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Leisurely Rome Tour/7days
June 18-25th 2009/$2365* per person/Based on minimum of 20 people
*(land only price)

Vacation Overview

This tour is for those who want a blend of planned activities and free time to make your own discoveries. If you want to travel like an Italy insider, and not have to spend your valuable time researching and planning the details, you have the spirit for our Leisurely Rome Tour. This leisurely Platinum vacation to Rome includes six nights in Rome at the first class Hotel Ponte Sisto. Our trip begins with a welcome dinner with wine at one of Rome’s lively restaurants. We'll also enjoy sightseeing tours with a local guide, including St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, and the Colosseum and Roman Forum.

Trip Features

Breakfast daily at the hotel

1 hr Welcome cocktail reception at the hotel

1 Welcome dinner at a local restaurant within walking distance from the hotel (3-course meal including ½ bottle mineral water, ¼ liter house wine or 1 soda, and 1 coffee or tea)

1 hr Farewell cocktail reception at the hotel

1 Farewell dinner at a local restaurant within walking distance from the hotel (3-course meal including ½ bottle mineral water, ¼ liter house wine or 1 soda, and 1 coffee or tea)

English-speaking assistant from the hotel to the restaurant (round-trip) at the Welcome and Farewell dinners

Half-day guided tour of Ancient Rome with Professional English-speaking guide including entrance fee to the Coliseum and Roman Forum

Half-day guided tour of the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s with Professional English-speaking guide, including entrance fee and mandatory whisper headsets

Private motor coach at disposal for half-day tour of Ancient Rome (pick up and drop off at hotel)

Private motor coach at disposal for half-day tour of Vatican Museums (pick up and drop off at hotel)

Round-trip transfers by private motor coach from the airport to the hotel with English-speaking assistance

Hospitality desk at the hotel with English-speaking assistant for 3 hours daily

Porterage of 2 bags per person at the hotel including gratuity at hotel

All tax and service charges as levied by the hotel

Itinerary specifics subject to change due to weather, holidays, special events and circumstances beyond our control. We reserve the right to alter the itinerary since tour arrangements are made in advance, and unforeseen circumstances that mandate change may arise. Itinerary changes are made to improve the tour and your experience

Itinerary

Thursday
June 18

Depart the USA on your overnight flight to Italy.

Friday
June 19

Rome
Upon arrival in Rome meet your English-speaking assistant who will lead you to your private motor coach for your transfer to your hotel. Check-in to the Hotel Ponte Sisto, unpack and relax after the long journey. In the evening you will meet for a Welcome cocktail reception at the hotel. Afterwards walk to a local restaurant for a Welcome Dinner.

Saturday
June 20

Rome
The day begins with breakfast at the hotel. Meet your local guide for a tour of Ancient Rome. The tour will bring to life the scattered ruins of the Roman Forum and the imposing Coliseum. The Coliseum was originally capable of seating around 50,000 spectators and used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. It remained in use for nearly 500 years with the last recorded games being held there as late as the 6th century.

Sunday
June 21

Rome
Breakfast at the hotel. The day is at leisure. You may want to join the crowd at St. Peter’s Square for the Papal Blessing, held every Sunday.

Monday
June 22

Rome
Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your local guide and transfer to St. Peter’s. Begin your day with a guided tour of the Vatican Museums, including Michelangelo’s Masterpiece, the stunning frescoes found in the Sistine Chapel. With our expert local guide, wander leisurely along the galleries of the Vatican museums, passing by breathtaking Roman mosaics, sculptures of ancient Greece and Rome, the moving Lacoon group and Belvedere Apollo, and spectacular frescoed ceilings and tapestries in the Corridor of Tapestries. Continue on to Botticelli, Raphael's magnificent decoration of Giulius the II’s Vatican apartment, and finally Michelangelo's masterpieces in the breathtaking Sistine Chapel.

Tuesday
June 23

Rome
Breakfast at the hotel. The day is at leisure.

Wednesday
June 24

Rome
Breakfast at the hotel. The day is at leisure. In the evening gather for a Farewell cocktail reception at the hotel. Afterwards walk to a local restaurant for a special Farewell dinner.

Thursday
June 25

Rome / USA
This morning check-out of your hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight home.