Italy Grand Tour with private vehicle with English speaking driver guide -
Day 1- Start in Rome- Arrival at Rome Airport . Transfer to Rome Centre to Hotel. After 4hours Rome Tour by nigh and dinner in a typical restaurant (6pm to 10 pm) Dinner included.
Day2 -Ancient Rome Tour of ancient Rome (all
inclusive private guide and ticket to the Colosseum-Forum)
-pick up 9am to the hotel;
-Colosseum (VIP entrance, no line, private guide);
- Roman Forum (VIP entrance, no line, private guide);
- lunch time where locals go;
- the Campidoglio (the centre of the Rome)
- VeniceSquare and the Shrine to the Unknown Soldier;
- Circus Maximus;
- Palatine hill;
- Trevi Fountain;
- Spanish Steps;
- the Pantheon
- gelato time (a wonderful homemade gelato place, you'll love it!)
- back to the hotel 5pm.
Day 3 -VaticanTour and Christian Rome (all
inclusive VIP tickets and private guide to the Vatican, Sisitine Chapel and
Saint Peter's Basilica)
- pick up 9am to the hotel;
- Vatican museums, Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Basilica (VIP entrance,
no waiting lines plus the private guide);
- view from the top of Gianicolo hill, a fantastic terrace facing the entire
city;
- lunch time where locals go;
- People Square;
- Pincio Terrace;
- Navona Square
- Castel Sant Angelo
- gelato time
- back to the hotel 5pm
Day 4- Tour of Roman countryside , Tivoli and Castel Gandolfo.
- Pick up at 0900 at your Hotel. Short travel to Grottaferrata
and Frascati villages
- lunch time, a good occasion to enjoy their local, genuine
products such as the Porchetta!(Roasted Pork)
- ride to Castel Gandolfo, an ancient town placed on the top of a
Volcano with a lake in its crater, with a great view
- enjoy the city (that's the summer residence of the Pope)
- drive down to the Lake
- visit Nemi town
- gelato time
- ride back to Rome hotel by 5pm
Day 5 - Transfer from Rome to the Amalfi Coast.
Transfer from Rome to the Amalfi Coast and stop in Pompei for a 2 huors
guided visit and lunch
- pick up 8am to the hotel;
- ride to Pompeii;
- guided tour of the Pompeii Ruins
- Lunch time at a mama'srestaurant
- nice ride on the Amalfi Coast (world heritage site) with some stops on
the way to enjoy the sights;
- drop off to the hotel by 4pm.
Day 6 -Tour of Ravello, Positano and Amalfi
- pick up 10am at your Hotel on the Amalfi Cost
- ride to Positano;
- visit Positano village
- Lunch time at a mama's restaurant
- ride on the Amalfi Coast for breathtaking views
- stop in Amalfi
- stop in Ravello
- drop off to your hotel by 5pm.
Day 7 -Transfer from Sorrento to Florence with
stop in Orvieto
- pick up at 8am to the hotel;
- we take the A1 highway heading to Tuscany, wonderful sights on the way
are guaranteed (3 hours and an half ride)
- Stop by the historic town of Orvieto situated on the flat summit of a large butte
of volcanic cliff;
- lunch time;
- drop off to the hotel in Florence by 5pm.
.Day 8 -Walking Tour of Florence
- meet the guide in the lobby 9am
- walk to Florence centre
- enjoy the Duomo
- the Baptistry
- the Ponte Vecchio bridge
- the open air leather market
- Signoria square
- visit the Michelangelo "David" located in the Accademia Museum (optional tickets cost 17 euro seach)
.
- Santa Croce Church where the famous artists rests.
- back to the hotel by 4pm
Day 9 -Tour of Siena and Sam Gimignano from
Florence
- Pick up 9am in the lobby of the hotel in Florence
- Ride to Siena (1 hour ride)
- Enjoy the city centre
- Enjoy the great Duomo, the Roman Catholic Marian church built in
polychrome-marble, famous also for the "Last Supper painted on one of
itswindows (on glass!)
- visit Piazza Il Campo square, one of Europe's greatest medieval
squares where the famous horse-race "Palio di Siena" is held around the
edges of the square;
- Lunch time
- Ride to San Gimignano known as the medieval Manhattan for its dozens of
Fine Towers that look like ancient skyscrapers
- Enjoy the old walled medieval hillt own and its secular buildings
- Ride back to Florence
- Drop off to the hotel in Florence around 6pm
Day 10 - Tour of the 5 terre from
Florence
- pick up at 8am to the hotel in Florence;
- we take the highway heading to Cinque Terre (2 hours ride)
- enjoy the famous villages on the coast (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza
Corniglia....)
- lunch time where locals go, a goodchange to taste the famousTuscany
wine and home made pasta!
- nice walk in the villages, we shall explore the area until 4pm
- heading to Florence
- drop off to the hotel in Florence around 7pm.
Day 11 - Transfer to Venice with
stop in Verona
- pick up at 8am to the hotel in Florence;
- we take the highway heading to Padua and visit the basilica of Saint
Anthony
- proceed to Verona, and walk inside the town to visit the balcony of Giuletta and Romeo
- lunch time,where locals.
- heading to Venice
- Get the water taxi to your Hotel in Venice and drop around 7pm.
Day 12 -Gondola ride and walking tour of Venice
- pick up 10am to the hotel;
-walking tour of Venice
- Gondola tour
- Lunch
- drop off to the hotel. by 5pm
Day 13 -Tour of Murano and Burano
islands
- pick up 10am to the hotel;
- private water taxi for the Islands in the Venice Laguna
- visit Murano island and the famous glass blowers
- visit Burano island and its ebroiderers artisans
- drop off to the hotel 5pm.
Day 14 -Transfer frm Venice to Rome
- pick up 10am to the hotel;
- trip to Rome
- Ride to the airport.
End of the Grand Tour of Italy.