Operates Year-round

Day 1: International Flight to Rome
Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2: Arrival in Rome, Italy
The day is free to rest or to start exploring the splendid Italian capital. Later today join your host for a welcome orientation.

Day 3: Rome
Sightseeing with your local guide starts with a visit to the COLOSSEUM to hear about gladiatorial combats. Then stroll along the Via Sacra in the ROMAN FORUM, where Roman Legions marched in triumph. Proceed along the Tiber and enter Vatican City where you visit the VATICAN MUSEUMS and SISTINE CHAPEL, world famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings and The Last Judgement, ending at ST. PETER’S SQUARE and BASILICA. (BB)

Days 4 to 7: At Leisure in Rome
Four more days to savor la dolce vita and enjoy independent activities. Take a stroll along beautiful Via Condotti, discover Rome’s hidden treasures at your own pace. If you feel like traveling, join optional excursions to Pompeii, the Roman city both destroyed and preserved by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D., the excavations of Rome’s antique harbor Ostia, or Frascati. Plenty of opportunities to try out local specialties at Rome’s famous restaurants. (BB daily)

Day 8: Departure Home
Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)

Tour DIAW–Hotel Cicerone:
Located at Via Cicerone 55c, 00193 Rome–a superior first-class downtown hotel with 250 rooms, is in the center of the Prati area and within a pleasant walking distance along the Tiber to the historical Castel Sant’Angelo.

All rooms are fully air-conditioned and have private bath, satellite TV, phone and minibar. The hotel has an elegant restaurant & cosy sitting rooms.

Tour DIBW–Hotel Claridge:
Located at Viale Liegi 62, 00198 Rome–a charming first-class stylish and modern hotel with 95 rooms, is in Parioli, one of Rome’s most exclusive residential areas and close to the verdant avenues of Villa Borghese Park.

All rooms are fully air-conditioned and have private bath, satellite TV, phone and minibar. The hotel has a spacious sitting area.