Venice, Florence, Rome & Sorrento

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To find your ideal vacation in mainland Europe, browse through our guided coach tours to Italy, Eastern Europe and the Balkan Peninsula that vary in length from 7 – 20 days. These quality vacations offer great value for money and feature prepaid daily sightseeing, excellent hotels, full breakfasts and most dinners. 
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Pisa where you’ll view the famous Piazza del Miracoli with its Leaning Tower
    • Discover Pompeii, visit to the haunting site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
    • Visit Sorrento
    • Explore Rome, visit some of the stylish shops and galleries, visit a museum and sightsee

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    To find your ideal vacation in mainland Europe, browse through our guided coach tours to Italy, Eastern Europe and the Balkan Peninsula that vary in length from 7 – 20 days. These quality vacations offer great value for money and feature prepaid daily sightseeing, excellent hotels, full breakfasts and most dinners. 

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityVenice
End CityNaples

Travel Themes

  • 50 plus
  • Cultural
  • Rafting, Kayaking, Canoeing
  • Transformative

Destinations

Activities

  • Culture
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion

Trip includes

    • First class hotels, rooms with private facilities
    • Breakfast daily, 1 lunch & 6 dinners
    • Airport arrival and departure transfers
    • Touring by modern air-conditioned motor coach
    • Professional Tour Director throughout
    • Luggage handling
    • Whisper technology enhanced touring
    • Service charges and hotel taxes

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Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Venice

Meals: Dinner

Arriving at Venice’s airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free until you gather for a Welcome Dinner with your Tour Director and traveling companions.

Day 2: In Venice

Meals: Breakfast

Your sightseeing tour of Venice starts with a walking tour in St. Mark’s Square, visiting St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace. Then you will view the Bell Tower and Bridge of Sighs. On to visit a glassblowing factory, to watch a demonstra...

Day 3: To Florence

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Drive to Ferrara, a Renaissance gem standing on the banks of the Po River in the Emilia-Romagna region. After an orientation tour, continue to Pisa and view the famous Piazza del Miracoli with its Leaning Tower, Baptistery, and Duomo. Then on to Florence for dinner and a free evening.

Day 4: In Florence

Meals: Breakfast

A morning city tour begins at the majestic Piazza del Duomo to see the Cathedral crowned by Brunelleschi’s splendid Dome, Giotto’s Bell Tower, and the Baptistery with Ghiberti’s intricate bronze “Gates of Paradise.” Then, visit the Academy of F...

Day 5: To Rome

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Travel through the rolling landscapes of Tuscany on your way to Assisi, the hometown of St. Francis. Here, take a walking tour to see the main square and visit the impressive Basilica of St. Francis. Continue to Rome for dinner and an evening at leisure.

Day 6: In Rome

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

A full-day sightseeing tour shows you all the highlights of the timeless Eternal City. Visit the Vatican Museums with unforgettable Sistine Chapel and magnificent St. Peter’s Basilica. Then cross the Tiber to visit the Coliseum, ancient Palatine Hill overlooking Circus Maximus and the Imperial Palace, and the Roman Forum.

Day 7: In Rome

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

A day free to explore Rome your way. Your Tour Director will have suggestions on how to spend your time. You might want to browse through some of the stylish shops and galleries, visit a museum, sightsee, or relax in a sidewalk cafe. Tonight, dinner with your fellow travelers is the perfect way to celebrate your Italian adventure.

Day 8: To Sorrento

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Departing Rome, travel to Pompeii, a destroyed & buried under ashes and forever preserved by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. After a visit to the haunting site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, continue to Sorrento. Enjoy dinner at your hotel, then a free evening.

Day 9: Excursion to Capri

Meals: Breakfast

Glide across the glistening bay to the beautiful Isle of Capri. Here, you’ll visit the magnificent Gardens of Caesar Augustus and view the famed Faraglioni Rocks. Then there’s time to wander through the winding streets and browse in the elegant boutiques before returning to Sorrento.

Day 10: In Sorrento

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Take in the sights of Sorrento your way with a full free day. You might want to wander through the shops, indulge in a spa treatment, or simply relax &, enjoy the views. Tonight, enjoy dinner in hotel.

Day 11: Depart Naples

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport in Naples for your departure flight.

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Price From $2,686
Price per day$244
Last Updated: 8/2/2018

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For the 2015 season we will celebrate 83 years of travel excellence! During this time CIE Tours International has provided travellers with the highest quality holidays to Ireland and Britain and we continue to improve our tours and our services.

Over the years we have built up an enviable reputation for security and reliability with satisfied clients throughout the world. We set our own high standards for delivering excellent holidays with state-of-the-art luxury coaches; prompt and pleasant customer service; the best hotels; and carefully chosen visits and entertainment.

Our coach tours are fully inclusive with no optional extras to purchase at your destination. You pay one price and we insist that our tour directors focus solely on your enjoyment. Once you pay the deposit, we guarantee our land tour prices.

If you prefer to travel independently, we offer self-drive and chauffeur-drive programs for Ireland with a wide range of hotel accommodation, which can be booked in advance, as well as popular B & Bs. Whichever way you like to travel, choose one of our fine holidays from our website and enjoy the greatest travel experience ever!

What makes CIE Tours unique?

Sightseeing Visits: CIE Tours includes a variety of attractions on every tour for an interesting travel experience. Check each tour itinerary to see exactly which places are featured. Admission costs are included in the tour price so that you don't waste time paying as you enter each attraction.

Guaranteed Departures & Prices: We guarantee most of our land tour departures which are updated daily on our website. We guarantee land tour costs will not increase, once you have paid your tour deposit, to protect you against international currency fluctuations.

Group Airport Transfers: As a newcomer to an airport, it's great to have someone meet you. We include complimentary group transfers on the starting and ending date of tours at times specified on each itinerary. If you arrive or depart later than our tour dates, you may purchase a transfer from us.

Travel Documents: On arrival CIE Tours will supply coach tour clients with tour vouchers, maps, ticket wallets, destination information, rain poncho, carry-on backpack, phone cards, VAT tax card, luggage tags and a strap. Self-drive clients receive accommodation vouchers and listings, ticket wallets, luggage tags and a strap. Use the tags and strap on your baggage for easy identification throughout your holiday. All you need to supply is a valid passport and, if driving, a current drivers license.

Leisure & Spa Facilities: Most of the hotels we use offer wonderful leisure facilities and spas. When you travel on a coach tour, you will have some free time most days and may like to enjoy some relaxation and spa serenity! So be sure to pack a swimsuit and workout clothes.

History & Geography: People who choose to travel in Ireland and Britain usually have an interest in the long history of the region and, as you tour around, you will visit a lot of ancient cities, churches and castles. All of our tour directors are well trained in the background information of the places and incorporate this history into their narratives in a manner that is fun and easy to digest. Similarly they are able to give you facts on the geography of the regions you travel through, giving you an insight into climate, farming, weather and other topics.

Coach Touring & Sightseeing: Some people think that on a coach tour, all you do is sit on the coach all day. Not true with CIE Tours! We have created balanced and varied days of sightseeing with plenty of stops for taking photos, shopping, lunch, snacks and bathrooms. You never travel for longer than two hours without getting off the coach.

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Selection Of Itineraries: Touring by coach is a holiday with a capital H! CIE Tours International offers the widest range of itineraries. Depending on your available time and budget, you can choose an ideal tour. All of our programs are carefully planned to permit full enjoyment of your holiday.

Luxury Touring Coaches: Travel in the height of comfort with CIE Tours and sit back and let an expert do the driving! Our state-of-the-art coaches feature panoramic windows for optimum viewing while reclining seats, individual climate controls and a public address system ensure your well-being.

Your Tour Director: CIE Tours could not exist without our great locally employed tour directors they are the envy of the travel industry. From the moment you land in Ireland or Britain, your tour director is there to welcome you, handle your luggage, drive you from place to place and give you a daily commentary. Tour directors make history and culture come alive and create a superb experience with daily doses of humour, information and assistance.

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Accommodation

Carlton on the Grand Canal Venice

This hotel is set in a prime location on the Grand Canal near the Santa Lucia train station. With pastel colors, Venetian plaster-work and wall-lamps in Murano glass, the hotel will enchant you with its refined elegance. All 145 guest rooms are furnished in the Venetian style of the 1700s. with a touch of antiquity, typical of the most prestigious mansions of Venice, combined with the innovation of the most up-to-date comforts, including free Wi-fi. La Cupola Restaurant offers typically Venetian menus while the Carlton Café serves excellent drinks, nibbles and snacks. Enjoy splendid panoramic views from the terrace of the Top of the Carlton Sky Lounge and Restaurant.

Croce di Malta Florence

This hotel offers a superb city center location with Piazza Santa Maria Novella, the Ponte Vecchio and Piazza Duomo, all a few minutes’ walk away. 98 bedrooms are decorated according with a classic elegance where the furniture is the result of meticulous handcrafted workmanship. Discover the various spaces dedicated to tasting and dining; spaces where one can discover the richness and the inventiveness of the Tuscan culinary tradition, combined with tasting important wines. Free Internet Wi-Fi, panoramic rooftop terrace and a swimming pool make this an ideal base in Florence.

BW Hotel Universo Rome

This hotel enjoys a prime location in an elegant and historical district. Numerous museums and interesting sites and the Termini railway station are all nearby. A plentiful and delicious buffet breakfast is served from 6.30 am every morning in our spacious dining room. Enjoy a great start to your day with our Italian coffee, fresh croissants and pastries. Modern guest rooms with a sober, elegant decor offer top-notch services including free Wi-Fi, air conditioning and 22” LCD television for a perfect stay in Rome. There is also free Wi-Fi in public areas as well as a fitness room, steam room and sauna.

Hotel Central Sorrento

This relaxed, family-run hotel is a 13-minute walk from Sorrento's main square, Piazza Tasso, and 1.9 km from Marina Grande. The understated rooms, many with balconies, come with free Wi-Fi, as well as flat-screen TVs and minibars. Room service is available. The hotel provides complimentary breakfast. Additional amenities include a traditional regional restaurant with patio dining, plus a 24-hour bar. There's also an outdoor pool, and a fitness club offering a gym, classes and a wellness area with a hammam.

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Meals Included

10 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch and 6 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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