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INDEPENDENT TRAVEL SERVICES
FRANCE Transfers,Transportation-PARIS
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ROME - LAZIO Transportation - Transfers Cruise Ship Port of Call Services
FLORENCE - TUSCANY Day Trips from Florence, Tuscany Transportation - Transfers Cruise Ship Port of Call Services
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Private Vacation
Italy Package Tours Available for Travel Anytime
BELLA ITALIA TOUR ROME, FLORENCE, VENICE & TUSCANY
Custom Private Tour
Touring: Venice, Florence, Tuscany: Siena, Rome
Arrival Airport is Rome Departure Airport is Venice
TOUR COST: (BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY) $4,725 PER PERSON - 2 People Traveling Together $4,285 PER PERSON - 3 TO 4 People Traveling Together For additional travelers, please inquire.
TOUR COST - FULLY ESCORTED: (BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY) $7,695.00 PER PERSON - 2 people Traveling Together $7,345.00 PER PERSON - 3 to 4 people Traveling Together For additional travelers, please inquire.
NOTE: Fully escorted means an escort will be with you throughout your tour. The tour escort in Italy is not the same as the tour guides who takes you into the sites or museums and leads the walking tours. In this escorted Italy package, your tour escort will meet you at the airport when you arrive and take you to the airport for your departure on your last day. Your escort is available to join you even on your free times or leisure times. Regardless, your escort is there to take care of all your needs.
Another significant difference in having an escort is that your escort can provide you additional sightseeing adventures or outings during your free times.
ITINERARY (B = Breakfast) NOTE: Activities or order of activities are subject to change due to unforeseen closures, etc. We reserve the right to replace an activity.
Day 1 - Arrival in Rome, Overnight in Rome NOTE: If you are flying from the US, it will most likely be an overnight flight so must leave the day before the tour begins.
Upon arrival you will be picked up at the airport in a private car or van and taken to your hotel. You will check into your hotel, your home for the next 3 nights.
Take
a stroll late afternoon and evening on your own.
If you are on an escorted tour, your tour escort
will take you on a stroll before you head out to
dinner. Your tour escort will be always
available to you according to your needs.
Consult our Restaurant List for a place for
dinner. Day 2 - Ancient Rome Tour, Overnight in Rome
This morning, an excellent licensed guide will take you for a walking tour of Ancient Rome and see some of the finest examples of Roman architectural engineering. Hear about fascinating stories about the Colosseum, which stands near the center of present-day Rome. You will see the forum, once the administration, business and commercial center of Ancient Rome. There are numerous sites within the forum: numerous temples, Basilicas, arches.
You're free after the tour. As always, if you are on an escorted tour, your tour escort will explore with you even during the designated free times. Please feel free to release your escort as you see fit. (B)
Day 3 - Vatican City: St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, Overnight in Rome
NOTE: MODEST
DRESS TO ENTER THE CATHEDRAL AS IN ALL CHURCHES
IN ITALY. SHOULDERS AND KNEES MUST BE
COVERED. NO SHORTS PLEASE. You will meet our local professional tour guide at 9:30am for your tour today. Immerse yourself in the art, history and religion of The Vatican, the smallest State in the world. You will visit St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museum.
The Vatican's art collection is vast and it is one of the most important collection in the world. You will visit the Sistine Chapel, where you will see Michelangelo's Last Judgment frescos. You will also visit St. Peter's Basilica and view Michelangelo's famous Pieta, the incredible Baldacchino done by Bernini, and the tombs of the Popes including John Paul II and the tomb of St. Peter's.
Day 4 - Fri. May 18 Rome, Siena, Florence, Overnight in Florence
A private transportation will take you from Rome to Florence early in the morning. On the way to Florence, you will stop for 4 hours in the medieval walled city of Siena, one of the very best places to see in Tuscany. Enjoy this fabulous city, Siena. It's car-free, full of interesting sites and shops.
You will have a short orientation tour followed by some free time for visiting a site or 2, lunch and shopping. You will be given a map and a list of sites and restaurants where you may have lunch. Your driving guide is available to explore with you if you want some company.
You will continue onto Florence after your tour of Siena. Your driving guide will leave you there. You'll check into your hotel and relax. Consult your Restaurant List for a place for dinner tonight. (B)
Day 5 - Sat. May 19 Walking Tour of Florence, Accademia Museum, Overnight in Florence At 10:00am, a fantastic guide will lead a 3-hour walking tour of Florence. Details to follow.
After the walking tour, your guide will take you to visit Accademia to view some of Michelangelo's works, including the Statue of David. You can stay in the museum as long as you want.
Day 6 - Sat. May 20 Leisure Day, Overnight in Florence Today, you're free to explore Florence on your own. There are endless sights to visit. Florence has many more museums, palaces and open markets. You can visit the Uffizi museum. We can make a reservation and/or get you a private guide, if you are interested. You can also visit the Boboli Gardens or go shopping. Leather and gold in abundance. Consult our Activities and Restaurant Lists.
You may consider taking a train to Lucca or Pisa today. It's easy to get there by train. If you are on an escorted tour, you tour escort will be happy to take you there. (B)
Day 7 - Sun. May 21 Venice Walking Tour: St. Mark's Square, The Duomo, Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs and More, Doge's Palace, Overnight in Venice
PHOTO BY ADRIAN FLETCHER This morning you will take the train and travel first class to Venice. You will leave Florence early this morning and arrive mid-day. You will have assistance getting to the train station and boarding the train. Upon arrival, our representative will meet you at the train station in Venice and take you to your hotel aboard your own private water taxi.
NOTE: MODEST DRESS TO ENTER THE CATHEDRAL AS IN ALL CHURCHES IN ITALY. SHOULDERS AND KNEES MUST BE COVERED. NO SHORTS PLEASE. After lunch, at 3:00pm, our fabulous local guide will show you the most important sites of Venice. You will visit St. Mark's square. See the ancient political and administrative center of the Republic of Venice, the Doge's Palace, the seat of the government including the prisons and the famous Bridge of Sighs, St Mark's Church with its gold mosaics, Rialto Market and more.
Note: Please have the concierge book ahead for your water taxi for the airport transfer. Ask him to include the porter service from the dock to the terminal. (B)
Day 8 - Mon. May 22 Leisure Day, Overnight in Venice
You're free to explore Venice on your own today. Venice has MANY sites. Consult the List of Sites we have for you or you guide book.
If you have not been to Venice, we suggest you wander and lose yourself in the different neighborhoods. We love going for a walk very early in the morning before the day trippers arrive. You may also walk to the Peggy Guggenheim museum, as it will take you another part of Venice away from St. Mark's Square area. You will see a different neighborhood and her mansion houses her brilliant collection of contemporary art. The mansion has a nice garden, a cafe and it faces the Grand canal.
Tonight is your last night in Venice. Weather permitting, a fantastic meal outdoor is an amazing ending to this fabulous tour. (B)
Day 9 - Tues. May 23 Departure Day Explore Venice one last time before you catch your flight today. (B)
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Tour Inclusions and Highlights:
9 Days of Land Tour: 3 nights in Rome, 3 nights in Florence: 2 nights in Venice
Beautiful, elegant centrally located accommodations:
Breakfast daily
Tours with Special Guides:
Airport pick up by our partner in Rome
Escort and Private water taxi for Venice airport (1 transfer only for up to 4 people traveling together)
Transportation to all planned activities
Entrance and reservation fees to all museums and sites covered in the guided tours.
Private professionally guided tours; guides with specialized backgrounds in Architecture, Art and History to properly show you Rome, Florence and Venice
World class shopping opportunities in Rome, Florence and Venice: open air markets, designer boutiques, designer outlet shopping, artisan's workshops, specialty food shops
ROME Beautiful Plazas in Rome - including Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain
World Class Art at the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and more
St. Peter's Cathedral - tombs of St. Peter's and the popes including Pope John Paul.
Ancient Architecture and Ruins of Rome - Roman Forum, Colosseum, Pantheon, Arch of Constantine and more
VENICE Art and Architecture treasures: St. Mark's Square and Cathedral, Doge's Palace, Rialto Market, Bridge of Sigh, AND MORE
FLORENCE Numerous art and architectural treasures of the city
Beautiful churches and squares
Accademia museum for Michelagelo's Statue of David.
SIENA Sites includes an enormous fan-shaped piazza, the beautiful Cathedral, Church of San Domenico, St. Catherine's home/sanctuary.
Not Included:
HOTEL INFORMATION
The accommodations selected for our tour are solid 4-Star hotels, truly deserving the 4-Star ratings. They are extremely comfortable and elegant, fresh - they don't have that tired look and they are right in the center of the city, which means you can go back and forth to your hotel throughout the day very easily.
Book early to snatch the best accommodations from our short list of acceptable accommodations.
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