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ITALY TOURING

From 1433 * ^ per person twin share
$

8 DAYS | ROME TO VENICE
TRAVEL TYPE: Self drive
DEPARTS: Daily (Apr – Oct)

HIGHLIGHTS
• Drive through spectacular countryside
• Sample wonderful Italian delicacies
• Enjoy an iconic gondola ride in Venice
INCLUDES
• 7 nights 4 star accommodation
• Meals as specified
• Walking tour in Siena
Tuscany • Gondola ride in Venice
GREEN HEART OF ITALY 8 DAYS • Tastings and food vouchers
^Price includes EUR2.50 Siena city tax per person per night,
ROME – SIENA REGION – FLORENCE – BOLOGNA – PADUA – VENICE EUR4.80 Florence city tax per person per night, EUR4 Bologna
city tax per person per night and EUR3 Padua city tax per
Day 1: Rome to Siena Region (D) Day 5: Bologna (B) person per night to be paid directly to the hotel by you. Price
Pick up your rental car and make your way to the Siena Head out of Bologna for Parma, heart of the Italian valid for 1 Apr – 30 Jun, 1 – 24 Oct 23. Does not include rental
region, visiting Orvieto and Perugia along the way. ‘Food Valley’ and home of raw ham and Parmigiano car or associated costs. Refer to page 10 for car hire details.
Spend the next two nights in the Siena region. Reggiano. Before returning to Bologna, stop in Modena Admission to the sites and castles payable direct.
Day 2: Siena Region (BD) and taste the famous balsamic vinegar.
Enjoy a day of exploration. Travel beautiful scenic Day 6: Bologna to Padua (B)
roads in the Tuscan hills stopping at lovely villages and After breakfast at the hotel, spend the morning
vineyards. Visit Montalcino, Pienza and Montepulciano discovering Bologna. Leave Bologna in the afternoon Venice
with some wine tastings included. Return to hotel. stopping in Ferrara before continuing to Padua. Stay the Padua 2
Day 3: Siena Region to Florence (B) next two nights in Padua.
Have breakfast before checking out and driving into Day 7: Padua to Venice to Padua (B) 2 Bologna
Siena where you will enjoy a guided city walk. After Following breakfast at the hotel, depart Padua to explore
leaving Siena, immerse yourself in the Chianti landscape Venice. Take in the sights including an iconic gondola 1 Florence
en route to Florence, for an overnight stay. ride. Return to Padua.
2 Siena
Day 4: Florence to Bologna (B) Day 8 Padua to Venice (B)
Spend a full day exploring Florence. In the late Today is free to experience Padua before returning the
afternoon, depart for Bologna and stay two nights. car to Venice airport.
START/FINISH Rome
(B = breakfast, D = dinner) OVERNIGHT

From 2270 * ^ per person twin share
$
9 DAYS | VENICE TO MONTEROSSO
AL MARE
TRAVEL TYPE: Independent rail
DEPARTS: Daily (Apr – Oct)

HIGHLIGHTS
• Wander the maze of laneways in Venice
• Discover the lakeside villages at Lake Garda and
Lake Como
• Explore the villages of the Cinque Terre
INCLUDES
• 8 nights 4 star accommodation
Desenzano del Garda, Lake Garda • Half day Walking Tour in Venice
• 2 day Cinque Terre Train Card
NORTHERN LAKES & CINQUE TERRE 9 DAYS • 1 day public ferry ticket for Lake Garda and
VENICE – VERONA – MILAN – MONTEROSSO AL MARE Lake Como
• 2nd Class rail travel Venice to Verona, Verona to
Day 1: Venice Duomo, Sforzesco Castle and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele Milan, Milan to Monterosso al Mare
Arrive in Venice and transfer independently to your hotel. II. Spend two nights in Milan.
Spend the next two nights in Venice. Day 6: Lake Como (B) • Return regional rail travel Verona to Desenzano
del Garda, Milan to Como
Day 2: Venice (B) Spend today exploring Lake Como. Travel by train to
Today, join a guided tour through Venice’s over 1600 Como and use your included ferry pass to travel the ^Price includes EUR4.50 Venice city tax per person per night,
EUR2 Verona and Monterosso al Mare city tax per person
years of history, spend the rest of the day at leisure. lake, visiting lakeside villages. Return to Milan. per night and EUR4 Milan city tax per person per night to be
Day 3: Verona (B) Day 7: Cinque Terre (B) paid directly to the hotel by you. Price valid for 15 – 24 Apr,
Travel by train to Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet. Travel to the Cinque Terre town of Monterosso al Mare. 1 Jul – 23 Aug 23.
Explore the city at your own pace, see Juliet’s balcony You will have a two-day Cinque Terre Train Card to use
and the Verona Arena. Spend two nights in Verona. for travel on the regional trains and buses that connect Lake
Day 4: Lake Garda (B) the villages. Spend two nights in Monterosso al Mare. Lake Como Garda
Spend today exploring Lake Garda. Travel by train to Day 8: Cinque Terre (B) 2
Desenzano del Garda and use your included ferry pass A free day to explore the Cinque Terre at your own pace. Milan 2 Verona 2 Venice
to travel the lake. Return to Verona. Day 9: Cinque Terre (B)
Day 5: Milan (B) Your tour ends after breakfast
Take a train to Milan, the ‘capital of the North’. On arrival (B = breakfast) Cinque Terre 2 Monterosso al Mare
spend the rest of the day exploring the city. See the START/FINISH La Spezia
OVERNIGHT

* Prices are a guide only, subject to change and availability and are in New Zealand Dollars. From prices are per person twin share, unless otherwise specified and based on the lowest room category for travel in low season. Prices for
tours and transfers are per person, unless otherwise specified. For full terms and conditions including pricing and conditions, refer to the Booking Conditions at the back of this brochure. 13