Tour Number: 2500253EM
Group Leader: Elizabeth Vaughn
Requested Departure Date: 6/2/2023
Requested Return Date: 6/13/2023
Requested Departure Gateway: Huntsville (AL)

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For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

12 days

The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

  • Day 2: Milan • Venice

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Travel to Venice

  • Day 3: Venice

    Take a ferry to Venice

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

    Travel by water taxi to the island of Burano

    Exploration time in Burano

    Enjoy a gondola ride 

  • Day 4: Venice • Florence

    Travel to Florence

  • Day 5: Florence

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Pisa

    Pisa

    Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style.

  • Day 6: Florence • Assisi

    Travel to Assisi

    Tour Assisi with an expert local guide

    Visit the Basilica of St. Francis
  • Day 7: Assisi • Pompeii • Sorrento

    Travel via Pompeii to Sorrento 

    Tour the ruins of Pompeii with an expert local guide

    Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento

  • Day 8: Sorrento • Rome

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Capri

    Capri

    Enjoy stunning views of the Amalfi coastline as you ferry across the Bay of Naples to Capri, where a guided tour will introduce you to the island’s timeless charm. Then, enjoy free time before taking in Capri's spectacular coast by boat. Note: If weather conditions do not permit a cruise, you will explore the towns of Capri and Anacapri with your guide.

    Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento

    Travel to Rome

  • Day 9: Rome

    Tour the Roman Forum and the Colosseum with an expert local guide

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

    (Vatican subject to closings on Sundays and holidays.)

    Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    You will see:

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps
  • Day 10: Rome

    Tour the Catacombs with an expert local guide

    Visit the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls

    Take a guided tour of Trastevere and Janiculum Hill

     With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Theatre Marcellus
    • Jewish Ghetto
    • Tiberino Island
  • Day 11: Rome

    Tour Ostia Antica with an expert local guide

    Explore Rome on your own

  • Day 12: Depart for home

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

  • Day 2: Milan • Venice

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

    Travel to Venice

  • Day 3: Venice

    Take a ferry to Venice

    Take a guided tour of Venice

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • St. Mark’s Square
    • Grand Canal

    See a glass-blowing demonstration

    Travel by water taxi to the island of Burano

    Exploration time in Burano

    Enjoy a gondola ride 

  • Day 4: Venice • Florence

    Travel to Florence

  • Day 5: Florence

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise
    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Pisa

    Pisa

    Journey to Pisa on this half-day excursion. Enjoy a guided tour of the city’s Field of Miracles, where you can snap a picture of the 12th-century Leaning Tower, aslant ever since the third floor was built. This is where Galileo was said to have developed his laws of gravity. Also visit the adjacent cathedral and baptistery, which contain exquisite marble pulpits carved in the Gothic style.

  • Day 6: Florence • Assisi

    Travel to Assisi

    Tour Assisi with an expert local guide

    Visit the Basilica of St. Francis
  • Day 7: Assisi • Pompeii • Sorrento

    Travel via Pompeii to Sorrento 

    Tour the ruins of Pompeii with an expert local guide

    Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento

  • Day 8: Sorrento • Rome

    Explore on your own or
    Add this in-depth excursion
    Capri

    Capri

    Enjoy stunning views of the Amalfi coastline as you ferry across the Bay of Naples to Capri, where a guided tour will introduce you to the island’s timeless charm. Then, enjoy free time before taking in Capri's spectacular coast by boat. Note: If weather conditions do not permit a cruise, you will explore the towns of Capri and Anacapri with your guide.

    Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento

    Travel to Rome

  • Day 9: Rome

    Tour the Roman Forum and the Colosseum with an expert local guide

    Take a guided tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

    (Vatican subject to closings on Sundays and holidays.)

    Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    You will see:

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps
  • Day 10: Rome

    Tour the Catacombs with an expert local guide

    Visit the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls

    Take a guided tour of Trastevere and Janiculum Hill

     With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Theatre Marcellus
    • Jewish Ghetto
    • Tiberino Island
  • Day 11: Rome

    Tour Ostia Antica with an expert local guide

    Explore Rome on your own

  • Day 12: Depart for home


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