A Magical 14 Day Tour | Sept 2023

Friday September 8th - Depart USA for Rome

Saturday September 9th - ARRIVE in Rome on September 9 approximately 7:45am. You are in the beautiful Lazio Region. Depart by Grand Tourism Bus, included to be welcomed to Italy with a local guide, included, and a panoramic tour of Rome, included. Approximately 3:30 pm arrival at your 4-STAR hotel center city, CHECK IN to the hotel and enjoy your Welcome Dinner (at the hotel or nearby restaurant location TBD), included.

Sunday September 10th - Breakfast at the hotel, included. Transfer by bus from the hotel to San Pietro, meeting with the guide, included and visit the Vatican Museum and San Pietro, included, and have a little free time for lunch on your own, then a visit of inside the Colosseum, included in the afternoon before returning to your hotel. Return to your hotel for dinner on your own, explore the city on foot for a restaurant of your choice.

Monday September 11th - Breakfast at the hotel, included. After breakfast meet your tour guide, included for a guided tour on foot of the Piazza di Spagna, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Spanish Steps and Piazza Navona. Free time for lunch on your own, and shopping. Join others in the group for dinner on your own, or find a restaurant for a romantic dinner for two on your own. Remember to throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain to return to Italy!

Tuesday September 12th - Breakfast at the hotel, included. CHECK OUT of your hotel and departure by bus, included, approximately 7:30am for arrival in Sulmona and a visit with the local guide, included. Enjoy a wine tasting and lunch, included. Guest will board the bus to travel to our next beautiful location of Pescara and CHECK IN to your 4-STAR hotel, freshen up, enjoy dinner together at the hotel, included.

Wednesday September 13th - Breakfast at the hotel, included. CHECK OUT of your hotel. Depart by bus, included to beautiful Puglia and arrival in Trani. Visit of this town with a local guide, included, and also a guided tour of Bari, included. Free time for lunch on your own. Arrival at our 4 STAR Hotel in Gioia del Colle to CHECK IN to your hotel, with dinner for all at the hotel, included.

Thursday September 14th - Breakfast at the hotel included, departure by bus and a local guide, included for visits of beautiful Polignano a Mare. Free time to explore and have lunch on your own. Return to the hotel approximately 5:30 pm and relax. At 7:00 pm we have dinner together at the hotel, included. At approximately 8:30 pm we board our bus with a guide, included to see Matera by night! A beautiful illuminated small town that went from rags to riches is a site to enjoy… we will return to the hotel approximately midnight.

Friday September 15th - Breakfast at the hotel, included. Departure by bus (time TBD) and with a guide, included to visit beautiful Locorotondo and Alberobello. Free time for lunch on your own. Return to the hotel for dinner together at the hotel, included.

Saturday September 16th - Breakfast at the hotel included. CHECK OUT of your hotel. Departure at 9:00 am by bus and with a guide, included for Benevento, a tour of the town and then a wonderful stop for a wine tasting with lunch, included. NOTE: we will try to visit Alberti Plant were STREGA liqueurs are made. After the potential tour of Alberti, arrival in Sorrento to CHECK IN to your 4-STAR hotel, and have dinner together, included.

Sunday September 17th - Breakfast at the hotel included. Departure from the hotel by mini bus to the port of Sorrento. Departure with a local guide by boat to Capri with tour by boat to the Faraglioni rocks (if the weather allows) no guarantee. Time for lunch on your own. Dinner in the evening included in the hotel (or a nearby restaurant location TBD). If available, possible Neapolitan music entertainment, not guaranteed at this time.

Monday September 18th - Breakfast at the hotel, included. Departure from the hotel in mini bus and local guide for a visit of Positano and Amalfi. Lunch on your own. Return to the hotel for dinner, included. NOTE: the current mini bus holds 20 persons. Price will increase if additional bus is needed.

Tuesday September 19th - Breakfast at the hotel, included. CHECK OUT of your hotel. Depart for beautiful Naples! We will stop for a wine tasting with lunch, included. We will have an afternoon tour of Pompeii with a guide, included (a minimal fee of 16 euro per person pay to the tour guide). Later we will drive to our 4-STAR Hotel (location TBD) in Naples to check in. Farewell Dinner included (location TBD).

Wednesday September 20th - Breakfast at the hotel, included. Depart by bus with a guide, included for a tour of the Villas of Stabia (most important villas discovered first between 1750-1754 (well-preserved by ash and pumice debris) and then brought back to light again in the 1950s. The last restoration ended in 2018). We will proceed to one of the most important dairy farms in Gragnano, it is a novelty and will be enjoyed by all. Free time in the afternoon to explore historic Naples center and waterfront for shopping, and lunch on your own. Return to the hotel. Dinner on your own, relax and prepare for departure tomorrow.

Thursday September 21st - Breakfast at the hotel, included. Depart from Naples to the airport, for your return flight to the USA.