6 Day Rome Vacation (New York)

• • Independent Package Includes

     

    • Round trip flights New York-Rome, Rome-New York
      Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
    • Airline taxes & fuel surcharges
    • 4 nights accommodations in your choice of hotels
    • Breakfast daily

     

    Is This Trip Right for You?

    This independent program allows the flexibility to explore on your own. Affordable optional sightseeing excursions are available to enhance your holiday. Please note that this program is not escorted and therefore you will not have the services of a tour manager to assist with hotel check-in formalities and luggage handling. This program’s unconstrained nature excludes group advantages associated with escorted tours. Hotel locations, services and amenities differ according to the plan. Read the descriptions in full and locate the hotels on our provided map to ensure the Hotel/Plan you select meets your desired criteria. A variety of airfare options are available for this program, including some low-cost fares which may exclude complimentary checked luggage and advance seat assignments. Please read each offering to ensure you choose the option that best fits your wishes. This is an Independent program.

DAY 1, Wednesday – Depart for Italy
Depart for Italy

DAY 2, Thursday – Arrive in Rome
Arrive in historic Rome, the astonishing city built on seven hills Transfer independently to your hotel. The balance of the day is at leisure
Overnight: Rome

DAY 3, Friday – Full Day in Rome
Today is free to explore enchanting Rome on your own. Perhaps, join the optional Vatican Museums Tour. This morning, take a guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo’s incomparable Sistine Chapel. Your local guide will lead you into the museums, where you’ll visit one of the most important art collections in the world. Admire the Gallery of Tapestries and the Geographical Maps before arriving to the famous Sistine Chapel, with its great frescos by Michelangelo. Stroll through St. Peter’s Square, passing Bernini’s famous colonnade to view St. Peter’s Basilica. Don’t miss the afternoon optional tour to Ancient Rome. Gain special access to the Colosseum, the giant amphitheater used for gladiator fights and public spectacles. It’s the largest building ever built in the Roman Empire. Walk along the pavement of the original Roman grid, which crosses the ruins of the Roman Forum. Enjoy views of the Temple of Vesta, Basilica Julia, and Arch of Constantine
Optional: Vatican Museums (AM)
Optional: Ancient Rome (PM)
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 4, Saturday – Full Day in Rome
Spend the day at leisure, perhaps participate in the optional Campo de Fiori, Jewish Ghetto & Trastevere Food Walking Tour. Small groups will be led by a local food connoisseur through several Roman neighborhoods to visit the most famous markets, groceries, coffee shops, gelaterias and restaurants. Discover the secrets of world-renowned Italian cuisine while visiting Campo de Fiori, the Jewish Ghetto, and Trastevere. Sample some Italian specialties, for example a slice of freshly baked pizza bianca or, carciofo alla giudia, a Jewish style deep-fried artichoke
Optional: Campo de Fiori, Jewish Ghetto & Trastevere Food Walking Tour (AM)
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 5, Sunday – Full Day in Rome
On your last day at leisure, perhaps choose the optional Pompeii & its Ruins with lunch from Rome. Depart Rome in the early morning for a drive along the Highway of the Sun, past the Roman countryside and the scenic regions of Lazio and Campania. Admire views of the Mediterranean and the still active Mount Vesuvius, as you learn how people lived in ancient times, before reaching the UNESCO Archaeological Site of Pompeii. Explore the ruins of this city trapped in time after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After lunch drive back, returning in time to enjoy your last evening in Rome
Optional: Pompeii & its Ruins with lunch from Rome (AM)
Overnight: Rome
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 6, Monday – Depart Italy
Transfer independently to the airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast

Donatello Hotel, Rome

This tourist class hotel is located near the historical center of Rome.