• Discover Central and South Italy from Rome to Amalfi Coast, between must-see stops and hidden gems. Explore Baroque Rome, Vatican City, the ruins of Pompeii, and then move to the pearls of the Costiera, for a relaxing ending in Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi.
  • Escorted Small Group max 24 pax - Hotel, Train & Excursions Package - 7 nights
Tour with guaranteed departure
Tour in English
Tour in French

Informations

Description
  • Discover Central and South Italy from Rome to Amalfi Coast, between must-see stops and hidden gems. Explore Baroque Rome, Vatican City, the ruins of Pompeii, and then move to the pearls of the Costiera, for a relaxing ending in Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi.
  • Escorted Small Group max 24 pax - Hotel, Train & Excursions Package - 7 nights
Itinerary

DAY 1: ROME

  • Upon arrival make your way to your hotel in Rome city center. Take your time to settle and relax, then in the afternoon meet your Tour Leader and group and go for a guided stroll throughout the alleys of Baroque Rome. You will admire the most representative sites such as the magical Piazza Navona and the famous Pantheon. You will even have the possibility to make a wish, throwing a coin into the legendary Fontana di Trevi.

DAY 2: ROME

  • The entire day at your leisure or you may choose from optional tours such as Colosseum and Ancient Rome tour, Borghese Gallery tour if you prefer to learn more about local art and history, or maybe a fun Pizza Making Cooking Class to learn the secrets of the most famous Italian dish.

DAY 3: ROME

  • This morning take advantage of the Hop-on/Hop-off bus to get a panoramic tour of the "eternal city" and reach the Vatican Museums. With the "skip-the-line", you will have direct access to the Sistine Chapel and to San Peter's Basilica to visit the breathtaking masterpieces that you will find inside, as well as a great variety of galleries, with ancient sculptures, tapestry, middle-age maps, paintings, and stunning relics. You will admire the Pietà di Michelangelo and the incredible altar in bronze.

DAY 4: ROME TO SORRENTO VIA POMPEII

  • In the morning, after breakfast in the hotel, get on the high-speed train to Napoli. After an hour's journey, you will begin your wonderful day with a tour on the Sorrentine peninsula, stopping to see the extraordinary Pompeii and its magic. Let the dramatic history of the Roman city, destroyed and buried by the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 A.D, touch you. You will walk among the ruins of this mysterious city. Later you will stop for lunch. Around 4:00 pm you will continue to Sorrento. Later you will continue to Sorrento, where your hotel, facing the sea, awaits you. The dinner will be at the hotel and afterward, you can enjoy the rest of the evening at your pleasure. Overnight in the hotel.

DAY 5: SORRENTO

  • The entire day at your leisure or you may choose from optional tours such as discover the island of Capri, a fascinating oasis for artists, writers, and celebrities, famous for Italian fashion brands and local hand-crafted shops. Overnight in the hotel.

DAY 6: AMALFI COAST DISCOVERY

  • Today depart for a full day excursion for a panoramic ride along the Amalfi Coast. Admire the breathtaking towns of Amalfi, Positano and Ravello in the company of professional guides. On the way, you can admire some of the most beautiful coastal scenery in the world, with rocky mountains on one side, and the cobalt blue sea on the other. You can enjoy the rest of the evening at your pleasure. Overnight in the hotel.

DAY 7: SORRENTO

  • At the end of the tour, all you need is a relaxing day dedicated to shopping and the discovery of the Sorrentine peninsula. Therefore, we offer you a whole day of distraction where you can dive into the hotel's swimming pool, sunbathe at the beautiful beaches or stroll the lovely city center of Sorrento. At night enjoy a typical Sorrentine dinner to say farewell to your new friends.

DAY 8: DEPARTURE and “ARRIVEDERCI”

  • After breakfast, our trip to discover the Italian beauties comes to an end, hoping you always keep this unique experience in your heart. Feel free to book some extra nights in Sorrento or a private transfer to Naples railway station or airport. Grazie e arrivederci!
Services included
  • 3 nights in Rome in standard room
  • 3 nights in Sorrento in garden room
  • Train transfer
  • WORRY-FREE LUGGAGE: Thanks to our included porterage service at railway stations and/or our “luggage bus” (that delivers luggage from hotel to hotel), we make train travel stress-free.
  • Professional English and French-speaking guide for the entire duration of the tour
  • 7 continental buffet breakfasts
  • GROUP ACTIVITIES: - ROME: Baroque Rome guided walking tour // Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter Basilica // Hop on hop off ticket. - POMPEII: Ruins of Pompeii guided tour - SORRENTO: Amalfi Coast full day discovery
The rate does not include
  • City taxes must to be paid on spot
  • Lunches and all the drinks at meals (where not mentioned)
  • Individual transfers from/to Airport
  • Porterages and personal expenses
  • Tips to the guide (optional)
  • Optional excursions
  • Entrance fees to monuments and archaeological sites (where not mentioned)
  • Anything not expressly indicated in “the rate includes”
Entrance fees to museums and archaeological parks
  • In order to skip the queues in the museums or in the archeological parks we need to make the reservation in advance: Pre-bookings of entrance tickets are mandatory on the first day of the tour.
  • Tickets are non-refundable
Selected hotels
  • Rome: Hotel Golden Tulip Rome Piram (*)
  • Sorrento: Grand Hotel Vesuvio (*)

(*) The hotels listed are our primary partners in each city. Any changes to the itinerary will be communicated well in advance.

Important information
  • Tours are guaranteed with a minimum number of 2 passengers
  • The hotels shown in the programs may be replaced by others of the same category
  • It is advisable to book optional excursions when booking
  • Some trips could be a combination of multiple Norma Vacanze tours. You should expect somegroup members to join or leave the tour between tour segments.
  • We try to carry out the tour as in the programs but a change in emergency or bad weather conditions could be possible with alternative programs.
  • The tour programs could undergo variations, with respect to what has been published, for reasons of technical or logistical orders, without however substantial changes to the program itself.
  • Norma Vacanze is entitled to change the itinerary of the excursion if it considers it appropriate or due to force majeure.
  • Norma Vacanze is not responsible for accidents, delays, damage or loss of luggage or personal belongings, nor for damages caused by third parties or others like floods, storms, landslides, earthquakes, political unrest, epidemy, terrorists attacks, strike.
What is a guaranteed departure
  • A guaranteed departure means that there is no minimum number of bookings required on a trip for it to run. So, if you book a that is a guaranteed departure, you’ll be heading off on the adventure of a lifetime.
  • The safety of our travellers is our number one priority, so during the COVID-19 pandemic, some trips that are listed as guaranteed departures may need to be cancelled or rescheduled, if the destination is deemed unsuitable to travel to at this time.
Cancellation policy
  • Cancellation received 45 working days or more before departure: 10% penalty will be charged
  • Cancellations made from 44 to 30 working days prior to departure: 40% of the payments will be held by us.
  • Cancellations made from 29 to 15 working days prior to departure: 70% of the payments will be held by us.
  • Cancellations made from 14 to departure: 100% of the payments will be held by us.

Modifications

  • Free of charge up 45 days prior departure
  • From 44 working days to departure if you wish to change your travel arrangements in any way we will do our utmost to make the se changes but it may not
    always be possible. You will be asked to pay an administration charge of € 100,00, and any further cost we incur in making th is alteration (including those
    charged by third party suppliers who provide the component parts of your booking). Certain travel arrangements may not be cha ngeable after a reservation
    has been made and any alteration request could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that part of the arrangements.