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What's included with the Italy Highlights Discovery Tour for $3,895

All Guides Services - This includes the European Discovery Guide that will be with you throughout the entire trip to make sure all goes smoothly and the local experts who know the art, history, and culture of their city inside and out. Whether it is the Edinburgh tour or the London guided tour, you will always have an escort to help you with anything you need and a local guide who grew up locally and is a historic expert. Tips are already included.

Expert Services for your Discovery Days - Whether it is research before you leave that is required, or help with phone calls, maps, arrangements, directions, or just a ride on the mini-bus to somewhere special, it is all included for your Discovery Days. This is the specialty of European Discovery and whatever help you need, it is included.

Tours and admissions - On the Highlights of Italy Tour all guided tours and admissions are included for the days when the group is together. On this tour, it is a LOT! In Venice it includes a guided morning historical highlights tour with admission to Doges Palace and St. Marks Basilica. In Tuscany it includes a city highlights tour in Florence with entrances to the Accademia(Michaelangelo's David), and the Uffizi museum and Tuscan village tour with private winery tour and tasting. In Rome it includes a guided city highlights tour with entrances to the Roman Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and a guided Vatican museum tour with museum entrance including Sistine Chapel. In Sorrento it includes a guided tour of Pompeii and a guided drive around the beautiful Amalfi Coast.

Accommodations - You will have 3-4 star accommodations for thirteen nights at centrally-located, quiet, small hotels or B&B's. Special care has been taken to find the best value in a friendly, charming and elegant hotel with local flavor that will be warm and welcoming as your home base

Transportation - All local transportation is included. Train from Venice to Cinque Terra, train/bus from Cinque Terra to Siena including stop in Pisa(with storage of luggage), rapide bus between Siena/Florence, train from Siena to Rome, bus passes in Rome, train from Rome to Naples, private transfer from Naples to Sorrento, and private mini-bus tour of the Amalfi Coast. As this tour is a land-only package, transportation cost to and from the airport are not included.

Meals - All breakfasts are included and half of your dinners some lunches (see detailed itinerary for specifics). Drinks are not included with lunches and dinners. All restaurants have been chosen for their exceptional quality of food, charm and often local history and atmosphere. Wonderful food is an important part of a great trip and we have found some great restaurants, and pubs.

"The Best" Maps - Included are wonderful, easy to read and compact maps of all of our destinations. After years of experience and looking at many maps, these are the perfect blend between size and content to make sure your Discovery Days and time on your own are spent navigating like a pro. For this tour the big maps will include Venice, Siena, Florence and Rome. There are also smaller maps in the tour handbook for Pisa, our Cinque Terra village and Sorrento.

Phone card - Included will be the use of a phone card(shared with the group) that can be used anywhere in Italy to use as you please. - dinner reservations, calling for the theater, or calling home.

Tour Handbook - The tour handbook will include all of the things that you may want to refer to before, during and after the tour. This will include some tips for before you leave such as packing lists, getting there, logistics, money, etc. For while you are there, there will be details of all of the hotels that will be used, restaurants and other things around the hotel and the itinerary plus more facts about the sites. There will also be helpful references to books and websites that could help you before you go to plan your Discovery Day.

The details - Please refer to the Terms and Conditions Agreement for the fine print and further details.