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Tour Code:XO9
Length: 8 Days
Tour Quality: First Class
Tour Type: Escorted Tour

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Start Date	End Date	Brochure Land & Air	Brochure Land Only	Our Price (Land & Air)	Our Price (Land Only)	Quote
Wed, Dec 31, 1969	Wed, Dec 31, 1969			Call Us	Call Us	Quote

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Itinerary

Tour Highlights

Countries Visited: Italy

City Highlights: Capri, Pompeii, Rome, Sorrento

Tour Itinerary

Enjoy a leisurely exploration of southern Italy and all of its delights. Start with two nights in Rome, and visits with a Local Guide to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Enjoy a guided walking tour of the excavations in Pompeii, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Stay three nights in the bayside resort of Sorrento, and visit the Isle of Capri, the Amalfi Coast, and Positano. On the way back to Rome, visit the Abbey of Montecassino.Special Departure:December 21 - Christmas Eve in Sorrento

Day 1: (Sun.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2: Arrive in Rome, Italy.
(Mon.) Time to rest or start exploring the “Eternal City.” At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner with wine in one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)

Day 3: Rome.
(Tue.) 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. Continue to monumental ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman legions marched in triumph. Time for independent activities and exciting optional excursion possibilities. (B)

Day 4: Rome–Pompeii–Sorrento.
(Wed.) Leave Rome and arrive in POMPEII, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Follow your Local Guide for a walking tour of the excavations and see a patrician home, public baths, and shops that give a striking picture of what day-to-day life was like in Rome at its apex of power. Afterwards, arrive in the charming, bayside resort of Sorrento, where you will stay for the next three nights. (B)

Day 5: Sorrento. Excursion to Capri.
(Thu.) Speed by JETFOIL across the bay to the beautiful Isle of Capri, an ancient retreat for Roman emperors and renowned for its beauty ever since. Ride the FUNICULAR to Capri village for a guided visit of this pretty town. Enjoy free time to explore the little shops on the Piazzetta. Afterwards, return via Sorrento to your hotel. (B)

Day 6: Sorrento. Excursion to the Amalfi Coast & Positano.
(Fri.) Enjoy a scenic drive along the Amalfi Coast and visit one of the most famous resorts, Positano. Time to walk around and explore this pretty town on your own before returning to Sorrento. (B,D)

Day 7: Sorrento–Montecassino–Rome.
(Sat.) On your way to Rome, stop to visit the ABBEY OF MONTECASSINO. Tonight, an optional festive dinner at one of Rome’s fine restaurants may be just the way to celebrate the success of your Italian vacation. (B)

Day 8: (Sun.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)

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What's Included

Headsets throughout the tour

Rome:
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant; guided sightseeing, visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, the Colosseum and Roman Forum

Pompeii:
Guided walking tour of the excavations

Sorrento-Capri:
By jetfoil

Capri:
Ride a funicular; guided visit of Capri village

Amalfi Coast:
Orientation including a visit to Positano

Montecassino:
Visit the abbey

MEALS
Buffet breakfast (B); 2 three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with wine in Rome.

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Accommodations

No single supplement on this vacation

Triple room reduction per person:
$31

Extra nights per person in Rome:
in single or twin room $152, in triple room $125

Rome Cicerone (SF), Sorrento Grand Hotel Cesare Augusto (F), Rome Holiday Inn Rome West (F)

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