Grand Tour of Italy
What's Included
- Return coach travel & ferry crossings
- First & last night on a bed & breakfast basis in France (JG3 rating) (last night with a light evening meal)
- Additional overnight stay on outward & return journey in Switzerland/France (JG3 rating) on a half-board basis
- 9 nights at a selection of hotels in Italy (JG3+ & JG4 rating) with dinner & breakfast
- Excursions to Florence, Rome & Venice
- En-route visits to Strasbourg, Pisa, Siena, Orvieto & Verona
- Guided tours of Rome, Pisa, Verona, Florence & Venice
- Scenic drive through the Alps (includes St Gotthard Pass)
- Welcome drink
- Porterage
- Fruit & water in room on arrival
- Services of a tour manager
Itinerary
Day 1 to Day 14
Day 1 – Overnight stay in Reims, France
Day 2 – Overnight stay in Basel, Switzerland
Day 3 – Alpine Vistas & Pisa
Day 4 – Florence
Day 5 – Day at leisure
Day 6 – Siena
Day 7 – Discover Rome
Day 8 – Orvieto
Day 9 – Bassano del Grappa
Day 10 – Venice
Day 11 – Verona
Day 12 – Overnight stay in Grenoble, France
Day 13 – Overnight stay in Troyes, France
Day 14 – Ferry home
We’ll stay in a hand-picked selection of comfortable hotels throughout Italy, each chosen for its quality, location and warm hospitality. These include the Hotel Adua in Montecatini, the Green Park Hotel, Pamphili, in Rome, Hotel Aosta in Piemonte and either the Hotel Palladio or the Hotel Belvedere in Bassano del Grappa.
Your hotel will be confirmed approximately 3 weeks before departure, therefore we cannot guarantee that the hotel will have a lift and/or ground floor rooms and may be unsuitable for those with limited mobility.
We'll also stay in a selection of overnight hotels in Reims, Basel, Grenoble and Troyes.
Your hotel will be confirmed approximately 3 weeks before departure, therefore we cannot guarantee that the hotel will have a lift and/or ground floor rooms and may be unsuitable for those with limited mobility.