v ROME (2)
Pompeii Capri SORRENTO (2) v
PALERMO (2) Messina Monreale Reggio Calabria TAORMINA (2) Agrigento Siracusa
10 DAYS What’s Included • Round-trip airfare • 8 nights in three & four-star hotels • Full-time CHA Tour Director • Breakfast & dinner daily • On-tour transportation by private motorcoach & ferry • Guided sightseeing & walking tours • Visits shown in italics in itinerary Journey into Antiquity
Day 1: Departure from the USA Day 6: Sorrento-Reggio Calabria-Ferry to 2018 TOUR PRICES Messina-Taormina Drive to Reggio Calabria Day 2: Rome Welcome to Rome where your to board your ferry across the straits of Messina Oct 1- Feb 1- Mar 18- May 16- CHA Tour Director is waiting to greet you at the Jan 31 Mar 17 May 15 Sept 30 to Sicily, the largest and most beautiful of the airport and to take you to your hotel. Later, get New York 2579 2729 3129 3309 Mediterranean’s islands, once part of the Greek better acquainted with Rome on a Walking Tour. Boston 2629 2789 3189 3369 empire. Upon arrival, drive to Taormina in a Philadelphia 2679 2829 3199 3389 peaceful setting overlooking the sea and Syracuse/Buffalo 2769 2919 3279 3479 Day 3: Rome-(Catacombs) The majesty of Pittsburgh 2699 2849 3209 3399 Rome surrounds you on your guided sightsee - Mount Etna. Overnight in the area. Washington/Baltimo r e 2699 2849 3209 3399 ing tour this morning. In Vatican City, center of Norfolk 2759 2909 3269 3449 Roman Catholicism, visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the Day 7: Taormina-(Siracusa) Your sightsee - Richmond/Roanoke 2799 2949 3309 3499 world’s largest church, and the Sistine Chapel to ing tour of Taormina with an expert local guide Detroit 2759 2909 3279 3479 reveals its well-preserved Roman and Greek re - Columbus/Cleveland 2759 2909 3279 3479 see Michelangelo’s famous ceiling. Learn more Cincinnati/Dayton 2759 2909 3279 3479 about the ancient Roman civilization as you see mains including a visit to the Greek Amphithe - Indianapolis 2769 2919 3289 3489 the sprawling ruins of the Roman Forum, once atre. On your free afternoon, consider a visit Charlotte/Raleigh 2859 3009 3359 3549 the commercial, political and religious center to the public gardens for memorable views of Greensboro 2869 3019 3369 3559 the Sicilian Sea, or opt for an excursion to the Columbia/Charlesto n 2869 3019 3369 3559 of ancient Rome, and visit the incomparable Chicago 2739 2889 3269 3459 Colosseum which once held as many as 60,000 former Greek colony of Siracusa. Milwaukee 2799 2949 3329 3519 spectators. On your free afternoon, consider an Day 8: Taormina-Agrigento-Palermo Louisville/Lexington 2779 2929 3309 3559 optional visit to the ancient catacombs. Minneapolis 2779 2929 3309 3559 Journey to Agrigento, the site of some of the St. Louis/Kansas City 2759 2909 3299 3489 Day 4: Rome-Pompeii-Sorrento Follow world’s most remarkable Greek ruins, where Omaha/Des Moines 2759 2909 3299 3489 Atlanta 2769 2919 3309 3499 the Highway of the Sun to ancient Pompeii guided sightseeing includes a visit to the Valley Memphis/Little Rock 2769 2919 3309 3499 for a tour of the city’s well-preserved treasures, of the Temples with its majestic temples built in Knoxville/Mobile 2839 2989 3379 3569 once buried beneath the ashes and lava of Mt. the 6th and 5th centuries B.C. Later, continue Nashville 2799 2949 3339 3529 Vesuvius. A scenic drive around the azure Bay of to Palermo, Sicily’s capital city and principal Birmingham 2849 2999 3379 3569 seaport. Miami 2759 2909 3259 3449 Naples leads to the romantic resort of Sorrento. Tampa/Orlando 2759 2909 3259 3449 Jacksonville 2779 2929 3279 3469 Day 5: Sorrento-Capri-(Blue Grotto)- Day 9: Palermo-Monreale-Palermo Dallas/Houston 2739 2889 3289 3499 Sorrento- (Tarantella) A short ferry ride Guided sightseeing of Palermo includes San Antonio/Austin 2769 2919 3319 3529 takes you to the magical isle of Capri where visits to the 12th-century, Sicilian-Norman- New Orleans 2769 2919 3309 3489 guided sightseeing includes a visit to the style Cathedral and the Palace of the Normans. Oklahoma City/Tulsa 2769 2919 3309 3489 Phoenix/Las Vegas 2829 2979 3319 3559 Gardens of Augustus. Enjoy free time to stroll A short drive leads to Monreale where you visit Los Angeles 2829 2979 3319 3559 the island’s flower-decked villas or take an the Norman Cathedral with its 6,000 dazzling San Francisco 2829 2979 3319 3559 optional boat ride through the Blue Grotto square yards of perfectly preserved mosaics. San Diego/Tucson 2829 2979 3319 3559 (weather permitting). Later, return to Sorrento Return to Palermo for your final evening in Sicily. Seattle/Portland 2829 2979 3319 3559 Denver/Wichita 2829 2979 3319 3559 where you may opt to attend a Neapolitan Salt Lake City 2829 2979 3319 3559 Tarantella performance. Day 10: Departure for the USA Boise/Albuquerque 2909 3059 3399 3659
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