9 or 11 days
Rome, Florence, with extension to Sorrento Region | EXI
Get interactive with Italian culture and history. Practise combat techniques of the Ancient Roman gladiators. Take a stab at Italian cuisine in a cooking class. Learn to paint frescoes, the medium used for many of the famous murals throughout Italy. Along the way see all the must-see sights, from the Sistine Chapel to the Roman Forum to the Duomo in Florence.
  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

  • Day 2: Rome

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination
  • Day 3: Rome

    Take a guided tour of Rome

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Roman Forum
    • Colosseum

    Gladiator School Experience

    Enjoy a pizza dinner

  • Day 4: Rome • Assisi • Florence

    Travel to Florence via Assisi

    Visit the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

    Tour Assisi with an expert local guide

  • Day 5: Florence

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    Visit the Accademia Gallery

    Participate in a fresco art workshop

  • Day 6: Florence • Rome

    Explore Florence on your own

    Travel to Rome

  • Day 7: Rome

    Take a tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

    Take a Cooking Class (Dinner is Included)

  • Day 8: Rome

    Participate in a painting class

    Explore Rome on your own

    Add this in-depth excursion:
    Italian soccer

    Italian soccer

    Italians call soccer the “beautiful game,” and their love affair with the world’s most popular sport is legendary. Step onto the soccer pitch at a sporting center in Rome during this memorable optional excursion. Stretch for warm-ups, learn tactics and take part in a game simulation. Immerse yourself in the soccer-crazed culture by joining a game in the land of Juventus and AC Milan.

    Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    You will see:

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps
  • Day 9: Depart for home

Add 2 more days

  • Day 9: Rome • Pompeii • Sorrento region

    Travel to the Sorrento region via Pompeii 

    Tour the ruins of Pompeii with an expert local guide 

    Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento

  • Day 10: Sorrento region • Capri • Rome

    Travel by ferry to Capri

    Enjoy a boat cruise

    Tour Capri with an expert local guide

    Travel to Rome

  • Day 11: Depart for home

Interested in learning more about this tour?
  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

  • Day 2: Rome

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination
  • Day 3: Rome

    Take a guided tour of Rome

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Roman Forum
    • Colosseum

    Gladiator School Experience

    Enjoy a pizza dinner

  • Day 4: Rome • Assisi • Florence

    Travel to Florence via Assisi

    Visit the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

    Tour Assisi with an expert local guide

  • Day 5: Florence

    Take a guided tour of Florence

    With your expert local guide you will see:

    • Piazza della Signoria
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Basilica of Santa Croce
    • Gates of Paradise

    Visit the Accademia Gallery

    Participate in a fresco art workshop

  • Day 6: Florence • Rome

    Explore Florence on your own

    Travel to Rome

  • Day 7: Rome

    Take a tour of Vatican City

    With your expert local guide you will visit:

    • Sistine Chapel
    • St. Peter’s Basilica

    Take a Cooking Class (Dinner is Included)

  • Day 8: Rome

    Participate in a painting class

    Explore Rome on your own

    Add this in-depth excursion:
    Italian soccer

    Italian soccer

    Italians call soccer the “beautiful game,” and their love affair with the world’s most popular sport is legendary. Step onto the soccer pitch at a sporting center in Rome during this memorable optional excursion. Stretch for warm-ups, learn tactics and take part in a game simulation. Immerse yourself in the soccer-crazed culture by joining a game in the land of Juventus and AC Milan.

    Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome

    You will see:

    • Trevi Fountain
    • Pantheon
    • Piazza Navona
    • Spanish Steps
  • Day 9: Depart for home

Add 2 more days

  • Day 9: Rome • Pompeii • Sorrento region

    Travel to the Sorrento region via Pompeii 

    Tour the ruins of Pompeii with an expert local guide 

    Snap a photo of seaside Sorrento

  • Day 10: Sorrento region • Capri • Rome

    Travel by ferry to Capri

    Enjoy a boat cruise

    Tour Capri with an expert local guide

    Travel to Rome

  • Day 11: Depart for home

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    Colosseum; Roman Forum; Gladiator School; Assisi Basilica; Duomo; Accademia; Create a fresco; Sistine Chapel; St.Peter’s Basilica; Cooking Class; Painting Class; With extension: Pompeii Roman Ruins; Capri island cruise

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