Day 2 Arrival in Rome, Italy. (Sun.) The day is free to rest or start exploring the splendid Italian capital. Later today join your Globus host for a welcome drink.

Day 3 Rome. (Mon.) Sightseeing with your local guide starts with a visit to the COLOSSEUM to hear about gladiatorial combats. Then stroll along the Via Sacra in the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Proceed along the Tiber and enter Vatican City where you visit the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement, ending up at ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. (BB)

Days 4 to 7 At Leisure in Rome. (Tue. to Fri.) Four more days to savor la dolce vita and enjoy independent activities. Take a stroll along beautiful Via Condotti and discover Rome’s hidden treasures at your own pace. If you feel like traveling, join optional excursions to Pompeii, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D., to the excavations of Rome’s antique harbor Ostia or to Frascati. Plenty of opportunity to try out local specialties at Rome’s famous restaurants. (BB daily)

Day 8 (Sat.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)

Tour DIA—Hotel Cicerone, Via Cicerone 55c, 00193 Rome—a superior first-class downtown hotel with 250 rooms, located in the center of the Prati area and within a pleasant walking distance along the Tiber to the historical Castel Sant’Angelo.

All rooms are fully air-conditioned and have private bath, satellite TV, phone and minibar. The hotel has an elegant restaurant, cosy sitting rooms, and an American bar.

Tour DIB—Hotel Claridge, Viale Liegi 62, 00198 Rome—a charming first-class stylish and modern hotel with 95 rooms, located in Parioli, one of Rome’s most exclusive residential areas and close to the verdant avenues of Villa Borghese Park.

All rooms are fully air-conditioned and have private bath, satellite TV, phone and minibar. The hotel has an American bar and spacious sitting areas.

Included Features Sightseeing 

with local guide including headsets Visit St. Peter’s Square and Basilica Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Colosseum and Roman Forum Rome city map

MEALS: Welcome drink, buffet breakfasts (BB) daily

AIRPORT TRANSFERS are included if Globus issues the tickets

INSIDE VISITS as shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable

STANDARD INCLUDED FEATURES

Quality Hotels

DIB - Rome (First-Class): ROME-CLARIDGE, a charming first-class stylish modern hotel with 95 rooms, located in Parioli, one of Rome’s most exclusive residential areas, close to the verdant avenues of Villa Borghese Park. All rooms are fully air-conditioned and have private bath, satellite TV, phone and minibar. The hotel has an American bar and spacious sitting areas