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CIAO ITALIA! (ZHF2010)
An 8-Day Globus Tours tour starting from $CALL
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| Starting Price: | $CALL |  |
| Tour Length: | 8 Days | |
| Countries Visited: | Italy | |
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Hotels
Rome
Starhotels Michelangelo (SF),
Tuscany
Francia e Quirinale (F) at Montecatini,
Venice
Principe (F)
Meals
Full buffet breakfast (B); 1 pizza party lunch in Florence (L); 3 three-course dinners D) including a welcome dinner in Rome and a farewell dinner on Burano Island.
(Sat.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2:
Arrive in Rome, Italy. (Sun.) Time to rest or to start exploring the “Eternal City.” At 5 pm your Tour Director will meet you and your family for some activities to help you get acquainted with your traveling companions. Then, a special welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)
Day 3:
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & Colosseum. (Mon.) Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement, before continuing to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Today you will also visit the imposing COLOSSEUM, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World®. Learn about life as a gladiator and get a FAMILY PICTURE WITH A GLADIATOR (if available). Your Tour Director will have suggestions for evening optional excursions. (B)
Day 4:
Renaissance Florence, the Famous David & Pizza Party Lunch. (Tue.) Travel to Florence, the splendid capital of Tuscany and “Cradle of the Renaissance.” Your Local Guide will take you to visit the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS with Michelangelo’s celebrated David. Then, admire the magnificent cathedral, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate of Paradise,” and visit sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. Enjoy an included festive PIZZA PARTY lunch at a local restaurant, where an Italian chef demonstrates just how Italian pizzas are made! Later, relax by the hotel pool or explore the famous Tuscan spa town of Montecatini, where your hotel is located. Dinner is included at the hotel. (B,L,D)
Day 5:
See Pisa’s Leaning Tower & Taste Italian Gelato. (Wed.) Visit Pisa to admire the cathedral, the baptistry on Campo dei Miracoli, and take pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Return to Montecatini and enjoy a homemade GELATO at a typical gelateria. Time to relax or to check out Montecatini Alto. An optional dinner at a local agriturismo farm is available. (B)
Day 6:
Cruise Venice’s Canals & Discover the Bridge of Sighs. (Thu.) Drive across the Apennine Hills and through the plains of the mighty River Po to Venice. Enter the city in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARK’S SQUARE and its BASILICA, the Clock Tower, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the BRIDGE OF SIGHS, where doomed prisoners caught their final glimpse of the world. (B)
Day 7:
Create Your Own Venetian Mask & Enjoy a Gondola Ride. (Fri.) Walk through the narrow streets to an original Venetian workshop and enjoy the unique experience of decorating your own VENETIAN CARNIVAL MASK. When you are satisfied with your artistic endeavors, use the included vaporetto ticket to return to the hotel or to find a cosy trattoria for lunch. In the early evening, after your included GONDOLA RIDE, join your Tour Director and fellow travel companions for a festive farewell dinner on Burano Island. (B,D)
Day 8:
(Sat.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)
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City Highlights
Rome:
Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, and the Colosseum; family picture with a gladiator (if available)
Pisa:
Take pictures of the Leaning Tower
Florence:
Guided walking tour, visit the Academy of Fine Arts to see Michelangelo’s David, admire the cathedral and Signoria Square; pizza party at a local restaurant
Montecatini:
Taste Italian gelato
Venice:
Private boat ride; guided walking tour, visit St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, Doges’ Palace and the Bridge of Sighs; Venetian Carnival mask decorating; vaporetto ride; gondola ride; farewell dinner on Burano Island
Price Details US
Single room supplement: $301Triple rooms are available:Call for pricing.Extra nights per person in Rome:in single room $228, in twin room $165, in triple room $135Extra nights per person in Venice:in single room $235, in twin room $146, in triple room $122
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Standard Offers and Specials provided by Globus Tours
Discount for young travelers
Share the pleasure of a Globus vacation with your children and grandchildren and take advantage of a 10-percent discount on the land-only price. For eligibility, children must be under 18 years of age on the departure date and must be accompanied by an adult. On escorted vacations we don’t accept children under eight years old because we have found that they are too young to enjoy these vacations.
Pay less for your second vacation
We charge you vacation price for your first vacation in 2008, but for every additional Globus vacation you take in the same year, you pay US$35 under list. Our vacations are designed and scheduled so you can combine them almost any way you want. It’s fun to play the add-a-vacation game yourself or talk to your travel agent.
Triple room reduction
On most Globus vacations you receive a reduction when three people travel together and share the same accommodations. Triple room reductions, when available, are listed on the itinerary pages. A word of caution: Triple rooms usually are no larger than twin rooms and the third bed, if there is one, is often a rollaway put in a twin-bedded room.
Avoid the single room supplement
We do not take reservations on a “share” basis because we have found that strangers rarely enjoy sharing a room for the duration of their vacation. Avoid the single room supplement by traveling with a friend. It’s less expensive and much more fun!
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