Rome Escapade | Partially Guided Tour | 4 Days

DAY 1:                                ROME

Upon arrival at Rome airport, transfer to your tour hotel. Rest of the day is at your own leisure. Overnight in Rome.

DAY 2:                                ROME

After breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide at 08:45am in Piazza del Risorgimento for a guided tour of the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. Explore highlights such as the Gallery of Maps, the Gallery of Tapestries, the Borgia Apartments, the Raphael Rooms, and the iconic School of Athens. Enter the Sistine Chapel to admire Michelangelo’s masterpiece ceiling, then continue to St. Peter’s Square, Bernini’s Baroque creation, and view the majestic St. Peter’s Basilica (outside), home to Bernini’s canopy and Michelangelo’s Pietà. Lunch is at leisure. In the afternoon, meet your guide at 02:15pm (01:15pm for departures from Nov 1 to Mar 31) at Parco Colle Oppio for a tour of Ancient Rome. Enjoy priority access to the Palatine Hill, the birthplace of Rome, before entering the Colosseum, where gladiators once battled. Walk along the Via Sacra through the Roman Forum to see temples, basilicas, and historic ruins that bring Rome’s past to life. Overnight in Rome. (B)

DAY 3:                                ROME

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then spend the day exploring Rome at your own pace – from lively shopping streets and iconic landmarks to hidden corners of the Eternal City. Overnight in Rome. (B)

Note: For Saturday departures, as well as December 7, December 31, January 5, February 10, and March 18, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour will be held on day 3 due to museum closures.

DAY 4:                                ROME

After breakfast, departure transfer to the airport. End of our services. (B)

ACCOMMODATION (OR SIMILAR):

STANDARD CLASS

ROME: Hotel Garden, or Hotel Santa Costanza

SUPERIOR CLASS

ROME: Diana Roof Gardan, or Hotel St. Martin

INCLUDES:

• 3 nights accommodation in your choice of 3* or 4* hotels
• Arrival and departure transfers on first and last day of tour
• Half day guided tour of Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel
• Half day guided tour of Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Hill
• Meals as per itinerary

EXCLUDES:

• Entrance tickets to sites and museums (unless stated otherwise)
• City tax (to be paid directly at the hotel)
• Beverages
• Hotel taxes and or service charges
• Tips
• Everything which is not mentioned in “includes”

THINGS TO NOTE:

• Accommodation is subject to change without notice. Every effort is made to avoid hotel changes, but should a mid-tour hotel change become necessary after this list has been printed, contact details of the new hotel will be supplied to you by your Tour Director.
• Tour can be a combination of regular tours; therefore, coach changes may be required. The same people may not be travelling throughout the tour.
• For Saturday departures, as well as December 7, December 31, January 5, February 10, and March 18, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel tour will be held on day 3 due to museum closures.