ROME (R)

Tour Features:

• 4 day Tour
• First Class Hotel/Resort (4 star) with private bath
• Welcome cocktail at arrival
• 3 Buffet-style breakfast (B)
• Deluxe air-conditioned motor coach
•Transfer from/to Rome airport, RR station or Civitavecchia Port

Stay and Visit ® Italy presents this superb tour of Rome. Unpack your luggage and begin enjoying “La Dolce Vita” while in our beautiful, hospitable Grand Hotel Olympic located in the city center of Rome. Breakfast (B) will be continental style.

Day 1 - Rome - Arrive at Rome's Fiumicino airport, Rome Termini train station or Civitavecchia Port and transfer to our first class Grand Hotel Olympic. A welcome cocktail will be served upon arrival. This beautiful Papal palace in the heart of Rome, between the Vatican City and Piazza del Popolo, is a short distance to all the essential points of the city, 5 minute walk from Vatican City and St. Peter cathedral. Legend has it that Rome was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus and is definitively unique with its rich history and fervent vitality of its citizens. We encourage you to savor your first Roman dinner at nearby typical and well known restaurants and enjoy your meal with a glass or two of “er vino de‘Castelli“, typical regional wine. Rome, also known as The Eternal, Capital of the World, and The City will be our home away from home for the next 3 nights.

Day 2 - Rome - 3 hours optional tour 1 - Morning at leisure. This afternoon we will tour the Imperial Rome (approximately 3 hours) with a professional guide. We will visit the Coliseum, the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire and the most representative symbol of Rome. You will appreciate the magnificence and glory of what was Rome 2000 years ago. We will continue down via dei Fori Imperiali and, along the Via Sacra, we will follow in the footsteps of Julius Caesar, Marc Anthony and Nero. At the altar where Julius Caesar was cremated, visitors from around the world still leave flowers and candles at this site to this day. Then you will visit the Capitol Hill with its square by Michelangelo and Piazza Venezia considered the Centre of Italy. (B)

Day 3 - Rome - 3 hours optional tour 2 - This morning a professional guide will narrate the tour of Vatican City (approximately 3 hours). The story of the “Vatican” started about two thousand years ago when the Apostle Peter was buried across the Tiber River in 67 A.D. The Basilica of Saint Peter is one of the four major basilicas of Rome. It is the most prominent building inside the Vatican City and built on the ruins of Old Saint Peter's Basilica. As you enter, to your right, Michelangelo’s “Pieta’” is displayed. The “Colonnade” was built by Bernini (1656-1666).The Vatican Museums display works from the extensive collection of the Roman Catholic Church. The Sistine Chapel is in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope. Its fame rests in its decoration, frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo. The ceiling is legendary and it is in the Sistine Chapel that every new Pope is selected. The remainder of the day is at leisure to wander the streets of this unparalleled historic city and a chance to do last minute shopping. (B)

Day 4 - Rome – 7:00 AM transfer to Rome’s Fiumicino airport, train station or Civitavecchia Port. Have a safe return home, treasure the memories……grazie and arrivederci a presto! (B)

We reserve the right to change the itinerary and schedule times for logistic reasons. 

2011 Price (taxes included*): US$ 499 available all year round.

You select arrival and departure dates. 

*As of 1/1/2011 the City of Rome has introduced and will collect a new "Tourist Tax" of 3 Euros per night per person (12 and older).
This tax is not included in our rates and must be paid at the hotel. The "Grand Hotel Olympic" will collect the tax in the name of each traveler.

This rate is not commissionable (except for our official travel representatives) and no discounts are applicable.

Airfares are not included and are your responsibility.

Dates and rates are guaranteed and confirmed at the time of reservation.

Prices are per person based on double/triple/quadruple occupancy. An additional 50% premium will be applied for single occupancy. Children under 12 staying in the room with 2 parents receive a 50% discount.

For Hotel Extra Nights please check our Italy Hotels.

Optional tours as described, admission fees to museums, galleries etc. are not included.

The package price of the 2 optional tours (day 2 - 3) is US$ 199.

Stay and Visit Orofino Tours is not responsible for any third party arrangements, tours or excursions, organized by the client independently.

We strongly recommend a travel protection plan with Travelex for trip cancellation, interruption, loss of luggage or getting sick.

In addition to the travel protection we recommend purchasing an adequate amount of Euros using Travelex Wallet.