Italian Holiday
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Experience Overview
Unlock the best of Italy with fast-track access to the Vatican, dining amidst Tuscan vineyards and olive groves and admiring must-sees including Pisa’s Leaning Tower. You’ll even discover the local secrets of Venetian glassblowing.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 4 Dinner (D)
- 6 Breakfast (B)
Be My Guest
- Florence: Join a member of the Miari Fulcis family for your Be My Guest experience on their working Tuscan estate, known for its organic olive oil and honey. Take a look around the medieval cloister and gardens before sitting down to dinner, surrounded by stories, local flavors and a setting made famous by classic films.
Iconic Experience
- Rome: Gain fast-track admission to the Vatican Museums to marvel at the magnificent work of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel.
- Rome: During an orientation with your Travel Director see the medieval buildings, Renaissance palaces and Baroque churches scattered throughout the city.
- Tuscany: View the stunning landscape of Tuscany on your drive today.
- Verona: During an exploration of Verona, admire the remarkably preserved Roman Arena and the city's beautiful Piazza Bra.
- Pisa: In the Piazza dei Miracoli, see the baptistery, cathedral and the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
- Florence: Join a Local Specialist to view the multi-colored marble cathedral, bell tower and baptistery, adorned by Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise. Visit the political heart of the city, Signoria Square.
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
- Venice: Discover the ancient skill of Venetian glassblowing and play a part in preserving this traditional craft. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Must-see Highlights
- Explore Rome and Florence
- Discover Venice, Verona and Pisa
- Visit the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel in Rome and a glassblowing factory in Venice
- View the ancient sites of Rome, St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Duomo in Florence
- Scenic Cruise by private launch to St. Mark's Square in Venice
Trip Details
Product Code: 19101
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Explorer, Budget
Tour Operator:
Trafalgar (CA)
Supplier Code: 214.332A
Starts: Rome, Italy
Finishes: Rome, Italy
Duration: 7 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Whats Included
- An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
- Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
- All porterage and restaurant gratuities
- All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
- Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals
- Must-see sightseeing
- Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing
- Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
- Optional Experiences and free time
- On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilized
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $3395 ($485 /day)
Itinerary
Indulge all your senses in the imperial city of Rome, your introduction to a memorable encounter with Italy that will have you returning for more. Spend your afternoon relaxing after your journey, or explore the ancient city streets before joining your Travel Director and travel companions for dinner.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza St. Peter's
Meals: Dinner
Your Roman adventure begins with a Dive into Culture, as you join a Local Specialist for an unforgettable visit to the Vatican Museums. Walk in the footsteps of history as you admire the remarkable collection of masterpieces gathered by Popes over centuries. Gaining fast-track admission, you will admire the magnificent frescoed ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. Crossing the Tiber, you'll venture into Ancient Rome and visit the Colosseum. Spend a leisurely afternoon exploring Rome. Admire the spectacular palaces and piazzas, the Spanish Steps or the Trevi Fountain.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza St. Peter's
Meals: Breakfast
This morning, you'll venture north through the valley of the Tiber into the green and golden landscapes of Umbria. Pass the hilltop towns of Orte and Orvieto, traveling past Tuscany's terraced olive groves and across the Apennine Mountains, bound for Venice, the 'Queen of the Adriatic'.
Accommodation: Novotel Venezia Mestre Castellana
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Cruise by private launch into the heart of Venice this morning, where you'll see the city's most celebrated sights including the Bridge of Sighs, St. Mark's Square, St. Mark's Basilica, and the ornate Doge's Palace. Next, witness first-hand the intricate craft of glassblowing – your MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience helps to preserve this precious Venetian tradition for generations to come. Beyond their talent and skill, admire the exquisite pieces Venice is famous for, perhaps choosing to take one home as a souvenir to remind you of this special visit. Soak up the pageantry and elegance of Venice before continuing to Verona, home of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet.
Accommodation: Leopardi
Meals: Breakfast
Your first stop today is Pisa's UNESCO-listed Square of Miracles, where you will have the opportunity to view the Leaning Tower before traveling on to Florence. Explore the birthplace of the Renaissance and home of the Medici dynasty, whose penchant for beautiful art and architecture created one of the world's cultural centers. Tonight, enjoy a Be My Guest experience set against the backdrop of Tuscan vineyards and olive groves.
Accommodation: FH55 Grand Hotel Mediterraneo
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Join a Local Specialist today to delve into the rich medieval and Renaissance history of Florence. Your sightseeing tour will take us to the Piazza della Signoria with its impressive sculptures and imposing palazzi. Wandering through the narrow streets, you will encounter the multi-colored marble Duomo, the famous Baptistery and the almost 700-year-old Ponte Vecchio, a spectacular feat of engineering from the Middle Ages that is today lined with jewelers. Your journey continues through Umbria to the valley of the Tiber River and back to Rome. Toast to a memorable holiday with newfound friends at dinner.
Accommodation: Shangri-La Roma
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, it’s time to say a fond arrivederci to Rome, Italy and your travel companions as you return home with wonderful memories of this magnificent destination.
Meals: Breakfast
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Tour Operator
Trafalgar (CA)
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Reviews
Trusted Customer - Traveled, August 2024
It was a fantastic tour and *Personal details removed by Feefo* was great with all his knowledge and experience. The only thing I would have liked was more shopping time in Florence on the last day. This is because we did all the extra tours and this left me with little time to purchase anything. Choice of 2 meals at included restaurants would be nice also.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/16/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, June 2024
Great staff and helpful answers on the phone when booking. This is a fast paced and tightly booked trip. You get to see a lot. Not much time for relaxing and shopping. The staff helped me personalize the trip by coordinating tickets for a separate excursion. Thank you *Personal information removed by Feefo*! I have some food allergies and the staff worked hard to help try to keep me safe. Our hotel in Rome even made me special dish!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/10/2024
Amy - Traveled, August 2024
This is a fast paced trip with a different location every day. You will see all of the sights of Northern Italy. We had free time daily as well as optional extra experiences. Our tour guide *Personal information removed by Feefo* was amazing! She was very knowledgeable about the history of all of the places and kept us entertained with stories, local tidbits, and culture. She truly cared about our total experience including safety and entertainment. *Personal information removed by Feefo* was also very organized and we really didn't have to worry about anything. The bus was comfortable and we enjoyed the scenery of the countryside. Overall it was a great trip that I would recommend.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/15/2024
Lisa Diprospero - Traveled, November 2024
Rome, Venice, Florence Italian Holiday. The Trafalgar service was good. This was our first Trafalgar trip. We enjoyed the trip. Still deciding if we would do it again. Our guide, *Personal details removed by Feefo*, was great. As was our driver, Pier Luigi. The itinerary was wonderful! We were able to see a lot of sights that were important to us. We wish we would have received the daily time line sooner than we did. We received it four days ahead of our departure. Maybe we were naive but we did not expect to have to have our bags outside of our hotel room every morning by 6:45am. That was stressful to us, especially since we were on vacation. The tours move at a fast pace which allowed us to see a lot. The hours spent on the bus were ridiculous! Most of the hotels were acceptable. The trip was advertised as all air conditioned hotel rooms and while they may have air conditioning, in mid October they will not turn it on. It was way too warm to sleep comfortably. The Novotel Hotel was HOT. The TV didn't work and I wanted to call the front desk to ask about the TV the phone didn't work. The dinner they provided was completely unacceptable. All in all it was a nice trip. Time will decide if we use Trafalgar again.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/14/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, August 2024
Italy with two teenage granddaughters. *Personal information removed by Feefo* was a very informative and added a bit of humor and personal comments to our trip locations, We traveled with two teenage grand daughters and they enjoyed the trip and locations visited. Great tour, but too many tourist since it was month of August when most Europeans have month of holiday. If known we would have booked a month or two earlier or later.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/14/2024
Deana Adams - Traveled, August 2024
An awesome tour of beautiful Italy! Trafalgar definitely gives you the best bang for your buck. We had a group of 11 and they made the experience seamless and fun, with extra care to ensure that our group had hotel rooms close together and dining all together, etc.. Having a company that plans all of the details for us made our vacation carefree - we will definitely be booking with Trafalgar again! This trip was a great value for the money. We saw so many more cities and sites then we could have seen on our own and our tour director, *Personal information removed by Feefo* and driver, *Personal information removed by Feefo* were the best. They took care of all of the details so that we could relax and enjoy our vacation! This was actually our second time taking this tour and we had so much fun, that we would definitely do it again!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/25/2024
Mely Vina Banez - Traveled, August 2024
Once-In-a-Lifetime Exhilarating & Enriching Experience. The service was highly impeccable and thoroughly enjoyable. All this was made possible by not only the Trafalgar company, but its stellar staff, such as the wonderfully talented, insightfully fun and attentive to all our needs tour director *Personal information removed by Feefo*, and our careful and steadily guiding driver *Personal information removed by Feefo*. I could not recommend this holiday tour package by Trafalgar to my family, friends and all those who are interested in exploring new sights enough. A commendable effort, thank you all again so much for the superbly delightful experience! Perfect itinerary.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/15/2024
Heather Henry - Traveled, November 2024
Italian Holiday. In my opinion, compared to other groups that we saw, we were extremely happy with our tour guide and local guides. *Personal details removed by Feefo* were awesome. Local guides in first hotel (check in at 3:00pm regardless if the rooms are ready), very poor customer service.*Personal details removed by Feefo* and evening with dinner (pick another restaurant, the food was not worth anywhere close to what we paid, very disappointing). *Personal details removed by Feefo*, shorten the time with the local guide, while she was very passionate about her city, it left us with no free time. Overall, extremely happy with the amount of things that we saw and did. Very quick pace, but loved the details given the amount of time.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/15/2024
Mary Brancolini - Traveled, August 2024
If you want to see Northern Italy in a week, this is the trip for you. Well planned and executed. Kudos to .*Personal details removed by Feefo* for being so knowledgeable and efficient. Bravo!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/17/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, July 2024
Best Trip to Italy that I have ever been on! Have every tour director be like *Personal information removed by Feefo*! She took care of everyone and made sure that we were with the group at all times and put safeguards in places that were needed. See a lot of beautiful countryside and cities in Italy in a short amount of time. Our Tour Director, *Personal information removed by Feefo*, was the best ever. She took care of everyone's needs, caring and organized. The meals included were tasty. Every detail was taken care of on this trip.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/15/2024
