Explore History, Food & Art

When you arrive in Venice, the chaperon will be waiting for you at Marco Polo Airport. Then you will take a water taxi together to the hotel in the city center. On the way, the chaperon will introduce the main attractions of Venice to you. At 8:30 pm tonight, we'll arrange the St Mark's Basilica night tour for you so you can experience a unique night tour into the Basilica. Please meet the tour guide at St Mark's Square first, and may you have a good start of 12 days Italy tour!

Accommodation: Locanda Al Leon or similar

You will have a little free time in the morning. Please walk to San Giacometto al Rialto for the Market & Cicchetti Food Tour, which starts at 11:00 am. The guide will take you on a tour of centuries-old fish market and sample local cuisine Cicchetti. After lunch, meet the guide at the final restaurant of the food tour, and then we'll take a water taxi to Murano Island to visit the famous glass factory.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, please walk to St Mark's Square to meet the tour guide and then join the Doge's Palace with Secret Rooms Tour at 10:00 am. You'll see a variety of weapons from the Middle Ages to modern times, as well as Il Paradiso, the oil painting with the most characters in the world. In addition to the open public areas, you can get upstairs to the secret rooms and enter the restricted areas in a group of max 25 people.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, you will take a water taxi to the Venice Train Station and take 3 hours' high speed Euro-star train to Milan. We'll book a premium seat for you, which gives you a comfortable trip with beautiful scenery on the way. A chaperon or chauffeur will pick you up at the Milano Centrale Train Station and drive you to the hotel. 

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Brunelleschi Hotel or similar

The chauffeur will pick you up from the hotel and arrive at the Monastery of Santa Maria at around 9:00 am, the Monastery is a World Heritage site, you will see the famous painting The Last Supper here. Afterward, the same guide will lead you to walk to Duomo di Milano. Please arrange your own lunch and have a rest. At 4:00 pm a chauffeur or chaperon will pick you up from the hotel and send you to the station to take the fast train of 4:30 pm to Florence. Upon arrival, a chaperon or chauffeur will pick you up and send you to the hotel. A tour guide will wait for you in the lobby and bring you to the Florence Food Tour at 6:00 pm.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Plaza Lucchesi or similar

The tour guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and lead you to the Galleria Dell 'Accademia to visit David Di Michelangelo. After the tour, you are free to move around, while please return to the hotel before 2:00pm, the chauffeur will drive you to Pisa to visit the outside of famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Meals: Breakfast

The guide will pick you up at the hotel at 8:00 am and we'll take a private car to Chianti. This is the best place to enjoy the Tuscany views, and also the famous Italian red wine Chianti region. You can enjoy wine and lunch before we head to San Gimignano. This beautiful, thousand-year-old town is one of Tuscany's best preserved medieval towns. We will return to the hotel around 5:00 pm.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

The chauffeur will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30am and take you to the Santa Maria Novella Train Station for the Fast Train leaving at 9:00am and arriving in the capital city of Rome 1.5 hours later. A chaperon or chauffeur will meet you at the Rome Termini Train Station to take you to the hotel. At 3:00pm, another private tour guide will pick you up from the hotel for your Golf Cart Tour. The tour guide will drive the cart, and take you to see over 20 well-known landmarks of Rome.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Atlante Star or similar

We will enjoy a fun day out of the city today. Please go to the meeting point and meet your guide and then start the E-bike Tour on Appian Way. The expert guide will share interesting histories and stories alongside the journey, which takes approximately 3 hours. After a free afternoon, at 6:00pm, you will meet a local food expert at Piazza Mattei, near the Fountain of the Turrets, and follow him to taste authentic local delicacies.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, please arrive at Cafe Vaticano on Viale Vaticano 100 at 8:30 am. Meet your tour guide for the Morning Vatican Tour with Secret Rooms. You will have a VIP tour of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. After lunch, please arrive at the SOS Sign outside of Colosseum Metro Station before 2:30pm and meet the guide. Then you can visit the most famous scenic spot in Rome - Colosseum, and Roman Forum which has a history of 2,000 years.

Meals: Breakfast

The chauffeur will pick you up from the hotel at 10:00 am and head to Citta Giardino after 20-30 minutes' drive. Mrs. Marilee will wait for you at this market and you can purchase what you need today. After walking back to Marilee's Home, you will be guided by her to cook an authentic 4-course Italian meal and enjoy your homemade food. About 2:00pm the chauffeur will escort you back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Our vacation will come to an end today. Enjoy the private transfer service to Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport for departure.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch