8 Days Rome to Venice.
Highlights Include: Family photograph with a Gladiator; a “hands-on” pizza making class in Rome; Chocolate tasting in Tuscany; Gelato tasting in Florence; Create your own Venetian Carnival Mask and a Private Gondola Ride in Venice. Fun for all the family!
Rome, Florence & Venice – A Family Adventure
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN ROME, ITALY: Morning arrival into Rome airport where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The balance of the day is at leisure. (D)
DAY 2 ROME: After breakfast, depart on a guided tour of Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums. This afternoon, visit the Colosseum, followed by a Family picture with a Gladiator in Circo Massimo. Afterwards, return to your hotel for overnight. (B)
DAY 3 ROME: This morning, depart on a half-day locally hosted guided tour of Rome. See the Spanish Steps, The Trevi Fountain, and Navona square. You will have some free time to explore before transferring to a pizzeria for an afternoon of culinary excitement with a private pizza-making class. Learn how to prepare the dough, make the toppings, assemble the pizza and then of course – Eat!! This class is a hands-on, fun experience for all the family!! Later, return to your hotel for overnight. (B/D)
DAY 4 ROME / TUSCANY: Say “arrivederci” to Rome and make your way into Tuscany. Stop in Pisa and see if you can straighten its amazing Leaning Tower. Stop in Tuscany’s chocolate valley and visit a celebrated chocolate maker. Enjoy tasting their hand-made delicacies! Afterwards, travel a short distance to your Tuscan Villa for dinner and overnight. (B/D)
DAY 5 FLORENCE EXCURSION: After breakfast, depart for Florence. On arrival, enjoy a guided walking tour. Explore Florence, the “Cradle of the Renaissance. Visit the fortress palace of Palazzo Vecchio, and see Signoria Square with its many famous statues, like the Fountain of Neptune, and a reproduction of Michelangelo’s David. In the afternoon, enjoy some free time for shopping before visiting Florence’s oldest and best gelateria to taste the GELATO! Return to the Villa for overnight. (B)
DAY 6 TUSCANY / VENICE: This morning depart for Venice. Arrive in Mestre, a town on the mainland across from Venice, and check in at your hotel. Shortly afterwards, transfer to Venice and visit St. Mark’s Square, Doge’s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Later, return to your hotel for overnight. (B)
DAY 7 VENICE: After breakfast, transfer to Venice. Walk through the narrow streets of Venice to an original mask workshop and decorate your very own Venetian Carnival Mask. In the afternoon, enjoy a private Gondola ride. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. (B/D)
DAY 8 VENICE / USA: Morning transfer to Venice Airport for your return flight home. (B)
Customize to Suit
The above suggested itinerary can be customized to suit; more or less meals, different cities and/or sightseeing based on your clients’ interests. You name it, our expert group specialist professionals will put it together for you. Please call 1-800-818-8455, or simply complete the group request form, and we’ll get back to you with your proposal.
Inclusions
- Private airport transfers in Rome on Day 1 and Venice on Day 8
- Twin-bedded rooms in 4- or 5-Star hotels
- 7 breakfasts; 4 dinners
- Services of an English-speaking tour manager (Suggested for Groups of 15 or more)
- Travel by private, luxury, air-conditioned coach per itinerary
- Half-day walking tours with local guides in Rome, Florence, and Venice
- Sightseeing, special features and scenic highlights as indicated in the itinerary, including: Pizza cooking class; Chocolate Tasting; Venetian Mask Workshop; Gondola Ride
- Portfolio of travel documents
- 24-hour emergency customer service while in Italy
Private Departures
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This suggested itinerary can be customized to suit; more or less meals, different cities and/or sightseeing based on your clients’ interests. You name it, our expert group specialist professionals will put it together for you. Please call 1-800-818-8455, or simply complete the group request form, and we’ll get back to you with your proposal.
Group Discounts
On custom journeys, discounts vary depending on group requirements. Typically, travel with a group of 20 and the 21st traveler receives a 100% discount* off the land portion of the vacation price. A second traveler receives a 100% discount* off the land on a group of 40 paying passengers.
*Per person prices are land only and based on two people sharing a room. Above dates represent “land start” date. Air: Please note that airfares are not included in the prices above. Journeys Connect can quote you the lowest possible GROUP airfare available on the day that you book. Minimum of 10 seats from same gateway. Less than 10 air seats will require full payment at time of booking. Single Room Supplement: On Request. Triple Room Reduction: On Request. Group discounts cannot be combined with our Triple Room discounts. Not valid on Specialty, Customized Vacations or River Cruises, optional extensions, extra nights, airfares, taxes and fees, flight supplements, or airport transfers. Other restrictions may apply. All passengers’ names must be advised before the discount is applied. *Group discount is on a twin-share basis only.
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