SOLO TRAVELERS — TUSCANY & SICILY
You don’t need a travel partner to belong here.
Solo travelers are on every tour I run. Not as an exception to be managed — as a natural part of every group. By the second evening, nobody is thinking about who came with whom.
TWO THINGS PETE COMMITS TO — IN WRITING
Before you read another word, know this.
RESERVED SEATING DEPOSIT POLICY
Your deposit stays yours if plans change.
Life happens. Your deposit is non-refundable but fully transferable — to any future Trips2Savor departure within 18 months of cancellation, or to any person of your choosing. Your reserved seat on a tour doesn’t disappear.
Written cancellation notice required via email. Deposit transfers at full face value. Transferable to another traveler of your choice at any time within the 18-month window.
SOLO TRAVELER PROMISE
You’re never the odd one out.
We always try to match solo travelers with a compatible roommate — when that works, there’s no supplement at all. If a shared option isn’t available, a single supplement of $800 applies. Either way, your place in the group is secure and fully yours.
Solo travelers are on every tour without exception. Pete personally ensures the group dynamic works for everyone. Your solo status is never an afterthought — it’s accounted for from the moment you book.
YOU ARE WELCOME HERE
Italy has always been your dream. Now it’s your turn.
I get calls from women who have been thinking about Italy for years — sometimes decades. The timing was never right. The partner wasn’t interested. The logistics felt overwhelming. And then, at some point, something shifts.
That shift is the right time to call me.
A small guided group with a trusted host removes every logistical fear. You don’t navigate anything alone — not the language, not the transport, not that first evening of not knowing anyone. That part is my job.
Every
tour has solo travelers on it — without exception
DAY 2
is when the group stops feeling like strangers
Zero
logistics for you to manage — Pete handles everything
THE QUESTIONS YOU’RE NOT SURE HOW TO ASK
Let me answer them directly.
I have had this conversation enough times to know what’s really being asked. Here it is, plainly.
FEAR #1
“Will I feel like the odd one out?”
No. And I want to be specific about why. Solo travelers are not the exception on these tours — they are some of the most cherished members of every group. The shared experience binds people. By the second day, everyone has figured out the same rhythm, sat at the same tables, laughed at the same things. Nobody is tracking who came alone.
FEAR #2
“Is it safe to travel abroad without a partner?”
Yes — and I want to be specific about why. You are with a small, known group for every single day of the tour. You are never navigating a foreign city alone, never figuring out transportation in an unfamiliar place. I’ve spent years building relationships with the people and places on every itinerary. When you walk through a door with me, you are walking in with someone who has done the work to earn that welcome. That changes everything about how an experience feels.
FEAR #3
“What does day one actually feel like?”
You arrive, you meet the group, and within an hour we are eating together. I design the first evening specifically around this — good food, a relaxed table, and enough shared experience that the awkwardness doesn’t last long. I am there from the moment you land. You are not navigating anything alone — not the logistics, not the language, not that first evening. That part is my job.
FEAR #4
“What about the single supplement?”
Our Solo Traveler Promise covers this directly. We always try to match solo travelers with a compatible same-gender roommate first — when that works out, there’s no supplement at all. If a same-gender match isn’t available, a flat $800 supplement applies. If you’d prefer a private room from the start, that’s a separate arrangement — Pete will confirm availability and pricing when you book. Either way, your place in the group is the same.
Not ready for a call? That’s completely okay.
Tell Pete what’s on your mind. He reads every message and writes back personally — no sales pitch, no follow-up you didn’t ask for.
Pete personally reads and replies to every message — usually within a day.
FROM PETE
What I commit to every solo traveler on every tour.
I am with you from the moment you arrive in Italy to the moment you leave. Not an assistant, not a local guide who takes over on day three. Me, personally, the whole time.
You have my personal cell number. If anything feels off at any point — anything at all — you come to me and I handle it. That is my job and I take it seriously.
I have watched solo travelers arrive nervous and leave transformed. The table does something. The group does something. Italy does something. I have never once had a solo guest tell me they wished they hadn’t come.
Our Solo Traveler Promise & Reserved Seating Deposit Policy mean your investment is protected and your place in the group is secure — before you even arrive.
The women I worry about most are the ones who talk themselves out of it before they ever pick up the phone. They have been thinking about Italy for years. They deserve to go. They just need someone to tell them the door is already open for them.
— PETE MANZO, FOUNDER & HOST, TRIPS2SAVOR
THE EXPERIENCE
What solo travel with Trips2Savor actually looks like.
Not a promise. The specific way these trips are designed so solo travelers don’t just survive — they thrive.
01
Arrival you don’t manage alone.
I handle all ground logistics from your arrival in Italy. No figuring out transfers, no arriving at a strange hotel with no one to meet you. The first handshake is with me, and from that moment on you are part of a group that is going somewhere together.
02
A first evening designed to break the ice.
The opening dinner is not an accident. Good food, a relaxed table, small enough to actually talk to everyone. I have watched strangers become something like old friends over a single long Tuscan dinner. It happens reliably. By the time you go to bed that first night, you know the people you are traveling with.
03
Eight or ten days of doing things together.
The nature of culinary travel is that you are always doing something with the group — at a farm, at a kitchen table, at a market, at a long lunch. The shared experience creates the bond. Nobody is left to their own devices in a foreign country with nothing to do. You are busy, together, in the best possible way.
04
Pete’s cell number in your phone.
This is not a figure of speech. Before we leave on any tour, every guest has my personal number. If something comes up — a health concern, a logistics question, a moment where you just need someone — you call me. That is the whole point of keeping these groups small and leading every one myself.
05
A farewell you didn’t see coming.
Something happens at the end of these tours that I cannot fully explain and have watched many times. People who arrived as strangers leave as something more. The last evening has a weight to it that surprises almost everyone. You will not be thinking about the fact that you came alone. You will be thinking about when you can come back.
06
Free time that is genuinely free.
Several afternoons are intentionally unscheduled. The tour is full without being exhausting. On those free afternoons, solo travelers tend to either explore on their own — which feels very different in a place you now know — or spend the time with people from the group who have become, over the past few days, genuinely worth spending time with.
IN HER OWN WORDS
“This is in the top two of all the travels I’ve done — and I’ve been blessed to have traveled extensively.”
I didn’t expect to connect to the culture and the people and all of the experiences Pete arranged for us the way I did. It’s like I don’t want to go home. I want to do it again.
LINDA M. · MEXICO, MISSOURI
MORE QUESTIONS
Things solo travelers ask Pete.
Italy has been waiting for you long enough.
Let’s talk about it.
A free 30-minute call with Pete. No agenda, no pressure — just a real conversation about whether this trip is right for you. Most people leave the call knowing exactly what they want to do next.