Enjoy a first class experience on the Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento Italy tour by train. This Italy escorted tour by train visits Italy’s great cities Rome Florence, Venice. It also includes the beautiful Southern Italian area of Sorrento. There you’ll visit Pompeii and Capri.
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Highlights
Included Tour Highlights
Venice
- Vaporetto Pass 48H in Venice
- Murano Island guided walking tour with glass blowing
- Highlights of Venice guided walking tour visit
Florence
- Highlights of Florence guided walking tour
- Siena discovery guided tour with food and wine tasting in a vineyard in Chianti
Rome
- Baroque Rome guided walking tour: Trevi fountain, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Spanish steps, Piazza Venezia
- Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter Basilica
- Hop-on hop-off 24H
Sorrento
- Tour of Pompeii
- Excursion to Capri
Inclusions
- Small group of up to 26 like-minded travelers.
- 9-nights fist class accommodations
- Professional English and French-speaking guide for the entire duration of the tour.
- 13 Meals
- 9 continental buffet breakfasts
- 4 dinners
- 1 food and wine tasting
- Welcome drinks and snacks on the high-speed train
- High speed train in first class
- Luggage assistance throughout included porterage service at railway stations and/or our “luggage bus” (that delivers luggage from hotel to hotel), we make train travel stress-free.
Excludes
- Airfare to Italy
- Airport transfers can be arranged but are not included in the train tour price. Private transfers are about $80 per person per transfer.
- Hotel city taxes are paid in chas directly to the hotel and amount to about 5 euros per night per person.
Accommodations
Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento Italy Tour by Train Accommodations
- 2 nights – Venice: NH Collection Murano Villa
- 2 nights – Florence: Starhotel Michelangelo
- 2 nights – Rome: Hotel Massimo d’Azeglio
- 3 nights – Sorrento: Grand Hotel Europa Palace
Venice, Florence, Rome, Sorrento Italy Tour by Train Daily Itinerary
Travel from Nothern Italy to Southern Italy by train. This escorted tour travels first class between cities. Enjoy high speed travel from place to place. And in each destination enjoy time to see the sightseeing highlights.
DAY 1 – TRAVEL UNITED STATES TO ITALY
Fly overnight to Italy into Venice.
DAY 2 – VENICE
Upon arrival, make your way to your hotel and take your time to settle in. In the afternoon meet your group, enjoy a welcome drink, and then follow your tour leader who will let you discover the ancient and precious glass-blowing art in a traditional “furnace”. Return to your hotel and partake a welcome dinner.
DAY 3 – VENICE
Today explore the floating City! Taking advantage of the Vaporetto Pass, move freely across the Historical center of Venice. Your guide will take you through narrow alleys, canals, and small bridges to discover the main attraction, witnessing the mighty power of the city across the centuries. You’ll see the Rialto Bridge, Piazza S. Marco with its Basilica, the Doge’s Palace, and the Bridge of Sighs, which leads to the prisons. Time at leisure to stroll on your own and buy local glass-made souvenirs. Evening included dinner at local restaurant, the menu includes typical cicchetti and polenta.
DAY 4 – VENICE TO FLORENCE
In the morning, take a high-speed train that will take you to Florence in two hours. Once there, start our guided tour on foot throughout the Florentine streets, admiring the beauty of the Uffizi building with the Vasari Corridor, and the monumental group of the Duomo, including the stunning Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the baptistery, and the Giotto’s belltower famous for its bronze “Gate of Paradise”. Evening included dinner at local restaurant, menu will include the typical Florentine Fiorentina T-Bone steak.
DAY 5 – FLORENCE
Enjoy the morning at leisure, and in the early afternoon join a “Siena and Chianti Countryside” tour to experience firsthand some of Tuscany’s most breathtaking towns, where amazing views are around every corner. You will reach Siena by train to discover the treasures of one of the most beautiful cities in the world and immerse yourself in its art, culture, and traditions as the horse race the Palio, which takes place twice a year. You will explore the best that Siena has to offer, our guide will accompany you along the ancient streets of Siena through the most beautiful sites. Continue towards a traditional farm and winery where we will learn about the winemaking process from grape to glass. Then enjoy a food and wine tasting session of Chianti wines as well as local products. Finally, sit back and relax on the return journey to Florence by train.
DAY 6 – FLORENCE TO ROME
After breakfast, take a high-speed train to arrive in Rome. In the afternoon meet again for a guided stroll throughout the alleys of the baroque Rome, where you can admire the most representative sites such as the magical Piazza Navona and the famous Pantheon. You will even have the possibility to make a wish, throwing a coin into the legendary Fontana di Trevi. The rest of the evening will be free. Overnight in the hotel. Dinner included at a local restaurant, menu includes the typical pasta cacio & pepe or amatriciana.
DAY 7 – ROME
This morning, take advantage of the Hop-on Hop-off bus to get a panoramic tour of the “eternal city” and reach the Vatican Museum. With the “skip-the-line”, you will have direct access to the Sistine Chapel and to San Peter’s Basilica to visit the breathtaking masterpieces that you will find inside, as well as a great variety of galleries, with ancient sculptures, tapestry, middle-age maps, paintings, and stunning relics. You will admire the Pietà di Michelangelo and the incredible altar in bronze.
DAY 8 – ROME TO SORRENTO VIA POMPEII
In the morning, after breakfast in the hotel, get on the high-speed train to Napoli. After an hour’s journey, you will begin your wonderful day with a tour of the Sorrentine peninsula, stopping to see the extraordinary Pompeii and its magic. Let the dramatic history of the Roman city, destroyed, and buried from the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 A.D, touch you. You will walk among the ruins of this mysterious city. Later you will continue to Sorrento, where your hotel, facing the sea, awaits you. The dinner will be at the hotel and afterward, you can enjoy the rest of the evening at your pleasure.
DAY 9 – SORRENTO/CAPRI
After breakfast, it is time to discover the island of Capri, a fascinating oasis for artists, writers, and celebrities, famous for Italian fashion brands and local hand-crafted shops. Visit the village of Anacapri, located 1,800 feet above sea level. Here, you can take a chairlift to Monte Solaro, spend your time exploring Villa San Michele and the Axel Munthe Gardens, or enjoy lunch at a typical local restaurant. Later you will go to visit the famous Piazzetta in Capri, where you can admire the amazing views out over the gulf. Walk along the most beautiful street until the August Gardens. Here, you can see the famous Faraglioni, the distinctive rocks. At the end of the trip, you will embark on the hydrofoil and come back to Sorrento. The dinner will be at the hotel and afterward, you can enjoy the rest of the evening at your pleasure.
DAY 10 – SORRENTO
At the end of the tour, all you need is a relaxing day dedicated to shopping and the discovery of the Sorrentine peninsula. Therefore, we offer you a whole day of distraction where you can dive into the hotel’s swimming pool, sunbathe at the beautiful beaches, or we can organize a tour to take you to Amalfi and Positano! The dinner will be at the hotel and afterward, you can enjoy the rest of the evening at your pleasure.
DAY 11- NAPLES TO HOME
After breakfast, our trip to the discovery of the Italian beauties comes to an end, hoping you always keep this unique experience in your heart. Feel free to book some extra nights in Sorrento or a private transfer to Naples railway station or Naples airport. Arrivederci!
