Real Italy (Winter 20092010)

• Rome: Guided visit of the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. Sightseeing tour with special audio system includes views of the Forum and Colosseum.
• Venice: Canal cruise by private motor launch. View St. Mark’s Square, the Byzantine Basilica and Doge’s Palace. Visit a glass-blowing factory.
• Verona: See the Roman arena and Juliet’s balcony.
• Florence: Sightseeing tour with special audio system includes Signoria Square, Santa Croce Basilica, the Duomo and Baptistery. Admire the panoramic view from Piazzale Michelangelo.
• Monte Cassino: Visit to the Commonwealth Cemetery.
• Isle of Capri: Excursion to the Isle of Capri (weather permitting).
• Sorrento: See Piazza Tasso and visit an inlaid wood factory.
• Pompeii: A guided tour of the excavations.

• 9 hot buffet breakfasts
• 3 three-course dinners
• Local specialty restaurant dinner in Florence
• Be My Guest Dinner in Sorrento
• Farewell Dinner with wine in Rome

• First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
• Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
• The services of one of Trafalgar’s top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
• A qualified local city guide in Pompeii, Assisi, Florence and Rome.
• Cruise to the Isle of Capri.
• Rome Fiumicino Airport transfers will be provided on Days 2 and 11.
• Experience Trafalgar’s commitment to conservation in Venice.
• A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.

• London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London’s airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London’s Heathrow – Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London’s Heathr
• Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
• For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
• For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
• Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
• In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
• All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
• In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
• Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London’s Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
• Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar’s Land and Air packages arriving at London’s Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London’s Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
• European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown
• Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
• Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
• Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.

• Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Rome.



• Day 2 - Arrive Rome (2 nights) Welcome to Rome, capital of Italy, and the Eternal city! After check-in, there’s time to unwind or perhaps people-watch from a pavement café. This evening we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow travelers.
  
  Hotel: Ateneo Garden Palace



• Day 3 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure Our guided sightseeing tour includes a visit of the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums as well as the Basicila of St Peter. We then continue to Piazza Venezia, where we have time to take pictures of the Victor Emmanuel monument - otherwise known as the Wedding Cake - and the 15th century Palazzo Venezia. Then along the Via Sacra to the Roman Forum and the breathtaking Colosseum before we pause to admire the Circus Maximus overlooked by the Palatine Hill. Later you’ll have the opportunity to maybe explore the ancient Catacombs on the old Appian Way. Or perhaps, shop in the designer boutiques along the elegant Via Condotti. (Buffet breakfast)
  



• Day 4 - Rome – Venice (2 nights) This morning we travel north from Rome through the fertile farmland with distant views of the Apennine hills. We pass by the medieval hill top towns of Orte and Orvieto, at one time used as a papal stronghold, before reaching the region of Tuscany. Here we see the Chianti vineyards and the extensive olive groves before we cross through the Apennine hills and eventually reach the flat plains of the Veneto region and magical Venice. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
  
  Hotel: NH Laguna Palace



• Day 5 - Venice sightseeing & at leisure The perfect way to absorb the city’s unique sights and sounds is on an included canal cruise to St. Mark’s Square. We will see the Byzantine Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doges’ Palace before a demonstration of glass-blowing at a Murano glass factory. Then free time to discover some of the other 120 islands in the Lagoon and prehaps enjoy a fresh seafood lunch in one of the typical restaurants. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
  



• Day 6 - Venice – Verona – Florence (2 nights) We enjoy a leisurely drive to Verona, Shakespeare’s city of Romeo and Juliet as well as the ‘Two Gentlemen’. Here an orientation tour, on foot, will show us the Roman arena and for the romantics, the balcony of Juliet. We continue into the hills of Tuscany to Renaissance Florence. On arrival our guided walking tour shows us the Piazza della Signoria, the Cathedral and Baptistery with its famed bronze doors and visits the Santa Croce Basilica - burial place of many great Italian men including Michelangelo. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight dinner)
  
  Hotel: Astoria / Palazzo Ognissanti



• Day 7 - Florence at leisure Your Tour Director will reveal to you a Hidden Treasure of the city and will advise you on the best places to shop for hand-made leather and 18 carat gold jewelry, all located in the Santa Croce district where fine craftsmen have worked for centuries. The afternoon, you have the opportunity to take an excursion to Pisa, famed for its leaning Tower. (Buffet breakfast)
  



• Day 8 - Florence – Sorrento (2 nights) We travel south into the Chianti hills and then through the Lazio region to stop at Montecassino where we visit the Commonwealth Second World War cemetery located beneath the famous Abbey. Then through the fertile Campania and via Caserta to the Bay of Naples in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. Finally, we take a scenic costal drive to the well known resort town of Sorrento. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
  
  Hotel: Parco del Sole



• Day 9 - Isle of Capri excursion This morning we board our ferry and sail across the Bay of Naples to the island of the Emperor Tiberius. At leisure, perhaps take an excursion to Anacapri with its magnificent views and visit the charming white-washed villa of Dr. Axel Munthe. Later, we return to Sorrento, where an orientation shows us the Piazza Tasso, Corso Italia and visits an inlaid wood-working factory. Later, we enjoy a Be My Guest dinner of local specialties together in a family run restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / Be My Guest dinner)



• Day 10 - Sorrento – Rome This morning’s exciting highlight is a visit to the excavations at Pompeii. Here our local guide will bring to life the day by day existence of the early Romans as we explore the city which was preserved by the lava from the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Then we head back to Rome for the last night of our Italian odyssey. This evening we all enjoy a Farewell Dinner together with our Tour Director and new found friends. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell dinner)
  
  Hotel: Villa Pamphili
  



• Day 11 - Rome – USA Time to bid farewell to your fellow travelers and Tour Director as your tour comes to an end. Airport transfers are available, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)
  



 

• Rome
• Pompeii
• Sorrento
• Verona
• Monte Cassino
• Florence

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The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

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