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Italy & Croatia ITALY & CROATIA 10 Days | Southern European Tour TOUR SNAPSHOT This 10-day tour through Italy and Croatia will allow your students to step into history while simultaneously learning about its importance. They will experience the detailed Sistine Chapel, explore the vast Colosseum and discover the restored Diocletian Palace. Nature is also a big part of this tour with students travelling across the Adriatic Sea, hiking through the UNESCO heritage site, Plitvice Lakes National Park, and cruis- ing down the Neretva River. This experience will inspire your students and leave them with a passion for travel. WHATS INCLUDED: Guided Tours of: Rome, Vatican City, Split, Drubrovnik Site Visits: Colosseum, Pantheon, Sistine Chapel, Diocletian Palace, Plitvice National Park, St. James Cathedral Local Accommodations Tour Leader 3 Star Centrally Located Hotels Transportation Meals Flights, Private Motor Breakfasts, Dinners Coach, Overnight Ferry WHY BRIGHTSPARK? PUTTING YOUR EXPERIENCE FIRST • Guaranteed Flights and Hotels – we confirm the booking of flights and hotels when you submit your deposit to avoid last minute hiccups. • Centrally Located Accommodations – save hours avoiding long commutes and maximize your time in destination with hotels within the city limits. • Private Tours – personalize your tour to suit your needs and be assured that you will never be combined with another group. • Go, Discover, Inspire – you are not a tourist but a traveler, we will expose you to the soul of the destination and reignite your sense of wonder. EXPERTS IN STUDENT TRAVEL 95% 60+ Our local partnerships allow for personalized OF TEACHERS YEARS OF tours that are a hybrid of traditional and LOVE OUR TRAVEL unconventional. TOURS EXPERIENCE WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED THE BEST INSURANCE Feel safe with the knowledge that your students are fully protected with cancellation insurance provided by Travel Guard– which includes school board cancellation for ANY REASON. “Overall experience from start to finish was fantastic. The kids had a great time and will have memories that will last a lifetime/ Our tour leaders, Phillipe & Adriele went above and beyond getting to know the students and helping us with special requests. Thank you for everything!” Gatestone Staff & Students, HWDSB ITALY & CROATIA - 10 Days | Southern European Tour Day 1: Board your flight to Rome Day 6: Plitvice Lakes - Zadar • Enjoy a free morning relaxing on the beaches in the Day 2: Rome vicinity. • Meet with your tour leader at the airport • Travel to Plitvice Lakes National Park, a UNESCO • Enjoy a guided tour of the City Centre where you will World Heritage Site, and spend the afternoon hiking see the Spanish Steps at the Piazza di Spagna, the through the beech, pine, maple and spruce forests. Trevi Fountain and the famous Pantheon. Day 7: Sibenik – Neretva - Dubrovnik Day 3: Rome • Begin the journey to Dubrovnik. • Start the day with a guided tour of the Colosseum, the • Stop off in the city of Sibenik to see its elliptical amphitheater that showed barbaric Roman world-renowned Renaissance and Gothic-style entertainment. You will then take a short climb to the Cathedral, St. James. top of Palatine Hill to look down on the Forum, the • Stop on the banks of the Naratva River and take a center of Roman parliament and Circus Maximus, the cruise along the turquoise waters. most well-known stadium for chariot racing. • Arrive in Dubrovnik for the evening. Day 4: Vatican City – Ancona Day 8: Dubrovnik • Travel to Vatican City and explore the museums. You • Enjoy a full leisure day in the Dubrovnik. You can will see one of the greatest art collections in the world, spend the day sunbathing on a beach, wander down Michelangelo’s legendary Sistine Chapel, a marvel of the main street of Stradun, or explore the fortresses. artistic creation and St. Peter’s Basilica, a Renaissance church that is an architectural Day 9: Dubrovnik phenomenon and has the largest interior of any • Start the day with a guided tour of Dubrovnik where Christian church. you will be impressed by the towers of the ramparts • Travel to the seaside city of Ancona. that were built between the 11th and 12th century, • Upon arrival, board the ferry that will take you to Split, Rector Palace and a stunning Franciscan monastery Croatia. which has one of the oldest functioning pharmacies in the world. Day 5: Split – Trogir - Zadar • Meet with your local guide in the largest city of the Day 10: Depart to the airport for your flight home Dalmatian region, Split. • Discover the Diocletian Palace, built for the former Roman Emperor in the 4th century AD. • Travel to Trogir, a picturesque medieval city, and visit the Saint-Lawrence of Trogir Cathedral. Optional: Switch the visit to Trogir with a half-day at the beach in Split • End the day heading to Zadar for the evening. START PLANNING NOW! info.brightsparktravel.ca/startplanning LIKE US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM 1 800 267 6425 @brightsparkcanada [email protected] #GoDiscoverInspire.
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