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ITALY PLUS
12 days from £0
operated by Trafalgar Cost Saver: Budget escorted tours - Land only prices -ATOL 2688
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About your tour Map
Exciting Highlights- Rome: Sightseeing including a visit to St. Peter's in the Vatican, views of the Forum and the Colossuem.
- Florence: Sighseeing on foot including Piazza Signoria, the Duomo, Piazza Santa Croce and views from
Piazzale Michelangelo.
- Pisa: Visit the Square of Miracles and see the Leaning Tower.
- Genoa: Visit this stunningly located seaport.
- Italian Riviera: Santa Margherita orientation. Cruise to Portofino and orientation.
- Chamonix: Orientation and see Mont Blanc (weather permitting).
- Geneva: See the Jet d'Eau, the Reformation Monument
and the United Nations Building.
- Vevey: See the statue of Charlie Chaplin.
- Montreux: See Chateau Chillon.
- Zermatt: Ride up to the resort by mini-bus. Views of the Matterhorn (weather permitting).
- Italian Lakes: Visit the lake resort of Stresa.
- Venice Ride along the Giudecca Canal, orientation seeing St. Mark's Square, the Bridge of Sighs and Doges' Palace. Visit a Murano glass-blowing workshop.
- Orvieto: Visit the Umbrian hilltop town by funicular.
Fabulous Sightseeing- Sightseeing with a local guide in Rome and Florence.
- Sightseeing/ orientation in Brussels, Luxembourg, Lucerne, Venice, Rome, Florence, Genoa, Geneva and Paris.
- Scenic Drives through the Tuscan hills along the Italian Riviera through the Alps, along the shores of Lake Geneva, over the Simplon Pass, through the Italian Lake District, over the Apennine Mountains.
Unbeatable Features- Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
- Buffet breakfast daily
- 6 Three course dinners - see day by day itinerary.
- All hotel service charges, local taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included.
- Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual Tour Director..
- Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats.
- CostSaver travel bag and tour wallet containing comprehensive documents.
Airport Transfers- London Gateways: A Trafalgar bonus - transfers can be expensive, particularly between the Airport and central London. When you book your Costsaver tour with Trafalgar your transfers to and from the airport are included. It's that simple. Trafalgar has included a Free transfer to and from your airport and Central London.
- Important - Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
- You are staying at a London hotel, booked by Trafalgar, on the night of your arrival and the night prior to the date of your departure.
- Flights are either booked by Trafalgar or detailed information on flights is provided by your Travel Agent not less than 21 days prior to departure.
- Only one included transfer both inbound and outbound per tour is included by Trafalgar. Transfers are by express train to a Central London Rail Station.
- Heathrow Express operates between 05.10-23.30. Gatwick Express operates inbound services between 05.20-23.45 and outbound services from 04.30-23.45. Transfers outside of these times are at the passengers own expense.
- In the event of unforeseen events (road or rail works, demonstrations, strikes) Trafalgar will not be held responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
- No refund is available for passengers not utilising this service.
- Why not upgrade to a Hotelink transfer from the Airport to-the-door of your Trafalgar London hotel? (please ask Trafalgar or your travel agent of the additional upgrade price per person when booking)
- European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
- Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
- Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
- Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
- Click here to see scheduled transfer times.
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Your itinerary Map - Day 1 - Arrive Rome (2 nights) Greetings from your Trafalgar Tour Director as you are met and taken to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax. Later, meet up with your Tour Director and the rest of your group to perhaps visit the city by night.
Hotel: Ergife Palace (2 nights)
- Day 2 -Rome sightseeing and at leisure This morning, you may wish to join an optional excursion to visit Michelangelo's most impressive work - the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. Later, our included sightseeing tour with a local city expert will visit Vatican
City and the awe-inspiring Basilica of St. Peter where we will see the famous 'Pieta'. Then on to Rome to see the Forum and the Colosseum, where Christians were fed to the lions! The rest of the day is at
leisure - perhaps discover the Catacombs and the medieval city walls or the Pantheon (reminiscent of Dan Brown's 'Angels and Demons') and Piazza Navona. (Buffet Breakfast)
- Day 3 - Rome - Florence - Montecatini (Tuscan Hills) This morning we travel through the hills of the Latium and into the rolling hills of the Umbria. We drive through the fields of Tuscany to the Renaissance city of Florence - nestled on the river Arno. We enjoy a walking tour of the city with a local guide which takes in the statue-lined Piazza Signoria, the Piazza del Duomo with its Cathedral and Baptistry and the Piazza Santa Croce. Time to shop for quality leather goods and gold jewellery before leaving the city to head into the Tuscan hills and to the spa resort of Montecatini. Here we'll enjoy dinner at our hotel. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Ariston
- Day 4 - Montecatini (Tuscan Hills) - Pisa - Italian Riviera (Arenzano) (2 nights) Today we drive to Pisa to see the world famous Leaning Tower. Time to admire the other fine buildings in the Square of Miracles, before heading for Genoa - the most important seaport in Italy and birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Orientation will show us some of the great palaces of the city, before we continue to the resort of Arenzano on the Ponente Riviera. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Punta San Martino (2 nights)
- Day 5 - Italian Riviera at leisure - Excursion to Portofino This morning we drive to the wonderful resort of Santa Margherita on the Tigullio Gulf. Time to explore the elegant streets and perhaps visit the Cappuccini Church with its 12th century statue of the Virgin Mary. Then by ferry (or minibuses when not available) we go to the Rivera's most elegant resort - Portofino - one of Italy's most romantic destinations. Renowned for its multicoloured houses in a spectacular setting - it is one of the most exclusive resorts in Europe. We return to our hotel for dinner. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
- Day 6 - Italian Riviera - Chamonix - Geneva We take the highway northwards and head toward the Alps. We travel via Alessandria and into the attractive skiing area of the Val d'Aosta to France. Here, in the shadow of Europe's tallest mountain - Mont Blanc - we stop in the resort of Chamonix, high in the French Alps. Time perhaps to sample some delicious raclette cheese before making our descent to Lake Geneva. Partly located in Switzerland and partly in France, the city of Geneva itself is Swiss. This is where we spend the night. (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: Ramada Encore
- Day 7 - Geneva - Montreux - Zermatt (2 nights) This morning our orientation of this international city shows us the impressive Jet d'Eau, the Reformation Monument and the United Nations Building. Then we drive out of the city towards Lausanne and begin to drive along the lakeshores - passing through the resort of Vevey one-time home of Charlie Chaplin - on the way to Montreux. Here we will stop to take a picture of Chateau Chillon before making our way up to the upper Rhone valley. We arrive in Tasch and from here our scenic journey in the shadow of the Matterhorn up to Zermatt by mini-bus begins. Finally we arrive in the traffic-free resort where we will stay for the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Admiral (2 nights)
- Day 8 - Zermatt at leisure The quiet atmosphere of this chalet filled mountain village will take you back in time as the only vehicles to traverse the streets are horse drawn carriages - (and a few electric vans to transport luggage). You will delight in the atmospheric restaurants and cafés, the gorgeous boutiques and the green meadows surrounding the village as you have plenty of time to relax and explore. You can take in even better views of the Matterhorn by taking a cable-car trip to one of the surrounding peaks! (Buffet Breakfast)
- Day 9 - Zermatt - Italian Lakes - Venice (Main.) (2 nights) Cameras at the ready for a day of stunning scenery! First, over the Simplon Pass high in the Alps and then down towards the Italian Lakes, entering Italy near Domodossola. We stop in the glorious resort of Stresa on Lake Maggiore - a town of elegant villas facing the picturesque Borromean islands. Then first via lake Como and then Milan we take the 'autostrada' to Venice - a unique city of over 200 islands built on wooden piles in a glassy lagoon. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: San Giuliano (2 nights)
- Day 10 - Venice orientation and at leisure First we cruise along the Giudecca canal past Palladian Churches and gothic architecture to St. Mark's Basin where we will be dumbstruck by the beauty of the buildings around us - St. Mark's Basilica, the Doges' Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and the Customs House at the end of the Grand Canal.
We disembark and stroll across St. Mark's square to visit one of the oldest Murano glass workshops in Venice. Here we will witness the craft of glass blowing by one of the few craftsmen able to produce this fine glassware. Then you are free to perhaps explore some of the other islands in the Venetian Lagoon or to while away the hours at one of the extravagant cafés on St. Mark's Square. Later you may wish to enjoy a gondola serenade along the quiet back canals to see how the Venetians really live. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
- Day 11 - Venice (Main.) - Orvieto - Rome We cross the Veneto Plain, passing the towns of Padua and Ferrara, and ascend into the Apennine Mountains near Bologna. As we enter the Umbria we stop to visit one of its most attractive hilltop towns - Orvieto, which lies on top of an extinct volcano. The volcanic soils have made the town famous for its delicious white wines produced from the vineyards surrounding the town. We ascend to the centre by funicular and then we are free to explore. The Cathedral is one of Italy's greatest and has a sumptuous 170 foot façade resembling a giant triptych. You may wish to visit this great monument or perhaps spend time shopping for ceramics or wine. It is now but a short drive to Rome, for the final night of our tour. This evening, why not throw a coin into the Trevi fountain to ensure your return to the Eternal City one day? (Buffet Breakfast)
Hotel: American Palace
- Day 12 - Depart Rome This morning its time to say 'arrivederci' to your new-found friends and Tour Director, as we transfer you to Fiumicino airport for your flight home. (Buffet Breakfast)
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