ITINERARY 2006 -
Day 1 Board
your overnight transatlantic flight.
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Day 2 Arrival
in Rome, Italy. Time to rest or start exploring the
Eternal City. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling
companions and leave the hotel for a special welcome dinner
with wine in one of Rome’s lively restaurants. (D)
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Day 3 Rome.
Sightseeing with your Local Guide starts with a visit to the
VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL (arranged next morning if
closed today), world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling
paintings and The Last Judgement. Continue to monumental ST.
PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. Cross the Tiber and visit the
COLOSSEUM and the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in
triumph. Then time for independent activities and exciting
optional excursion possibilities. (BB)
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Day 4 Rome-Pisa-Florence.
Follow the Aurelian Way along the Tyrrhenian coast to Pisa.
Here take your pictures of the amazing Leaning Tower, 180 feet
high and no less than 12 feet out of the perpendicular. Then
on to Florence, the splendid capital of Tuscany. (BB,D)
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Day 5 Florence.
Follow your Local Guide to the magnificent CATHEDRAL,
Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistry’s heavy bronze “Gate
of Paradise,” and sculpture-studded SIGNORIA SQUARE. To top
it off, admire Michelangelo’s celebrated David in the
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS. The afternoon is free. Florentine
leather goods and gold jewelry sold by the ounce are
attractive buys. You may wish to join an optional dinner
outing to a fine Tuscan restaurant. (BB)
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Day 6 Florence-Verona-Venice.
North to Verona, medieval setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo
and Juliet. See Juliet’s Balcony and the well-preserved
Arena. Stroll around the picturesque market square. Tonight
you are in Venice, a powerful magnet for romantics and art
lovers from around the globe. (BB)
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Day 7 Venice.
Start the day in style by PRIVATE BOAT to meet your Local
Guide. Highlights of your walking tour are ST. MARK’S SQUARE
and the BYZANTINE BASILICA, lavish DOGES’ PALACE and the
BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Also watch skilled GLASS BLOWERS fashion
their delicate objects in an age-old traditional manner.
Afterwards enjoy Venice at your own pace or join an optional
cruise to the charming island of Burano. Tonight is your
chance to sample the city’s fine restaurants. (BB)
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Day 8 Venice-Rome.
A scenic drive today through the lush plains of the mighty
River Po and across the wooded Apennine mountain range. An
exciting detour then takes you off the highway into the vine-
and olive-clad Tuscan Hills which are the home of the popular
Chianti wines. Then speed south along the Highway of the Sun.
An optional festive dinner may be just the way to celebrate
the success of your Italian vacation. (BB)
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| Day 9 Your
homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB) |
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Dates
& Prices: ZJ —
US$
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4/21/2006 |
4/22/2006 |
4/29/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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4/23/2006 |
4/24/2006 |
5/1/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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4/25/2006 |
4/26/2006 |
5/3/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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4/26/2006 |
4/27/2006 |
5/4/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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4/28/2006 |
4/29/2006 |
5/6/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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4/30/2006 |
5/1/2006 |
5/8/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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5/2/2006 |
5/3/2006 |
5/10/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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5/3/2006 |
5/4/2006 |
5/11/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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5/5/2006 |
5/6/2006 |
5/13/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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5/7/2006 |
5/8/2006 |
5/15/2006 |
On
request |
$1,469.00 |
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US$ 2006 price details
- Airfares
are based on departures from New York.
- Departure/arrival
taxes and fares from other cities will
be advised at time of booking.
- Winter
departures (tour ZJW Nov.'06-Apr.'07)
are subject to itinerary and price
modification.
- Single
room supplement: $255.
- Triple
room reduction per person: $24.
Extra nights per person in Rome:
ZJ:
Jan.-Apr.'06: in single room $198, in twin
room $142, in triple room $123;
May'06-Apr.'07: in single room $212, in twin
room $155, in triple room $123.
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HOTEL CENTRALLY LOCATED
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RATES PER
PERSON |
| DBL |
From $ 1469.- |
| SINGLE SUPL. |
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OPTIONALS: Choice of optional
excursions at reasonable prices to customize your own
experience. Please find a detailed list in your travel
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Trip Highlights
Sightseeing with local
guides: Rome, Florence, Venice
- Special Features: Colosseum,
Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Leaning Tower of Pisa,
Michelangelo’s David, private transfer boat in Venice, Romeo &
Juliet’s Verona,
St. Anthony’s Padua, Chianti country
All
This is Included
- Scheduled transatlantic flights and
airport transfers in Rome if Globus issues the tickets; see page
25
- Services of a professional tour
director
- Hotels listed below or equivalent.
Twin-bedded rooms with private bath or shower, hotel taxes,
service charges, and tips for baggage handling
- 7 buffet breakfasts (BB); 2
three-course dinners (D), including a special welcome dinner with
wine in Rome
- Private deluxe motorcoach featuring
full air-conditioning, extra leg room, and emergency washroom
- Inside visits as shown in UPPERCASE
in the tour description, including admission charges where
applicable
- Globus travel bag and travel
documents
QUALITY
HOTELS
ROME Albani
(F), FLORENCE Raffaello (F) or
Jolly (F), VENICE Carlton &
Grand Canal (F), ROME Melia Roma
Aurelia Antica (F) or Jolly Midas (F) or Villa Pamphili (F) or
Albani (F)
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