Trafalgar > Flavours of Italy 2009

Flavours of Italy 2009
11 Days starting from $2,665

Countries Visited:
Italy

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Length: 11 Days
Type: First Class Europe & Britain 2009
Category: Regional Plus
Operator: Trafalgar
Tour Code: TT-ITIE-2009
   
 
 
About This Tour


Cities Visited:
Rome, Tuscan Experience, Greve, Florence, Tuscan Countryside, Pisa, Venice

Enjoy days of wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, and authentic Italian cuisine a true epicurean experience!
 
  • What's Included
  • Itinerary
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  • Sightseeing
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Sightseeing Highlights
  • Rome: Sightseeing tour includes views of the Forum and Colosseum plus visits St. Peter''s Basilica. An evening drive which ends at Piazza Navona and enjoy homemade Italian ice cream or a drink.
  • Tuscan Experience: experience Basic principals of Italian cuisine and a lesson on how to get by in Italian. Purchase fresh produce to use at our cooking lesson in a restaurant where a local chef will help us prepare lunch.We also select a Chianti to enjoy with our meal.
  • Greve: Visit a wine and olive oil outlet, tasting a variety of Chiantis and extra virgin olive oils. 
  • Florence: Sightseeing on foot includes a visit to the Accademia where we see the restored ''David'' by Michelangelo, plus we see Piazza Signoria and the marble Duomo. 
  • Tuscan Countryside: Stop to visit an olive-oil mill for tastings and a delicious lunch. 
  • Pisa: Visit the Square of Miracles to see the cathedral and famous Bell Tower. 
  • Venice: Enjoy an orientation on a canal cruise by private launch along the Giudecca with views of St. Mark''s Square, the Byzantine Basilica, Doge’s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. Visit one of the city''s oldest workshops and witness a demonstration of the ancient art of Murano glass-blowing.
  • Secret Venice Experience: experience Enjoy a guided commentary with a special audio system on our cruise along the Grand Canal to Rialto Bridge and a walking tour through the ''calle''.
Dining Highlights
  • 9 hot buffet breakfasts.
  • 2 three-course dinners.
  • Local highlight restaurant lunch with wine and participate in the preparation in Florence.
  • ‘Be My Guest’ speciality lunch with wine in Tuscan restaurant.
  • Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Tuscan farmhouse restaurant.
  • Farewell Dinner with wine in Venice.
15 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)
First Class Travel Highlights
  • All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
  • Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
  • The services of one of Trafalgar''s top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
  • A qualified local city guide in Rome, Florence and Venice.
  • Stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
  • A pamphlet on Tuscan cuisine including the recipes made on this tour.
  • Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 11.
  • A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
Airport Transfers
Rome Fiumicino Airport Transfer is provided on Day 2 and Venice Airport Transfer is provided on Day 11. Group transfers on arrival at Rome Fiumicino Airport will operate at 09.30, 12.30 and 15.30. Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at Venice Airport at 08.00.
  • London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London’s airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London’s Heathrow – Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London’s Heathr
  • Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
  • For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
  • For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
  • Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
  • In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
  • All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
  • In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
  • Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London’s Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
  • Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar’s Land and Air packages arriving at London’s Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London’s Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
  • European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
  • Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
  • Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
  • Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
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  • Day 1- Depart USA Overnight flight to Rome.


  • Day 2 - Arrive Rome (2 nights) Welcome to Rome, the capital of Italy and the Eternal City! You will have time to relax and unwind before we meet with our Tour Director and fellow travelers this evening. Find out more about your tour and your traveling companions as you all enjoy a Welcome Drink together with your Tour Director. 

    Hotel: Villa Pamphili (2 nights)


  • Day 3 - Rome sightseeing & at leisure This morning we will enjoy an included sightseeing tour with a local guide using our effective audio system, which shows us the Forum, the Colosseum and Circus Maximus, and includes a visit to St. Peter’s Basilica. Then some time at leisure. Later, we enjoy an evening drive during which we discover a Hidden Treasure with our Tour Director before continuing to Piazza Navona where we will be treated to a drink or ice cream of our choice! Then time to try out the local restaurants and taste some of the Roman specialities. (Buffet breakfast)


  • Day 4 - Rome – Greve in Chianti – Florence (4 nights) This morning we travel into the northern Lazio region and continue over the border into the rolling hills of Umbria and into Tuscany where we visit the capital of its food and wine – the charming town of Greve. Here we visit a wine and olive oil outlet where we can taste a plethora of excellent Chiantis and extra virgin olive oils. On the town''s main square are some of the finest food shops in Europe where you have the chance to taste the ''salumi''. Finally after an exhilarating drive through the Chianti hills we arrive at our hotel in Florence. This evening, over a glass of wine in a well known restaurant, we will have a short lecture on the basic principals of Italian cuisine and learn a few words of Italian in preparation for our shopping and cooking day! Tonight we will have dinner at the hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner) 

    Hotel: Croce Di Malta (4 nights)


  • Day 5 - Tuscan lifestyle experience Our day begins first at a fruit and vegetable market where we buy fresh produce for our cooking lesson. Having selected the best produce available at this time of year, we will proceed to the restaurant where we have use of the kitchen and where we will all participate in the preparation of today''s midday meal and the purchasing of the wine to go with it! After this Highlight Lunch enjoyed with the wines we have selected, we return to our hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight Lunch)


  • Day 6 - Florence sightseeing After breakfast, we will enjoy a walking tour with a local guide, which takes us to the Accademia to see the recently restored ''David'' of Michelangelo as well as Piazza Signoria and the multi-coloured marble Duomo. The afternoon is free to relax or to perhaps visit some of the other fine museums the city has to offer. This evening we enjoy a Tuscan style Highlight Dinner in a farmhouse restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight Dinner)


  • Day 7 - Excursion to Pisa Today we will travel to Pisa where we visit the Square of Miracles with its monumental cathedral and famous Leaning Bell Tower. Time to explore the other monuments in the square before driving to an authentic Tuscan restaurant, located amongst the olive groves, where we have the chance to taste the local produce as we enjoy a delicious lunch together. (Buffet breakfast/ ''Be My Guest'' Dinner)


  • Day 8 - Florence - Venice (Grand Canal) (3 nights) Enjoy the morning at leisure with time to participate in various optional activities which you can book through your Tour Director. Choose from either more sightseeing in Florence or an excursion to San Gimignano, known as ‘a medieval Manhattan’ because of its many tall towers. Later, we will drive to Venice. This evening we have dinner at our hotel located by the Grand Canal the main thoroughfare of Venice! (Buffet breakfast / Dinner) 

    Hotel: Continental (3 nights)


  • Day 9 - Venice orientation & at leisure After breakfast this morning our visit to the magical city of Venice would not be complete without an orientation cruise by private motor launch along the Giudecca and over to St. Mark''s Square. Here we will witness a demonstration of the ancient art of Murano glass-blowing in one of the city''s oldest workshops. Then there''s time on your own to perhaps join the various optional activities on offer or to explore the labyrinth of streets and canals. (Buffet breakfast)


  • Day 10 - Secret Venice walking tour & visit to the market Today with our local guide we enjoy a guided commentary using our effective audio system, which will bring the city to life, as we cruise along the Grand Canal to the Rialto Bridge. We cross the Rialto and visit the colourful fish market, which has existed for centuries, and then enjoy a walking tour through the ''calle'' seeing sites such as the house of Marco Polo and other curious as well as beautiful architectural works of art. The balance of the day is at leisure to perhaps take a trip to Burano and enjoy eating some of the local seafood. This evening we gather together with our Tour Director and fellow companions to celebrate our last night with a special Farewell Dinner with wine at a local restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / Farwell Dinner)


  • Day 11 - Venice (Island) - USA This morning it is time to say ‘arrivederci Italia’ as our vacation comes to an end. There are airport transfers available to Marco Polo Airport, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)


  • Free airport transfers: Transfers on Day 2 at Rome Fiumicino Airport will operate at 09.30, 12.30, 15.30 and 18.45. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers on the last touring day will arrive at Venice Airport at 08.00.



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* For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.
  • Rome
  • Tuscan Experience
  • Greve
  • Florence
  • Tuscan Countryside
  • Pisa
  • Venice
  • Secret Venice Experience
This list indicates brochure rates and dates.
* For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

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