La Dolce Vita – 11 Days

Experiencing the Sweet Life, Italian-style

This is not your usual Tour, even among our exceptional Itineraries. This Tour is framed by unique encounters, sensuous pleasures and mouth-watering tastes. It has sufficient time, both in its number of days and its number of free hours, for ruminating, meandering, enjoying the moment, because you don’t waste time on logistics – we handle that. It gives you history and context, through the information and anecdotes of our expert guides, through the outstretched arms pointing to sights you would never have seen on your own. It brings you sensual encounters with food, wines, music, art and architecture, glorious views, in Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria. It features iconic destinations – Rome, Florence, Vatican City – but also fascinating secondary cities – Pisa, Lucca and Siena. It takes you into the Tuscan countryside in Chianti, Montepulciano and Montalcino, and up to the mountaintops in San Gimignano and Orvieto – and you never have to drive, only to relax. All this with Private Guides and Drivers, luxury Mercedes vehicles, and Accommodations with a sense of place, suited to your budget, in extended stays where possible so you don’t waste time changing hotels. On this exclusive private tour, your traveling companions are your friends and family, the perfect group to experience the sweetness that is indelibly Italy. Let us take you there…

Highlights: Rome Historical Center; the Vatican City State with its Museum and Basilica; Ancient Rome with the Colosseum; Christian Rome with its Catacombs; Florence with David and the Uffizi Gallery; Enjoy some of the higlihgts of Italy: Cooking and Music; Pisa and Lucca; the Chianti green Hills and its Wine; San Gimignano and Siena; the Wine Region of Val D’Orcia; Orvieto.

Inclusions

• Private services throughout
• Private Airport Transfers in luxury vehicles to and from your Hotel
• All planning, handling and operational charges
• Assistance for the complete duration of the itinerary – we are based in Rome and available to you 24/7 with no time zone issues.
• Accommodation in centrally located hotels in the category you select. We can offer 3*, 4* and 5* hotels, boutique hotels, apartments and B&Bs.
• Privately Guided Sightseeing with licensed, English-speaking Guides, either in air-conditioned vehicles or as walking tours, as noted in the itinerary
• Services of professional English-speaking, fully insured drivers as detailed in the itinerary
• All entrance fees as per the itinerary
• Meals as per the itinerary – daily breakfast (B) for days 2 – 11, dinner (D) for day 5.
• Other inclusions such as wine and product tastings and Skip-the-Line tickets, as noted in your itinerary
• Baggage handling for 1 large bag (62 in. total) and 1 carry-on bag (22x14x9 in) per person. Please note that any additional luggage may require modification in vehicle size.
• Taxes

Not Included

• City taxes
• Meals other than those included in the itinerary
• Optional and additional sightseeing not mentioned in the itinerary
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa climb is optional. Priority entrance tickets can be arranged for an additional €18 per person.
• The cost of personal items such as laundry, telephone or incidentals
• Any services not mentioned in inclusions

Please Note

• Certain venues have specific dress codes that prohibit entry to those wearing sleeveless shirts or shorts/skirts above the knee