Rome, the ancient city is the begining of your 11 day excursion throughout the Italian peninsula. Add Pisa, Milan, Florence, or whatever cities you feel would be most exciting for your tour. This tour is the perfect amount of time for you and your students or participants to experience the best that Italian culture has to offer you. Fully customizable, please contact us with any requests for information you may have.
* Day 1: ROME. Arrival in ROME in the morning. Meeting at airport by our tour escort and bus and transfer to your centrally located hotel. Walking/orientation tour on foot. Dinner in selected restaurant. Overnight.
* Day 2: ROME. Morning departure for guided city tour by coach and private guide, visiting the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Cathedral. Dinner in selected restaurant and overnight in hotel in Rome.
* Day 3: ROME. Morning departure for guided tour with local guide. Drive by Colosseum (visit), pass by Via Appia Antica with Roman monument from Rome's imperial past, continue with visit of the Pantheon and then walking to Santa Maria della Vittoria. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
* Day 4: ROME. On foot or subway to visit Villa Borghese with fine collections of paintings and Museo Borghese. Also visit Villa Giulia, the country retreat of Pope Julius III. Dinner and overnight.
* Day 5: ROME - PISA - FLORENCE. Morning departure by private coach to PISA (visit the famous tower, baptistery) and continue on to FLORENCE. Dinner in FLORENCE and overnight in Florence.
* Day 6: FLORENCE. Morning visit (with local guide) on foot of the Palazzo Pitti, Galleria dell' Accademia, and Santa Croce Church. Dinner in selected restaurant, overnight in Florence.
* Day 7: FLORENCE. Guided visit on foot with local guide of the Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio and Instituto and Museo di Storia della Scienza (no local guide needed for this). Dinner in selected restaurant. Overnight in Florence.
* Day 8: FLORENCE. Departure for day trip by coach to visit the Medici Palace. Visit a local winery with wine tasting and a local farmhouse. Dinner and overnight in Florence.
* Day 9: FLORENCE - MILAN. Drive by coach and tour escort to visit Alpha Romeo car manufacturer upon arrival in MILAN. Visit Santa Maria delle Grazie (Last Supper of Leonardo da Vinci) and if possible Saint Ambrogio. Dinner and overnight in Milan, close to central station.
* Day 10: MILAN. Day to explore MILAN on foot. Visit the sites such as Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Terria, Duomo, Sant' Ambrogio, Pinacoteca di Brera. Dinner and overnight in Milan.
* Day 11: MILAN-USA. Morning transfer by bus to Milan airport for return flight back to the US.
RATE: $ 2,575 p.p. (min 20 passengers + 2 free )
$ 2,685 p.p. (min 15 passengers + 2 free)
Rates are valid for the summer season, March-October
Supplement for winter months available on request.
INCLUDES:
- Ten (10) overnights in selected Superior three *** Star hotels in Rome, Florence and Milan
- Daily buffet breakfast
- Ten (10) dinners in selected restaurants or hotels
- Local guides in Rome and Florence (two 1/2 days in Rome, two 1/2 days in Florence)
- Bus transportation in Rome, Pisa, Florence, Milan
- Transfers to/from the airports in Rome and Milan
- Tour Escort through out your tour
- Admission fees to sites/museums as per itinerary for students and holders of International Student Cards
- Assistance from our personal representative in Italy
*Rates for 2006/07 are based on the current exchange rate of the Euro to the Dollar (1 Euro = $1.35) and are subject to change due to currency fluctuations