A Taste of Italy
10 DAYS GUIDED TOUR
Join me (Emanuele, a real Italian Trip Planner) in 10 days guided tour for a small group (Max 20 people) in this amazing trip to Italy visiting Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan.
Travel to Italy with a real Italian Trip Planner.
Usually this tour is in March and at the end of September.
Brief Itinerary:
- Day 1: Depart from USA
- Day 2:Â Welcome to Rome and Dinner
- Day 3:Â Breakfast at the Vatican City / Walking Tour of the City with Lunch
- Day 4:Â Colosseo Tour and train to Florence /Â Welcome to Florence and Dinner
- Day 5:Â Tour of Pisa in the morning / Walking Tour of Florence in the afternoon
- Day 6:Â Train to Venice / Welcome Venice and Dinner
- Day 7: Murano Tour / Free time in the City
- Day 8: Train to Milan / Welcome to Milan / Walking Tour of the City and Dinner
- Day 9: Day trip to Como Lake
- Day 10: Arrivederci Milan
$4990/ per couple, double occupancy
$3800 single occupancy
Full Itinerary
A Taste of Italy Day 1: Depart from USA
A Taste of Italy Day 2: Welcome to Rome
Welcome to Rome! We’ll meet our driver at the Rome Airport and we’ll go directly to the Hotel, where you’ll can take a shower and relax a little bit before dinner. Our hotel in Rome will be the La Griffe Rome Gallery By Sofitel, 5 Stars hotel in the city center, only 10 minutes walking distance from the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain. After a little relax we’ll go to dinner at the Angiolina Dispensa & Cantina where we’ll taste the real Rome flavor.
Meals Included: Dinner
A Taste of Italy Day 3: Breakfast in Vatican City and.....
Something unique for the real first day in Rome. Usually the first day is a little hard because the jet lag. Everyone will be up around 4 or 5am. Why don’t use this time in the best way?! Let’s go to have breakfast at the Vatican City! Our driver will meet us at 6:40am at the reception because in Vatican City the breakfast is at 7am. After the amazing breakfast in one of the more suggestive place in the world, we’ll be able to visit S.Peter and the Sistine Chapel. If someone wants, is possible walk on the top of the Dome or visit the Vatican Garden by open bus. After lunch we’ll need to walk a little (it’s good for our digestion). We’ll start from the Spanish Steps and we’ll walk in the city center where we’ll see the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and more…..
A Taste of Italy Day 4: Colosseo Tour and train to Florence
Last day in Rome. After the breakfast at the hotel, we’ll start the day with the Colosseum and Foro Romano Tour in english. Our driver will take us to the Colosseum for a private tour. After the tour the group will be free to walks a little in the city and have lunch. In the afternoon we’ll meet at the hotel reception and we’ll go to the train station where we’ll travel to Florence. The train is a fast train and connects Rome to Florence in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Arrivated in Florence we’ll go to the hotel for a little relax. The hotel wi’ll be the 4 stars Grand Hotel Adriatico. We’ll finish the day walking in the city center and with an amazing dinner at the Osteria Santo Spirito where we’ll taste the gnocchi.
Meals included: Dinner
A Taste of Italy Day 5: Pisa and Florence with the tower and the museums
We’ll start the day with a Pisa Tour. A driver will take us to Pisa where we’ll visit the Cathedral and the famous Tower. We’ll be back in Florence in the early afternoon and we’ll have free time to explore the city, the market and the museums. Tickets will be available for who wants to visit the David of Michelangelo or the Uffizi Gallery.
A Taste of Italy Day 6: The magic Venice...
Wake up!! A morning fast train will take us to the magic Venice. We’ll spend around of 2 hours and 15 minutes on the fast train to arrive in Venice. Our Hotel in Venice will be the Hotel Santa Chiara Parisi that is located 5 minutes walking from the train station. After we’ll check in at the hotel, we’ll have free time to explore the city. We’ll meet at the hotel reception at 7pm for go to dinner at the Trattoria Antica Sacrestia.
Meals included: Dinner
A Taste of Italy Day 7: Murano & Burano Tour and the city center
Today we’ll go to Murano with a private boat to visit the island where they work the glass. We’ll be able to see how they work the glass and they make unique products. After the Murano Tour we’ll be back to Venice where we’ll have free time to visit anything we want.
A Taste of Italy Day 8: Milan and the city
Today we’ll travel to Milan with the fast train (2 hours and 20 minutes trip). We’ll stay to the 4 stars Hotel Continental pretty close to the train station. After we’ll set up at the hotel, we’ll move to the city center to visit the Cathedral. We’ll be able to have a guided tour of the Cathedral and to visit the roof with the amazing statuas and the city view. In the afternoon, after we got a PANZEROTTO at the Luini’s store. The Panzerotto is a unique calzone that you need to taste. In the afternoon we’ll go to see the Last Supper* and we’ll have free time to walk in the city center. Last appointment for the day will be the dinner at the La Vecchia Lira, an old restaurant where they make unique food.
Meals included: Dinner
*Last Supper is always busy and sometimes it’s really hard to have the tickets. I’ll do my best to get the tickets for everybody.
A Taste of Italy Day 9: Day trip to Como or not.....
For who would like to visit the city where George Clooney lived, we’ll travel by train to the Como city center where we’ll see the lake, the old city inside of the walls and we’ll have lunch at the unique restaurant on the top of the mountain over the city center. Who would like to explore Milan can stay there and visit the Sforzesco Castle or just spend the day doing shopping in the most beautiful and important city of fashion.
A Taste of Italy Day 10: Arrivederci Italia
Unfortunately today we have to take our flight to go back to USA. We’ll go to the airport by train and we’ll travel home with amazing memories, beautiful pictures and a couple pounds for all the food that we ate.
*Hotels subject to change. If because unforeseen circumstances changes need to be made, replacement Hotels will be equally as awesome as above.
*Activity Level: Comfortable walking shoes are necessary. Also be advised that there are trains, busses and private boat rides, so precautions should be taken for those with motion sickness.
What’s Included:
What’s not Included:
Rome
- 2 nights hotel room at the 5 stars La Griffe MGallery HotelÂ
- Daily buffet breakfast at the HotelÂ
- Transportation by private minibus in Rome included transfer from Rome airport
- Breakfast in Vatican City with a second tour (Dome or Gardens)
- Colosseum Tour
- 1 multi-course dinner with wine
- 1 lunch at local restaurant
- Train tickets from Rome to Florence
Florence
- 2 nights hotel room at the 4 stars Grand Hotel Adriatico
- 1 multi-course dinner
- Pisa TourÂ
- Daily buffet breakfast at the HotelÂ
- Train ticket to Venice
Venice
- 2 nights Hotel room at the 4 stars Hotel Continental Venice
- Daily buffet breakfast at the Hotel
- 1 multi-course dinner at the Antica Sacrestia
- Burano Tour with private boat
- Lunch in Burano
- Train ticket to Milan
Milan
- 2 night Hotel room at the 4 stars Hotel Continental Milan
- Daily buffet breakfast at the Hotel
- Cathedral tour with roof access
- Last Supper tour (if available)
- Tour of the city center Galleria
- 1 multi-course dinner at La Vecchia Lira
- Train ticket Como Tour
- 1 multi-course lunch in Como
- First class Train ticket to Milan Malpensa Airport
- Airfare
- Meals not specified in itinerary
- Gratuities for private transfer drivers and hotel staff
- Optional travel insurance
- Everything not mentioned under “What’s Included”
NB: My tours are physically active! On my 10/12 days tour in Italy, you’ll need to happily…
- Carry/roll your luggage over uneven pavement (possibly several blocks) and up stairways (in some cases) to reach your hotel.
- Travel from a city to another city by fast train.
- Be on your feet, walking and standing, indoors and outdoors, in all weather conditions. Comfortable shoes are raccomanded.
After orientation and transportation lessons, you’ll be able to navigate cities on your own, keep the Hotel business card always with you, it will be easier to get back to the hotel if you feel lost.
Tour Conditions Agreement
Cancellations, refunds, and credits: Tour deposits are refundable up to 120 days prior to the tour’s departure date. Deposits made 91–150 days before a tour departs become non-refundable after 30 days. Deposits made 68-90 days before a tour departs become non-refundable on the final payment due date. If you book a tour less than 67 days before its departure date, the entire tour cost becomes non-refundable after 7 days, but may be creditable in the case of a Creditable Event. Once your deposit refund date has passed, your deposit will not be refunded under any circumstance.
Tour price guarantee:Â The price for the tour you’ve selected will be locked and guaranteed the moment we receive your deposit. (Note: Our tour prices do not include airfare and may change without notice.)
Itineraries are subject to change:Â Europe is full of surprises, and we need to be flexible enough to take advantage of whatever comes along (good or bad!) so that we may provide you with the best possible tour. Uncompleted portions of the tour itinerary are not cause for refund.
Airfare: Airfare are usually NOT REFUNDABLE after the purchaise. In some cases Airline Companies can give you credit for another trip.
Wow! Impressive! Fun! All words to describe traveling with Emanuele aka Lele. I will travel again as a private tour guide. We did not have to worry about a thing, which made the trip so relaxing and fun. Lele is highly detailed and everything he plans is top notch with no issues! I had visited the Vatican on several occasions and never knew about the “behind the scenes” tour. We had an early morning buffet breakfast in the gardens before the Vatican was opened, followed by a private tour of the Sistine Chapel and museums. We also took an open air shuttle tour of the grounds including the Pope’s prayer gardens with beautiful water falls! Thank you Emanuele for a trip of a lifetime! 2019 Italy Tour
Emanuele Leoni Dickinson
(Pac&Go Founder)
Independent Travel Agent
in collaboration with
American Travel Bureau, Lancaster CA (USA)
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