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Gladiators, Gondolas and Gold 2010

An 11-Day Trafalgar Tours tour starting from $2,435

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Starting Price:	$2,435
Tour Length:	11 Days
Countries Visited:	See Description

Book 6,10 or 12 months in advance save up to 10%
Young Travelers ages 5-17 save 10% off tours
Groups of 5 or more save 5%, 9+ one goes for free
Triple Room Discount available

More Information About This Tour:

Tour Type:

Escorted Tour

Tour Category:

Family

Tour Operator:

Trafalgar Tours

Tour Code:

TT-FGIC-0

Cities Visited:
Rome, Florence, Bologna, Pisa, Italian Riviera, Assisi, Venice

Starting in Rome we’ll show you Italy’s greatest cities and with each stop comes new delights for every member of the family to enjoy. Have a pizza-making lesson, stop for some gelato, unwind on the canals of Venice, stand in the shadow of the leaning tower of Pisa and much more!

Sightseeing Highlights

Rome: Guided visit of the Colosseum, the SistineChapel, Vatican Museums and St. Peter''s Basilica. See the RomanForum. Receive a book about all the great iconic sights both pastand present.
Florence: Visit the Basilica of Santa Croce, thetombs of Italy''s great men. Guided visit of the Academy of FineArts including Michelangelo''s David. A chance to taste Italian icecream.
Pisa: See the Leaning Tower.
Venice: Canal cruise, Guided walking tour of''Secret Venice'' . See St. Mark''s Square, the Byzantine Basilica,Doge''s Palace and Bridge of Sighs.Decorate your own venetian mask.
Assisi: Guided visit of St.Francis'' Basilica. StFrancis is the saint of birds and animals.
Bologna: Home of Spaghetti Bolognese. Guided tourand ''the kissing towers''.

Meals

9 hot buffet breakfasts
2 three-course dinners
Highlight Dinner in a typical Tuscan restaurant in Florence
Farewell Dinner with drinks in Venice

Total 13 Meals (See Itinerary)

Travel Highlights

First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms withprivate facilities, all hotel service charges, local taxes, baggagehandling and hotel tips are included.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats.
Trafalgar''s top professional Tour Director.
A qualified local city guide in Rome, Assisi, Florence, Bolognaand Venice.
Airport transfers are provided on Day 1 and Day 10, conditionsapply.

Airport Transfers

London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive,particularly between the airport and your London hotel. Trafalgarhas negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London''sHeathrow* to the door of your Trafalgar London hotel:
Important - Please Note: Passengers will only beentitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing thefollowing conditions are met:
Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information toTrafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfersare booked they cannot be changed.
For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked byTrafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to yourdeparture date.
Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar''s control, thetransfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is thereforeavailable for missed transfers, or passengers not using thisservice.
In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works,strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible fordelayed or cancelled transfers.
Heathrow Airport National Express Dot2Dot willpick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London''sHeathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange yourtransfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
Gatwick Airport: For clients flying into London''sGatwick Airport, Trafalgar recommends the Gatwick Express, seeGatwick Express''s website at: www.gatwickexpress.com
European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengerswill receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on thescheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the timesspecified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves yourflight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air packageand who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on thescheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also beprovided with a transfer.
Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tourdays are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase onethrough Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additionalpre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask forprices of transfers at the time of booking your extra nightaccommodation.
Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tourarrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with thelisted transfer times below may also book and purchase thesetransfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not lessthan 21 days before the flight departure.

Day 1 - Depart USA
Overnight flight to Rome.

Day 2 - Rome (3 nights)
Ciao Roma! Get to grips with the Italian traffic on your way to thehotel. After check-in, maybe try your first ''gelato'' or ice-creambefore meeting your Tour Director later this afternoon for aWelcome Drink. Hotel: Aran Mantegna (3 nights)

Day 3 - Rome sightseeing
On our guided tour we visit the Vatican Museums and are amazed byMichelangelo''s ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, before visitinginside the vast St. Peter''s Basilica. Later we overlook the RomanForum and visit the Colosseum where the gladiators fought to thedeath! This evening we learn how to make real Italian pizza and getto eat it too! (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Day 4 - Rome at leisure
Maybe have your picture painted in Piazza Navona, throw coins inthe Trevi Fountain, discover the ''Mouth of Truth'' or visit Rome''sWater Park, Hydromania. (Buffet breakfast)

Day 5 - Rome - Assisi - Florence (3 nights)
First to Assisi where we enjoy a guided visit of the town dedicatedto St. Francis , patron saint of birds and animals. Later we driveon to Florence, the artistic city where the decoration of leatherwith gold leaf still continues. (Buffet breakfast)Hotel: Astoria Boscolo (3 nights)

Day 6 - Florence sightseeing
Our guided walking tour features the magnificent cathedral, thefamous baptistery and the Academy of Fine Arts to seeMichelangelo''s original statue of David plus we get the chance totaste some delicious and refreshing flavours of ice cream! (Buffetbreakfast)

Day 7 - Florence - Excursion to Pisa
Make sure your camera and phone are charged today as we get to seethe incredible leaning Tower of Pisa in the cleverly named Squareof the Miracles! Tonight we enjoy a special dinner in a typicalTuscan restaurant - sitting outdoors - with beautiful views acrossthe olive groves and vineyards. (Buffet breakfast / HighlightDinner)

Day 8 - Florence - Bologna - Venice (3 nights)
We drive through the forested Apennine hills and stop in the homeof ''spaghetti bolognese'' , Bologna. Later, we cross the wide RiverPo en route to Venice, the magical city originally constructed onwooden piles in the middle of the lagoon. (Buffet breakfast /Dinner)Hotel: Novotel Venezia Mestre (3 nights)

Day 9 - Venice - Canal Cruise & Orientation
Our private cruise takes us to St. Mark''s Square where we see theBridge of Sighs, where condemned prisoners caught their lastglimpse of the city , the Doge''s Palace, St. Mark''s Basilica andthe Campanile. We watch how glass is blown and then have the chanceto learn about the Venetian tradition of Carnival masks and paintand decorate one of our own! Later maybe there is time to take aride on a gondola, propelled by the skillful gondolier - great wayto see all the little canals and really ancient buildings. (Buffetbreakfast)

Day 10 - Secrect Venice walking tour & visit to the market
We cruise along the Grand Canal to Rialto Bridge where our tourbegins with a visit to the colourful fish market, before exploringmany hidden parts of the city. Tonight we enjoy a Farewell Dinnerin a local restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell Dinner)

Day 11- Venice - USA
Ciao Italia! Time to start on our way home with fantastic memoriesof our Italian vacation as we say ''arrivederci'' to our TourDirector. (Buffet breakfast)

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Valid on new 2010/2011 Autumn, Winter and Spring bookings when full payment on the land and air portion is made 07/06/10 – 08/13/10 for travel departed 10/21/10 – 04/03/11. Companion airfare of $199 valid for second traveler when first traveler pays full airfare, including fuel surcharges and taxes (of up to $160) on exact same itinerary. Companion airfare to Cairo is $499 plus taxes. Not valid on tours to Israel or Morocco. Valid on British Airways on select service class only, and valid only on applicable US and European gateways. Taxes of up to $160 and fees are not included. Visit www.trafalgartours.com/taxesandfees for full details. Not valid with Early Payment Discount, 150AWS2010 or AWSBAAIR. Valid on new 2010/2011 Autumn, Winter and Spring bookings when full payment on the land portion is made 07/06/10 – 07/13/10 for travel departed 10/21/10 – 04/03/11. Not valid on City Breaks (including An English Christmas and Christmas in Paris) and Eastern Mediterranean tours. 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Valid on new 2010/2011 Autumn, Winter and Spring bookings when full payment on the land and air portion is made 07/06/10 – 08/13/10 for travel departed 10/21/10 – 04/03/11. Companion airfare of $199 valid for second traveler when first traveler pays full airfare, including fuel surcharges and taxes (of up to $160) on exact same itinerary. Companion airfare to Cairo is $499 plus taxes. Not valid on tours to Israel or Morocco. Valid on British Airways on select service class only, and valid only on applicable US and European gateways. Taxes of up to $160 and fees are not included. Visit www.trafalgartours.com/taxesandfees for full details. Not valid with Early Payment Discount, 150AWS2010 or AWSBAAIR. Valid on new 2010/2011 Autumn, Winter and Spring bookings when full payment on the land portion is made 07/06/10 – 07/13/10 for travel departed 10/21/10 – 04/03/11. Not valid on City Breaks (including An English Christmas and Christmas in Paris) and Eastern Mediterranean tours. Not valid with Early Payment Discount or AWS199AIR. Promotion code is 150AWS2010. Subject to availability and offers may be withdrawn at any time. Offers are valid for groups subject to availability. Other conditions may apply. Visit www.trafalgartours.com/aws for details. CST#2077132-20 Click here to browse Trafalgar Autumn, Winter and Spring tours. Trafalgar Great Ways to Save Trafalgar offers great savings and discounts to help you stretch your money. Past passengers save 5% off of the land on most tour itineraries. There are also Early Payment Discount and Young Traveller Discounts just to name a few. The early bird catches the worm, so book now - pay early - and save money! The earlier you pay, the more you save! If you book and pay in full you'll save up to 10% off the LAND-only portion of your tour. The earlier you pay - the more you save! Below are our Early Payment Saving options: Pay (min) 12 months prior to departure Save up to 10% Pay (min) 10 months prior to departure Save up to 7.5% Pay (min) 6 months prior to departure Save up to 5% Please note: See individual itinerary pages for the exact value of how much you will save. All tours must be booked and paid for in full for this discount to apply. This discount does not apply to our City Break Tours, train tours, any products in our Eastern Mediterranean section and extra night accommodation. For 2010 pre-registration bookings, payments are to be made according to 2009 brochured prices. For further details, call 800-942-3301. Travel with Family and Friend and Save! 5 or more – Save 5%: If a group of 5-8 people travels together, a discount of 5% per person applies to the LAND-only portion of your tour. So it pays to get together with your family and friends! 9 or more: If 9 or more people travel together, we offer attractive group discounts based on how many people travel. In a group of 9 passengers, 1 traveller qualifies for a 50% discount off the LAND-only portion of the tour. In a group of 16 passengers, 1 traveller qualifies for 100% discount off the LAND-only portion of the tour. Please note: Space is limited to one group per motorcoach. These discounts are not combinable with our Travel Club Discount, any other rooming, young traveller or triple room discounts, and do not apply to our City Breaks, Greek Tours with Mediterranean cruises, Egypt, Israel, and extra night accommodation. All travelling passengers’ names must be advised to Trafalgar at the time of booking in order to qualify. Share a Room and Save!** When travelling alone, we understand that some clients do not want to incur the expense of an additional single room supplement. With this in mind, on the majority of our itineraries, Trafalgar offers you the opportunity to purchase these tours on a room-sharing basis. We will accommodate you with a fellow passenger of the same gender on a ‘two-bedded’ basis (non-smoking rooms only). Please note that, regrettably, we cannot guarantee that room mates will be of a similar age group. Even so, it is an enjoyable way to travel and get to make new friends, and a positive way to stretch your holiday budget. If we fail to match you, we will provide a single room at no extra cost. Please note: This service does not apply to our City Breaks, Greek Island Hopper and Best of Greece tours, Greek tours with Mediterranean cruises, train tours, Egypt, Israel and extra night accommodation.


Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
8/5/2010 - 8/15/2010	$2,435
8/12/2010 - 8/22/2010	$2,435

Airfare Disclaimer A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link. Documents TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.

Rome
Florence
Bologna
Pisa
Italian Riviera
Assisi
Venice

Save $300 per couple on Europe land vacations!

Discover the beauty and magic of Europe during Autumn, Winter and Spring with Trafalgar. From November through April, Europe takes on a unique radiance - Autumn's vast forest of trees adorned with rich red and burnt orange leaves, snow capped mountains in Winter and fields of vibrant color during Spring. It is the season for grand carnivals, opera and symphony, and the chance to experience a fairytale white Christmas with Magical light illuminations and all the trimmings of the festive season.

And here's another special treat. As you lose yourself in the atmosphere of some of the world's most enchanting cities at a time when there are fewer crowds, you'll also save on average 30% when compared to taking the same vacation during the summer months.

*Valid on new 2010/2011 Autumn, Winter and Spring bookings when full payment on the land and air portion is made 07/06/10 – 08/13/10 for travel departed 10/21/10 – 04/03/11. Companion airfare of $199 valid for second traveler when first traveler pays full airfare, including fuel surcharges and taxes (of up to $160) on exact same itinerary. Companion airfare to Cairo is $499 plus taxes. Not valid on tours to Israel or Morocco. Valid on British Airways on select service class only, and valid only on applicable US and European gateways. Taxes of up to $160 and fees are not included. Visit www.trafalgartours.com/taxesandfees for full details. Not valid with Early Payment Discount, 150AWS2010 or AWSBAAIR. **Valid on new 2010/2011 Autumn, Winter and Spring bookings when full payment on the land portion is made 07/06/10 – 07/13/10 for travel departed 10/21/10 – 04/03/11. Not valid on City Breaks (including An English Christmas and Christmas in Paris) and Eastern Mediterranean tours. Not valid with Early Payment Discount or AWS199AIR. Promotion code is 150AWS2010. Subject to availability and offers may be withdrawn at any time. Offers are valid for groups subject to availability. Other conditions may apply. Visit www.trafalgartours.com/aws for details. CST#2077132-20

Companion flies to Europe for only $199 on air-inclusive vacations!

Each of Trafalgar's perfectly planned First Class Autumn, Winter and Spring itineraries are designed to reveal the wonders of Europe's extraordinary history and cultural heritage. They ensure that you will see, taste, hear and experience everything about a destination as you've always dream.

Click here to browse Trafalgar Autumn, Winter and Spring tours.

Trafalgar Great Ways to Save

Trafalgar offers great savings and discounts to help you stretch your money.

Past passengers save 5% off of the land on most tour itineraries.

There are also Early Payment Discount and Young Traveller Discounts just to name a few. The early bird catches the worm, so book now - pay early - and save money!

The earlier you pay, the more you save! If you book and pay in full you'll save up to 10% off the LAND-only portion of your tour.

The earlier you pay - the more you save!

Below are our Early Payment Saving options:

Pay (min) 12 months prior to departure Save up to 10%

Pay (min) 10 months prior to departure Save up to 7.5%

Pay (min) 6 months prior to departure Save up to 5%

Please note: See individual itinerary pages for the exact value of how much you will save. All tours must be booked and paid for in full for this discount to apply. This discount does not apply to our City Break Tours, train tours, any products in our Eastern Mediterranean section and extra night accommodation. For 2010 pre-registration bookings, payments are to be made according to 2009 brochured prices. For further details, call 800-942-3301.

Travel with Family and Friend and Save!

5 or more – Save 5%: If a group of 5-8 people travels together, a discount of 5% per person applies to the LAND-only portion of your tour. So it pays to get together with your family and friends!

9 or more: If 9 or more people travel together, we offer attractive group discounts based on how many people travel. In a group of 9 passengers, 1 traveller qualifies for a 50% discount off the LAND-only portion of the tour. In a group of 16 passengers, 1 traveller qualifies for 100% discount off the LAND-only portion of the tour.

Please note: Space is limited to one group per motorcoach. These discounts are not combinable with our Travel Club Discount, any other rooming, young traveller or triple room discounts, and do not apply to our City Breaks, Greek Tours with Mediterranean cruises, Egypt, Israel, and extra night accommodation. All travelling passengers’ names must be advised to Trafalgar at the time of booking in order to qualify.

Share a Room and Save!

When travelling alone, we understand that some clients do not want to incur the expense of an additional single room supplement. With this in mind, on the majority of our itineraries, Trafalgar offers you the opportunity to purchase these tours on a room-sharing basis. We will accommodate you with a fellow passenger of the same gender on a ‘two-bedded’ basis (non-smoking rooms only). Please note that, regrettably, we cannot guarantee that room mates will be of a similar age group. Even so, it is an enjoyable way to travel and get to make new friends, and a positive way to stretch your holiday budget. If we fail to match you, we will provide a single room at no extra cost.

Please note: This service does not apply to our City Breaks, Greek Island Hopper and Best of Greece tours, Greek tours with Mediterranean cruises, train tours, Egypt, Israel and extra night accommodation.

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