
All inclusive Italy vacation package travels Italy from north to south with two nights each in Venice and Florence and three nights each in Rome and Sorrento.
Begin your 12-Day all inclusive Italy vacation in Venice. End your guided Italy vacation in Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast. Sightseeing tours include Florence and Rome.
This comprehensive Italy tour includes Italy sightseeing visits to Pisa, Assisi, the Vatican Museums, Pompeii, Positano, and Amalfi with optional excursions to Capri. Live “la dolce vita” on this 12-Day all inclusive Italy vacation package.
This tour has departures from the United States on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. You book the tour with air included from your home city or you book the tour land only. If you book the tour with air included then airport transfers are included.
For the price of this Italy tour with airfare from your home airport submit the form.
Highlights

All Inclusive Italy Vacation Package Sightseeing Highlights
- Venice walking tour
- Visit Tuscan countryside to enjoy local specialties
- Florence walking tour
- Accademia Gallery tickets for an independent visit, Florence
- Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi
- Visit Field of Miracles to Leaning Tower, Pisa
- Ancient Roman Forum, Rome
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, Rome
- Dinner with music, Rome
- Visit to the excavations at Pompeii
- Scenic Amalfi Drive
- Whisper technology enhanced touring
All Inclusive Italy Vacation Package Includes
- Flights NYC-Venice, Naples-NYC
- Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
- Airline taxes & fuel surcharges
- 10 nights First Class accommodations
- 2 nights Venice or Venice Lido
- 2 nights Florence
- 3 nights Rome
- 3 nights Sorrento
- Italian city hotel taxes
- All transfers
- 14 meals: 10 breakfasts, 4 dinners
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout
- Services of local guides in all major cities
- Entrance fees per itinerary
Optional Tours
Optional tours are scheduled during what is otherwise free time. Additional cost apply to join these tours.
Venice Gondola Ride
One of the experiences of any Italian holiday is a Venetian gondola ride.
During its history the Venice Gondola was a means of transportation. Today, however, its primary role is tourism rides through the canals.
Gondoliers are highly skilled operators constantly working on the perfect balance of this watercraft. The profession, handed down from generation to generation, is regulated by a guild, which issues a limited number of licenses to highly trained gondoliers to navigate the narrow spaces of the Venetian canals.
This excursion is to explore part of the Grand Canal as well as some other hidden minor waterways. The gondola holds a maximum of six passengers.
Please note that this is not a private gondola ride. Your gondolier will indicate the seating arrangements to balance the boat and you may not be seated next to your travel companions.
Though you may envision the gondolier singing to you, there will only be a musician aboard one of the boats in your fleet of several different gondolas.
Approximate tour duration is 30 minutes.
Piazzas of Rome Tour
This half day walking tour takes you to explore the grand piazzas of the Eternal City. With your local guide stroll through the most characteristic “piazzas and vias ” of Rome.
Stand in awe in front of the majestic Spanish Steps, the longest and widest decorative steps in Europe.
Stop to admire the breathtaking grandeur of the Trevi Fountain. Don’t forget to toss a coin or two into the Trevi Fountain to guarantee your return to Rome.
View the monumental Pantheon, the best preserved of any ancient Roman building.
Admire the baroque Piazza Navona, which follows the shape of the ancient Roman Domitian Stadium, with Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers and the Egyptian Obelisk.
Approximate tour duration is 2-3 hours.
Capri Tour
Enjoy a full day journey to the colorful Isle of Capri by boat.
On the island you’ll visit Anacapri. This part of the island is set high above the main square.
Afterward, explore the charming shops and chic boutiques as you stroll the island’s narrow streets. Continue to see “La Piazzetta,” the social heart of the island, on your way to the open-air Gardens of Augustus, from where you will appreciate breathtaking views of the famous Faraglioni rocks.
The tour includes: local guide, round trip transportation to port, round trip transportation by fast boat, minibus or cable car transportation on the island.
Approximate tour duration is 7 hours.
For a similar 12-Day Italy tour that begins in Rome and ends in Venice click the 12-Day Rome, Amalfi Coast, Florence, Venice Italy Tour Package.
For a small group Italy tour to Venice, Florence, Rome, Amalfi Coast click here.
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All Inclusive Italy Vacation Package Itinerary:
This all inclusive Italy tour itinerary includes walking tours of sightseeing highlights in Venice and Florence. In Rome it includes a tour of Ancient Rome and a visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. It does not include the inside of the Colosseum.
This tour departs the United States on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Depending on departure day the accommodations will be different. The itinerary by day is below.
Tour Itinerary by Departure Day
Sunday
Included Accommodations
Hotel Carlton on the Grand Canal, Venice
This first class hotel is located on the Grand Canal and is just a few minutes from the shopping and historical center.
Starhotels Michelangelo, Rome
This first class hotel is located in the city center, just a short walk from St. Peter’s Square.
Hotel De La Pace, Florence
This first class hotel is located in Florence.
Art Hotel Gran Paradiso, Sorrento
This first class hotel is located in Sorrento.
Daily Itinerary
DAY 1, Sunday – Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey
DAY 2, Monday – Arrive in Venice
Arrive in Venice and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner
Overnight: Venice
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3, Tuesday – Venice City Tour
Today begins with a boat ride to the Island of Murano, known throughout the world for its fine glasswork industry. Then, visit St. Mark’s Square to begin a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doge’s Palace, whose facade features a massive late-Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta. Take the remainder of the day to explore Venice on your own
Optional: Gondola Ride (PM)
Overnight: Venice
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4, Wednesday – Tuscany and Pisa En Route to Florence
Travel through the stunning panorama of Tuscany, stopping at a local Tuscan farm in the countryside for a wine tasting with local specialties. On to Pisa to view the famous Piazza dei Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, the Duomo, and the Monumental Cemetery. The four monuments of this extraordinary piazza make for a unique architectural blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles. Continue to Florence. Evening at leisure.
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5, Thursday – Florence City Tour
Today’s morning tour begins with a walk to the Duomo, celebrated for its magnificent dome designed by Brunelleschi, and view the Baptistery’s renowned “Gates of Paradise” by Ghiberti. Continue to explore the open air art museum of Signoria Square ending at Ponte Vecchio, known as the “Old Bridge.” Accademia Gallery tickets are included for an independent visit on your own. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Florence. This evening, travel through the Tuscan hills for dinner with wine and entertainment
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6, Friday – Sun Route Via Assisi to Rome
Today travel along the famous “Sun Route” motorway to the medieval city of Assisi, renowned for its 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis and Giotto’s frescoes. Continue to your hotel in Rome
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7, Saturday – Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Today, visit the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel*. See the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps before arriving at the Sistine Chapel and its great frescoes. Continue to St. Peter’s Square, passing Bernini’s colonnade, to view the outside of St. Peter’s Basilica. Spend the afternoon at leisure, or join the optional walking tour of the Eternal City’s grand piazzas that includes the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, a view of the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona. Tonight, explore on your own and choose one of the numerous restaurants offering delicious local cuisine.
*Depending on available time slots, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour may operate in the afternoon and the optional Piazzas of Rome tour in the morning.
Optional: Piazzas of Rome (PM)
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8, Sunday – Tour Ancient Rome
This morning, a historic tour of “ancient Rome” takes you to the Roman Forum, the political center during the Roman Republic, the triumphal Arch of Constantine, and the outside of the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater built in the Roman Empire. This afternoon at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a scenic drive through the city before stopping for dinner at a local restaurant with wine and music.
**Note: This tour does not include the inside of the Colosseum. We can help you arrange a tour of the Colosseum separately from the tour. For a similar tour that includes the Colosseum click 12-Day Rome, Amalfi Coast, Florence, Venice Italy Tour.
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 9, Monday – Pompeii Tour, Travel to Sorrento
Drive south, passing by the famous Monte Cassino Abbey, founded by St. Benedict of Norcia in 529. Destroyed on four separate occasions, it was last rebuilt after being the site of fierce fighting during the Second World War. View Mt. Vesuvius in passing the Bay of Naples, before reaching Pompeii. Visit the ruins of this best preserved Roman city, including the Temples of Apollo and Jupiter, and the Forum. Continue to Sorrento
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10, Tuesday – Full Day in Sorrento
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Sorrento. Strikingly beautiful and picturesque, even by Italian standards, Sorrento is set along the sea, with stunning escarpments plunging into the Gulf of Naples. Take a walk to see firsthand why this town has long been beloved by poets and artists
Optional: Full Day Capri
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 11, Wednesday – Scenic Amalfi Drive
Today, enjoy panoramic view of the enchanting towns along the scenic Amalfi Coast. Pass the distinctive white Moorish homes of Positano on this legendary road overlooking the Mediterranean, to reach the coastal town of Amalfi: a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 12, Thursday – Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport in Naples for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
Monday
Included Accommodations
Hotel Villa Mabapa, Venice Lido
This first class hotel is located on Venice Lido island overlooking the Venice Lagoon.
UNA Hotels Deco Roma, Rome
This first class hotel is located in Rome.
San Gallo Palace, Florence
This first class hotel is situated nearby the Piazza della Libertà.
So’ Lifestyle Hotel, Sorrento
This first class hotel is located in Sorrento.
Daily Itinerary
DAY 1, Monday – Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey
DAY 2, Tuesday – Arrive in Venice
Arrive in Venice and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner
Overnight: Venice Lido
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3, Wednesday – Venice City Tour
Today begins with a boat ride to the Island of Murano, known throughout the world for its fine glasswork industry. Then, visit St. Mark’s Square to begin a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doge’s Palace, whose facade features a massive late-Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta. Take the remainder of the day to explore Venice on your own
Optional: Gondola Ride (PM)
Overnight: Venice Lido
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4, Thursday – Tuscany and Pisa En Route to Florence
Travel through the stunning panorama of Tuscany, stopping at a local Tuscan farm in the countryside for a wine tasting with local specialties. On to Pisa to view the famous Piazza dei Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, the Duomo, and the Monumental Cemetery. The four monuments of this extraordinary piazza make for a unique architectural blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles. Continue to Florence. Evening at leisure.
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5, Friday – Florence City Tour
Today’s morning tour begins with a walk to the Duomo, celebrated for its magnificent dome designed by Brunelleschi, and view the Baptistery’s renowned “Gates of Paradise” by Ghiberti. Continue to explore the open air art museum of Signoria Square ending at Ponte Vecchio, known as the “Old Bridge.” Accademia Gallery tickets are included for an independent visit on your own. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Florence. This evening, travel through the Tuscan hills for dinner with wine and entertainment
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6, Saturday – Sun Route Via Assisi to Rome
Today travel along the famous “Sun Route” motorway to the medieval city of Assisi, renowned for its 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis and Giotto’s frescoes. Continue to your hotel in Rome
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7, Sunday – Tour Ancient Rome
This morning, a historic tour of “ancient Rome” takes you to the Roman Forum, the political center during the Roman Republic, the triumphal Arch of Constantine, and the outside of the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater built in the Roman Empire. This afternoon at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a scenic drive through the city before stopping for dinner at a local restaurant with wine and music.
**Note: This tour does not include the inside of the Colosseum. We can help you arrange a tour of the Colosseum separately from the tour. For a similar tour that includes the Colosseum click 12-Day Rome, Amalfi Coast, Florence, Venice Italy Tour.
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8, Monday – Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Today, visit the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel*. See the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps before arriving at the Sistine Chapel and its great frescoes. Continue to St. Peter’s Square, passing Bernini’s colonnade, to view the outside of St. Peter’s Basilica. Spend the afternoon at leisure, or join the optional walking tour of the Eternal City’s grand piazzas that includes the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, a view of the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona. Tonight, explore on your own and choose one of the numerous restaurants offering delicious local cuisine.
*Depending on available time slots, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour may operate in the afternoon and the optional Piazzas of Rome tour in the morning.
Optional: Piazzas of Rome (PM)
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 9, Tuesday – Pompeii Tour, Travel to Sorrento
Drive south, passing by the famous Monte Cassino Abbey, founded by St. Benedict of Norcia in 529. Destroyed on four separate occasions, it was last rebuilt after being the site of fierce fighting during the Second World War. View Mt. Vesuvius in passing the Bay of Naples, before reaching Pompeii. Visit the ruins of this best preserved Roman city, including the Temples of Apollo and Jupiter, and the Forum. Continue to Sorrento
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10, Wednesday – Full Day in Sorrento
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Sorrento. Strikingly beautiful and picturesque, even by Italian standards, Sorrento is set along the sea, with stunning escarpments plunging into the Gulf of Naples. Take a walk to see firsthand why this town has long been beloved by poets and artists
Optional: Full Day Capri
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 11, Thursday – Scenic Amalfi Drive
Today, enjoy panoramic view of the enchanting towns along the scenic Amalfi Coast. Pass the distinctive white Moorish homes of Positano on this legendary road overlooking the Mediterranean, to reach the coastal town of Amalfi: a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 12, Friday – Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport in Naples for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
Tuesday
Included Accommodations
Hotel Carlton on the Grand Canal, Venice
This first class hotel is located on the Grand Canal and is just a few minutes from the shopping and historical center.
UNA Hotels Deco Roma, Rome
This first class hotel is located in Rome.
25 Hours Hotel Piazza San Paolino, Florence
This first class hotel is located in Florence.
Hotel Central, Sorrento
This first class hotel is well-located near the city center, overlooking the Bay of Naples.
Daily Itinerary
DAY 1, Tuesday – Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey
DAY 2, Wednesday – Arrive in Venice
Arrive in Venice and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner
Overnight: Venice
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3, Thursday – Venice City Tour
Today begins with a boat ride to the Island of Murano, known throughout the world for its fine glasswork industry. Then, visit St. Mark’s Square to begin a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doge’s Palace, whose facade features a massive late-Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta. Take the remainder of the day to explore Venice on your own
Optional: Gondola Ride (PM)
Overnight: Venice
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4, Friday – Tuscany and Pisa En Route to Florence
Travel through the stunning panorama of Tuscany, stopping at a local Tuscan farm in the countryside for a wine tasting with local specialties. On to Pisa to view the famous Piazza dei Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, the Duomo, and the Monumental Cemetery. The four monuments of this extraordinary piazza make for a unique architectural blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles. Continue to Florence. Evening at leisure.
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5, Saturday – Florence City Tour
Today’s morning tour begins with a walk to the Duomo, celebrated for its magnificent dome designed by Brunelleschi, and view the Baptistery’s renowned “Gates of Paradise” by Ghiberti. Continue to explore the open air art museum of Signoria Square ending at Ponte Vecchio, known as the “Old Bridge.” Accademia Gallery tickets are included for an independent visit on your own. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Florence. This evening, travel through the Tuscan hills for dinner with wine and entertainment
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6, Sunday – Sun Route Via Assisi to Rome
Today travel along the famous “Sun Route” motorway to the medieval city of Assisi, renowned for its 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis and Giotto’s frescoes. Continue to your hotel in Rome
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7, Monday – Tour Ancient Rome
This morning, a historic tour of “ancient Rome” takes you to the Roman Forum, the political center during the Roman Republic, the triumphal Arch of Constantine, and the outside of the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater built in the Roman Empire. This afternoon at leisure for free time to explore Rome.
**Note: This tour does not include the inside of the Colosseum. We can help you arrange a tour of the Colosseum separately from the tour. For a similar tour that includes the Colosseum click 12-Day Rome, Amalfi Coast, Florence, Venice Italy Tour.
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8, Tuesday – Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Today, visit the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel*. See the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps before arriving at the Sistine Chapel and its great frescoes. Continue to St. Peter’s Square, passing Bernini’s colonnade, to view the outside of St. Peter’s Basilica. Spend the afternoon at leisure, or join the optional walking tour of the Eternal City’s grand piazzas that includes the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, a view of the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona. Tonight, enjoy a scenic drive through the city before stopping for dinner at a local restaurant with wine and music.
*Depending on available time slots, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour may operate in the afternoon and the optional Piazzas of Rome tour in the morning.
Optional: Piazzas of Rome (PM)
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 9, Wednesday – Pompeii Tour, Travel to Sorrento
Drive south, passing by the famous Monte Cassino Abbey, founded by St. Benedict of Norcia in 529. Destroyed on four separate occasions, it was last rebuilt after being the site of fierce fighting during the Second World War. View Mt. Vesuvius in passing the Bay of Naples, before reaching Pompeii. Visit the ruins of this best preserved Roman city, including the Temples of Apollo and Jupiter, and the Forum. Continue to Sorrento
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10, Thursday – Full Day in Sorrento
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Sorrento. Strikingly beautiful and picturesque, even by Italian standards, Sorrento is set along the sea, with stunning escarpments plunging into the Gulf of Naples. Take a walk to see firsthand why this town has long been beloved by poets and artists
Optional: Full Day Capri
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 11, Friday – Scenic Amalfi Drive
Today, enjoy panoramic view of the enchanting towns along the scenic Amalfi Coast. Pass the distinctive white Moorish homes of Positano on this legendary road overlooking the Mediterranean, to reach the coastal town of Amalfi: a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 12, Saturday – Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport in Naples for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
Wednesday
Included Accommodations
Hotel Villa Mabapa, Venice Lido
This first class hotel is located on Venice Lido island overlooking the Venice Lagoon.
Massimo D’Azeglio, Rome
This first class hotel in the historical center of Rome dates back to 1875.
Indigo Hotel Florence, Florence
This first class hotel is located in Florence.
Art Hotel Gran Paradiso, Sorrento
This first class hotel is located in Sorrento.
Daily Itinerary
DAY 1, Wednesday – Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey
DAY 2, Thursday – Arrive in Venice
Arrive in Venice and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner
Overnight: Venice Lido
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3, Friday – Venice City Tour
Today begins with a boat ride to the Island of Murano, known throughout the world for its fine glasswork industry. Then, visit St. Mark’s Square to begin a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doge’s Palace, whose facade features a massive late-Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta. Take the remainder of the day to explore Venice on your own
Optional: Gondola Ride (PM)
Overnight: Venice Lido
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4, Saturday – Tuscany and Pisa En Route to Florence
Travel through the stunning panorama of Tuscany, stopping at a local Tuscan farm in the countryside for a wine tasting with local specialties. On to Pisa to view the famous Piazza dei Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, the Duomo, and the Monumental Cemetery. The four monuments of this extraordinary piazza make for a unique architectural blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles. Continue to Florence. Evening at leisure.
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5, Sunday – Florence City Tour
Today’s morning tour begins with a walk to the Duomo, celebrated for its magnificent dome designed by Brunelleschi, and view the Baptistery’s renowned “Gates of Paradise” by Ghiberti. Continue to explore the open air art museum of Signoria Square ending at Ponte Vecchio, known as the “Old Bridge.” Accademia Gallery tickets are included for an independent visit on your own*. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Florence. This evening, travel through the Tuscan hills for dinner with wine and entertainment
*Entrance to the Accademia is not included on the Sep 29 departure.
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6, Monday – Sun Route Via Assisi to Rome
Today travel along the famous “Sun Route” motorway to the medieval city of Assisi, renowned for its 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis and Giotto’s frescoes. Continue to your hotel in Rome
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7, Tuesday – Tour Ancient Rome
This morning, a historic tour of “ancient Rome” takes you to the Roman Forum, the political center during the Roman Republic, the triumphal Arch of Constantine, and the outside of the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater built in the Roman Empire. This afternoon at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a scenic drive through the city before stopping for dinner at a local restaurant with wine and music.
**Note: This tour does not include the inside of the Colosseum. We can help you arrange a tour of the Colosseum separately from the tour. For a similar tour that includes the Colosseum click 12-Day Rome, Amalfi Coast, Florence, Venice Italy Tour.
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8, Wednesday – Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Today, visit the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel*. See the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps before arriving at the Sistine Chapel and its great frescoes. Continue to St. Peter’s Square, passing Bernini’s colonnade, to view the outside of St. Peter’s Basilica. Spend the afternoon at leisure, or join the optional walking tour of the Eternal City’s grand piazzas that includes the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, a view of the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona. Tonight, explore on your own and choose one of the numerous restaurants offering delicious local cuisine.
*Depending on available time slots, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour may operate in the afternoon and the optional Piazzas of Rome tour in the morning.
Optional: Piazzas of Rome (PM)
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 9, Thursday – Pompeii Tour, Travel to Sorrento
Drive south, passing by the famous Monte Cassino Abbey, founded by St. Benedict of Norcia in 529. Destroyed on four separate occasions, it was last rebuilt after being the site of fierce fighting during the Second World War. View Mt. Vesuvius in passing the Bay of Naples, before reaching Pompeii. Visit the ruins of this best preserved Roman city, including the Temples of Apollo and Jupiter, and the Forum. Continue to Sorrento
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10, Friday – Full Day in Sorrento
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Sorrento. Strikingly beautiful and picturesque, even by Italian standards, Sorrento is set along the sea, with stunning escarpments plunging into the Gulf of Naples. Take a walk to see firsthand why this town has long been beloved by poets and artists
Optional: Full Day Capri
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 11, Saturday – Scenic Amalfi Drive
Today, enjoy panoramic view of the enchanting towns along the scenic Amalfi Coast. Pass the distinctive white Moorish homes of Positano on this legendary road overlooking the Mediterranean, to reach the coastal town of Amalfi: a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 12, Sunday – Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport in Naples for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast
Friday
Included Accommodations
Hotel Villa Mabapa, Venice Lido
This first class hotel is located on Venice Lido island overlooking the Venice Lagoon.
The Hive Hotel, Rome
This first class hotel is located in Rome.
Grand Hotel Mediterraneo, Florence
This first class hotel is situated on the bank of the River Arno, within walking distance of the city center.
Hotel Central, Sorrento
This first class hotel is well-located near the city center, overlooking the Bay of Naples.
Daily Itinerary
DAY 1, Friday – Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey
DAY 2, Saturday – Arrive in Venice
Arrive in Venice and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner
Overnight: Venice Lido
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3, Sunday – Venice City Tour
Today begins with a boat ride to the Island of Murano, known throughout the world for its fine glasswork industry. Then, visit St. Mark’s Square to begin a guided walking tour of romantic Venice. View the Golden Basilica of San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doge’s Palace, whose facade features a massive late-Gothic gate, known as the Porta della Carta. Take the remainder of the day to explore Venice on your own
Optional: Gondola Ride (PM)
Overnight: Venice Lido
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4, Monday – Tuscany and Pisa En Route to Florence
Travel through the stunning panorama of Tuscany, stopping at a local Tuscan farm in the countryside for a wine tasting with local specialties. On to Pisa to view the famous Piazza dei Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, the Baptistery, the Duomo, and the Monumental Cemetery. The four monuments of this extraordinary piazza make for a unique architectural blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles. Continue to Florence. Evening at leisure.
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5, Tuesday – Florence City Tour
Today’s morning tour begins with a walk to the Duomo, celebrated for its magnificent dome designed by Brunelleschi, and view the Baptistery’s renowned “Gates of Paradise” by Ghiberti. Continue to explore the open air art museum of Signoria Square ending at Ponte Vecchio, known as the “Old Bridge.” Accademia Gallery tickets are included for an independent visit on your own. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Florence. This evening, travel through the Tuscan hills for dinner with wine and entertainment
Overnight: Florence
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6, Wednesday – Sun Route Via Assisi to Rome
Today travel along the famous “Sun Route” motorway to the medieval city of Assisi, renowned for its 13th-century Basilica of St. Francis and Giotto’s frescoes. Continue to your hotel in Rome
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7, Thursday – Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Today, visit the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel*. See the Gallery of Tapestries and the Gallery of Maps before arriving at the Sistine Chapel and its great frescoes. Continue to St. Peter’s Square, passing Bernini’s colonnade, to view the outside of St. Peter’s Basilica. Spend the afternoon at leisure, or join the optional walking tour of the Eternal City’s grand piazzas that includes the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, a view of the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona. Tonight, explore on your own and choose one of the numerous restaurants offering delicious local cuisine.
*Depending on available time slots, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour may operate in the afternoon and the optional Piazzas of Rome tour in the morning.
Optional: Piazzas of Rome (PM)
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8, Friday – Tour Ancient Rome
This morning, a historic tour of “ancient Rome” takes you to the Roman Forum, the political center during the Roman Republic, the triumphal Arch of Constantine, and the outside of the Colosseum, the largest amphitheater built in the Roman Empire. This afternoon at leisure. Tonight, enjoy a scenic drive through the city before stopping for dinner at a local restaurant with wine and music.
**Note: This tour does not include the inside of the Colosseum. We can help you arrange a tour of the Colosseum separately from the tour. For a similar tour that includes the Colosseum click 12-Day Rome, Amalfi Coast, Florence, Venice Italy Tour.
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 9, Saturday – Pompeii Tour, Travel to Sorrento
Drive south, passing by the famous Monte Cassino Abbey, founded by St. Benedict of Norcia in 529. Destroyed on four separate occasions, it was last rebuilt after being the site of fierce fighting during the Second World War. View Mt. Vesuvius in passing the Bay of Naples, before reaching Pompeii. Visit the ruins of this best preserved Roman city, including the Temples of Apollo and Jupiter, and the Forum. Continue to Sorrento
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10, Sunday – Full Day in Sorrento
Enjoy a full day at leisure in Sorrento. Strikingly beautiful and picturesque, even by Italian standards, Sorrento is set along the sea, with stunning escarpments plunging into the Gulf of Naples. Take a walk to see firsthand why this town has long been beloved by poets and artists
Optional: Full Day Capri
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 11, Monday – Scenic Amalfi Drive
Today, enjoy panoramic view of the enchanting towns along the scenic Amalfi Coast. Pass the distinctive white Moorish homes of Positano on this legendary road overlooking the Mediterranean, to reach the coastal town of Amalfi: a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Overnight: Sorrento
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 12, Tuesday – Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport in Naples for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast








