ITALY INCLUDED FEATURES SORRENTO Accommodations • Seven nights in Sorrento, Italy, at the first-class Hotel Plaza Sorrento . Transportation • All deluxe motor coach transfers in the Land Program itinerary and baggage handling on these transfers are included . Activities and Events • Informative educational programs presented by local experts will enhance your insight into the region. • All excursions as outlined in your program itinerary. • Personal VOX listening device The region of Campania, to hear every word from your expert English-speaking guides. with its dazzling wealth of • Attend a Welcome Reception and antiquities and breathtaking Dinner . natural wonders, has been • Gather for a Farewell Reception home to writers, artists and and Graduation Ceremony emperors for more than followed by a Farewell Dinner . 2,000 years. Discover the Extensive Meal Program many treasures of this • Enjoy seven breakfasts, four lunches province, from the quaint and four dinners; tea or coffee with cafés and lemon groves of all meals, plus wine with dinner. Sorrento to the sun-drenched Amalfi Coast. Travel along this stunning • Sample authentic regional coastline, where mountains erupt from the Mediterranean and pastel-hued specialties during select meals villages cling to their sides. Sample local delicacies, and learn about life in at featured local restaurants . Italy today during an open forum with area residents. Follow Campania’s siren • Take advantage of leisure time to song and join us on this unique program that combines exciting excursions try the local cuisine independently. and fascinating lectures with numerous opportunities to immerse yourself in the local culture. MANY INCLUDED EXTRAS • Consultation services of a dedicated Passenger Service Representative prior to departure. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • Services of an experienced Travel • Discover five UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Director throughout your stay. magnificent Amalfi Coast, an area of unsurpassed • Tipping of excursion guides and scenery; the historic center of Naples, celebrated for its drivers. buildings that date from different historic periods; the • Detailed travel and destination amazing Greek ruins in Paestum; and the well-preserved ruins of information to assist in planning. Herculaneum and Pompeii . • Complimentary travel wallet. • Visit a cheese farm to learn about mozzarella di bufala and enjoy a tasting . • Marvel at the exhibits in Naples’ renowned Archaeological Museum. • Explore the vertical town of Positano and the charming resort of Amalfi. DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY ACCOMMODATIONS DAY 1 ~ IN TRANSIT artwork and other objects from Depart for Naples, Italy .A Herculaneum and Pompeii makes it one A Provided for AHI FlexAir participants. of the most important archaeological DAY 2 ~ NAPLES /S ORRENTO museums in the world. Upon arrival, transfer A to Sorrento and Local Flavor: At lunch, try the famous the Hotel Plaza Sorrento. Neapolitan pizza. Tonight, attend a Welcome Reception DAY 6 ~ SORRENTO and Dinner. Independent Exploration: Discover DAY 3 ~ AMALFI COAST / new facets of Sorrento on your own. POSITANO /A MALFI Educational Focus: The Horror HOTEL PLAZA SORRENTO Educational Focus: The History and Splendor of Vesuvius. Sorrento and the Beauty of Campania. Local Flavor: Dinner today is at a Located just a few steps from the town’s Excursion: The Charm of the restaurant in Sorrento. main square, the Hotel Plaza Sorrento is Amalfi Coast. Drive along the fabled DAY 7 ~ POMPEII / close to delightful shops, tempting cafés Amalfi Coast. Enjoy leisure time in HERCULANEUM and restaurants and other popular sites. Positano, Italy’s most vertical town . In Excursion: Pompeii and The hotel features a rooftop solarium and Amalfi, enjoy a walk through the town Herculaneum. The cities of swimming pool offering a breathtaking and see the Duomo di Sant’Andrea and Herculaneum and Pompeii were panoramic view of Sorrento and the the piazza. destroyed when Mount Vesuvius Mediterranean Sea. After a busy day of Local Flavor: Lunch today is at a erupted in A.D. 79. The small seaside sightseeing, enjoy an in-room beauty restaurant in Amalfi. town of Herculaneum was preserved treatment. Savor appetizers or a light DAY 4 ~ PAESTUM by mudflows, while Pompeii was lunch at the Plaza Café, or sip a cocktail Excursion: Mozzarella di Bufala. covered with ash. Marvel at the as you take in the 360-degree view from Visit a dairy farm where mozzarella treasures found at both sites. the rooftop Skybar. Each comfortable, cheese is produced from the milk of Local Flavor: Enjoy lunch at a air-conditioned guest room offers a buffalo, which were introduced to the restaurant near Pompeii. satellite TV, minibar, hair dryer, direct-dial area in the 10th century. Enjoy a tasting DAY 8 ~ SORRENTO telephone, complimentary Wi-Fi and of this famous cheese. Educational Focus: Contemporary modern furnishings. Excursion: Paestum. After being Italy. abandoned in the ninth century, this Independent Exploration: Enjoy Greco-Roman city was overgrown by your final day at your leisure. vegetation and forgotten until the 18th Tonight, attend a Farewell Reception, century. See a variety of ruins, including Graduation Ceremony and a Farewell three well-preserved Doric temples. Dinner. Educational Focus and Local DAY 9 ~ IN TRANSIT Flavor: Meet the People. Chat with Transfer to the airport for the return local residents during lunch at a A restaurant in Paestum. flight to your gateway city. Educational Focus: The Wonders NOTE : The information presented is preliminary. of Naples’ National Archaeological Itineraries, included features and schedules are subject to change. Many excursions in this Museum. program involve an element of walking. Local Flavor: Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. ENHANCED PROGRAMMING DAY 5 ~ NAPLES Available at an additional cost Excursion: Naples and the Museo Isle of Capri. On Day 6, travel by Archeologico Nazionale. Enjoy a hydrofoil to the Isle of Capri. One of panoramic tour of the historic center of the world’s most glamorous places, it is situated majestically in a crystal- Naples. Start at the top of Posillipo Hill Previous page (top to bottom): for a view of the city and the entire Bay clear sea and is known for its many Naples of Naples, then drive into the city and grottoes and blissful scenes. Enjoy a Amalfi see Castel Nuovo, San Francesco di private boat ride around the island AHI Travel Paola, Teatro Carlo and Piazza before spending some time exploring International Tower the main town of Capri and wandering 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Plebiscito. Visit the Museo Archeologico Suite 600 Nazionale in Naples. Its collection of along its unique side streets. Chicago, IL 60631 2017-2