Italy Art Tour -
Northern Italy Short Tour
Special: 20% discount from the tour
price for the following departures on the First Class Tour: Jan 24, Feb 14, Mar 13 2012
Early Bird Special : 15% discount on all High Season departures for the
Standard Class Tour - Booked by 31st of March 2012
Rome-Aissisi - Siena-
Florence - Padua - Venice
4days/3nights -
2011/2012 - Tour#6
FIRST CLASS TOURS 2011-2012
First Class Tour Low
Season ( Tuesday Departures) Nov 22, Dec 27, Jan 24, Feb 14, Mar 13 2012
First Class Tour High Season (
Tuesday Departures): Apr 3, 10 , 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Jun 5,
12, 19, 26, Jul 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 14, 21, 28, Sep 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct
2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6 2012
STANDARD CLASS TOURS
2012
High Season ( Saturday
departures): Apr 21, May 12, 26, Jun 2, 9, 16, 23, Jul 7, 21,
28, Aug 4, 11, 18, 25, Sep 1, 8, 15, 22, Oct 6, 20 2012
Itinerary of First Class Tour with 4star
Hotels
Day 1 Tuesday ROME - ASSISI - SIENA - FLORENCE
Early morning departure for ASSISI, the mystic town of Saint Francis still surrounded by
ancient walls. Visit the Basilica of Saint Francis with its early Renaissance masterpieces by Giotto
and Cimabue. Proceed on to SIENA, the beautiful medieval city renown for the Palio. Then on to FLORENCE. Dinner and
overnight.
Day 2 Wednesday FLORENCE
Buffet breakfast. Guided sightseeing tour of the cradle of the Renaissance. Visit the beautiful Piazza del
Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John, the Academy of Fine Arts Gallery housing
the "David" by Michelangelo, and Santa Croce, the 13th century Franciscan church with Cimabue's famous crucifix. Rest of the
day at leisure for optional sightseeing or shopping. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Thursday FLORENCE - PADUA - VENICE
Buffet breakfast. Departure for Venice via PADUA, where you will visit the famous Cathedral of St. Anthony, guarded by
Donatello's "Gattamelata". Continue on to VENICE, and upon arrival enjoy a guided walking tour of this unique city. You will see the Piazza and Basilica of St. Mark, the Doge's Palace, the
Bridge of Sighs and the Prisons. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 Friday VENICE
Buffet breakfast. Morning tour to a glass factory in Murano (optional
shopping) by motorlaunch. . End of the tour.
Optional return to Rome by
train in the afternoon (First class train: 143 per person, 2nd Class train:
Euro 105 per person)
Italy Art Tour -
Northern Italy Short Tour First Class Includes:
* Accommodation at 4 star hotels with downtown location
* Buffet breakfast daily
* Three dinners
* Service charges and taxes included
* Ground transportation by deluxe motorcoach, English/French/Spanish speaking
guides during the tour
* Sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary, local guides and
entrance fees
EXCITING HIGHLIGHTS DAY BY DAY
* Assisi: View
of the Churches of St. Francis and St. Claire
* Siena: View
of Piazza del Campo and the Municipal Palace
*
Florence: Visit
the Accademia home of Michelangelo's "David"
* Padua: See
Donatello's masterpiece, the "Gattamelata"
* Venice: Visit
the famous Square of St. Mark and the Bridge of Sighs
SCENIC
DRIVES ALONG THE WAY
* The Tuscan countryside through medieval towns
* The lovely Emilia Romagna region
* The Veneto region, world famous for its Villa of Palladio
HOTELS in 4star (First Class) category:
Florence: Adriatico or similar / Venice: Bonvecchiati, Principe or similar
Itinerary of Standard Tour with 3 Star Hotels:
Day 1 Saturday ROME - ASSISI - SIENA - FLORENCE
Early morning, departure for ASSISI, the mystic town of Saint Francis still surrounded by ancient walls. Visit the Basilica of
Saint Francis with its early Renaissance masterpieces by Giotto and Cimabue. Proceed on to SIENA, the beautiful medieval city
renown for the Palio. Then on to FLORENCE. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Sunday FLORENCE
Buffet breakfast. Sightseeing tour of the cradle of the Renaissance. Panoramic visit the beautiful Piazza del Duomo,
the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John and Santa Croce, the 13th century
Franciscan church with Cimabue's famous crucifix. Rest of the day at leisure for optional sightseeing or shopping. Dinner and
overnight.
Day 3 Monday FLORENCE - PADUA - VENICE
Buffet breakfast. Departure for PADUA, where you will visit the famous Cathedral of St. Anthony, guarded by
Donatello's "Gattamelata". Continue on to VENICE, and upon arrival enjoy a
walking tour of this unique city. You will see the Square and Basilica of St. Mark with the Doge's Palace, the Bridge of Sighs
and the Prisons. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Tuesday VENICE
Buffet breakfast. Morning tour to a glass factory in Murano (optional shopping) by motorlaunch.
End of the tour.
Optional return to Rome by
train in the afternoon (First class train: 143 per person, 2nd Class train:
Euro 105 per person)
EXCITING HIGHLIGHTS DAY BY DAY
* Assisi: View of the Churches of St. Francis and St. Claire
* Siena: View of Piazza del Campo and the Municipal Palace
* Florence: Panoramic view of Piazza del Duomo and the Cathedral
* Padua: See Donatello's masterpiece, the "Gattamelata"
* Venice: Visit the famous Square of St. Mark and the Bridge of Sighs
SCENIC DRIVES ALONG THE WAY
* The Tuscan countryside through medieval towns
* The lovely Emilia Romagna region
* The Veneto region, world famous for its Villa of Palladio
Italy Art Tour -
Northern Italy Short Tour Standard Class Includes:
* Accommodation at 3 Star hotels with down-town location
* Buffet breakfast daily
* Three dinners
* Service charges and taxes included
* Ground transportation by deluxe motorcoach
* Sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary
* English-French-Spanish speaking assistant
* No Entrance fees included to Museums ande no local guide included (during the tour passengers are
not going to visit inside the Academy or the Dodge Palace but they can do it
in their free time on the tour / entrance fees approximately Euro 14 to each
place)
HOTELS in 3star (Standard) category:
Florence: Hotel Grifone or similar / Venice: Hotel Continental or
similar
Price per person in Euro ($ rate varies depending on the
exchange rate at the time of payment):
Italy City taxes payable locally at each hotel
(2-4Euro per night)
| Category
All prices in Euros
|
Per person in double |
Per person in single |
Per person in triple |
Child (2-11) sharing with
two adults |
| First Class 2011 -2012 (Low Season:
Nov.22 - Mar 13) |
488 |
637 |
456 |
418 |
First Class 2012
High Season:
Apr 3 - Nov 6 2012 |
632 |
794 |
599 |
518 |
Standard 2012
(High Season:Apr 21-Oct 20)
|
471 |
589 |
433 |
380 |
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Pre and Post
tour stay packages in Rome - 2011/2012
(scroll down for extra nights in Rome without package)
New
city tax: Euro 3 per person per night will be charged locally for all
accommodations in Rome
Pre-Tour Package in
Rome:
Day 1 :Transfer from airport to
hotel. Overnight
Day 2: Breakfast at the hotel. In the
morning complimentary pick up from the hotel for the half day tour
of the Vatican. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight.
Day 3 :Breakfast at the hotel. In the
morning complimentary pick up from the hotel for the half day tour
Eternal Rome.
(Trevi
fountain/Pantheon/Navona Square/St. Peter's Basilica) Afternoon at leisure. Overnight.
Day 4: Breakfast at the hotel.
Complimentary pick up for the departure of the Escorted Tour.
Price per person in Euro ($rate
varies depending the exchange)
Superior First Class
Hotels (4star plus):
E 447 per person based on double
E 627 per person in single
E 428 per person based on triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 370
First Class Hotels (4star):
E 380 per person based on double
E 504 per person in single
E 366 per person based on triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 304
Standard Hotels (3star) :
E 314 per person based on double
E 428 per person in single
E 300 per person based on triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 264
|
Post Tour Package in
Rome:
Day 1 :Drop off at the hotel, after
the Escorted Tour. Overnight
Day 2 Breakfast at the hotel. In the
morning complimentary pick up from the hotel and departure to
Naples. Orientation tour then continue to Pompeii. Lunch and
guided visit to the excavations after Pompeii continue to
Sorrento. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Breakfast at the hotel. Day at
leisure. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 :Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the port. Ferry boat ride to Capri and visit of the
Island. Lunch. In the afternoon return to Sorrento and departure
to Rome. Drop off to the hotel in Rome. Overnight.
Day 5: Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport.
Price per person in Euro ($rate
varies depending the exchange)
Superior First Class
Hotels (4star plus):
E 646 per person based on double
E 855 per person in single
E 627 per person based on triple
Child (age2-11) with 2 adults: E 513
First Class Hotels (4star):
E 580 per person based on double
E 718 per person in single
E 570 per person based on triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 466
Standard Hotels(3star in Rome
4star in Sorrento):
E 542 per person based on double
E 699 per person in single
E 510 per person based on triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 434
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|
Pre and
Post tour package in Rome (combined)
Day 1 Transfer from airport to hotel.
Overnight.
Day 2 Breakfast at the hotel. In the
morning complimentary pick up from the hotel for the half day tour
of the Vatican . Afternoon at leisure. Overnight.
Day 3 Breakfast at the hotel.
In the morning complimentary pick up from the hotel for the half
day tour Eternal Rome (Trevi
fountain/Pantheon/Navona Square/St. Peter's Basilica). Afternoon at leisure. Overnight.
Day 4 Breakfast at the hotel.
Complimentary pick up for the Escorted Tour.
Day .... At the end of the Escorted Tour drop off at the hotel.
Overnight.
Last day: Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the
airport.
Price per person in Euro ($rate
varies depending the exchange)
Superior First Class
Hotels (4star plus):
E 580 per person based on double / E 808 per person in single /
E 570 per person in triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 466
First Class Hotels (4star) :
E 494 per person based on double /
E 656 per person in single / E 475 per person in triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 399
Standard Hotels (3star):
E 399 per person based on double/ E 561 per person in single / E
380 per person in triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 323
4 Star superior hotels in Rome: Hotel Diana , Genova or
Quirinale
4 Star hotels in Rome: Polo, Executive, Oxford
3star hotels in Rome: Brasile,San Remo
4star hotels in Sorrento: G.H Vesuvio or Hotel Bristol
|
Extra nights in Rome before
or after the tour - 2011/2012
| Hotel |
Per person based
on double |
Per person based on single |
Per person based on triple |
First Class
Hotel Diana
|1Nov-28Dec'11/2Jan-15Mar'/1-31Aug'12 |
58 |
90 |
52 |
|
16Mar-31Mar'12/1-31Jul'12 |
63 |
95 |
57 |
29Dec'11-1Jan'12
1Apr-30Jun/1Sep-31Oct'12 |
99 |
133 |
84 |
Hotel Morgana -Standard
room (prices for quad rooms also available on request)
16Jul-31Aug'12 & 13
16Nov-27Dec'12/3Jan-10Feb'13 |
45 |
84 |
44 |
|
4-15Nov'12/11Feb-15Mar'13 |
48 |
88 |
47 |
|
1-30Jun'12&'13 |
78 |
112 |
63 |
1-15Sep/24Oct-3Nov'12
1-15Sep/24Oct-3Nov'13
1-24Apr/16-28Mar'13 |
71 |
108 |
59 |
|
1-15Jul'12&'13 |
64 |
99 |
53 |
15-31May/16Sep-23Oct'12
24Apr-31May/16Sep-23Oct'13
28Dec'12-2Jan'13
29Mar-31Mar'13 |
90 |
132 |
72 |
Standard
Hotel San Remo
1Apr-30Jun/1Sep-31Oct'12 |
73 |
100 |
64 |
| 1Jul-31Aug'12 |
57 |
82 |
53 |
Private car transfer in Rome:
Station to Hotel or v.v. : Euro 36 per car (1-2pax), Euro 38 per
minivan (3-4 pax)
Airport to Hotel or v.v : Euro 57 per car (1-2 Pax) , Euro 66 per
minivan (3-4 passenger)
Private car/boat transfer in Venice:
Station to Hotel or v.v.: euro 160 per person based on 1 pax, Euro 83
per person based on 2 pax, Euro 63 per person based on 3 passengers,
Euro 49 per person based on 4 pax
Extra nights after the tour
in Venice:
| Hotel |
Per person based
on double |
Per person based on single |
Per person based on triple |
First Class
Hotel
Bonvecchiati (standard room)
|1Apr-26Apr/1Jul-30Aug'12
For Fri/Sat night stay add Euro 27 p.p. based on dbl/ Euro 56
p.p. / single |
106 |
213 |
n/a |
27Apr-30jun/31Aug-31Oct'12
For Fri/Sat night stay add Euro 33 p.p. based on
dbl/ Euro 67 p.p. / single |
140 |
279 |
n/a |
29Dec'11-1Jan'12
1Apr-30Jun/1Sep-31Oct'12 |
99 |
133 |
84 |
Standard
Hotel Continental
1Apr-27Jul/1Sep-31Oct'12
For Fri/Sat night stay add Euro 19 p.p. in dbl/sngl/trpl
|
94 |
134 |
82 |
22Jul-31Aug;12
For Fri/Sat night stay add Euro 9 p.p. in dbl/sngl/trpl
|
63 |
96 |
56 |
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