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DEPARTURES STARTS MAY 27 2011
ROME/NAPLES/POMPEII/CAPRI/ROME - 6 Days/5 Nights (FULLY ESCORTED) Accommodation in 4* hotels in Rome and Sorrento
PRICE PER PERSON: DOUBLE ROOM $1226 TRIPLE ROOM $1226 SINGLE ROOM $1526
GUARANTEED DEPARTURES MAY 27 JULY 01 + 15 + 29 AUGUST 12 + 26 SEPTEMBER 01 + 16 + 30 OCTOBER 14
ITINERARY
1st Day: Rome Arrival in Rome and transfer to the hotel. Meeting at the hotel with our tour leader. Dinner at the hotel or restaurant and overnight
2nd Day: Rome Breakfast and overnight at the hotel. In the morning visit of the Vatican Museum with local guide: During the visit of the Vatican Museums you will admire: the Pio-Clementino halls, replenished with Roman masterpieces, like the Laocoon or the Torso and Apollo Belvedere, the Candelabra Gallery, the beautiful Tapestry Gallery, the interesting cartographic study in the Maps Gallery and, above all, the Sistine Chapel, where Popes are elected, with the famous Genesis, and Last Judgement by Michelangelo, recently restored. Lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon at leisure or possibility to book optional visits.
Optional suggested tour: Ancient Rome Quirinal Square, with the Presidential Palace - Piazza Venezia towered by the imposing “Vittoriano”.The Capitol square, a unique treasure of history and art, where Michelangelo’s noble architecture blends with Roman times masterpieces. The view from there overlooking the Roman Forum, will leave you breathless. The Coliseum (visit), the most famous monument ever built, symbol itself of Rome’s majesty and eternity. St. Paul’s-outside-the-walls (visit) built where the Apostle of the People is buried.
3rd Day: Rome Breakfast and overnight at the hotel. Day at leisure and possibility to book our visits and excursions (please call our office 866-444-8259 or email hit@helloitalytours.com). In the evening enjoy a Rome by night tour: Via Veneto, Piazza Barberini with the Triton Fountain by Bernini, Piazza Venezia with the “Vittoriano”, Via dei Fori Imperiali, the Coliseum, the Arch of Constantine, the Palatine, the Temple of Vesta, the Theatre of Marcello, the Capitol, Tiberine Island, the Synagogue, St. Angel’s Castle, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, Trevi Fountain and piazza Navona. After the tour enjoy your own pizza dinner, pizza that you will be taught to make on the premises. Dinner will be accompanied with music. Return to the hotel.
4th Day: Rome/Naples/Pompeii/Sorrento Breakfast at the hotel. Leave Rome southwards. After a brief tour of Naples continue to Pompeii. Stop for a visit to an ancient cameos and coral Factory. After Lunch visit the excavations of this Roman town buried under the ashes of nearby Vesuvius in 79 A.C. Proceed then to Sorrento for dinner and overnight.
5th Day: Sorrento/Capri/Rome After breakfast at the hotel, leave by steamer to the Island of Capri. On arrival, weather permitting, visit on a row boat, the Blue Grotto. Visit of the Augustus Gardens and a stop in the famous Piazzetta. Minibuses will take us up to Anacapri. After lunch back to Marina Grande to board the return steamer to Naples. Departure to Rome, arrival and transfer to the hotel for overnight.
6th Day: Rome Breakfast at the hotel. End of our services.
Note: For arrivals in other airports outside Rome please ask our booking department for supplement
RATES INCLUDE: - Arrival transfer in Rome airport to the hotel - Transportation by deluxe coach as per itinerary - Accommodation in the hotel in rooms with private facilities - Daily buffet breakfast - Local guides in Rome and in Pompeii as per itinerary - 3 lunches and 3 dinners as per itinerary (drinks not included) - Multilingual tour escort as per itinerary - Entrance fees as per itinerary
ADDED SERVICES: - Extra nights: Possibility to add extra night at the beginning and/or at the end of the tour; rates on request. - Departure transfer: Possibility to organize the departure transfers; rates on request. - Optional suggested tours: For optional suggested tour rates please contact our office 866-444-8259 or email hit@helloitalytours.com
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