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North Haledon, NJ 07508
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8 Day Enchanting Italy (Sunday Departure)
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| Venice, Florence, Rome |
| Roundtrip airfare, 2 nights Venice, 2 nights Florence, 2 nights Rome, all transfers, most sightseeing |
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- Flights NYC-Venice, Rome-NYC
- Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 6 nights accommodations
- 2 nights at the [Grand Hotel Principe], Venice
- 2 nights at the [Grand Hotel Cavour], Florence
- 2 nights at the [Grand Hotel Palatino], Rome
- 9 meals: 6 buffet breakfasts, 3 dinners with wine
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout
- Services of local guides in all major cities
- Entrance fees per itinerary
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Optional tours, and gratuities |
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| Doge Palace, Venice |
| Wine tasting with local specialties at Tuscan countryside farm |
| Michelangelo David, Florence |
| Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi |
| Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel, Rome |
| Wine & mineral water with all dinners |
| Whisper technology enhanced touring |
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| Day 1: Sunday - Depart the USA |
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Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey.
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| Day 2: Monday - Arrive in Venice |
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Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner.
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| Day 3: Tuesday - Venice City Tour (Optional Gondola Ride with Music) |
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Today begins with a boat ride to the Island of Murano, known throughout the world for its fine glasswork industry. Then, visit St. Mark`s Square to begin a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and visit the Doge`s Palace, whose facade features a massive late-Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta.
Take the remainder of the day to explore Venice on your own or choose our optional Tour (Gondola Ride with Music). One of the highlights of any Italian holiday! Enjoy a relaxing gondola ride with music along the famous Grand Canal, and experience a piece of Venetian history. Glide along the centuries old canals, past lavish palaces and under famous arched bridges (the Gondola holds a maximum of six passengers. Please note that this is not a private gondola ride). Pickup details to be advised locally.
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| Day 4: Wednesday - Pisa Sightseeing En Route to Florence |
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Travel through the stunning panorama of Tuscany to Pisa. On arrival, view the famous Piazza del Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, the Duomo, and the Monumental Cemetery. The four monuments of this extraordinary piazza make for a unique architectural blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles. En route to Florence, visit a local Tuscan farm in the countryside for a wine tasting with local specialties. Evening at leisure.
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| Day 5: Thursday - Florence City Tour |
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Today`s morning tour begins with a visit to the Accademia of Fine Arts, where Michelangelo`s David is housed. Walk to the Duomo, celebrated for its magnificent dome designed by Brunelleschi, and view the Baptistery`s renowned "Gates of Paradise" by Ghiberti. Continue to explore the open air art museum of Signoria Square ending at Ponte Vecchio, known as the "Old Bridge." Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Florence. This evening, dine in an authentic Tuscan restaurant in the countryside.
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| Day 6: Friday - Sun Route Via Assisi to Rome |
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Today travel along the famous "Sun Route" motorway to the medieval city of Assisi, renowned for its 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis and Giotto`s frescoes. Continue to your hotel in Rome.
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| Day 7: Saturday - Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel (Optional Piazzas of Rome) |
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Today begins with the visit to the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo`s breathtaking Sistine Chapel. Stroll through St. Peter`s Square, passing Bernini`s famous colonnade, to visit St. Peter`s Basilica, where you will view Michelangelo`s Pieta. This highly-finished marble sculpture depicts the body of Jesus in the arms of Mary after the Crucifixion and is considered to be among the most compelling of all works of art in the Western world.
The remainder of the day is at leisure or choose our optional tour (Piazzas of Rome). This half day walking tour takes you to explore the grand piazzas of the Eternal City. Stand in awe in front of the majestic Spanish Steps, the longest and widest decorative steps in Europe, and with your local guide stroll through the most characteristic "piazzas and vias " of Rome. Stop to admire the breathtaking grandeur of the Trevi Fountain and take the opportunity to toss in one, two, or three coins, each of which is supposed to bring a unique kind of good fortune. View the monumental Pantheon, the best preserved of any Roman building and admire the baroque Piazza Navona, which follows the shape of the ancient Roman Diocletian Stadium, with Bernini`s Fountain of the Four Rivers and the Egyptian Obelisk. Pick-up details to be advised locally.
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| Day 8: Sunday - Depart for the USA |
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Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
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Notes:
- Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers.
- May 16, Jun 13, Sep 19, Jan 16 departures will be accommodated at the Sheraton Hotel in Florence.
- Jun 13 departure will be accommodated at the Mediterraneo Hotel in Rome.
- US citizens require a passport valid for six months beyond travel dates.
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| Italy Venice, Gondola Ride |
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| Italy Venice Gondola Ride |
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| Italy Venice Canal |
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| Italy Florence Tuscan dinner with wine |
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| Italy Rome Piazza San Pietro |
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| Italy Rome Vatican by night |
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| Italy Rome Trevi Fountain close |
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| 8 Day Enchanting Italy (Sunday Departure) Tour |
| Departure Date |
Air & Land |
Land Only |
| Year 2010 |
Sep 5(Sold Out) | $2689.00 | $1899.00 | |
| Sep 12 | $2689.00 | $1899.00 | |
Sep 19(Sold Out) | $2699.00 | $1899.00 | |
| Sep 26 | $2659.00 | $1899.00 | |
Oct 3(Sold Out) | $2669.00 | $1899.00 | |
| Oct 10 | $2539.00 | $1799.00 | |
Oct 17(Sold Out) | $2539.00 | $1799.00 | |
Oct 24(Sold Out) | $2539.00 | $1799.00 | |
| Oct 31 | $2399.00 | $1739.00 | |
| Nov 7 | $2399.00 | $1699.00 | |
Nov 14(Sold Out) | $2359.00 | $1699.00 | |
Nov 21(Sold Out) | $2259.00 | $1599.00 | |
Nov 28(Sold Out) | $2259.00 | $1599.00 | |
| Dec 5 | $2269.00 | $1599.00 | |
Dec 12(Sold Out) | $2269.00 | $1599.00 | |
Dec 19(Sold Out) | $2269.00 | $1599.00 | |
| Dec 26 | $2449.00 | $1699.00 | |
| Year 2011 | Jan 16 | $2059.00 | $1399.00 | |
Jan 30(Sold Out) | $2059.00 | $1399.00 | |
Feb 13(Sold Out) | $2159.00 | $1499.00 | |
Feb 20(Sold Out) | $2159.00 | $1499.00 | |
Feb 27(Sold Out) | $2159.00 | $1499.00 | |
| Mar 6 | $2259.00 | $1599.00 | |
| Mar 13 | $2259.00 | $1599.00 | |
| Mar 20 | $2359.00 | $1699.00 | |
| Mar 27 | $2359.00 | $1699.00 | |
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