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Discover Tuscany
November 5 - 14,2009
10 Days
r 13 Meals:8 Breakfasts r 5 Dinners
COLLETTT
VACATIONS
Discover Tuscany
ighlighf,S...Rome
o Assisi e Basilica of St. Francis o Montecatini Terme o Florence
Tuscan Feast o San Girnignano o Winery Tour o Siena
Per Person Rates:
Included in Price:
Double 821999; Single $3,399; Triple $2,969
Air Taxes and Fees/Surcharges of $490 (subject to increase until paid in ful1), Hotel Transfers, Round Trip Air from New york
Not included in price:
Cancellation Waiver and Insurance of 5200 oer
Day 1: Thursday, November 05, 2009
Overnight Flight
Your adventure begins with an ovemight
flight to italy. Rolling landscapes, savory
wines, delicious food, and stunning
architecture... this can only be Tuscany. On
this special joumey you will enjoy walking
tours in Italy's most charming towns, visit
magnificent historic monuments and sample
mouth-watering cuisine and wines.
Day 2: Friday, November 06, 2009
Arrive Rome, Italy - Tour Begins
Your tour begins in Rome. This evening,
get acquainted with your fellow
travelers
during a festive welcome dinner at a local
restaurant where regional foods, traditional
opera music and fine Italian wines kick off
your Tuscan adventure. Today dinnerwill be
included.
Day 3: Saturday, November 07,2009
Rome - Assisi - Montecatini Terme
*LANGUAGE DISCOVERY: Today,
your Tour Manager will help you
discover the origin and history of the
language(s) you will experience on your
tour along with key words and
phrases
that will help you communicate with the
locals,*
Travel north from Rome to the
medieval walled
city of Assisi,
the
birthplace of the patron saint of ltaiy, St.
Francis. A local expert guides you on a tour
of the magnificent Basilica of St. Francis
and the historic old
city.
Continue on
through beautiful Tuscany, ending
famous spa resort town
of
in
the
Montecatini
Terme, your home for the next six nights.
Today brealcfast and dinner will be included.
Day 4: Sunday, November 08, 2009
Florence
A cultural tour in the "Cradle of the Italian
Renaissance" showcases the beautiful city of
Florence. A local Florentine guide
of the city's priceless
highlights many
treasures, including the Academy Gallery*
which houses Michelangelo's monumental
statue of David. At the Piazza del Duomo,
which is the center of religious life in
medieval Florence, you will see the
impressive Cathedral of Santa Maria del
Fiore. You will also view the Church of
Santa Croce and the burial places of
Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli. The
remainder ofyour day is at leisure to explore
this unparalleled cify. *A delightful
experience awaits you this evening when
you attend a Tuscan feast featuring
traditional cuisine, savory wines and your
favorite Italian melodies.;k
brealcfast and dinner
Today
will be included.
the hiiltop village of
San
Gimignano, one of the most picturesque
places in Tuscany. Explore this enchanting
medieval town, from its famous 14 towers to
its
Day 6: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Montecatini Terme
Enjoy
a day of
leisure
magnificent vistas overlooking the
vineyards of Tuscany. Enjoy free time for
lunch and perhaps some famous Italian
gelato before hitting some of the town's
great shops. Your day continues with a
special visit to a Tuscan winery for the
to relax
and
experience the local flavor. Take this
opporfunity to shop at the local boutiques
and dine at one
of the many fine
local
restaurants. Or perhaps you will choose an
optional excursion to Pisa and Lucca. The
ancient maritime Repubiic of Pisa is where
you wiil find the Piazza dei Miracoli, the
Cathedral
or "Duomo", its
historic
Baptistery and the world-famous Leaning
Tower of Pisa! Together they make up your
Italian piazza. Your option continues with a
joumey to historic Lucca, one of the most
charming old towns in Tuscany, to explore
its gothic palaces, quaint shops, and bustling
streets. Today brealdast
Day 5: Monday, November 09,2009
San Gimignano
Discover
opportunity to sample a selection of the local
wines that have made Tuscanv so wellknown, During your visit, learn about the
art of winemaking and the process of
making Italian olive oil. Today breal{ast
will be included.
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Day 7: Wednesday, November 11,2009
Siena
Begin the day leaming the traditional Italian
techniques of leather making during a visit
to the family-owned Pierotucci Leather
Shop. Continue your joumey through
Tuscany's low-lying hilis and olive groves
to Siena, one of Italy's most beautiful cities.
*Embark on a lovely walking tour
through Siena's narrow, Gothic streets
and behold stunning palaces, mansions
and the historic Piazza del Campo.*
Enjoy free time to soak up Siena's
captivating ambiance and perhaps have
Day 8: Thursday, November 12,2009
Florence
rtToday you return to Florence and enjoy
Day 9: Friday, November 13,2009
Montecatini - Rome
Palace*.'* See master works by arlists such
as Raphael, Rubens and Caravaggio in this
arrival you will have an opportunity to enjoy
an optional tour of Classical Rome featuring
the Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, Roman
Forum and Piazza Yenezia. This evening,
join your fellow travelers and friends for a
a guided tour of the
amazing pitti
impressive collection, and also tour the
staterooms of this former royal paiace. The
remainder of the day is at leisure for you to
independently explore the many treasures of
this great city. Retum to Montecatini for an
evening at leisure. Today brealcfast wilt be
included.
lunch in one of the city's cafes. Or, you may
climb to the top of the Torre Del Mangia for
a breathtaking view of Siena and the Tuscan
countryside. Today brealcfast and dinnerwill
Day
3-
Rome - Tour Ends
Your tour ends today. Today breatcfast will
be included.
Ovemight Flight
Crowne Plaza St. peter's, Rome
Hotel Ercolini & Savi, Montecatini Terme or
Hotel Minerva, Montecatini Terme
Crowne plaza St. peter's, Rome
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Day 9
farewell dinner celebrating the end of a
mernorable trip to the unforgettable and
ever-beautiful region of Tuscany. Today
breal{ast and dinner will be included.
Day 10: Saturday, November 14,2009
be included.
Day 1
Day 2
Depart Montecatini this morning for the
cosmopolitan capital of Italy, Rome! Upon
"Value Stay": tours provide all the primary experiences a standard
Collette Tour offers. These vacations have fewer inclusions and meals,
and may stay at 3 -4 star hotels, or hotels not as centrally located.
On some dates alternate hotels mav be used.
*The Pitti Palace and Academy
Gallery are closed Mondays.
Please Note:
Air rate ald schedule are applicable for groups of 1 0 or more traveling on the
same flights and dates.
Single accommodations are limited md are available on a first come.
basis.
fint
served
To complete your vacation, we include roundtrip airyort-to_hotel transfers
when
purchasing_ Collette airfare with your tour. If you hive manged for your
own air, we
are pleased to provide you the option of purchuing these fmsfers. please
all trmsfers will leave
Days of features are interchangeable.
To truly experience the program and destination, you need to be able to participate in
physical activities such as longer walking tours, walking over uneven tenain,
climbing stairs md periods of standing. Some of the touring diys may be longer, with
select included activities occuning later in the evening. Some of the mosi unique
sightseeing cm mem accessing locations that restrict motorcoaches, especially in
historic areas. For your comfort, we recommend bringing walking shoes.
note that
at
pre-scheduled times.
For more information contact
718-442-8000. wr.w.m
association operates
iDENTIFICATION
expffie.
Certain coutries require a
minimum of 5 months passport validity. You are sfrongly urged to contact the
appropriaie coroulate for details. Visit m.travel.state.gov for the U.S. State
Departnent for the latest details about passports md visa requiremmts.
Passports are required for this tour at your
Travel registration
MPORTANT: We recomend that our ciients haveli.ng abroad iake a photocopy
of their passport and appiicable visas. It should be packed separately ftom your
actual passport md visa. We also recommend leaving a copy at home with your
emergenry contact.
Cancellation Chuges for this tou After your seat reduction date has passed, a
non-refundable deposit wiil be reiained. For Cmcell.ation between 60-15 days prior
to depafcure: cancellation lee of 20o/o of total price. For cmcellation between 15-1
days prior to departure: cmcellation lee ol 40"/" of ioial Price. For canceLlation on
the day of departure and after: 100% of total price. For Ocem Cruises: For
cancellation between 90-51 days prior to departure: cmcellation fe of 25ok of tolal
price. For cancellation betwen 60-31 days prior to departure: 50% of total price' 30
or fewer days prior to departure: 100% of total price. For River Croises: induding
Europe, Russia, Eglpt and Crina, 90-51 days prior io departure: cancellation fee of
40% of iotal price. For cmcellation between 60-31 days prior to deParlure;
cancellation fee of 75Yo of iotal price. For cmceLlation 30 or fewer days prior to
departure: cmcellation fee of 100% of iotal price. For Galapagos md Antarctica: A
cancellation fe of 50% will apply for cmcellation between 120-90 days prior to
departure; A cmcellation charge of 100% will apply for cmcellation less thm 90
days prior to departure. For Oberammergau; Non-refundable deposit will be
retained. A cmcellation fe of 75% will apply for cmcellation between L20-90 days
prior to depariure; A cancellation charge of 100% will apply for cmcellation less
thm 90 days prior to departure. Cancellation Protection is highly recommended
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itseU, made io Collette Vacatioro for travel anmgements in case of cmcellation of
your travel plms for any reason prior to the day of departure. The Waiver and
Insurmce does not cover any sirgle supplement dlarges which arise from m
individual's Traveling compmion electing to cmcel for any reason prior to
departure. Upon cancellation of hmportation or havei semices where you, the
ostomer, are not at fauit md have not cmceled in violation of the tems and
conditions above, you witl be refurded 100%. Please see your sales agent for more
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death, property damage or other lost accident, delay, inconvenience, or
irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of (1) my wongful, negligmt,
willfuI or mauthorized acts or omissions on the Part of my of the suppliers or
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facilities or practitioners, weather, strikes, theft or other cininal acts, war,
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Collette resewes the right to make changes in the published itinerary whmever, in
their soie iudgmeni, conditions warrant or if they deem it necessary for the
confort, convenience, or safety of the tour. They reserve ihe right io wiihdraw my
lour mouced. ColleHe reserves the righi to decline to accept my person as a
member of the tour, or to require any ParticiPani to withdraw {rom the tour at any
tine, when such action is detemined by the tour manager to be in the best interests
of the healih, safety, and general welfare of the tour grouP or of the individual
parlicipmt. Neither does Collette accePt liability for my canier's cancellation
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concening, relating, or refening to this contract, the brochure or my other
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