Tour Features • 4 nights first class accommodation at Visconti Palace • Buffet breakfast daily • Half-day city tour of Rome • One day cooking program including: - Transfer to and from hotel - Morning cooking demonstration - Lunch including wine - Wine tasting - Excursion to Calcata - Gifts: apron, dispenser with recipes • Travel bag, one per person • Document holder and luggage tags • Hotel taxes and service charges

Departures: for 2010 Rates  indicated on the website are subject to currency fluctuations.  The correct price is available by either booking your reservation online or through our Call Center at 1-800-935-5000. Once we have received your deposit, the price is guaranteed from any future fluctuations in the rate of exchange. Rates are per person. Valid Jan. 1, 2009 to Mar. 26, 2010.

Dates City Type 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star Rates for 2010 * * Mar. 1, 2010 to Mar. 31, 2011 Rome Land Only $816

 

City 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 5 Star

Rome Visconti Palace

$ 816.00 per person dbl occupancy

Special Airfares are available for this selected packages.

Plus applicable airport taxes and fees.

Price is per person based on double occupancy and may vary according to seasonality, weekend surcharges, holidays and local events. 

Actual airfares from all gateways will be advised at the time of deposit. Other departure city airfares are available. Some airfares may require instant purchase.

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Half-day ancient Ostia $71 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Ancient Ostia
Departure time: Between 8:00am and 8:40am
Schedule: From March to October and on Tuesdays and Fridays only
Duration: 3 hours

Highlights: Via delle Tombe, Porta Romana, Decumanus Maximus, Terme di Nettuno, theatre built by Agrippa, Forum, Capitolium, temple of Rome and Augustus, Basilica, House of Diana, Thermopolium, Via dei Dipinti, and Museo Ostiense.

Full-day Capri $152 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Capri
Departure time: Between 6:30am and 7:15am
Schedule: Daily, except Christmas and New Year s Day
Duration: Full day

Highlights: Travel by motorcoach to Naples and board the hovercraft to Marina Grande. Weather permitting, board motorboats to the Blue Grotto. Panoramic drive to Anacapri. Lunch at a local restaurant. NOTE: If bad weather conditions will not permit the trip from Naples to Capri, a tour of Pompeii will be offered instead (the difference in price will be refunded).

Half-day Christian Rome $51 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Christian Rome
Departure time: Between 2:00pm and 2:40pm (from March to October) and between 1:30pm and 2:15pm (from November to February)
Schedule: Daily, except Easter, Christmas and New Year s Day
Duration: 3 hours

Highlights: Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Holy Staircase, Basilica of Saint John in Laterano, ancient Appian Way, Catacombs of San Callisto, Santa Domitilla or San Sebastiano, Baths of Emperor Caracalla.

Classical and Imperial Rome $108 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Classical and Imperial Rome with lunch
Departure time: Between 8:00am and 8:40am
Schedule: Daily
Duration: Appros. 6 hours

Highlights: Basilica of St Peter (visit are not allowed during religious functions), Piazza della Repubblica,Trevi Fountain, the Colonna of Marco Aurelio, Palazzo di Montecitorio, the Pantheon (including visit), Palazzo Madama, Piazza Navona. After lunch see Piazza Venezia, Piazza del Campidoglio, Roman Forum, Circus Maximus, Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Colosseum.

Full-day Florence $176 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Florence
Departure time: Between 6:30am and 7:15am
Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only from March to October. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, except Christmas and New Year s Day from November to February.
Duration: Full day

Highlights: Academia Museum, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Baptistry, Giotto Bell Tower, Piazza della Signoria, Piazza and Church of Santa Croce. Lunch included at typical Florentine restaurant.

Half-day Imperial Rome $32 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Imperial Rome
Departure time: Between 2:00pm and 2:40pm (from March to October) and between 1:30pm and 2:15pm (from November to February)
Schedule: Daily
Duration: 3 hours

Highlights: Piazza Venezia, Piazza del Campidoglio, Roman Forum, Circus Maximus, Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Basilica of St. PAul Outside the Walls, Colosseum.

Full-day Naples & Vesuvius $168 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Naples and Vesuvius
Departure time: 6:30am
Schedule: Daily, except Christmas and New Year s Day
Duration: Full day

Highlights: In Naples, see of Castel Dell'Ovo, Piazza del Plebescito, Royal Palace, Basilica of San Francesco Di Paola, San Carlo Opera House, Gallery of Umberto I and Maschio Angioino. Continue to Mount Vesuvius.

Full-day Orvieto & Assisi $154 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Orvieto and Assisi
Departure time: Between 6:30am and 7:15am
Schedule: Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays only from March to October. Mondays and Fridays only from November to February.
Duration: Full day

Highlights: Orvieto (including lunch), Trasimeno Lake, Assisi (including Church of St. Claire, Townhall Square with its People Palace, Roman Temple dedicated to Minerva, St Francis Basilica) and town of Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Half-day Papal audience $32 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Papal Audience
Departure time: Between 7:00am and 7:40am
Schedule: Wednesdays only, based on His Holiness schedule
Duration: 3-4 hours

Highlights: The Papal Audience takes place in St. Peter Square, St. Peter Basilica or the Audience Hall, based on weather conditions and the number of participating pilgrims.

Papal blessing at Castel Gandolfo $51 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Papal blessing at Castelgandolfo
Departure time: Between 7:00am and 7:40am
Schedule: Sundays, during summer months only and based on His Holiness schedule
Duration: 4 hours

Highlights: Travel along the ancient Appian Way to His Holiness summer residence, near volcanic lake of Albano. The Papal Blessing will take place in the square facing the Papal palace of Castelgandolfo.

Half-day Roman Castles $51 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Roman Castles
Departure time: Between 2:00pm and 2:40pm
Schedule: From April to October and on Tuesdays and Saturdays only
Duration: 4 hours

Highlights: View Baths of Caracalla, Ancient Appian Way, Road of the Lakes, Colli Albani. Visit Castelgandolfo, Rocca di Papa, Grottaferrata, and Frascati, including local wine tasting.

Rome by night $112 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Rome by night with dinner
Departure time: 7:00pm
Schedule: Daily, except Christmas Eve and New Year s Eve
Duration: 3-4 hours

Highlights: Panoramic tour of the city including a stop at the Trevi Fountain, followed by a traditional Roman dinner at a typical local restaurant (including drinks).

Half-day Tivoli $72 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Tivoli
Departure time: Between 2:00pm and 2:40pm (from March to September) and between 8:00am and 8:40am (from October to February)
Schedule: Daily (except Mondays) - from March to October. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays only from November to February.
Duration: 4 hours

Highlights: Villa Adriana, Villa d'Este and its fountains

Half-day Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel $72 This Tour is Available from:Rome
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Departure time: Between 7:00am and 7:40am
Schedule: Daily, except Sundays and Religious Holidays
Duration: 3 hours

Highlights: Vatican Museums, Gallery of the Tapestries and the Geographical Maps, Sistine Chapel.