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[quote=Anonymous]We got a quote from Ciao Bambino, and the price was not too dissimilar from Disney.  We ended up planning our own trip instead, and spent about $12k for 4.

Invest some time to do research and decide what you really want to see in Italy.  There are wonderful packaged tours, but many of them might, for example, include admission to churches/museums/whatever that you really don't have an interest in seeing.  Some cities and regions are less expensive - I think Florence is a bargain compared to other areas, and full of history and culture.  Amazing local Tuscan food. I want to go back right now!  You can pick what you want to do, and then find a specific guided day-tour oriented to your interests.

One trick of planning is figuring out how to get from 1 city to the next.  Are you the adventurous type and want to try a rental car?  Would you like to ride the train?  Would you like to hire a driver?  We did the latter between Rome and Florence, and then Florence to Venice. It was a great decision.  The drivers could stop, and we had more time to see additional places en route that would have been difficult to negotiate by train. (And I am not adventurous enough to drive a rental car in Italy!!) 
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