Handpicked experience · Rome
Rome, Italy
A package rather than a guided tour: what the six nights, transfers and rail tickets cover, why seven days is really five, and what you must book yourself before leaving.
Board a sightseeing bus at your own leisure and visit Rome’s numerous attractions such as the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Piazza Venezia and numerous other highlights in its historic city centre.
Colosseum, hop-on and off at the attractions that interest you most and discover some of the city's most enchanting neighborhoods.
Fountain of Neptune.
Steeped in history with rich offerings of historical monuments, Roman architecture and works of art, Rome also has lots to offer in terms of food and fashion.
Florence's rich heritage is attested to its accreditation as an UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ponte Vecchio, most striking and oldest bridge in Florence.
Six nights in four-star hotels in central locations, with breakfast each morning
Private transfers on arrival at and departure from the airport
Rail tickets or passes covering the moves set out in the itinerary
A sightseeing bus pass for use in Rome
This is a travel package rather than a guided tour, and the distinction matters more than anything else written about it. What you are buying is six nights of central accommodation with breakfast, a car waiting when you land and again when you leave, rail seats between the cities, and open-top transport around the capital. What you are not buying is a guide, an itinerary anyone walks you through, or entry to a single museum.
The first day is consumed by a flight, an airport transfer and finding your hotel. The last day is consumed by checking out and going back to the airport. Whatever the brochure arithmetic says, plan around five usable days and you will not spend the trip feeling behind.
There is no escort, no daily briefing and no group. You wake up, you decide what to do, you find it yourself. For independent travellers this is exactly right and considerably cheaper in effort than being herded. For anyone expecting to be led, it is the wrong purchase, and the moment to establish that is now rather than on the second morning in an unfamiliar city.
Italy's major sights run on timed entry, and the good ones sell out weeks ahead: the Vatican, the Uffizi, the Accademia in Florence, Leonardo's wall painting in Milan. A package with no guide includes none of these and reserves none of them for you. Sit down with the dates the moment your booking is confirmed and reserve every slot you care about. Arriving in Florence hoping to see the David tomorrow does not work in any month with a vowel in it.
The trains are the good news. High-speed services connect the main cities in an hour or two, which is why this itinerary uses rail rather than coaches. Two things catch people out. Fast-train tickets are tied to a specific departure and seat, so missing your train means dealing with the ticket office rather than taking the next one. And any paper ticket for a regional service must be stamped in the platform machines before you board, or you are liable for a fine that no amount of explaining will remove.
Rooms are sold on a twin or triple sharing basis. A triple in an Italian city hotel usually means a standard double with a folding bed added, in a room that was not designed for three. If your group is three adults, ask what the third bed actually is before you accept the room.
Italian cities levy a visitor charge per person per night, collected by the hotel at check-in or check-out. It is set by each municipality, it is never part of any package, and it must be settled locally. Carry some cash for it, because small hotels sometimes cannot take a card for that line alone.
Breakfast is included daily; every other meal is yours. Airport transfers are private, but you handle your own luggage on station platforms, which in older Italian stations means steps. Note that this booking carries no free cancellation, which for a seven-day arrangement is a serious commitment — confirm your flights before you confirm this.
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No. There is no escort, no group and no daily programme. You get accommodation, transfers, rail tickets and a bus pass in Rome, and you organise your own days around them.
None at all. Italy's major sights run on timed entry and sell out weeks ahead, so book the Vatican, the Uffizi, the Accademia and anything else you care about yourself, as soon as your dates are confirmed.
About five usable days. The first goes to flying in and reaching the hotel, the last to checking out and returning to the airport, whatever the seven-day framing suggests.
High-speed tickets are tied to one specific departure and seat, so a missed train means the ticket office rather than the next service. Paper tickets for regional trains must be stamped on the platform before boarding or you risk a fine.
Usually a standard double room with a folding bed added. Italian city hotels rarely have purpose-built triples, so ask what the third bed is before accepting the room if three adults are travelling.
Yes, a visitor charge levied per person per night by the municipality and collected by the hotel. It is never part of a package. Carry cash, since small hotels sometimes cannot take a card for it.
Free cancellation does not apply to this booking, which for a seven-day arrangement is a substantial commitment. Have your flights settled before you confirm.