Rome

Day 1:

Overnight Flight to Rome

Day 2:

Welcome to Italy!

• Meet your Tour Director at the airport
  
• Explore Rome on foot with your Tour Director, walking from Piazza Navona to the Pantheon, tossing a coin into the Trevi Fountain, and climbing the Spanish Steps with views over the Eternal City

Day 3:

Explore Ancient Rome

• Guided by a local expert, explore Ancient Rome, exploring the epicenter of a vast empire where emperors ruled, gladiators fought, and temples anchored everyday life
• Visit the Colosseum, stepping into the arena where thousands once gathered to witness gladiator battles and Roman spectacle on a monumental scale
  
• Visit the Roman Forum, walking pathways once traveled by Julius Caesar and Cicero, surrounded by the remains of temples, basilicas, and the heart of public life in ancient Rome
  
• Free time or Optional Guided excursion to Tivoli
• Opt to take a guided excursion to Tivoli. Visit Villa d’Este, where terraced gardens and elaborate fountains offer a glimpse into Renaissance luxury and landscape design

Day 4:

Explore Pompeii

• Take an excursion to the ruins of Pompeii, a once-thriving Roman city frozen in time by volcanic ash. Guided by a local expert, walk its stone streets and glimpse the lives of those who lived, worked, and worshipped here.
  

Day 5:

Explore Rome

• Guided by a local expert, explore Vatican City, the world’s smallest country and a sanctuary of Renaissance genius.
• Visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, where Michelangelo’s ceiling continues to awe.
  
• Step into St. Peter’s Basilica to see masterpieces like the Pietà and Bernini’s towering Baldachin.
  
• Free time or Optional Catacombs and Gladiator center excursion
• Opt to visit the Roman Catacombs and Gladiator Training Center. Explore an early Christian burial site beneath the city, then learn how Rome’s arena fighters trained, fought, and lived at a dedicated exhibition space

Day 6:

Explore Florence

• Free time or Optional Guided excursion to Florence by train
• Opt to take a full-day guided trip to Florence by train. Walk across the Ponte Vecchio, pass through Piazza della Signoria, and see Santa Croce, Brunelleschi’s soaring dome, and the bronze Gates of Paradise on the Baptistery
• Enjoy a special farewell dinner to celebrate your journey and share a final meal with your group
  

Day 7:

Depart for home