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Independent Package Includes
- Flights NYC-London-Rome-NYC
- Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 6 nights accommodations in your choice of hotels
- 3 nights London
- 3 nights Rome
- Breakfast daily
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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Full Day Magic of London Tour (L2) 8:15 AM
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02 Jan 2009 - 31 Mar 2009 $141
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On this guided visit through London, tour the Tower of London before it is open to the public, complete with your own Yeoman Warder guide. Accompanied by a traditional Beefeater, you will see Traitors Gate, the scaffold site where prisoners where executed, and be among the first in line to see the Crown Jewels. Following your tour, continue to view the icons of London on a panoramic drive, passing such sites as Whitehall, Downing Street, the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Big Ben. When held, witness the Changing of the Guard* at Buckingham Palace. Afterwards, enjoy a scenic cruise on the Thames River, where you will view St. Paul's Cathedral and Shakespeare's Globe Theater. Travel to Westminster Abbey for a photo stop before proceeding to St. Paul's Cathedral for an extensive tour. Conclude the tour with a visit to Harrods, the world-famous department store, where you will enjoy traditional cream tea and scones.
*The Changing of the Guard is subject to occurrence. If it is not taking place, the tour will view Buckingham Palace and visit the Horseguards Parade.
Departs at 8:15 a.m., Gate 6, Victoria Coach Station, or call ahead to arrange a hotel pick-up. Drop-off in city center.
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Full Day Bath, Windsor & Stonehenge (#1) 8:15 AM
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02 Jan 2009 - 31 Mar 2009 $136
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Enjoy a full day tour of Windsor, Stonehenge and Bath. Depart London for Windsor Castle and be the first group to be guided around the castle. Windsor has been occupied by successive monarchs for over 900 years. William the Conqueror through the current Queen have all lived at Windsor. Visit St. George's Chapel and the State Apartments. Next, drive through Runnymede, where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. Arrive at Stonehenge, the mystical stone circle on the vast Salisbury plain. Considered the world's best-known megalithic monument of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, the site was originally thought to be a place of early Druid worship. Its origins date back nearly 5,000 years, and even today it remains a remarkable and mysterious feat of ancient engineering and design. Continue to Bath for a tour of the Georgian city's delightful crescents, terraces and architecture. Enjoy a tour of the Roman Baths and Georgian Pump Room before returning to London this afternoon.
Departs at 8:15 a.m. from Victoria Coach Station. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time. Drop-off location to be advised locally.
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#8 Illuminated Rome by Night with dinner 8:00 PM
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Day #5 |
01 Jan 2009 - 31 Mar 2009 $99
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This evening, depart Piazza San Bernardo for an illuminated tour of the Eternal City. Along the way to the famous Piazza della Repubblica, enjoy flood-lit views of the Via Veneto, Palazzo Margherita, Porta Pinciana, Villa Borghese, Piazzale Flaminio, Via Flaminia, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Augusto Imperatore, and Via del Corso. Arriving at the Piazza della Repubblica, visit Trevi Fountain, the largest and most exquisite Baroque fountain in Rome. Continue to Piazza Venezia and enjoy charming views of the Capitol, Imperial Forum, Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Aventine Hill, and Circus Maximus. Compliment this fascinating tour of Rome by night with traditional Roman cuisine in a typical restaurant, accompanied by folk music.
Departs at 8:00 p.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time. Drop-off at hotel if in the city center, or near a taxi stand if your hotel is located outside the city center.
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#3 & 4 Rome with lunch
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Day #6 |
07 Jan 2009 - 10 Feb 2009 $159
12 Feb 2009 - 18 Mar 2009 $159
21 Mar 2009 - 31 Mar 2009 $159
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This morning, depart from the Piazza San Bernardo, site of Moses' Fountain, and travel along Via Bissolati and Via Veneto. Pass by Villa Borghese, one of Europe's most elegant parks, and previous estate of the noble Borghese family. The tour continues to the Vatican Museum and Galleries, where you will find galleries of chandeliers, tapestries, geographical maps, the Sobiesky Hall and the Immaculate Conception Hall. From here, visit the Sistine Chapel and behold the great frescoes by Michelangelo. Passing through the Vatican Hall continue to the Basilica of Saint Peter, one of the four major basilicas of Rome, and burial site of its namesake Saint Peter. Continue along the Via Nazionale to the Basilica of St. John in Lateran. Dedicated to John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the Basilica is ranked first among the four major basilicas of Rome and is famous for its baroque and medieval masterpieces. Proceed to the Holy Stairs, the 28 marble steps climbed by Jesus Christ to stand trial in Pilate's Palace. From this ancient pilgrimage site, the tour continues by coach, crossing the Piazza San Giovanni and Via Latina, to the Appian Way, where you will find the sacred Chapel of "Domine Quo Vadis". Then, visit the Catacombs of St. Sebastian before walking along the Appian Way to the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metellea, built around 50 B.C. Return in the early evening, passing the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla en route.
Please note that on Wednesdays during the Holy Father's Audience, the visit inside St. Peter's Basilica will not take place.
Departs at 7:30 a.m. (Apr 1-Nov 15); and 8:30 a.m. (Nov 16-Mar 31) from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time (between 6:45 a.m. and 7:15 a.m.). Drop-off in city center.
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#13 Naples & Pompeii with lunch from Rome 7:15 AM
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Day #7 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 $169
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Depart Rome in the early morning for a pleasant drive along the "Sun Route" motorway, taking you through the scenic regions of Lazio and Campania. Pass the famous Abbey of Montecassino en route to Naples where you will enjoy a short panoramic tour of the city. Continue toward Pompeii for lunch in a typical restaurant, followed by a short visit to a nearby coral and cameo factory. Afterward, visit the excavated ruins of this incredibly well preserved Roman town, destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
Departs at 7:15 a.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick-up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time. Drop-off in city center.
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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