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Tour Code: WTBO
Tour Length: 14 days
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Best of Italy (Winter 2008/2009)
Highlights
- Rome
- Pompeii
- Sorrento
- Assisi
- Ravenna
- Pomposa
- Venice
- Verona
- Milan
- Lugano
- Pisa
- Florence
- Siena
Hotels
Diana
Johanna Park
Grand Hotel
NH Laguna Palace
Palace Grand
Palazzo Ricasoli
Cristoforo Colombo
What's Included
Sightseeing Highlights
- Rome: Guided visit of the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums, St. Peter's Basilica and the Colosseum. Sightseeing tour includes views of the Forum and Circus Maximus.
- Pompeii: Visit the excavations.
- Sorrento: Witness the art of inlaid wood-working. Excursion to the Isle of Capri.
- Assisi: Sightseeing includes St. Francis' Basilica.
- Ravenna: Visit the Church of St. Apollinaris in Classe and admire its mosaics.
- Pomposa: View the ancient Romanesque Abbey.
- Venice: Canal cruise by private launch. See St. Mark's Square, the Basilica, Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a traditional glass-blowing factory.
- Verona: See the Roman Arena and Juliet's balcony.
- Milan: See the Duomo.
- Lugano Excursion: Visit this magnificent lakeside resort.
- Pisa: View the Leaning Tower.
- Florence: Sightseeing tour includes Signoria Square and Santa Croce Basilica. Admire Florentine leatherwork and views from Piazzale Michelangelo.
- Siena: Visit the medieval Tuscan city, home of the Palio horse race.
- Scenic drives: along the Sorrento Peninsula, the Adriatic Coast, Italian Lakes, Lombardy Plains, Apennine Mountains, Chianti wine region and Umbrian and Tuscan Hills.
Dining Highlights
- 1 Welcome Drink with your Tour Director in Rome
- 12 hot buffet breakfasts on tour
- 6 three-course dinners
- Farewell Dinner with wine in Rome
First Class Travel Highlights
- First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
- Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
- Cruise to the Isle of Capri.
- Rome Fiumicino Airport transfers are provided on Days 1 and 13.
- Professional, multi-lingual Tour Director on tour.
- Specialised local guides in Rome, Pompeii, Assisi and Florence.
- A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
Airport Transfers
Airport Transfers Transfers on arrival at Rome Fiumicino Airport will operate at 09.30, 12.30 and 15.30. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at Rome Fiumicino Airport at 07.00 and 09.30.
- London Gateway: Trafalgar passengers purchasing either "Land Only" or "Land and Air" will receive Hotelink transfers during published hours of operation. This is providing that:
- Passengers are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar on the night of their arrival and the night before their departure.
- Passengers or their Travel Agents supply Trafalgar with accurate flight information not less than 21 days prior to departure.
- European Gateways: Trafalgar passengers purchasing "Land Only" will receive coach transfers at the times published in the brochure at NO extra charge. However, if these "Land Only" passengers arrive outside the brochure advertised coach transfer times they must make their own arrangements at their own expense.
- Passengers purchasing "Land and Air" from Trafalgar will receive coach transfers at times published in the brochure or, if they arrive outside of these set times, then a separate transfer will be booked for them. These transfers will be available only on the days of arrival and departure of the tour.
- Passengers purchasing pre and post tour accommodation must arrange their own transfers regardless of whether or not they have bought "Air" from Trafalgar.
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