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Tour of Italy from Rome to Sicily
FROM ROME TO
SICILY 2012
Rome-Naples-Pompei-Sorrento-Capri-Palermo-Segesta-Marsala-Trapani-Monreale-Corleone-Ficuzza-Palermo
Departures on Fridays: 6Apr-26Nov 2012
Save
on your airfare, fly to Rome only
and take our comfortable coaches down to Southern Italy, Pompeii
and romantic Capri.
Continue on through the Strait of Messina to
the mythical island of Sicily where you will have an
additional days to marvel the region's varied culture and getting to
know its fascinating history and take part in special cooking classes
8days/7nights
Tour#15
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Departure dates: Apr 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25, Jun 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Jul
6, 13, Aug 3, 24, Sep 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov 9, 26 2012
Day 1 Friday: ROME - NAPLES - POMPEII - SORRENTO
Early morning departure from Rome for Naples, where a short visit of the town is
featured. Then on to Pompeii, the famous Roman city destroyed by the volcanic
eruption of Mt.Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Lunch in a local restaurant, and afterwards,
visit of the excavations. Proceed on to Sorrento. Dinner and overnight at the
hotel.
Day 2 Saturday: SORRENTO - CAPRI - SORRENTO
Buffet breakfast. Departure to Capri by steamer. Weather conditions permitting,
visit of the Blue Grotto. Return to Marina Grande and then transfer to Anacapri.
Lunch in a typical restaurant followed by a visit of Augustus’ Gardens, with a
view of the Faraglioni. Return to Sorrento. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Sunday: SORRENTO - NAPLES – PALERMO (Overnight on ferry boat)
Buffet breakfast. Day at leisure. Transfer in the afternoon to the port of
Naples where you will board the ferry to Palermo. Dinner and breakfast are not
included on the boat.
Day 4 Monday: PALERMO–SEGESTA–MARSALA–TRAPANI–PALERMO
Arrival in Palermo and transfer to the hotel. Meeting with the participants.
Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 5 Tuesday: PALERMO – MONREALE – (optional tour to CEFALU’)- PALERMO
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and journey to Segesta, a large archaeological
zone, with a magnificent Doric Temple, 420 B.C to 430 B.C., located within a
beautiful and natural setting that ranks as one of the best-preserved Greek
architectural sites. Continue to the sea town of Marsala, re-discovered in the
18th century by English merchant John Woodhouse and known for its sweet wines.
Visit a wine cellar and sample some Marsala during a special wine tasting
session. Drive along Trapani’s coastline and stop for a special Sicilian lunch
in a restaurant and return to Palermo. Your tour director can suggest many
interesting quality restaurants that offer ambiance and traditional local
cuisine for dinner on your own.
Day 6 Wednesday: PALERMO - CORLEONE – FICUZZA - PALERMO
Buffet breakfast at enjoy a morning tour of Palermo, a city full of character,
features Quattro Canti – a splendid example of Spanish Baroque architecture, the
Palace of the Normans and its superb Palatine Chapel, the Cathedral, and the
famous Benedictine Abbey of Monreale. Here you will admire a 12th century
cathedral, housing very fine mosaics representing a complete cycle of the Old
and New Testaments. Balance of the day is at leisure to relax or take an
optional tour with your tour director to the picturesque fishing village of
Cefalù. In the evening enjoy a special dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at
hotel
Day 7 Thursday: PALERMO
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and enjoy this special day dedicated to one of
the famoust social phenomena in Sicily. We will depart in the morning to the
inland of Sicily and specifically to the area of Corleone, known for being the
place where Mafia phenomena was born but also know nowadays for being the place
where Mafia is formely fought.
We will firstly participate to an interesting and accurate cooking lesson: we
will be able to prepare some of the most genuine and traditional Sicilian dishes
(only for who desires to participate to the cooking lesson). After the cooking
lesson, enjoy this special lunch. After lunch, we will experience an interesting
LECTURE on Mafia. One of the inhabitants of Corleone, born in the UK, will
present a fascinating discussion on the topic of the Sicilian Mafia but also
explaining the origins and the way how Corleone inhabitants has taken to
eliminate organized crime. Back to Palermo. Enjoy an arrivederci to your travel
companions during a festive farewell dinner at your hotel. Accommodation.
Day 8 Friday: PALERMO
Buffet breakfast at you hotel. End of our services
Tour Includes:
* Accommodation at 4 star Hotels
* 7 buffet breakfast, 5 dinners, 3 lunch, 1 lunch at local restaurant in
Corleone area (after cooking lesson)
* Service charges and taxes included
* Drink at meals included (1/4 local wine, 1/2 mineral water and coffee)
* Tasting where indicated
* Ground transportation by motor coach
* Tour escort English speaking
*Rates do not include: porterages, extra tips of personal
nature, optional excursion, entrance fees to museums, monuments and
archaeological sites, everything that is not expressly indicated in “rates
include”.
The 4**** selected hotels or similars:
In Sorrento: Hotel Vesuvio or similar
*In Palermo: Grand Hotel Piazza Borsa or similar
Tour prices in Euro (US$ rate varies depending on the
exchange rate of the payment date) per person :
Euro 1140 per person based on double occupancy
Euro 1420 per person based on single occupancy
Euro 1102 per person based on triple occupancy
Child rate sharing with 2 adults:
Euro 912
Italy City taxes payable locally at
each hotel (2-4Euro per night) - Rome/Venice/Florence
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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 ($rate
varies depending the exchange)
Superior First Class
Hotels (4star plus):
E 447 per person based on double
E 627 per person in single
E 428 per person based on triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 370
First Class Hotels (4star):
E 380 per person based on double
E 504 per person in single
E 366 per person based on triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 304
Standard Hotels (3star) :
E 314 per person based on double
E 428 per person in single
E 300 per person based on triple
Child (age 2-11) with 2 adults: E 264
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Post Tour Package in
Rome:
Day 1 :Drop off at the hotel, after
the Escorted Tour. Overnight
Day 2 Breakfast at the hotel. In the
morning complimentary pick up from the hotel and departure to
Naples. Orientation tour then continue to Pompeii. Lunch and
guided visit to the excavations after Pompeii continue to
Sorrento. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Breakfast at the hotel. Day at
leisure. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 :Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the port. Ferry boat ride to Capri and visit of the
Island. Lunch. In the afternoon return to Sorrento and departure
to Rome. Drop off to the hotel in Rome. Overnight.
Day 5: Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport.
Price per person in Euro ($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
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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 |
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16Mar-31Mar'12/1-31Jul'12 |
63 |
95 |
57 |
29Dec'11-1Jan'12
1Apr-30Jun/1Sep-31Oct'12 |
99 |
133 |
84 |
Hotel Polo
1Apr-30Jun/1Sep-31Oct'12 |
77 |
104 |
71 |
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1Jul-31Aug'12 |
52 |
77 |
49 |
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)
Extra nights in Palermo after the tour - 2011/2012
| Hotel |
Per person based
on double |
Per person based on single |
Per person based on triple |
First Class
Hotel NH Palermo
1Apr-14Jun/10Sep-31Oct'12 |
59 |
100 |
48 |
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15Jun-9Sep'12 |
48 |
82 |
41 |
Private car transfer in palermo:
airport to Hotel or v.v. : Euro 65 per car (1-2pax)
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