Day 1
Depart Canada
Fly to Venice.
Day 2
Welcome to Venice: Guided Sightseeing & Cicchetti Experience
Upon arrival, take a private transfer to your hotel and check in. In the afternoon, head out on a walking tour with a local guide to discover Venice's secrets. Later, experience a highlight of Venetian cuisine: the cicchetti, traditional tapas accompanied by wine. Next, enjoy a gondola ride.
Meal(s): Dinner
Day 3
Venice - Florence: Guided Sightseeing & Dinner Experience (approx. 270 km)
Enjoy free time in Venice before boarding your high-speed train to Florence in the early afternoon. Experience the city's beauty by night on a walking tour. Then, enjoy an exclusive dinner including a typical Florentine-style T-bone steak.
Meal(s): Breakfast, dinner
Day 4
Florence: Pisa, San Gimignano & Siena Guided Excursion (approx. 220 km)
After breakfast, embark on a Tuscan adventure! Visit Pisa, known for its famous Leaning Tower. Enjoy lunch and a wine tasting in a local restaurant, then stop in San Gimignano and Siena. Return to Florence.
Meal(s): Breakfast, lunch, wine tasting
Day 5
Florence: At Leisure
Spend the day at leisure in Florence. If you like, take an optional excursion ($) to Cinque Terre or the Accademia Gallery to see Michelangelo's famous sculpture, David.
Meal(s): Breakfast
Day 6
Florence - Rome: Guided Sightseeing (approx. 290 km)
Today, travel to Rome via high-speed train. Upon arrival, enjoy a panoramic tour of the Colosseum and Roman Forum from the outside, then continue with a walking tour of Baroque Rome. Skip the line at the Vatican Museums and visit the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. Head back to your hotel, where your bags will be waiting for you.
Meal(s): Breakfast
Day 7
Rome: At Leisure
After breakfast, enjoy free time in Rome, or take part in an optional activity ($).
Meal(s): Breakfast
Day 8
Rome: Frascati & Dinner Experience (approx. 40 km)
Explore Rome at your own pace today. If you like, sample the city's delicious gelato, or do some last-minute shopping. In the late afternoon, board a regional train for the lovely town of Frascati, where you'll be treated to an authentic local experience: dinner in a typical fraschetta. Drink delicious Italian wine and eat local food in an informal and friendly atmosphere. After dinner, board your train back to your hotel in Rome.
Meal(s): Breakfast, dinner
Day 9
Rome - Return to Canada
After breakfast, take a private transfer to the Rome airport and board your flight home.
Meal(s): Breakfast