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Rome ** Sorrento ** Capri ** Amalfi Coast **
** Pompei ** Tuscany ** Florence
** Assisi **
** San Gimignano ** Cinque Terre **
Montepulciano ***
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Date in 2010: May 16-28
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$3,990 13 Days |
Flights
to Italy
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We fly you directly to Italy from your hometown for the same
price |
Hotels
- 4 star hotels in Downtown areas close to major sites
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May 17-21: Rome.
Hotel Rex. Tel. 011.39.06.482.4828
hotelrex
confirmed
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May 21-23: Sorrento. Grand Hotel Cesare Augusto. Tel. 011.39.081 878
2700 Cesare
confirmed
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May
23-28: Florence.
Hotel Adler Cavalieri. Tel. 011.39.055.277.810
Hotel Adler
confirmed
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May
16-28, 2010
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AirLines:
Alitalia |
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Depart - Arrival City |
Departure - Arrival Time |
Flight # |
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May 16 Boston -
Rome (direct flight) |
5:45 pm - 7:45
am (Next day) |
615 |
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May
28
Florence -
Rome |
7:10 am - 8:05
am |
1676 |
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May
28 Rome -
Boston |
10:15 am - 1:30
pm |
614 |
Trip Includes
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Air Fare from
anywhere in the Continental USA (same price)
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4 or 5 star
Hotels in Downtown Areas |
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Transport with
Luxury Bus
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All Breakfasts
and all Dinners in Upscale Restaurants. Wine included at
Dinner |
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All Tips to Bus
Driver, Hotel, and Tour Guide
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Guided Tours
and Tour Fees |
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All Taxes
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Fuel Surcharges
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Remember: our
trips are not more expensive during high season - We offer unlimited
food and drinks including wine, and we are flexible with the menu -
The price of the trips is the same from anywhere in the USA -
Passengers will never be expected to be extra for anything else on
the trip - The size of our groups are not large at all - We always
wait for passengers and we never leave anyone behind - We do not
charge extra if any passenger intends to come back from overseas at
a later date
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Trip Does Not Include
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Lunch
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Optional
Insurance: $200 per person
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Trip
Itinerary
Day 1:
Depart from your
hometown or from Boston with the group for the overnight flight
to Italy (Duration of
flight to Europe is 7 hour average). Dress
casual & comfortable.
Day 2:
Arrival. Rest for a few
hours. Our private bus will take us to the town
where the
Pope’s Summer
Residence is located: the charming Castel Gondolfo
with its spectacular
Lake
Albano. Awesome place just like
those towns you see on
TV. Wine Tasting and
opening night dinner at 6:00 pm at a local upscale
restaurant: eat where the
Italians
eat.
Several
courses of delicious Italian food.
Unlimited red and white wine included. Casual
dress. Overnight in Rome.
Day 3:
Leave Hotel around
9:30 am with Private Bus. Visit the Colosseum until
12:30 pm.
The Colosseum
is a great building that has been standing since 80 A.D. We will visit the
Spanish Steps around 1:30 pm. This is the place where Romans
hang out. Walk
to Trevi
Fountain for lunch and shopping. Walk to Pantheon, the
oldest
functional building in the
world and then to the great artistic place of Piazza
Navona around 4:30 pm. Dinner at 6:45
pm at Al Picchio Restaurant (Trevi
Fountain) to enjoy Rome at night. Pasta of your choice,
meat of your choice,
dessert of your choice. Red and white wine included. Casual Dress
throughout
the
day. Overnight in Rome.
Day 4:
Private bus around
7:30 am to the Vatican to experience the 10:00 am
Audience
with the Pope. We
will see the Pope very closely; sometimes we even
shake his hand. After
the
audience, lunch and shopping around the area of the
Vatican. In the
afternoon, we will
tour the Sistine Chapel, the Pope’s private
chapel and
the greatest place on the planet.
Private Bus back to the hotel around
5:30
pm. Rest for an hour. Dinner around the hotel
area at 6:45 pm. Red and
white
wine included. Casual Dress throughout the day. Overnight
in Rome.
Day 5:
Late Start. Leave
Hotel with Private Bus around 9:30 am to go to St.
Peter's in the
Vatican,
the largest Basilica in the world. Then off to St. John
Lateran, the first
Basilica
ever to be built in the Roman Empire. Around 1:30 pm to
the
Catacombs for lunch and tour.
The Catacombs are breathtaking. 500,000
people
were buried there. Then off to St. Mary
Major around 3:30 pm. St. Mary’s Basilica is the main Basilica dedicated to Mary in Rome.
We will see the
remains of
Jesus’ manger. Back at the Hotel around 5:30 pm. Rest for an
hour. Dinner around
the hotel area at 6:45 pm. Red and white wine included. Long pants or
capris
throughout the day. Casual dress in the evening. Overnight in
Rome.
Day 6:
Check-in
downtown Sorrento after visiting the incredible
city of Pompeii.
Dinner around the hotel area at 6:45 pm. Red and white wine
included. Casual Dress
throughout the day. Overnight in Sorrento.
Day 7:
The Island of Capri
is the greatest place for many people. Optional: visit
the
extraordinary
beautiful Blue Grotto with its shining bottom, tour the Island,
shopping.
Casual Dress. Dinner around the hotel area at 6:45 pm. Red and white
wine
included.
Casual Dress
throughout the day. Overnight in Sorrento.
Day 8:
Check-out
Sorrento. Drive along
the great Amalfi Coast. Drive to Florence.
Dinner 6:45 pm at Da Carlo
restaurant (subject to change, depending what time
we arrive
to Florence):
tons of vegetables for Antipasto, steak, and dessert. It is
the best Local
food in
the area. Red and white wine included. Casual dress
throughout the
day. Overnight in
Florence.
Day 9:
Tour of Florence in the
region of Tuscany. Tour of the Ponte Vecchio,
Piazza della
Signoria, Palazzo
Vecchio (from the outside), Flea Market, Duomo
(Cathedral), and
the
Baptistery. Tour of
Michelangelo’s David and Tour of the
Uffizzi. Tour
Guide will show to
those interested the
location of Basilica of San
Lorenzo and the Medici
Chapel (where the
Medici family was
buried), and Basilica
della Santa Croce
(where Michelangelo and 15
other glorious Italian
artists and
thinkers were buried).
Dinner at 6:45 pm around the hotel
area. Red and white
wine included.
Casual dress throughout the day. Overnight in Florence.
Day 10:
San Gimignano, Vinci,
Montepulciano. En route to San Gimignano, stop in Vinci, a
hill-top town famous as
the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci. Visit the
Museo Leonardiano
in a 13th century
castle. See wooden models of Leonardo’s
inventions and
prototype
drawings. Then, off to
San Gimignano for a sightseeing
tour of this
fascinating medieval
city. See 13 towers
built by noble families in the
12th and 13th
centuries. The town
prospered until the
14th century when the
plague contributed to
its decline. Wine Tasting
and dinner in rustic
Tuscany: Montepulciano. Overnight in Florence
Day 11:
Assisi. See the tombs
of St. Francis and St. Clare, enjoy a peaceful walk
on the
streets of Assisi.
Dinner on the way from Assisi to Florence. Red and white
wine included.
Fiorentina Steak for
dinner. Overnight in Florence.
Day 12:
Cinque Terre. Depart
this morning for a full day excursion to the
picturesque
Cinque Terre, five
small villages perched dramatically above the
mountains of the
Eastern
Italian Riviera.
Travel by coach to Monterosso to board
the local
train. Stop at each of the
5 towns, Walk the
romantic “Via dell’amore”,
the path of love,
through the National Park
along the Ligurian
coastline. Enjoy a
beautiful view of the
Golfo dei Poeti. Meet your
motorcoach at La
Spezia. Return
to your hotel. Enjoy
dinner at a lovely restaurant in the
Tuscan Hills. Overnight
in
Florence
Day 13:
Private bus to Airport and departure from
Florence back to USA
**GENERAL TRIP
INFORMATION - ITALY**
Airport
and Passport
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Get a passport ASAP
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It is highly recommended that you register your trip with
the US State Department online at
Travel Registration
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Flight
Information
Staying
In Touch
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Each traveler will receive 2 cards with emergency
contacts (one for you and one for your family at home)
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The trip is designed so that you and your family in the
U.S. are always able to
contact the tour guide during the trip |
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A tour guide is with the group for the entire trip (from USA
departure to USA return) |
Money
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Get some Euros before leaving the US (300-400
Euros) |
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You can use your credit/debit card, but tell your bank/card company ahead of
time that you will be using them in Europe. Credit and debit card have the
best exchange rate |
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AAA prepaid debit cards are also useful |
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Avoid bringing Traveler's Checks with you |
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Make sure that your pin does not start with number "0" and
does not have more than 4 digits. Some ATM machines in Europe do not accept
pins starting with "0" and pins that have more than 4 digits |
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Money Belt are highly recommended |
Restaurants
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We eat at local restaurants: awesome food all the time! |
Hotels
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We stay exclusively at 4
or 5 star hotels all in downtown areas and in the middle of the action
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Transportation
in Europe
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Proximo Travel has its own Private Luxury Bus at
all times |
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Bus is air-conditioned and has large windows to enjoy the
scenery |
Dress
Code
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Dress is casual and comfortable. It is a vacation, relax
and enjoy |
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Some sights (i.e. Vatican) require long pants (or capris)
and shirts with sleeves |
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Bring comfortable walking shoes. Avoid sandals because
they could get stuck between the coble stones |
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Most of the hotels we use have a pool or a Jacuzzi, bring
a bathing suit with you if you are traveling between May and September |
Packing
and Carry-on
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Pack light! People normally don't use more than 60% of what
they pack |
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Pack your medicine, valuables, and one
day's change of clothes in a carry-on just in case your luggage does not
arrive on time |
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Liquids should be in your checked luggage, not in your carry-on. If you
choose to have your liquids in your carry-on, it should be less than 3
ounces and should be placed in a one quart-size plastic zip bag (one bag per
person) |
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Here is a great link to the Transportation Security Administration’s
website. It itemizes everything you can think of and identifies if the item
can be in the carry-on and or checked luggage: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#4
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Safety
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Safety
is our priority. As we tour each country, every passenger is always
accounted for: there is always a count of passengers before and after
touring each site. We never leave anyone behind! |
Temperature
in Italy
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So you know when you travel, here is a rough idea of how the
temperature is in Italy: |
May: 70s
Lots
of Walking?
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Even though we have our
own private bus, some sites do require some walking. Bring
comfortable shoes (dress shoes are not necessary at all). Let me know ahead
of time if you need a wheelchair |
Traveling
Alone
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If you are traveling alone, we will room you with another nice passenger so
that you don't have to pay the single room supplement. If
you want your own private room, it is and extra $700 |
Number
of Passengers
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Proximo Travel hosts an
average of 30 people on each tour.
These trips are advertised in many venues.
They almost always sell out early,
so please keep this in mind when you are planning to book a
trip. Many people book up to a year in advance |
Information
Meeting
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TBA by
Mr. Peter Morse, the group leader |
Insurance
and Cancellation Policy
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Additional $200 per person for
full balance coverage up to last minute before travel. The Deposit is always
non-refundable Cancellation/Refund Policy:
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You must have a valid reason for
cancellation (illness, surgery, God forbid family death, etc.) |
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You must provide proof of your situation to be
eligible for a refund prior to departure. In case of illness, a doctor's
note is necessary |
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Without Insurance:
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1. Balance
(less deposit) is refunded if cancelled 90+ days
prior to departure
2. Only plane ticket
is refunded if cancelled within 90
days of departure
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With Insurance:
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1. Full balance
(less deposit) is refunded at any time of cancellation
Method
of Payment
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PAYMENT BY
CASH, CHECK, VISA, and ALL CREDIT CARDS |
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Non-refundable $500 deposit per person accepted right now |
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Balance is due 90 Days before USA Departure Date |
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†** There is an extra 3% charge for credit
card payments on balance** |
Check
Payable to
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Proximo Travel |
857 W. Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606
Very
Important Notes
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Be
at the airport on time |
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Each
Traveler is responsible for expenses in cases where Proximo Travel
has no control over events (i.e. missed flight because of a highway
accident, etc...) |
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