from $2,099*
Departures from Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2016
Independent Tour: 8 Days/ 7 Nights
Rome, Vatican City, Siena, Chianti wine tasting, Florence and the Cinque Terre
YOUR INDEPENDENT ITINERARY:
DAY 1: Arrival in Rome
Welcome to Italy!
Upon arrival in Rome’s Fiumicino airport please proceed through the Passport Control and collect your luggage inside the customs area. Transfer on your own to the hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the Eternal City.
Overnight in Rome.
DAY 2: Rome
After breakfast, meet your guide in Piazza Navona and visit the heart of Rome: Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Piazza del Popolo and the Baroque quarter. Local sightseeing is done with a small group. In the afternoon meet your guide at Saint Peter’s square and visit the Vatican Museums. Vatican art and history have always left a profound impression on visitors to Rome: discover the masterpieces of Greek and Roman ancient art, works of Raphael, Michelangelo and Caravaggio, the Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s Basilica and more.
Overnight in Rome.
(Breakfast)
DAY 3: Rome
This day is at leisure to discover Rome on your own. You can visit Coliseum with the Forum, the most important archeological area in the city and once the center of public life during Roman times. Or you can choose to visit Villa Borghese and its splendid museum or spend the day in Campania and visit Pompeii, Capri and Naples. Optional tours are available.
Overnight in Rome.
(Breakfast)
DAY 4: Siena/Florence
After breakfast depart for Florence with your private driver/guide. En route a stop in Siena is a must. The drive itself is a magnificent path along the roads of Tuscany. Enjoy the view of the hills covered by vineyards, olive trees, small villages and original bell towers. Lunch will be served in a typical farmhouse, where some of the world’s best wines are produced. Continue on to Siena, and enjoy a guided walking tour of the town, probably the loveliest medieval place in Italy. In the heart of Siena is the Piazza del Campo, where the famous horse race, Il Palio, takes place twice a year. Time permitting, a stop in Monteriggioni, a medieval walled town is scheduled. Later a wine tasting in Chianti awaits you.
Overnight in Florence
(Breakfast, Lunch)
DAY 5: Florence
In the morning, enjoy a guided walking tour of the city with a small group. Lorenzo de Medici, in the 15th century, transformed Florence into the cradle of the Renaissance by attracting the best artists, architects and writers the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli to name a few. Visit Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Giotto’s bell tower, Ponte Vecchio, and Santa Croce. Spend the afternoon at leisure exploring Florence on your own, maybe taking the opportunity to visit the Uffizi Gallery or the Accademia to admire Michelangelo’s “David”. Later in the day, join us for an optional evening walk in the sunset followed by a dinner to taste the local Tuscan delights.
Overnight in Florence.
(Breakfast)
DAY 6: Cinqueterre
Meet your driver/guide early morning and transfer to Cinqueterre. Visit the splendid villages of Monterosso, Vernazza and Riomaggiore by boat, ending in cozy Santa Margerita Ligure*. Spend the day exploring this magnificent area of Liguria.
Overnight in Santa Margherita.
(Breakfast)
DAY 7: Santa Margerita Ligure
Today is free at leisure.
Overnight in Santa Margerita.
(Breakfast)
DAY 8: Departure
After breakfast transfer on your own to the airport or rail station for your return trip home or your continuation to another destination.
(Breakfast)
*tour can be modified by the driver guide according to weather conditions and may be operated by train.
Includes:
- Hotel accommodations in 4* hotels for seven nights (3 nights in Rome, 2 nights in Florence, 2 nights in Santa Margherita) based on 2 persons sharing a room.
- Breakfast daily.
- Welcome briefing with our local assistant.
- Small Group Tour: Visit of Vatican with entrance fee included. Transfers to/from St. Peters not included.
- Small Group Tour: Walking tour of Classic Rome (Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps, Piazza del Popolo, Pantheon and the heart of the city). Transfers not included.
- Signature “Tuscany Countryside” transfer by private car from Rome to Florence with a professional driver/guide.
- Stops in Siena & Monteriggioni (time permitting).
- 1 Traditional lunch In Siena.
- 1 Wine tasting in the Chianti area.
- Private walking tour of Florence.
- Signature “Cinque Terre” transfer by private car from Florence to Santa Margherita Ligure with Cinque Terre excursion by boat. The tour is conducted by one of our expert driver/guides
- Hotel taxes and service charges.
Does not include:
- Round-trip air transportation from USA or Canada to Italy.
- Porterage at airports.
- Round-trip airport to hotel transfers.
- Transfers to walking tours.
- Beverages and meals not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Tips and optional excursions.
- Transit tax to be paid locally.
- Travel Insurance.
Note — We urge you to purchase travel insurance to cover the cost of your entire vacation including any services you purchased from another agency.
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Please note that for operational reasons it may be necessary to substitute hotels and adjust itineraries due to local conditions. To submit a reservation request BOOK NOW! Or call for more info 212-400-7347.
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