Optional Excursions

Optional Excursions Details
Our tours are carefully planned to offer a comfortable balance of sightseeing, entertainment and leisure time. Optional Excursions provide the flexibility to choose between leisure time or additional guided sightseeing activities. Unless otherwise noted, optional excursions must be booked with and paid to your tour manager during the tour. Prices are in U.S. Dollars. MASTERCARD®, VISA®, or DISCOVER® (no other credit cards are accepted) are recommended to avoid carrying excessive cash and exchange rate fluctuations. You must be able to present the actual card to your tour manager. If you bring a DISCOVER® card, also bring a VISA® or MASTERCARD®, as DISCOVER® is not widely accepted in Europe. Cash payments during the tour must be in Euros. Personal checks and traveler’s checks are not accepted. The operation of all excursions is subject to sufficient participation, and some excursions are subject to favorable weather conditions. Your tour manager reserves the right to make changes or cancel excursions at their sole discretion.

VENICE DINNER
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
$60.00
At the end of your day in Venice, join your tour manager for a walk through the intriguing alleys to Al Giardinetto Restaurant, with its beautiful vine-clad courtyard and relaxing atmosphere. Dinner includes a glass of wine, local specialties and dessert.ACCADEMIA GALLERY

ACCADEMIA GALLERY
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
$60.00
A local guide will highlight some of the popular pieces at the Accademia Gallery in Florence, with a focus on one of Michelangelo’s most famous sculptures, “David."

SIENA & VINEYARD DINNER
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
$85.00
Located on three hills, Siena has lovingly maintained its medieval character, highlighted by the famous Piazza del Campo, one of Europe’s prettiest squares. A local guide will offer insight into the city’s storied history as Florence’s rival city and the breathtaking 13th-century Duomo. Dine on regional specialties at a vineyard restaurant before returning to Montecatini-Terme.

AMALFI COAST
1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
$185.00
This optional excursion must be reserved prior to and paid with your final tour payment. Joined by a local guide, board a small private coach equipped for the narrow roads of the Amalfi coast. This unique stretch of rugged shoreline is comprised of breathtaking cliffs, terraced vineyards, and pastel-colored fishing villages. Pause in Positano and Amalfi, before concluding the day with an independent dinner in the mountaintop setting of Ravello.

VATICAN MUSEUMS & SISTINE CHAPEL
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
$125.00
Enter the Vatican City, a 110-acre sovereign city-state established within Rome. A local guide will provide commentary as you tour the Vatican Museums, which house some of the most renowned masterpieces of Renaissance art. One of the highlights is the Sistine Chapel featuring Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling and “The Last Judgment.” Your visit also includes St. Peter's Basilica, where you will find Michelangelo's “Pieta.”

COLOSSEUM
2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
$95.00
Marvel at one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering during a guided tour of the Colosseum. Completed in 80 A.D., the Colosseum was the center of Roman entertainment for more than 500 years. A local guide will provide insight into the intriguing events and structural mysteries of this famous landmark.

ROME DINNER
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
$65.00
A unique evening awaits you at a spirited restaurant in the heart of Rome. You will be served a multi-course dinner of Italian specialties, accompanied by wine. Following dinner, singers will bring some of Italy’s most beloved arias to life during engaging and entertaining performances.