Compare Our Italy by ITM Journeys vs Rome to Venice Adventure Tour by Discovery Nomads
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| Duration | 9 days | 10 days |
| Price From | $ 3,189 | $ 1,653 |
| Price Per Day | $ 354 | $ 165 |
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| Trip Style | Small group tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Premium |
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| Countries Visited | N/A | |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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8 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch and 2 Dinners |
7 Breakfasts |
| Description |
Travelling through Italy in a small group, being the charming boutique hotels and savouring gourmet food is the best way to discover the country. |
Explore the cities and the culture of Italy, trying Italian cuisine, you will pass from the ancient Rome to romantic Venice through the wine regions and luxurious beaches of Cinque Terre. |
Day 1: Arrival
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Savoy, Hotel Dei Mellini or similar
Arrival
Welcome to Italy!
Independent arrival at your hotel in the heart of Rome.
Late afternoon meeting with your Tour Leader in the hotel. You will learn more about your tour and familiarize with the travel companions. At the end, walk to the restaurant and enjoy a tasty welcome dinner.
Overnight in Rome
Day 2: Vatican & Heart of Rome
Meal: Breakfast
After breakfast, meet your driver and your guide and reach the Vatican Museum by private van.
Access the Museum easily with your skip the line tickets. Your visit will be memorable: our guides have drawn up a route to include all the major sights as well as some unexpected surprises. See the Belvedere Courtyard with Apollo Belvedere & Laocoön & His Sons, Raphael Rooms, the Galleries of the Candelabra, of the Maps and of the Tapestries, the Sistine Chapel Pinecone Courtyard, St. Peter’s Basilica .
At the end, exit on the St. Peter’s Square and enjoy the magnificent view of the imposing Cathedral.
You will return to your hotel to relax after a challenging morning.
Late afternoon meet your tour leader for a walking tour of the Baroque Town with Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna, the Italian Parliament and the fascinating narrow streets of ancient Rome.
Return to hotel with your tour leader or enjoy a dinner in the very heart of the eternal city.
Overnight in Rome
Day 3: Rome
Meal: Breakfast
Today will be free at leisure.
This tour has been designed to offer the best of each city visited combined with some free time to customise your travel experience as well as take your time to relax.
There are many available experiences. Among these, we like to suggest to explore the Imperial Rome with Colosseum and Forii, to visit one of the most beautiful are collection in Europe at Palazzo Borghese or the near Tivoli with the astonishing Villa Hadriana, built by the Emperor Hadrian and Villa d’Este, masterpiece of Italian gardening.
Alternatively, you may want visit Capri or Pompeii taking advantage of the new high speed train connecting Naples and Rome in just 1hr or enjoy a wine tour in Viterbo area.
Overnight in Rome
Day 4: Experience True Tuscany
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodation: Palazzo Castri 1874 or similar
Experience True Tuscany
Today we will continue to Tuscany our tour.
Meet your tour guide at hotel in Rome and transfer to Florence by coach with an en route stop in Siena.
The ride itself is a magnificent opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Tuscan hills, the view of small enchanting villages as well as the vineyards and castles the pointed the region.
Upon arrival in Siena, enjoy a wine & food experience in the heart of the old town.
In the ancient times, there was only one city that competed against Florence for power, wealth and artistic beauties: Siena.
Here you will enjoy a walking tour to discover Piazza del Campo, the main central square where the famous Palio horse race takes place every year, as well as exploring quieter backstreets and learning everything about the Contrade, the 17 medieval city districts that compete against each other in the Palio.
Continue to Florence where you will arrive later afternoon. Time permitting, en route stop in Monteriggioni.
Overnight in Florence.
Day 5: Magnificent Florence between Food & Arts
Meal: Breakfast
Start your exploration of Florence from the unknown and most picturesque sides of the city: visit the market of San Lorenzo where it’s possible to see the food arriving from the Tuscan countryside. It’s a chance to taste lots of varieties of local cheeses, fruits, vegetable, and breads. If you”re still hungry, there’s free time for lunch.
In the afternoon, meet your guide in the hotel and get ready to explore the heart of the town.
Lorenzo de Medici transformed Florence into the cradle of the Renaissance by attracting the best artists, architects and writers of the time; Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli who he commissioned to produce various works of art and architecture. We’ll visit Piazza della Signoria, walk by the Palazzo Vecchio, , the Duomo with Giotto's bell tower ( from outside), Ponte Vecchio. Our walk through Florence will end with a visit to the Accademia to admire, among the many masterpieces, the jewel of Michelangelo: the statue of David.
Overnight in Florence
Day 6: Optional Cinqueterre
Meals: Breakfast
Today is free at leisure. Why do not join a small group tour to Cinqueterre?
You will discover the most beautiful villages of Cinque Terre, enjoy a relaxed escapes from the crowds, through luxuriant panoramic seaside vineyards and Savour a delicious fresh Seafood typical lunch including Cinque Terre wine and experience an amazing boat trip to take the most beautiful pictures of Cinque Terre from the sea
Overnight in Florence
Day 7: Welcome to Venice
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal, Palazzina G or similar
Welcome to Venice
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Florence train station.
Board your train to Venice. Enjoy the ride by high-speed train to Venice.
The city does not have roads and cars but only boats and canals. It is built on several small islands linked by hundreds of bridges.Arrival late morning and transfer to hotel in the Laguna. Free time to explore Venice on your own.
Overnight in Venice.
Day 8: Enjoy "La Serenissima" Venezia
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
In the afternoon, guided visit of Venice followed by a gondola tour.
Afternoon is the best moment to enjoy Venice, when most of the visitors leave the city, the cruise boats depart from the pier and the narrow streets became again fascinating and mysterious , a secret path to the Past.
Our guide will help you to visit the main sights of the city but also to discover the real soul of Venice spending some time outside of the main tourist areas, places that you can reach by yourself only if you get lost.
The tour will end with a Gondola ride. In the evening, enjoy a Venetian Dinner.
Overnight in Venice
Day 9: Departure
Meals: Breakfast
Independent Transfer to Airport or Railways Station
Day 1: Rome
Accommodation: Mercury Rome Colosseum Centre or similar.
Arrival at any time. On the 1st day we have not planned any activities.
Day 2-3: Rome
Today you will explore Vatican museums, see St.Peters Basilica and marvel at masterpieces of Michelangelo and Bernini. Later in the afternoon enjoy a walking tour to see Spanish Steps and Trevi fountain, admire beautiful Piazza Navona and exterior of the historic Pantheon.
Day 4-5 Florence
Accommodation: AC Hotel Firenze by Marriott or similar
You will a walking tour around Florence, see the Duomo, Uffizi Gallery, the medieval Ponte Vecchio and the Medici Chapels. Additionally you can travel to wineries located nearby or see the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Day 6-7: Cinque Terre
Explore the amazing towns of Cinque Terre (5 lands), marvel the spectacular views of small towns of Manarola, Portofino, Portovenere and dine at the seafront restaurant enjoying italian pizza/or pasta or local seafood with wine.
Day 8-10: Venice
Accommodation: Mercury Venezia or similar.
You will have a romantic gondolas tour around Venice canals. Optional activities include a vaporetto ride to Murano and Burano, the Accademia Gallery, Basilica di San Marco and the Doge's Palace.
