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Scents of Italy and Sicily

Starts in

Rome

Duration

11 Days

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Route

Rome, Giardini Naxos

Explore Rome. Drive to romantic Sorrento, stopping at Pompeii en route. You’ll have enough leisure time for a stroll through Sorrento and a daytrip to Capri. Your Sicilian adventure includes Palermo, picturesque Taormina, the magnificent Valley of the Temples and Siracusa. Awe-inspiring Mount Etna is the culmination of your stay.

ESCORTED TOUR – Guaranteed departures English only escorted coach tour. Scheduled departures - 11 days/9 nights, First Class hotels, breakfast daily, 6 dinners, 1 lunch and 1 tastings, arrival and departure transfers, and sightseeing with entrance fees.

Includes

Accommodations as per itinerary
Meals as per itinerary; breakfast (B), lunch (L), dinner (D)
Sightseeing: per itinerary
Ferry or hydrofoil tickets of your choice
Travel funds escrow protection program
Tour escort while on tour

Excludes

Items of a personal nature
All other items not mentioned as included
Select local taxes where applicable
Select alcoholic drinks as per itinerary

Itinerary

Day

USA – Rome

Enjoy a relaxing overnight flight to Rome.

Day

Rome – Arrival

First Class: The Church Palace or similar accommodations

Upon arrival transfer to your hotel. (Your arrival transfer is included only if you arrive on the actual day the tour commences. For customers arriving earlier an individual transfer can be organized at an additional cost.)

Day

Rome

First Class: The Church Palace or similar accommodations

After breakfast, enjoy a unique guided sightseeing tour, including highlights of religious and ancient Rome: the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with Michelangelo's ceiling paintings and The Last Judgment, monumental St. Peter's Square and the Basilica to admire Michelangelo's Pieta. Admire the amazing Coliseum (outside) and the Roman Forum (outside). (B)

Day

Rome – Pompeii – Sorrento

First Class: Grand Hotel Flora or similar accommodations

After breakfast depart to the Sorrentine Peninsula. Visit a cameo factory before arriving in Pompeii where you will have time for lunch on your own. Enjoy a guided tour of the excavations of the ancient city destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. In the afternoon proceed to Sorrento. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Day

Sorrento – Capri – Sorrento

First Class: Grand Hotel Flora or similar accommodations

Join the trip to Capri by hydrofoil. The tour escort can suggest how to best visit this marvelous island on your own. Return to Sorrento in the early evening for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Day

Sorrento – Naples – Overnight cruise to Palermo

This morning you will have free time in Sorrento. In the afternoon, depart for Naples and board your ferry to Sicily. Dinner and overnight on board. (B,D)

Day

Palermo – Monreale – Agrigento

First Class: Best Western Dioscuri Bay Palace or similar accommodations

After disembarkation, enjoy your first Sicilian breakfast in a typical bar. Then enjoy a panoramic tour of Palermo which will include the Normans Palace (outside) and the Cathedral (outside). Drive up to Monreale and visit the 12th-century Moorish-Norman Cathedral, famous for its 50,000 square feet of precious byzantine mosaics. Proceed to Agrigento. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Day

Agrigento – Taormina

First Class: Capo dei Greci or similar accommodations

After breakfast, join a guided visit of the splendid Doric buildings of the Valley of the Temples, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Then depart for a farm nearby for a tasting of amazing Sicilian products. Proceed to the beautiful town of Taormina, a favorite of tourists worldwide. Free time for shopping or for a leisurely stroll. Check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Day

Taormina – Siracusa

First Class: Capo dei Greci or similar accommodations

After breakfast, depart to Siracusa for a guided visit of the Neapolis Greek Theatre, the Roman Amphitheatre and the Ear of Dionysus, an ear-shaped grotto. Time at leisure in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. (B,D)

Day

Taormina – Mount Etna – Rome

First Class: Sheraton Golf Parco de Medici or similar accommodations

After breakfast, depart for an excursion to Mount Etna - the highest active volcano in Europe - up to the Rifugio Sapienza, 6,200 feet above sea level. You will have time to enjoy the spectacular view. Today a special farewell lunch, consisting of typical local products, will be served. Continue to Catania airport for your flight to Rome. Upon arrival in Rome, transfer to the hotel near the airport. Overnight. (B,L)

Day

Rome – Return

After breakfast you will be transferred to the Rome airport for your next destination. (Your departure transfer is included only if you depart on the actual day the tour concludes. For customers departing later an individual transfer can be organized at an additional cost.) (B)