SPECIAL INCLUDED FEATURES:
- 13 included meals - INCLUDED!
- Sightseeing as indicated - INCLUDED!
- All Entrance Fees - INCLUDED!
- All transfers and baggage handling INCLUDED!
ADDITIONAL INCLUDED FEATURES:
- Air transportation from NYC or NEWARK (other gate ways available upon request)
- First Class hotels for 7 nights
- 13 included meals consisting of: ? 7 buffet breakfasts ? 1 dinners at hotel PLUS ? Dining plan: 5 dinners
- Wine, mineral water & coffee served with lunch & dinner meals at hotels and restaurants
- Touring by private, air conditioned motorcoach
- Professional Central Holidays Tour Director
- Sightseeing as indicated including local guide and entrance fees
- All transfers and baggage handling(Land Only rates do not include airport transfers at arrival and departure city)
- Travel bag, one per person
- Luggage tags and document holder
- HEAR CLEAR ? Personalized audio system to hear every word your guide says even at a distance
- Hotel taxes and service charges
Dining Plan
Five dinners and one lunch at popular restaurants, featuring regional cuisine,
including wine, mineral water and coffee
- 2 dinners in Rome
- 2 dinners in Sorrento
- Farewell dinner party in Rome
Bonus Sightseeing
- St. Peter?s Basilica in Rome
- Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel
- Guided tour of ancient Pompeii
- Excursion to Capri by jetfoil
- Visit Anacapri
- Amalfi Drive Excursion
- Visit Grotta dello Smeraldo
- The Abbey of Monte Cassino
TOUR DESCRIPTION
Travelers indulge in nine days of exploration in the
fascinating cities of Rome, Sorrento, Amalfi, and Capri.
History comes to life with tours to breathtaking sites ;
The Sistine Chapel in Rome, San Carlo Opera House in Naples,
Rome's Coliseum, plus so much more!
ITINERARY & MAP
Day 1/Fri Depart USA
Evening departure. Meals and refreshments served on board.
Day 2/Sat Rome
Morning arrival into Da Vinci Airport. Here you?ll be met and transferred by private motorcoach to your hotel in Rome. The balance of the day is at leisure. Tonight, enjoy the exciting nightlife that Rome has to offer and experience ?la dolce vita.?
Day 3/Sun Rome
Rome is filled with monuments, fountains, antiquities and other sites worth exploring. Use this free day to discover the ancient and modern aspects of cosmopolitan Rome for yourself. Or you might choose an optional tour to Ostia Antica, a Papal Blessing or the Castelli Romani. Tonight enjoy a dinner with wine in a lovely Roman restaurant.
Day 4/Mon Rome
This morning experience a very special, privately guided tour of the
priceless collection of art and treasures found in the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museum. You will be amazed by the beautiful wall frescoes created by Michelangelo, Perugino and Botticelli. The unique ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is surely one of Michelangelo?s greatest achievements. Continue to St. Peter?s Basilica, the largest church in the Christian world, built over the tomb of St. Peter. Then proceed to the Piazza Venezia, Roman Forum, with a stop at the Colosseum ? a testament to the greatness of Rome?s past. Continue your full day tour viewing the Arch of Constantine, Circus Maximus, the Synagogue, Isola Tiberina and Castel Sant? Angelo. Then back to your hotel to get ready to dine out at a popular Roman restaurant tonight.
Day 5/Tue Rome/Naples/Pompeii/Sorrento
This morning drive south along the Highway of the Sun to Naples, where you will have an orientation drive highlighting Via Caracciolo (the seafront promenade), the San Carlo Opera House, Santa Lucia, and the Angevin Castle. Before heading to Sorrento, stop in Pompeii (the ancient city covered by volcanic lava 2,000 years ago), with a guided tour of the remarkably preserved ruins of temples, houses, gardens and public buildings. Then drive along the spectacular coast road of the Bay of Naples to Sorrento, the famous resort town of orange & lemon groves. Dinner at your hotel restaurant included.
Day 6/Wed Sorrento (Capri Excursion)
Morning jetfoil whisks you across the blue Bay of Naples to the fabled Isle of Capri. After a scenic funicular ride to the center of town, visit the Floral Gardens of Augustus, and still have time for shopping! Take a minibus to Anacapri, where you can gaze at the spectacular views from awe-inspiring heights before catching the jetfoil back to Sorrento. Tonight, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 7/Thu Sorrento (Positano, Grotta Smeraldo & Amalfi Excursion)
A unique excursion along the spectacular Amalfi Coast. Drive to the Belvedere of Positano. Stop to admire the breathtaking panorama of this fisherman?s village built against a mountainside facing a small Tyrrhenian Sea bay. Resume driving to Conca dei Marini. Descend by elevator to Grotta dello Smeraldo. Explore the grotto by boat (weather permitting) and marvel at its impressive stalagmites, stalactites and ?emerald? colored waters. After visiting the grotta, cruise by boat along the celebrated coastline to Amalfi, the once powerful Maritime Republic. Feel free to visit the city?s historic center, St. Andrew?s Cathedral and the colorful and narrow city?s alleyways. Return to Sorrento via a panoramic route climbing through green forests to the picturesque village of Agerola. Here, enjoy a stunning view of the Amalfi Coast and the Bay of Salerno. Continue to Sorrento in time for dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 8/Fri Sorrento/Monte Cassino/Rome
This morning you depart Sorrento and drive toward Rome. En route stop at the Abbey of Mt. Cassino, renowned for the battle during World War ll. Upon arrival in Rome, check into your hotel. Rome is filled with monuments, museums, fountains and antiquities. Use this free afternoon to discover them for yourself. Tonight, experience exquisite cuisine at a fabulous Farewell dinner with wine, in a memorable Roman restaurant.
Day 9/Sat Rome to USA (or extend your stay)
Morning transfer to airport for your return flight home. Meals and refreshments served aloft. Same day arrival into USA.
