs to provide us guides since 2011,probably more than 100 tours.In almost 99% of the tours the guides have been knowledgeable, kind, funny, and informative.CARON (3 ½ days) is simply the BEST out of all of them.There are many accolades that describe Caron,extraordinary, remarkable, great, terrific, I could go on. She treats you more like family than a client.She goes out of her way to accommodate you and what you want.BOOK HER FAST!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Dearest Leslie & Denis: Thank you for your kind words and I also felt the same sentiment with you, family and dear friends during our 3 plus days together. I’m blessed to have met you both and have collected your hearts for your return visit to Italy- tomorrow ( haha)!!! Until we meet again, know how much I appreciated all of your worldly wisdom and Travel stories. We are lucky to have you in the Tours by Locals Family!!! Any guide who spends time with you is more than fortunate. ❤️
Leslie Schaefer
Parkland, FL, United StatesCan you do more than 5 stars. CARON, CARON, CARON We have used TBLs to provide us guides since 2011,probably more than 100 tours.In almost 99% of the tours the guides have been knowledgeable, kind, funny, and informative.CARON (3 ½ days) is simply the BEST out of all of them.There are many accolades that describe Caron,extraordinary, remarkable, great, terrific, I could go on. She treats you more like family than a client.She goes out of her way to accommodate you and what you want.BOOK HER FAST!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Dearest Leslie & Denis: Thank you for your kind words and I also felt the same sentiment with you, family and dear friends during our 3 plus days together. I’m blessed to have met you both and have collected your hearts for your return visit to Italy- tomorrow ( haha)!!! Until we meet again, know how much I appreciated all of your worldly wisdom and Travel stories. We are lucky to have you in the Tours by Locals Family!!! Any guide who spends time with you is more than fortunate. ❤️
Jim Jarmuth
United StatesThis tour didn't go well for me and mediocre for the other 3 in the group. Disappointing is the easiest way to say it.Limited number of characters can be used or I would go into a great deal of detail.Local guide at Pompeii was fantastic.Didn't go to farm that the group was really looking forward to experiencing.Passed off for 3 hour ride back to Rome to a driver that couldn't speak English besides stop,very disappointing. A mistake for the money spent but so might enjoy the overpowering guide.
Terri Taylor
United StatesWe saw the sunrise from the highway headed to Tuscany from Rome with Caron and the sunset from the highway on the return trip to Rome. It was a full day and an iconic trip. Every beautiful photo you have seen of Tuscany are real and Caron knows great places to take a lot of beautiful pictures! She was so patient with my husband wanting to take lots of pictures. We went to 2 wineries, and several picturesque towns between. We strolled the shops, ate, had wine tastings. Best day!! Highly recommend!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Terri! It was an absolute pleasure sharing Special Tuscan hillside views with you and I’m excited to have you back again in the future!!! So much more to show you of this great big beautiful country. Thank you for entrusting me with your Wine Tasting experience and yes, Tuscany Reds are amazing, I’m so delighted that you tried them all! May the photos we took give you a lifetime of memories and joy!!! Sending you both a big Caron HUG!
Terri Taylor
United StatesWe had a great time with Caron (and her husband for part of the one day). She was friendly, knowledgeable, and indulged us in all the picture taking we wanted to do. We felt like we had made a new friend very quickly. Our favorites were the Vatican experience she planned for us and the Colosseum experience, including lunch before going to the Colosseum. We felt like we saw almost all the important sites in the 2 days we did Rome. We would definitely book with Caron again!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Terri! It was an absolute pleasure sharing my Eternal city with you and I’m excited to have you back again in the future!!! So much more to show you of this great big beautiful country. Thank you for entrusting me with your Rome vacationing. Kindest regards, Caron
Robyn Fender
United StatesFive stars are not enough for Caron and the services she provided. Not only was she a joy to spend the days with, the sites we saw and the first-class treatment we received were simply incomparable. If you want the best of Rome and the best tour guide, Caron is it. She is a gem!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Robyn, it was my pleasure to meet you and show you as much of my Eternal city as possible. I so enjoyed our time together and look forward to your return to Italy.
Kevin Davis
United States6 stars!!!! Simply an awesome day!! The history and sites of Pompeii. Lunch and wine tasting on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Touring Sorrento on the Amalfi coast. Dipping our feet in the Mediterranean. I highly recommend this tour!! Caron was amazing. Her local knowledge and contacts put us in all the right places. She works really hard to make everything perfect. She is so easy to get along with. We all left with such great memories of her and the events of the day.
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Dearest Kevin & Company! Meeting all of you was the highlight of my year! Your friendship, excitement for travel, wine and history brought back the light and reason after the pandemic! I cannot wait for your return to me for the next adventure!!! ❤️�������������� Thank you for trusting me with your family & friends revenge travel. ❤️
Kevin Davis
United StatesTwo perfect days in Rome!!!! Caron set us up with a certified Vatican guide who had an incredible amount of knowledge about the history and the items displayed in the Vatican museum. The Sistine Chapel is even more beautiful than I imagined. Caron had it timed so we could be on site at 12 Noon for the Janiculum Hill cannon shot. That was amazing!!! We had a very in depth tour of the colosseum and all its history. I highly recommend this tour!!!!!!!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Kevin!!!! You had me at Hello! You are all wonderful travelers that I had the absolute pleasure of meeting and spending time with. My only wish is that you come back next year and we make many new incredible memories! Toughest part of my occupation is saying farewell and sending you off on your next adventure. ❤️
Sandy Lipkin
United StatesMy husband and I had a fantastic tour with Caron today. We initially went to a lovely family run vineyard as scheduled in the Frascati region. We had an appointment with another vineyard in the same region but when Caron noticed we were knowledgeable about wine she decided to drive an extra plus hour to Orvieto to experience another type of wine in a different region. Caron is very personable and enjoyable to be with as a tour guide. I highly recommend her!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Sandy for your kind words about our day together. It was a pleasure meeting both of you and I enjoyed sharing Orvieto with you both. Please have a safe journey through Italy, enjoy your wine in Puglia ❤️ Your friend in Rome, Caron
Kay Schimmelmann
United StatesThis was our second tour with Caron. We love her! She is very accommodating and took us absolutely everywhere. She even helped with ordering lunch, etc. You could not ask for anyone better. It was so nice to just have fun and not have to think or plan anything. I feel we have a new friend in Italy and will recommend her to everyone.
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Grazie Kay! Thank you for trusting me with your vacation planning and touring throughout Rome. I enjoyed showing you the wonders of my Eternal city and look forward to meeting your grandsons some day in person. I love you too and am so blessed to have met you both. ❤️��������
Kay Schimmelmann
United StatesCaron was absolutely wonderful!! She is so knowledgeable and a fantastic guide. We felt so at home with her from the moment we met. You can't go wrong with her.
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Grazie Kay! I so enjoyed showing you my Eternal Rome! I look forward to your return to show you much more. Big Hugs! Caron
Terrie Houck
United StatesI stumbled upon Tour By Locals when searching for an experienced guide to take my group on the must sees of Rome, as our time was limited. I sent Caron McConnon a message one evening, and by the next morning she had already communicated with me. However, I wasn't surprised, as I had read many of her 300+ reviews...and just knew I had found the right person. She was warm, engaging, knowledgable, and we all felt like we had known her for much longer than 8 hours. I can't sing her praises loud enough.
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Dearest Terrie, what a wonderful & kind review of our time together in Rome. Meeting all of you was such a joy and blessing that you found me out of all the many guides in Rome. You are all in my heart, consider yourselves family now ; ) Come back soon and know that I will always be here to show you more of this beautiful country. Kindest regards, your friend in Rome, Caron
Shaun Olson
United StatesTOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Shaun. You have an amazing family and I look forward to your return.
Tammi Lisson
CanadaI cannot say enough about how incredible Caron was. We used her on multiple days of our trip and we could not have been more happy with the experience. We will definitely use Caron's amazing service again. We honestly felt like we've known her forever and she was totally amazing with managing my two teens and my expectations. Could not have even hoped for a more incredible guide.
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you so much for sharing your family with me. You are an amazing mother and I am blessed to know you. Come back soon!!! Your friend in Rome.
Tammi Lisson
CanadaCaron was an absolutely incredible host during our time in Italy. We used her for 6 different tours over 7 days. By the end of day one we felt we had known her forever! She was amazing at engaging my two teens, made sure to gear our tours to our needs, and her ability to get things done for us was beyond expectations. It is clear she has strong relationships and connections across Italy and those connections allowed her to tailor our tours to us! We would highly recommend Caron for any and all tours!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Tammi - You all had me at Hello! It was an absolute pleasure sharing Italy with all of you. Jack & Rhys are two very amazing young adults and you all have a blessed family. I cannot wait for your return to me for more exciting adventures, great food and wine of course. Your friend in Rome, Caron
Tammi Lisson
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Tammi Lisson
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Tammi Lisson
CanadaCaron gave us an incredible tour or Rome. My two teens had the best time with her. She made the tour suit all age groups and interests and made sure she highlighted things that were of interest to my kids. we are looking forward to more of her tours this trip.
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Tammi!!! So excited to have the three of you with me for 5 more days!!!! You have two of the best kids in the world and they are SUPER BLESSED to have you as their mom. Hope the cruise has been great, but I’m missing you in Rome and look forward to reconnecting as well. Big hugs ❤️������
Donna Daugherty
United StatesCaron is just a gem! Loved the tour so much that we booked another excursion with her during the same trip. I won't go back to Italy without coordinating with her first. That's how awesome she is at making each day enjoyable and memorable despite the curve balls that international travel throws at you.
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you kindly Donna, I really enjoyed getting to know your family during our short time together. I look forward to staying in touch always and showing you new areas of Italy upon your return. Your friend in Rome. Caron
Alba Davalos
United StatesCaron was the best choice we could have made! She and her team were professional, punctual, informative and energetic. She was so fun and even engaged my two young children the whole day (which is not easy). We got so much insight on our tours. And the icing on the cake was, that we had a nice and chilled car, and water waiting for us after our tours. Everyone knows Caron and we got special treatment everywhere we went with her. Highly recommend!!!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Alba, your family was my blessing. It was an absolute delight to spend time with your beautiful children. Please come back as soon as you can, I look forward to showing you all much more of my amazing country. Grazie & Salute! Your friend in Italy ��❤️
Maxine Lampe
United StatesThe trip was amazing and Caron is one of the best guides we have ever had. Her attention to detail was outstanding.
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Maxine! It was such a pleasure to meet your family and to witness true vacation bliss on Olivia’s face - her smile lights up a room. Come back soon. Your friend in Italy, Caron
Phillip Allen
United StatesWow! Caron was an AMAZING guide...so knowledgeable AND so easy to understand. She customized the tour to meet our interests which was great. We toured the Colosseum, the Vatican, and the catacombs. It was a full day, but so worth the time spent! We were so grateful for this opportunity to visit Rome, and Caron made the trip so much more than we could have ever expected. We started the tour as friends of Caron and ended the week as 'family!'
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Y’all are now family, that’s for sure!!! I told you when we started our journey in Rome that it was going to be tough getting rid of me, as I collect hearts. I’m looking forward to you coming back sooner rather then later. All my blessings, love and heartfelt gratitude. Your family in Rome.
Lausanne Orendain-Diep
United StatesCaron was amazing with our family of four. She really cares about what we want to do and customizes each trip. We used her on 5 different days. She arranged for two different cooking classes - pizza /gelato, and pasta/tiramisu. The kids loved it! She took the time to explain the Colosseum and Bomarzo gardens and made the kids feel involved and interested. She also took our photos and sent them to us. She knew the best places to eat - incl. Orvieto. We will always use Caron!
TOUR GUIDE RESPONSE: Thank you Lausanne- you have an amazing family and your children are bright, funny and we’re always interested in learning new things. Please come back, I have so much to show all of you!!! Hugs from your guide in Italy!