Italy Study Tour
Rome - Florence - Venice
Italy Study Tour
Italy Study Tour
Italy's kinky over-the-knee boot has it all: popes, painters, polenta, paramours, poets, political puerility and potentates. Its dreamy light and sumptuous landscapes seem made for romance, and its three millennia of history, culture and cuisine seduces just about everyone.
You can visit Roman ruins, gawk at Renaissance art, stay in tiny medieval hill towns, go skiing in the Alps, explore the canals of Venice and gaze at beautiful churches. Naturally you can also indulge in the pleasures of la dolce vita: good food, good wine and improving your wardrobe.
In this trip you will travel to Rome, the Eternal City, the Eternal Beauty; Venice, the “Romantic” and Florence, the City Museum.
Fly with Qatar Airways from Australia to Doha, overnight on plane
Arrive in Doha in the morning, then take connecting flight to Rome. Upon arrival Rome Fiumicino Airport in the afternoon, you are welcome by our English speaking Assistant and driver then transferred by private coach to your hotel.
Check in at your hotel. Afternoon at leisure for individual visits.
Dinner at local restaurant walking distance from the hotel.
Overnight at hotel in Rome.
Breakfast served at hotel. Reach on own, by walking, the Vatican Museums. Then meet with English Speaking guide and start a half day Vatican City tour: the tour includes the most important collections in the Vatican Museums. The Museo Pio Clementino and the Gallery of the Candelabras, of the Tapestries, of the Maps. It continues with the so called rooms of Raphael, in the apartment of Julius the second and finally it ends up in the Sistine Chapel. After that, if not closed due to religious ceremonies, the tour ends up in St. Peter's Basilica.
Afternoon at leisure for individual visits and activities.
Overnight at hotel in Rome.
Breakfast served at hotel. Meet your guide and driver at hotel and depart for a half day Ancient Rome city tour.
Ancient Rome city tour: Colosseum, Constantine Arch, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Entrance to the Colosseum and a walk inside the Roman Forum is the main part of the tour; after that, from the car, we see the Palatine Hill and the ruins of Imperial Palace and the Circus Maximum, the Theatre of Marcello, Venice Sq. and the Monument to King Vittorio Emanuele II.
Afternoon at leisure for individual visits and activities.
Overnight at hotel in Rome.
Breakfast served at hotel.
Full day at leisure for individual visits and activities.
Lunch and dinner on own (not included).
Overnight at hotel in Rome.
Breakfast served at hotel.
In the morning, meet your driver and depart to Florence by private coach, with a stop on the way in Perugia to visit Perugina Chocolate factory. Upon arrival in Perugia, enjoy a visit to the factory and followed by a Minituffo Cooking lesson.
Then, proceed to Florence. Arrival at the hotel and check-in.
Dinner served at local restaurant.
Overnight at hotel in Florence.
Breakfast at hotel.
Full day at leisure for individual visits and activities.
Lunch and dinner on own (not included).
Overnight at hotel in Florence.
Breakfast at hotel.
Meet with English Speaking guide and visit the Uffizi Gallery, the Italian largest and richest painting gallery, where the charm of art history will take us from the Byzantine painters to the innovations of modern masters through an itinerary that includes the greatest names of Florentine art: Botticelli, Leonardo and Michelangelo.
Lunch on own (not included)
In the afternoon, we will attend a special cooking lesson on how to make pizza. At the end of the lesson, dinner all together with the prepared pizza.
At the end, return to your hotel on own by walking.
Overnight at hotel in Florence.
Breakfast at hotel.
Full day at leisure for individual visits and activities.
Lunch and dinner on own (not included).
Overnight at hotel in Florence.
Breakfast at hotel and check-out. Meet with driver and transfer by private coach to the hotel in Venice Tronchetto bus Terminal. Upon arrival, meet your English Speaking assistance and transfer by public Vaporetto to your hotel for check-in.
Then, proceed to St. Mark's Square by public Vaporetto.
Time at leisure to explore the city on own.
Lunch on own (not included)
Then, enjoy a beautiful half an hour Gondola Ride.
Sit back and relax on a marvellous and enchanting half an hour evening gondola ride through the Grand Canal and inner canals of Venice. You will breathe the atmosphere of this ancient city built on water.
At the end, transfer back to your hotel by public Vaporetto and check-in.
Dinner at a local restaurant near your Hotel.
Overnight at hotel in Venice.
Breakfast at hotel.
Meet your English Speaking assistance at hotel and depart for half day Murano and Burano Islands Tour by public Vaporetto.
Murano with its glass manufacturing industry where it’s possible to enjoy a live glass blowing demonstration; the picturesque Burano famous for its fishermen’s houses painted in bright colours.
Lunch on own (not included).
At the end, return to Venice and enjoy an afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at hotel in Venice.
Breakfast at hotel.
Meet your English Speaking assistance at hotel and proceed to St. Mark's Square by public Vaporetto, meet your English Speaking guide and depart for a Private Doge’s Palace Tour.
Lunch on own (not included).
Afternoon at leisure for individual activities in Venice.
Dinner on own (not included).
Overnight at hotel in Venice.
Breakfast at hotel and check-out. Meet with driver and English Speaking assistance for transfer by private taxi boat to Venice Airport for your flight to Doha.
Upon arrival Doha, take connecting flight to Australia. Arrive Australia in the late afternoon.
Remarks
- Coach service starting and ending timings will be fixed before clients arrival and included in the program. Timing cannot be changed last minute and all changes will be considered no-shows.
- Guide services timing will be fixed before clients arrival and cannot be change last minute.
- Each change, even if informed in advance will be considered no-show and new cost should be quoted
- Menu selection should be discussed in advance. If menu choice will be different from the one quoted, extra supplement must be quoted according to the menu.
- Entrance fees will be at fixed time, in case of late entrance time will be lost (no show) and not refundable
- In case of Extra water or extra service in general will be requested, this should be paid even if not used.
- This is a preliminary program. Final program must be revised considering arrival/departure flight details and in case of extra services included, it must be re-quoted accordingly.
- Stay tax, compulsory, to be paid on the spot (Euro 4 per person/per night in Rome and Florence; Euro 3 per person/per night in Venice Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli).
Inclusions
- Services mentioned on the itinerary
- Twin or triple share 3 star hotels as mentioned on the itinerary or similar class.
- Tours with entrance fees, transfers and English speaking guides as mentioned on the itinerary.
- Tipping to the tour guides and coach drivers.
- Return economy class air tickets including all taxes and fuel surcharges.