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Contrasts of Italy 2009

Highlights

• Rome
• Florence
• Tuscan Countryside
• Pisa
• Venice

Hotels
Grand Palatino (3 nights)
Ambasciatori (3 nights)
Bellini (3 nights)

What's Included

Sightseeing Highlights

• Rome: Views of the Forum and the Circus Maximus and guided visits of the Colosseum, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums and St. Peter's Basilica.
• Florence: Walking tour of the city of Florence. Visit the Basilica of Santa Croce and the tombs of Italy's great men. Guided visit of the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence including Michelangelo's David.
• Pisa: See the Leaning Tower in the Square of Miracles.
• Venice:  Canal cruise by private launch. Guided walking tour of "Secret Venice" to the Rialto Bridge and famous fish market. See St. Mark's Square, the Byzantine Basilica, Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit a Murano glass-blowing workshop.

• 9 hot buffet breakfasts.
• 2 three-course dinners.
• Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Florence.
• 1 Local speciality dinner in Florence
• Farewell dinner with wine in Venice.

• All hotel service charges and tips, hotel baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
• Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
• The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
• A qualified local city guide in Rome, Florence and Venice.
• Express "Pendolino" train from Rome to Florence.
• Express train from Florence to Venice.
• You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
• Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 11.
• A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.

• London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London's airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London's Heathrow — Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London's Heathr
• Important — Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
• For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
• For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
• Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
• In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar's control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
• All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
• In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
• Heathrow Airport National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London's Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
• Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar's Land and Air packages arriving at London's Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London's Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
• European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
• Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
• Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
• Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
• Click here to see scheduled transfer times.