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Artviva Tours: ASTA Licensed Tour Operator
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Partners Terms and Conditions

1. Please Read Our Terms and Conditions Carefully. Tour and service requests will not be accepted unless you agree to the following terms and conditions. Note any extra terms or conditions that may appear with the tour or product descriptions, such as minimum numbers required to run tours and no child seats provided in tours requiring transport, weather limitations, etc; your clients must also be made aware of the terms and conditions. A full set of our terms and conditions appears on our web site at www.italy.artviva.com
2. A full refund is made if the tour or service is not available on the dates you request;
3. All the products are commissionable except the packages and the special offers. All the products including the packages and the special offers can be booked;
4. We will confirm via email with the email address contact you provide however we do not take responsibility for non receipt of emails. Please ensure your spam filter is not blocking emails from staff@artviva.com;
5. In case of non-receipt of an email confirmation, you must phone our company main office to confirm in a timely way if you have not received an email confirmation five days before your tour date. See our Florence office contact in the above notes;
6. Photographic ID is required for all Participants for all Tours and Services
You must list the names of all participants and they must bring along to the tour or service a government approved photographic identification such as a passport. Participants can not undertake services and will not be accepted without approved identification.
7. For all discounted tours and specials, last minute, etc there are no refunds, changes or transfers of services possible;
8. Cancellation & Refund Policy:
a. More than 15 days : Only a service booking fee of 20 Euro is charged;
b. Less than 15 days is treated as a no-show or non arrival in time for tour departure: this results in 100% of the tour price being charged;
9. Recommend to the clients arrival time for all Tours and Services
Customers must be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour or service departure, if not we reserve the right to cancel the booking without a refund. Tours must depart promptly in respect of other clients that have arrived on time and in respect of advertised tour scheduling and suppliers services;
10. Late arrivals are subject to our terms and conditions: there is a 100 % charge, no refunds, cancellations, exchanges, tours and services are non transferable. As above you are recommended to arrive for tours and services 10 minutes before scheduled departure time. Please recommend your customers to allow extra time to calmly find meeting points as travelling in a foreign country can be confusing and we want clients to be stress free!
11. Private Tours and Services specific issues:
a. Cancellations more than 28 days before the service: a booking/service fee of 100 euro will be charged;
b. Cancellation less than 28 days, no-show, or non arrival in time for departure: 100% of the tour price;
c. As above clients must be at the meeting point 10 minutes before scheduled departure.
12. Custom Tour and Service Fees with Extensive Planning specific issues:
a. More than 28 days : a booking fee of 300 Euro will be charged;
b. Less than 28 days : 100% charged;
c. Date of Tour Service and Changes:
Tours and services can not be transferred or dates changed
13. Please note if requesting a refund 6 months after the booking was made, due to banking regulations we cannot refund you directly onto your credit card. You will be able to be refunded by bank transfer only and this will incur an additional fee;
14. The ID and the Password that has been approved to login the website are private and confidential and for no reason can be borrowed or given to third parties.
15. Any breach of the articles will end the partnership;
16. The partnership can be terminated at time by both parties;
17. The partner cannot sell the products to clients and third parties at a lower price than what appears on the official web site www.italy.artviva.com.
18. Any variation on prices or updates regarding the products will be notified via email;
19. All descriptions, images, names of tours etc are protected by copyright; any use must have prior written approval from a Director of our company.
20. For any dispute; Florence is the competent forum.

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Artviva: The Original and Best Walking Tours
Average Rating:   5 out of 5 stars
   Based on 23 Ratings.
Last 10 reviews:

On 2011/12/09
John Brade said:

cooking class

I took the Cooking Class and Market tour (in San Lorenzo Market). It was awesome! The market had the most incredible fresh ingredients, and the most amazing seafood selection I have ever seen. The cooking class was extremely professional, and the lunch afterwards was great! I recommend this class for anyone.Mark

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On 2011/12/07
Aurelija Dugnaite said:

A truly life changing experience

Absolutely amazing.Words can hardly express how much we enjoyed our experience with ArtViva! From the minute we stepped in their lovely office, we felt attended, looked after and taken care of. The friendly staff advised us in detail of what would suit our tastes and knowledge best, and as they have so many beautiful tours to choose from, that help was very appreciated. Florence's cultural richness can be overwhelming, but relying on ArtViva made everything easy and utterly enjoyable for us.The small group walking tour of Florence exceeded all expectations. Our guide Paul was tremedous: a true Florence insider, with amazing knowledge of arts and culture, engaging story telling and great local tips you won't find in a guide book. The memories of the tour will stay with me and my sister for many many years. Booking with ArtViva is the best single thing you could do to have the ultimate Florence experience.Thank you, ArtViva.

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On 2011/11/29
Sepideh Emami said:

I did the uffizi tour and the guide was perfect in a way of comminicating with us and interestingly presenting the paintings....

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On 2011/11/24
Eddi Frantz said:

Friendly and Knowledgable.

An essential part of visiting such an historical city as Florence is a smart, knowledgeable tour guide. Artvivas guides are fun, friendly and really know their stuff. Plus they know all those great places not on most guidebooks that only a passionate local world know. Dont even contemplate a visit to the Uffizi or Michaelangelos David without one!

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On 2011/11/24
Kathleen Marriott said:

Hightlight of Italian Trip

Thanks so much for the great walking tour we did in Florence in May. It was fun, informative and we were treated like VIPS! The guide made us feel welcome and got to know exactly what we were interested in seeing to make sure all was covered. If we had tried to do everything we did on the tour on our own, we would have spent days getting hopelessly lost! I highly recommend this tour if you are interested in the art, architecture, history and the culture of Florence.

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On 2011/11/22
Caroline Beck said:

Feels like you have hired a first-class guide from a first-class outfit – at a fraction of the price.

If you are the type to shy away from “packaged” tours, preferring to go it alone in a brand new city, Art Viva might just be your new BFF (best friend forever) when on tour in Florence. Comfortably small groups - instead of large crowds moving en-masse. Personalized insights by well-educated guides – instead of canned presentations. ArtViva’s walking tours are the next best thing to hiring a private art historian to walk you around this fabulous city – at a fraction of the price. Their 3-hour walking introduction to Florence’s history and a follow-up tour of the Uffizi dispelled all my preconceptions that tour groups were not for me. Even if you’ve been to Florence before, start your vacation off right in 3 quick hours. It will set the stage for a perfect stay.

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On 2011/11/22
Brigitte Reynolds said:

Incredible!

My husband and I had the good fortune of taking ArtViva tours of Florence while on our honeymoon. We started with the walking tour, followed by the David tour. We were so impressed we immediately signed up for the Uffizi tour the next day. The guides we had (Sasha/Sylvia & Brenda) were all amazing; they were incredibly knowledgable, friendly and spoke perfect English. What was best was their genuine enthusiam and love of the arts and history of Florence; their excitment was contagious and inspired us to want to know and learn more! I couldn't have asked for a better experience.Brigitte Reynolds

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On 2011/11/22
Nadia LaMantia said:

a wonderful experience!

I loved my tour, and the artviva staff were so great and extremely helpful!!

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On 2011/11/16
Jade Farley said:

GREAT Tours!

Best tours I have ever been on! The guide's knowledge was just incredible, and I can't wait to come back to do more tours.

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On 2011/11/09
Alexandra Buscaino said:

Educational and entertaining!

Our tour was great - very informative, and the guide just fabulous! He not only knew so much about the history, but also had a knack for storytelling that kept us all fascinated.

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