Gladiators, Gondolas and Gold 2010

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Tour Length: 11 Days
Countries Visited: Italy
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Tour Type:
 Escorted Tour
Tour Category: Family
Tour Operator: Trafalgar Tours
Tour Code: TT-FGIC-0
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Cities Visited:
Rome, Florence, Bologna, Pisa, Italian Riviera, Assisi, Venice

Starting in Rome we’ll show you Italy’s greatest cities and with each stop comes new delights for every member of the family to enjoy. Have a pizza-making lesson, stop for some gelato, unwind on the canals of Venice, stand in the shadow of the leaning tower of Pisa and much more!

 

Sightseeing Highlights
  • Rome: Guided visit of the Colosseum, the SistineChapel, Vatican Museums and St. Peter''s Basilica. See the RomanForum. Receive a book about all the great iconic sights both pastand present.
  • Florence: Visit the Basilica of Santa Croce, thetombs of Italy''s great men. Guided visit of the Academy of FineArts including Michelangelo''s David. A chance to taste Italian icecream.
  • Pisa: See the Leaning Tower.
  • Venice: Canal cruise, Guided walking tour of''Secret Venice'' . See St. Mark''s Square, the Byzantine Basilica,Doge''s Palace and Bridge of Sighs.Decorate your own venetian mask.
  • Assisi: Guided visit of St.Francis'' Basilica. StFrancis is the saint of birds and animals.
  • Bologna: Home of Spaghetti Bolognese. Guided tourand ''the kissing towers''.

Meals
  • 9 hot buffet breakfasts
  • 2 three-course dinners
  • Highlight Dinner in a typical Tuscan restaurant in Florence
  • Farewell Dinner with drinks in Venice
  • Total 13 Meals (See Itinerary)

Travel Highlights
  • First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms withprivate facilities, all hotel service charges, local taxes, baggagehandling and hotel tips are included.
  • Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats.
  • Trafalgar''s top professional Tour Director.
  • A qualified local city guide in Rome, Assisi, Florence, Bolognaand Venice.
  • Airport transfers are provided on Day 1 and Day 10, conditionsapply.

Airport Transfers
  • London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive,particularly between the airport and your London hotel. Trafalgarhas negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London''sHeathrow* to the door of your Trafalgar London hotel:
  • Important - Please Note: Passengers will only beentitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing thefollowing conditions are met:
  • Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information toTrafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfersare booked they cannot be changed.
  • For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked byTrafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to yourdeparture date.
  • Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
  • In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar''s control, thetransfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
  • All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is thereforeavailable for missed transfers, or passengers not using thisservice.
  • In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works,strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible fordelayed or cancelled transfers.
  • Heathrow Airport National Express Dot2Dot willpick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London''sHeathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange yourtransfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
  • Gatwick Airport: For clients flying into London''sGatwick Airport, Trafalgar recommends the Gatwick Express, seeGatwick Express''s website at: www.gatwickexpress.com
  • European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengerswill receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on thescheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the timesspecified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves yourflight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
  • Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air packageand who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on thescheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also beprovided with a transfer.
  • Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tourdays are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase onethrough Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additionalpre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask forprices of transfers at the time of booking your extra nightaccommodation.
  • Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tourarrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with thelisted transfer times below may also book and purchase thesetransfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not lessthan 21 days before the flight departure.
 

Day 1 - Depart USA
Overnight flight to Rome.

Day 2 - Rome (3 nights)
Ciao Roma! Get to grips with the Italian traffic on your way to thehotel. After check-in, maybe try your first ''gelato'' or ice-creambefore meeting your Tour Director later this afternoon for aWelcome Drink. Hotel: Aran Mantegna (3 nights)

Day 3 - Rome sightseeing
On our guided tour we visit the Vatican Museums and are amazed byMichelangelo''s ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, before visitinginside the vast St. Peter''s Basilica. Later we overlook the RomanForum and visit the Colosseum where the gladiators fought to thedeath! This evening we learn how to make real Italian pizza and getto eat it too! (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Day 4 - Rome at leisure
Maybe have your picture painted in Piazza Navona, throw coins inthe Trevi Fountain, discover the ''Mouth of Truth'' or visit Rome''sWater Park, Hydromania. (Buffet breakfast)

Day 5 - Rome - Assisi - Florence (3 nights)
First to Assisi where we enjoy a guided visit of the town dedicatedto St. Francis , patron saint of birds and animals. Later we driveon to Florence, the artistic city where the decoration of leatherwith gold leaf still continues. (Buffet breakfast)Hotel: Astoria Boscolo (3 nights)

Day 6 - Florence sightseeing
Our guided walking tour features the magnificent cathedral, thefamous baptistery and the Academy of Fine Arts to seeMichelangelo''s original statue of David plus we get the chance totaste some delicious and refreshing flavours of ice cream! (Buffetbreakfast)

Day 7 - Florence - Excursion to Pisa
Make sure your camera and phone are charged today as we get to seethe incredible leaning Tower of Pisa in the cleverly named Squareof the Miracles! Tonight we enjoy a special dinner in a typicalTuscan restaurant - sitting outdoors - with beautiful views acrossthe olive groves and vineyards. (Buffet breakfast / HighlightDinner)

Day 8 - Florence - Bologna - Venice (3 nights)
We drive through the forested Apennine hills and stop in the homeof ''spaghetti bolognese'' , Bologna. Later, we cross the wide RiverPo en route to Venice, the magical city originally constructed onwooden piles in the middle of the lagoon. (Buffet breakfast /Dinner)Hotel: Novotel Venezia Mestre (3 nights)

Day 9 - Venice - Canal Cruise & Orientation
Our private cruise takes us to St. Mark''s Square where we see theBridge of Sighs, where condemned prisoners caught their lastglimpse of the city , the Doge''s Palace, St. Mark''s Basilica andthe Campanile. We watch how glass is blown and then have the chanceto learn about the Venetian tradition of Carnival masks and paintand decorate one of our own! Later maybe there is time to take aride on a gondola, propelled by the skillful gondolier - great wayto see all the little canals and really ancient buildings. (Buffetbreakfast)

Day 10 - Secrect Venice walking tour & visit to the market
We cruise along the Grand Canal to Rialto Bridge where our tourbegins with a visit to the colourful fish market, before exploringmany hidden parts of the city. Tonight we enjoy a Farewell Dinnerin a local restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell Dinner)

Day 11- Venice - USA
Ciao Italia! Time to start on our way home with fantastic memoriesof our Italian vacation as we say ''arrivederci'' to our TourDirector. (Buffet breakfast)

 

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TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.

  • Rome
  • Florence
  • Bologna
  • Pisa
  • Italian Riviera
  • Assisi
  • Venice
 

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