The Italy small group tour includes a maximum of 24 travelers. This first-class Italy small group tour visits Italy’s famous art cities Venice, Florence, and Rome. Also, the tour itinerary includes visits to the Emilia Romagna countryside.
The Italy small group tour size allows you to visit places that larger tours miss. Consequently, it allows for an intimate and authentic Italy tour experience where you will get to know the locals.
Full days of touring ensure that you’ll see all that you’ve come so far to see. And with the majority of meals included in your price, you’ll enjoy the varied flavors of your destination, and easy convenience.
You’ll see hidden gems that only locals know about. Linger longer at sites that catch our interest. Enjoy greater access to smaller and more enriching venues that reveal the true essence of local culture. Meet the locals up close, where they live.
And with so few in the group, you’ll have greater access to your Tour Manager, a wellspring of local knowledge and insider tips.
Click here for the Venice, Florence, Rome small group Italy tour daily itinerary
Highlights
12-Day Italy Small Group Tour Itinerary Map
Italy Small Group Tour Highlights
- Small group size up to 24 travelers
- Venice visit a gondola shipyard
- See the byzantine mosaics in Ravenna
- Visit the Republic of San Marino
- Enjoy cooking demonstration and indulge in farm to table meal
- Explore Florence on a walking tour
- Discover Etruscan civilization in Tuscany’s Orvieto
- Enjoy a Rome food tour in Trastevere neighborhood
Italy Small Group Tour Package Includes
- Small groups of maximum 24 travelers guaranteed
- For price of Italy tour with air click on a date of departure and submit the form.
- 10-nights in first class accommodations
- 3 nights Murano – Hyatt Centric Murano
- 3 nights Emilia Romagna
- 2 nights Florence
- 3 nights Rome
- Italian city hotel taxes
- Hotel portage
- All transfers and sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned vehicles
- 16 meals: 10 buffet breakfasts, 1 lunches, 5 dinners
- Bottled water during sightseeing excursions. Bottled water, coffee, and tea with all meals
- Wine is included with lunch and dinners
- Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout
- Comprehensive, guided sightseeing and entrance fees per itinerary
- Comfortable wireless earphones for enhanced touring
Accommodations
Italy Small Group Tour Accommodations
Murano 3 Nights, Hyatt Centric Murano ★★★★
Emilia Romagna 2 Nights, Borgo Conde Wine Resort ★★★★
Florence 2 Nights, Grand Hotel Cavour ★★★★
Rome 3 Nights, Ponte Sisto Hotel ★★★★+
Optional Tours
Optional Activities
Venice Gondola
Experience the romance that can only be found in Venice – La Serenìssima – while traveling on its famous waterways. Partake in one of Venice’s most famous pastimes: a gondola cruise. Take a pleasant stroll toward the Grand Canal to board your gondola. As you relax in your elegant watercraft, your gondolier navigates the Grand Canal as well as smaller side canals. Admire the scenery as you listen to the melodic voice serenading you in true Italian style, just like in those romantic Italian movies!
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Venice, Florence, Rome Small Group Italy Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Overnight Flight to Italy
Today depart for Italy on your overnight flight. This fabulous Italy tour begins in magical Venice. Then travels to Florence. And ends in the eternal city Rome.
This tour also includes 3 nights in Italy’s heartland the Emilia Romagna region. Known for its fine food, wine, and sports cars. While there the tour includes a special visit the Republic of San Marino, an enclave state of Italy.
Come along with us and embrace the history, culture, art and romance of this incredible country.
Day 2 Venice, Italy – Tour Begins
Welcome to enchanting Murano, one of Venice’s 117 storied isles. Known for its centuries-old glassmaking tradition, Murano offers a peaceful introduction to the magic of the Venetian Lagoon.
As arrival times will vary, today is yours to explore at your own pace.
This evening, gather with your fellow travelers for a welcome dinner.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodations: Hyatt Centric Murano
Day 3 Venice – Gondola Boatyard & Ride – Classical Music Concert
This morning, start exploring Venice and the secret craftsmanship behind two of the city’s symbols: the fascinating blown glass typical of Murano and the sleek, iconic gondola boats.
The afternoon is yours to explore more of the floating city. Perhaps you’ll head out for your own treasure hunt in search of the city’s hidden gems.
Or, consider an optional gondola ride to see the city from its most magical vantage point and fully appreciate the craftsmanship you observed at the gondola shipyards.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hyatt Centric Murano
Day 4 Venice
Today, glide across the lagoon by motorboat to the center of Venice.
With a local guide leading the way, walk among Venice’s most iconic sights. Pause for the perfect view over the Bridge of Sighs and take in St. Mark’s Square, adorned with marbled palaces and gilded basilicas.
After time to enjoy lunch on your own, dive into one of Venice’s most whimsical traditions during a hands-on Venetian mask-making workshop.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hyatt Centric Murano
Day 5 Emilia Romagna – Ravenna
Say ciao to Venice as you journey towards the Romagna region, famous for its epicurean lifestyle and its joie de vivre.
Spend the afternoon exploring Ravenna (UNESCO). During the darkness that enveloped the last days of the Roman Empire, Ravenna emerged as a center of power thanks to its strategic position. The city’s rulers – the Byzantines, the Goths – adorned its churches with dazzling mosaics. During a guided walking tour, discover the city’s most illustrious monuments.
In the afternoon, continue to your hotel on the Adriatic coast and settle in for your two-night stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Hotel Gallia
Day 6 Romagna Riviera & San Marino
Grab your passport* and journey to the landlocked Republic of San Marino, the fifth-smallest country in the world. Perched at the top of Mount Titano, the old town of San Marino (UNESCO) gives visitors sweeping views over the Adriatic Riviera and the gentle rolling hills of the Romagna countryside. Explore the Old Town’s intricate system of fortification towers, walls, gates, and bastions during time at leisure.
This afternoon, discover how to make pasta staples such as handmade tagliatelle. Then, sit back and enjoy the results of your work for dinner.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodation: Grand Hotel Gallia
Day 7 Romagna Countryside – Emilia Food Valley – Florence
Today, travel to the Emilia region, Italy’s foodie haven. Meet students and teachers at a vocational high school dedicated to the culinary arts and agriculture. Here, Italy’s future chefs and farmers learn how to make Parmigiano Reggiano cheese according to traditional standards, dating back to the 1300s. Students also try their hand at aging balsamic vinegar, a generational process taking anywhere from 12 to 25 years.
Enjoy a farm-to-table light lunch prepared by the culinary students using ingredients from the school’s farm.
Later, continue to Florence (UNESCO), the “Cradle of the Renaissance” and your home for the next two nights.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Grand Hotel Cavour Florence
Day 8 Florence
This morning, meet a local expert for a walking tour of a city that is a work of art all on its own. Your guide will highlight the Piazza del Duomo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, and the Baptistery.
The remainder of the day is yours to explore Florence’s cultural riches independently.
Perhaps you’ll visit one of the city’s many museums,such as the Uffizi or Academy Gallery, where Michelangelo’s David is kept.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodation: Grand Hotel Cavour Florence
Day 9 Florence – Orvieto – Rome
This morning, traverse southern Tuscany, the ancient land of the Etruscans. This mysterious civilization predated the Romans, who assimilated them, erasing most of their way of life, even though many early kings of Rome were Etruscans.
By all accounts, they were an advanced society and culture. One of the Etruscans’ most important cities was hilltop Orvieto. Here, it’s your choice! Join an expert local guide for an in-depth walking tour of the city -OR- enjoy free time to eat, drink, and dive into the local scene.
Arrive in Rome (UNESCO) in the late afternoon and settle in for a three-night stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Ponte Sisto Hotel
Day 10 Rome
This morning, your extensive walking tour winds its way through Rome’s medieval district which developed organically from the ruins of the ancient city. This neighborhood is a charming combination of narrow cobblestone streets, dark tufa stone, and repurposed Roman ruins.
Ascend to the panoramic terrace of the Vittoriano with a combination of stairs and elevator to take in one of the city’s most impressive views. Gaze upon the vestiges of the Roman Empire, from the Forum to the majestic Colosseum before making the most of a free afternoon in the Eternal City.
This evening, explore Rome’s dynamic dining scene during a food tour in the bohemian Trastevere district.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodation: Ponte Sisto Hotel
Day 11 Rome
Delve into Rome’s second Golden Age on a walking tour exploring the city’s Renaissance and Baroque heritage alongside views of the Pantheon and the oval-shaped Navona Square.
Then, it’s your choice! At your own pace, peruse the remarkable collection of antique Greek and Roman statuary of the Palazzo Altemps Museum -OR- extend your walking tour with a challenging visit to the Castel Sant’Angelo fortress. Standing tall above the Tiber River, this imposing castle sheltered popes and became the setting for Puccini’s beloved opera, Tosca.
The afternoon is yours. Perhaps you’ll indulge in shopping along Rome’s Cola di Rienzo Street or make your way to the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Gather tonight to toast the end of your Italian tour during a farewell dinner.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Accommodation: Ponte Sisto Hotel
Day 12 Rome – Tour Ends
Arrivederci Roma! Your tour comes to a close today, leaving you with many fond memories of incredible Italy.
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. When you book the small group Italy tour with air the transfer is included.
Meals: Breakfast
