Italy 101 Escorted Tour All Included (8 People Max)

Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVAL IN ROME AIRPORT, GROUP MEETING AND "ROME BY NIGHT" TOUR WITH DINNER!

Pass By: Rome, Rome, Lazio
Upon arrival at Rome FCO Airport, meet your Private Driver and get a transfer to your Hotel in the Rome countryside, enjoying the drive along a landscape of green hills, lovely lakes and ancient villages to reach your destination CASTELGANDOLFO also known as the Pope summer residence few miles away from Rome.
Check in at your Hotel and take a rest in the afternoon, or spend your time to visit the Papal Palace and its gorgeous gardens.

Stop At: Rome, Rome, Lazio
The first stop of your "Rome by Night Tour with Pizza and Gelato" is at the Pantheon, an ancient Roman temple, still standing after 2000 years. The entrance is free, take advantage of it before it closes at 7:00 pm. After the visit there is a great pizza waiting for us just few steps away from the Pantheon.
After dinner we continue the Rome by night tour visiting all these places we will be visiting tomorrow on a day tour but lit up for the night and therefore spectacular: Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Venice Square,Capitoline Hill, Colosseum,Gianicolo Hill and St. Peter's Basislica.
The evening still reserves a surprise for you: the best italian gelato available in Rome will conclude this perfect evening.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner: Pizza (or pasta dinner) with drinks, a beer or a glass of wine included. At the end, enjoy a delicious gelato!
Accommodation included: Overnight in CASTELGANDOLFO in the roman countryside known as the Pope summer residence just few miles away from Rome

Day 2: FULL DAY CITY TOUR OF ROME INCLUDING VATICAN MUSEUM

Stop At: Rome, Rome, Lazio
We continue today with the city discovery , visiting on a private tour all major Rome highlights: Trevi fountains,Spanish steps, Navona square, Colosseum,Roman Forum,Pantheon……… A lunch break before we are ready for the second part of your tour visiting The Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s square with a private guide and skip the line tickets.
Rest of the day on your own to discover more about Rome.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner: dinner included tonight in a spectacular restaurant in CASTELGANDOLFO overlooking the lake..
Accommodation included: Overnight in CASTELGANDOLFO

Day 3: FULL DAY EXCURSION TO POMPEI / SORRENTO / POSITANO

Stop At: Pompeii, Pompeii, Province of Naples, Campania
all day today dedicated to one of the most unforgettable excursion of your all vacation. We will be visiting the ruins of Pompei, the old roman town where one of the devastating eruption of the vulcano Vesuvio of the 79 a.d., first killed all its inhabitants then preserved for centuries under the ashes the all city which now, after excavations and restorations shows to the visitors what a roman city and roman life must have looked like 2000 years ago.
A private local guide and admission tickets included for a duration of approx 2 hrs.
At the end of your visit nice lunch included with drinks in a nearby restaurant.
We continue our excursion heading towards one of the most beautiful coastline in the world: the Amalfi coast.
Positano,will be our first stop followed by another jewel of the Amalfi coast , Sorrento, where we shall also stop for a visit.
dinner tonight will be served in a fantastic restaurant overlooking the lake and just next to the Papal Palace.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch: lunch with drinks included in Pompei after the visit
• Dinner: dinner in Castelgandolfo
Accommodation included: overnight in CASTELGANDOLFO

Day 4: MORNING TRANSFER TO FLORENCE

Stop At: Florence, Florence, Tuscany
Morning transfer to Florence and meeting with your Private Local Guide in the city center to enjoy a 3-hours walking tour in Florence Old Town.
You will be visiting all the main highlights of this unique city such as: Signoria square, Old bridge, the Brunelleschi Dome and its Baptistery, Holy Cross church to finish with the Academy of Fine Arts where the famous original Michelangelo statue of David is located, accompanied by a local guide who will also take care of obtaining the skip the line included tickest wherever this occured.
At the end of the tour, some time on your own before we reach the place where we shall spend the overnight a nice farmhouse in the middle of the Chianti area, where one the best wine in the world is produced.
Duration: 3 hours

Pass By: Chianti Road, Italy
In the late afternoon, trip back to your accommodation in the Tuscan countryside, the Chianti region.

Meals included:
• Dinner: dinner with drinks is included in your farmhouse in the Chianti area.
Accommodation included: Overnight in a farm house in Chianti countryside area.


Day 5: TUSCANY HIGHLIGHTS

Pass By: Florence, Florence, Tuscany
Another unforgetable full day excursion today will take us to see 3 others incredible places which this Region of Italy called Tuscany holds: San Gimignano, one of the most beautiful and well preserved medieval town in Italy, Siena with its Piazza del Campo one of the most beautiful square in Italy and of course Pisa one of the world wonders and its magnificent “Piazza dei Miracoli”, the large square home of Leaning Tower, the Baptistery and the beautiful Cathedral. The Tower was originally designed to be the Cathedral bell tower, and stands 185 feet high. There is a 297 step spiral staircase inside the tower leading to the top. The access to the Leaning Tower is not included but we can reserve the skip-the-line pass in advance for any passenger in the group who want to climb up and experience this absolutely unique monument.
We will be returning to our farm house in the Chianti area in time for dinner.

Meals included:
• Dinner: Dinner and wine tasting will be organized in your farm house.
Accommodation included: Overnight in a farm house in Chianti countryside area.

Day 6: TRANSFER TO VENICE.VISIT OF FERRARI SPORT CARS FACTORY IN MARANELLO.

Stop At: Venice, Venice, Veneto
leave after breakfast, in about 2 hrs you will be reaching the place where one of the top five brands in the world was crated: FERRARI sport car factory in Maranello. Here you will have a chance to see original model which have made the history of sport cars.
After this very interesting visit we continue and reach Venice in approx 2 hrs.
To describe Venice is practically impossibile. No words can really explain the emotion that this incredibile city is able to give.
110 little Islands all linked by bridges makes this city a unique and unrepeatable place in the all world.
we will be staying in a nice little hotel by the Brenta river just few miles away from Venice.
Tonight after a nice dinner in our hotel,we drive to Venice for the most typical entertainment you could possible have in Venice:
a Gondola ride.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner: dinner in hotel with drinks included
Accommodation included: Hotel overnight in the near Venice surroundings.

Day 7: VENICE CITY TOUR

Stop At: Venice, Venice, Veneto
A little drive before we embark our private motorboat to reach Venice St Mark Square to meet our local guide and start a 2 hrs walking tour for the visit of this incredible place which will include all main highlights of Venice.
You will also have time on your own at the end of the tour before we meet again for the farewell dinner organized to celebrate your last night in Italy before flying back home.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner: Farewell dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel overnight in the near Venice surroundings.

Day 8: DEPARTURE DAY

Pass By: Venice, Venice, Veneto
your driver escort is driving you to Venice airport for the last service of the tour.
Have a good flight back home.

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.