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Day 14 / Venice
HOTEL Continental Hotel Venice or similar
INCLUDED TOURS Venice
Day 15 / Return to U.S.
POST-TRIP OPTION:
3 nights in Venice, Italy
IT’S INCLUDED
•Choose to purchase Grand Circle’s
airfare, and your airport transfers,
government taxes, fees, and airline fuel
surcharges are included. Or, make your
own air arrangements
•
Accommodations for 13 nights in
comfortable rooms with private baths
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24 meals: 13 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 9
dinners
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8 included tours
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Exclusive Discovery Series events:
Italian With & Without Words language
lesson • The Art of the Renaissance
discussion • Home-Hosted Dinner •
History of South Tyrol discussion
•Exclusive services of a resident Grand
Circle Program Director (assigned to no
more than 42 travelers)
•Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage
per person, including tips
•
5% Frequent Traveler Credit applicable
toward your next Grand Circle trip—an
average of $242
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Gratuities on your main trip for local
guides and motorcoach drivers
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Personal headset for all included and
optional tours on your main trip
•Private motorcoach land travel
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Pacing
•5 locations in 14 days, including 2
single-night stays
Physical Requirements
•Travelers using walkers, crutches, or
other mobility aids must travel with a
companion who can assist them
•Program Directors reserve the right to
modify participation or send travelers
home if their limitations impact the
group’s experience
•Walk 3 miles unassisted and
participate in 3-5 hours of physical
activities daily, including stairs
Terrain & Transportation
•Balance and agility are required to
board vaporetto (small ferry) in Venice
•1 full day at altitudes between 3,0006,000 feet
•Not accessible for travelers using
wheelchairs or scooters
•Uneven walking surfaces, unpaved
paths, hills, stairs, and cobblestones
•Travel by 45-seat motorcoach, 100seat ferry boat, and vaporetto
Climate
•Daytime temperatures range from
51-89°F during touring season
•June-August are the warmest months
•March and November weather can be
unpredictable and change quickly
•Expect strong, cold winds in the
Dolomite Alps in April-May and
September-October
YOUR ITINERARY
Day 1 / Depart U.S.
Day 2 / Rome, Italy.
You’ll be met at the airport and assisted
to your hotel, where you’ll be joined by
fellow travelers who took our optional
pre-trip extension to Rome, Italy. Tonight,
mingle with fellow Grand Circle travelers and meet your Program Director over
a Welcome Drink, followed by dinner at
your hotel.
D—Hotel Victoria or similar
Day 3 / Rome • Orvieto • Florence.
After breakfast, you’ll depart for Florence,
stopping along the way to visit the hilltop
town of Orvieto, where you’ll enjoy lunch
in a local restaurant.
EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT
This afternoon, take part in an Italian With
& Without Words language lesson.
EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT
Later, enjoy a presentation on the history
of The Art of the Renaissance.
Dinner is at your hotel this evening.
B,L,D—Hotel Albani Firenze or
similar
Day 4 / Florence •
Home-Hosted Dinner.
This morning, embark on a walking
tour of Florence with an expert local
guide, including the opportunity to see
Michelangelo’s famed David statue.
EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT
This evening, enjoy a Home-Hosted
Dinner with a local family, and savor true
Tuscan flavors while learning about life in
modern-day Italy.
B,D—Hotel Albani Firenze or similar
Day 5 / Florence • Optional Treasures
of Tuscany tour.
Today is free for you to visit some of
Florence’s famous sites on your own.
Perhaps you’ll visit the Uffizi Gallery,
or countless other attractions in this
fascinating city, which is designated a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can
also choose to join an optional Treasures of
Tuscany tour this morning. You’ll explore
the medieval hill town of San Gimignano,
known as the “Town of Towers,” and visit
the Chianti wine-producing estate of
Castello Oliveto, where you’ll take a tour
of the manor and its wine cellar and enjoy
lunch.
B—Hotel Albani Firenze or similar
Day 6 / Florence •
Optional Siena tour.
Your day is free to spend as you please.
Or, take advantage of a full-day optional
tour to Siena, including lunch at a local
trattoria (casual restaurant). Take a tour
and discover this medieval walled city,
built on three ridges and dominating
the land between the valleys of Arbia
and Elsa. Here and throughout the city
are some of the most splendid examples
of Gothic architecture in Italy. Tonight,
dinner is in a local restaurant.
B,D—Hotel Albani Firenze or similar
Day 7 / Florence •Santa Margherita.
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before
journeying to Santa Margherita. Along
our route we stop in Pisa, where you
have free time to explore the Piazza dei
Miracoli (Square of Miracles) at your own
pace. After checking in to the hotel, you’ll
enjoy a walk around the vicinity with
your Program Director. Tonight, enjoy an
included dinner at a local restaurant.
B,D—Hotel Jolanda or similar
Day 8 / Santa Margherita.
After breakfast, enjoy a morning at
leisure. This afternoon, join an included
excursion to Portofino featuring a scenic
boat ride (depending on the season and
weather permitting). Lunch and dinner
are on your own today.
B—Hotel Jolanda or similar
Day 9 / Santa Margherita.
Take advantage of a full day to savor the
delights of the Italian Riviera according to
your own interests. You may want to discover the nearby Cinque Terre, where five
little villages, each with its own unique
character, are built into the cliffs between
the beach and the vineyard-terraced hills
of this rocky coastline. Dinner tonight is
included at your hotel.
B,D—Hotel Jolanda or similar
For reservations and information, call toll-free 1-800-597-2452 • press 2
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Your itinerary continued
Day 10 / Santa Margherita • Bolzano.
After breakfast at your hotel, begin your
journey to Bolzano. Along the way, you’ll
stop in Verona, where you’ll be met by a
local guide for a walking tour of the city
made famous by Shakespeare’s Romeo and
Juliet. We arrive in Bolzano in late afternoon
and check into our hotel. Bolzano is located
high in the Alps near the border of Austria,
and is a true blend of Italian and Tyrolean
cultures. You’ll enjoy an included dinner at
a local restaurant this evening.
B,D—Parkhotel Luna Mondschein or
similar
Day 11 / Bolzano • History of South
Tyrol discussion • Optional Renon
Mountain Tour & Farmhouse Dinner.
EXCLUSIVE DISCOVERY SERIES EVENT
After breakfast, learn about the History of
South Tyrol during a discussion that spans
from the Middle Ages to modern life in
this part of northern Italy.
Then set off on a walking tour in the company of an expert local guide introducing
you to Bolzano’s Austrian and Italian
influences. This afternoon, join us for an
optional excursion to Renon Mountain,
which rises over Bolzano. We’ll reach the
mountain by cable car, taking in panoramic views of the city and surrounding
areas. Continue by train to a nearby
village where you’ll have time to explore
the town and learn more about local life.
Here, you’ll stop at a traditional maso
(Tyrolean farmhouse), and then you’ll
continue to Unterrin for dinner in a local
gasthof (tavern). Or, enjoy an afternoon to
make your own discoveries in Bolzano.
B—Parkhotel Luna Mondschein or
similar
Day 12 / Bolzano.
Join us on today’s full-day tour to the
Dolomite Mountains, and witness some
of the most amazing Alpine scenery in
Europe. You’ll stop to visit picturesque
Castelrotto, famous for its baroque
church steeple and painted houses, and
then you’ll savor the hearty Alpine food
during lunch at a typical South Tyrolean
restaurant. You’ll continue on to enjoy
the spectacular views from the Pordoi and
Sella passes and the Eggental Valley. This
evening, dinner is on your own.
B,L—Parkhotel Luna Mondschein or
similar
Day 13 / Bolzano •
Optional Innsbruck tour.
Spend your day at leisure. You may
choose to explore the historical streets,
shop at the traditional fruit market, or
relax at a local cafe. Or, you can journey
farther into Tyrol as you cross the border
with Austria to visit the Tyrolean capital
of Innsbruck during an optional tour.
Embark on a walking tour of Innsbruck’s
Old Town and discover Maria-Theresien
Strasse, and the magnificent City Tower,
built in 1442. Then enjoy lunch in a local
restaurant followed by free time to
explore on your own. Back in Bolzano
tonight, dinner is at your hotel.
B,D—Parkhotel Luna Mondschein or
similar
Day 14 / Bolzano • Venice.
This morning, transfer to Venice, where
you’ll experience a local form of transportation known as a vaporetto (a small
ferry) which will take you to your hotel.
This afternoon, enjoy a walking tour of
the “City of Canals” in the company of a
local expert guide. Your tour will include
famous sites such as the Piazza San Marco
(St. Mark’s Square), the center of Venice,
and St. Mark’s Basilica. Tonight, enjoy a
Farewell Dinner with your travel companions at a local restaurant.
B,D—Continental Hotel Venice
or similar
Day 15 / Venice • Return to U.S.
You’ll be escorted to the airport after
breakfast for your flight home. Or, extend
your stay with our Venice, Italy post-trip
extension.
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TAILOR YOUR VACATION WITH OUR
OPTIONAL TOURS
Treasures of Tuscany
Day 5, $125 per person
Siena Day 6, $125 per person
Renon Mountain Tour & Farmhouse
Dinner Day 11, $100 per person
Please note: Cable car may not operate on all
departures. In this case, you will make the transfer
by motorcoach.
Innsbruck Day 13, $145 per person
Optional tour prices include gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers, are
U.S. dollar estimates determined at the time of publication, and are subject to change.
Optional tours may vary.
For reservations and information, call toll-free 1-800-597-2452 • press 2
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PRE-TRIP EXTENSION
Rome, Italy
3 nights from
$595
Single Supplement: FREE
TRAVEL FROM ONLY $199/NIGHT
The Forum, Rome, Italy
YOUR ITINERARY
Day 1 / Depart U.S
Day 2 / Rome, Italy
Arrive in Rome, where you’ll be met
at the airport and assisted to your hotel,
as well as taken on an orientation walk
to get acquainted with the nearby area.
This evening, join your fellow travelers
for a Welcome Drink before dinner on
your own.
Hotel Victoria or similar
Day 3 / Rome
After breakfast, join your local representative for an informative briefing about
your upcoming days in Rome, in addition
to a discovery walk of the neighborhood.
The remainder of your day is at leisure.
This evening, join us for a walking tour
of Trastevere and the Roman Ghetto
before dinner at a local restaurant.
B,D—Hotel Victoria or similar
IT’S INCLUDED
Day 4 / Rome • Optional Rome of
the Caesars tour
Explore Rome’s treasures on your own
today. Or join our optional Rome of
the Caesars tour this morning, which
includes a visit to the Roman Forum and
the Colosseum. Tonight, have dinner
on your own in one of Rome’s exquisite
restaurants.
B—Hotel Victoria or similar
Day 5 / Rome • Optional Vatican
Museums & Sistine Chapel tour
Enjoy a day to make your own discoveries. Or, join us today for an optional
half-day tour of the Vatican Museums
and the Sistine Chapel. This evening,
you’ll join your fellow travelers and begin
your Italy: Tuscany, the Alps & the Riviera
Land Tour.
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• Accommodations for 3 nights
• 4 meals: 3 breakfasts and 1 dinner
• 2 included tours: Rome discovery walk,
Trastevere & Roman Ghetto
• Exclusive services of a Grand Circle
Program Director
• Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers on your extension and all
optional tours
• All transfers
FEATURED HOTEL
Hotel Victoria (Superior First Class) •
Rome, Italy
This extension may not be available on all departures. Select departures feature similar accommodations. Additional
taxes and fees apply. Ask your Travel Counselor for details.
Located in the heart of Rome overlooking
the Villa Borghese Park, Hotel Victoria features indoor and outdoor pools, health
club, and restaurant. Each air-conditioned
room includes a TV, wireless Internet
access, and refrigerator.
For reservations and information, call toll-free 1-800-597-2452 • press 2
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DISCOVER MORE AND MAXIMIZE YOUR VALUE
POST-TRIP EXTENSION
Venice, Italy
3 nights from
$845
Single Supplement: FREE
TRAVEL FROM ONLY $249/NIGHT
Venetian Lagoon, Venice, Italy
YOUR ITINERARY
Day 1 / Venice • Optional Twilight
Gondola Ride
This morning, become acquainted with
the area during an orientation walk
around your hotel. Explore the city at
your own pace this afternoon. This evening, you may choose to join an optional
gondola ride, complete with dinner.
Continental Hotel Venice or similar
Day 2 / Venice
After breakfast, enjoy some time at
leisure, or choose to visit to the islands
of Murano and Burano with your local
representative. Then, the day is yours to
further explore the canals and narrow
streets of Venice, with lunch and dinner
on your own.
B—Continental Hotel Venice
or similar
IT’S INCLUDED
Day 3 / Venice
This morning, join your local representative for a discovery walk in the Rialto
Markets as well as San Polo, the smallest
of Venice’s six districts. Then, with the
rest of the day to pursue your own interests in Venice, you can revisit a favorite
site in more depth or continue to find
new treasures. Perhaps you’ll explore the
Venice lagoon, or stroll through the halls
of the Accademia Gallery.
B,D—Continental Hotel Venice or
similar
• Accommodations for 3 nights
• 4 meals: 3 breakfasts and 1 dinner
• 2 included tours: Cannareggio &
Dorsoduro, Rialto Markets & San Polo
• Exclusive services of a Grand Circle
Program Director
• Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers on your extension and all
optional tours
• All transfers
FEATURED HOTEL
Day 4 / Venice • Return to U.S
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for
your flight home.
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Continental Hotel Venice (Moderate
First Class) • Venice, Italy
This extension may not be available on all departures. Select departures feature similar accommodations. Additional
taxes and fees apply. Ask your Travel Counselor for details.
Located in the center of Venice, the
Continental Hotel Venice is the former
home of a noble Venetian family and
overlooks the Grand Canal. Each airconditioned room features a TV, wireless
Internet access, and safe.
For reservations and information, call toll-free 1-800-597-2452 • press 2
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Italy: Tuscany, the Alps & the Riviera
LAND TOUR ONLY
September 19, 2016
$3495
Single Supplement: FREE. Single accommodations are limited. If single rooms
are full, ask about our Roommate Matching Service.
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