Italian Escapade - Classic Group

What's Included

• Authentic Dining

  Enjoy a Welcome Dinner with your fellow travelers at a uniquely Roman local restaurant. Enjoy a traditional Bistecca alla Fiorentina steak dinner paired with delicious local wine in Florence. For your Dine-Around Evening in Lake Maggiore, choose from a selection of hand-picked restaurants. Taste the delicious vintages produced with a master vintner at a family-owned estate near Lake Iseo. Enjoy a Celebration Dinner of delicious Italian cuisine and wine, accompanied by the rich tremolo of some of Italy's best loved songs in Rome.

• Top Rated Highlights

  Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary. Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels. From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination. Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).

• Travel Director

  Services of a professional Travel Director.

• Travel Highlights

  A private boat to St. Mark’s Square in Venice. See the Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs and St. Mark’s Basilica. Witness the ancient skill of glassblowing in Venice. Enjoy a gondola ride with traditional songs. Visit the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. Cruise by jetfoil to the Isle of Capri and explore with a Local Expert. See the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

What's Not Included

• International Airfare

  International airfare is not included.
  
  

• Travel Insurance

  Travel insurance is not included and is recommended.
  
  

• Optional Experiences

  Optional experiences and excursions are not included and are available for an additional cost.
  
  

• Personal Expenses

  Personal expenses such as laundry, phone calls, additional beverages and meals not detailed in the itinerary, and tips for services not included are not covered.
  
  

Mode of Transport

A private boat ferries you to St. Mark’s Square. See the basilica, Doge's Palace and Bridge of Sighs. Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience during a visit to a traditional arts center, where you can see how beautiful handcrafted glass is made by expert glassblowers, safeguarding traditional skills. Enjoy being serenaded with traditional songs on a gondola ride, gliding through the city canals in romantic awe.

Accommodation

Stay at the Hotel Romanico Palace in Rome, Michelangelo Florence in Florence, Hotel Simplon at Lake Maggiore, BW Premier Collection CHC Continental in Venice, Hotel Giotto Assisi in Assisi, and Hotel Isabella in Sorrento.

Dining Summary

• 7 Dinner with Wine (DW)
• 12 Breakfast (B)

Additional Included Highlights

• Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary.
• Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.
• We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door.
• From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination.
• Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).
• If your arrival and/or departure flights are as per the itinerary start and end dates, then transfers are available at scheduled times. If your flights are outside these times, or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way from/to the airport.

Insight Experiences

• Rome: Enjoy an exclusive visit to the oldest pharmacy in Europe, Rome’s Antica Spezieria di Santa Maria della Scala, also known as the ‘Pharmacy of the Popes.’ Discover this hidden gem during a private audience with a friar of the Carmelite order, who reveals the historic curiosities of this 16th-century pharmacy.

Well-being

• Enjoy the comfort of Insight's luxurious, air-conditioned, 40-seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom. Our customized luxury coaches are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to very high standards. Physical distancing measures have been implemented on our customized luxury coaches.
• Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.