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From Paris to Venice
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Ancient Wonders
Walk among ruins, temples, and timeless landmarks
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Guided in English
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Paris

    Paris

    Included Activities

    • Welcome Meeting
    • Leader-led Orientation Walk

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Louvre Museum
    • Walk Champs-Élysées
    • Welcome Dinner with Group
    • Hidden Montmartre Urban Adventure
    • Palace of Versailles
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Musee d'Orsay
    • Rodin Museum
    • Napoleon's Tomb & Les Invalides Army Museum
    • Eiffel Tower
    • Da Vinci Code Walking Tour
    Landmarks
    Eiffel Tower
    Louvre Museum
    Champs-Élysées
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  2. Day 2

    Paris to Lausanne

    Paris to Lausanne
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led Orientation Walk (optional)
    Landmarks
    Lake Geneva
    International Olympic Committee Headquarters
    Itinerary Image 1Itinerary Image 2
  3. Day 3

    Lausanne

    Lausanne
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Visit Lausanne Cathedral
    • Bakery visit for local pastries

    Optional Activities

    • Boat tour on Lake Leman
    • Visit Olympic Museum
    • Lavaux Vineyards UNESCO World Heritage site visit and wine tasting
    • Chocolate-tasting tour
    • Visit Plateforme 10 museum
    Landmarks
    Lausanne Cathedral
    Lake Leman (Lake Geneva)
    Lavaux Vineyards
    Olympic Museum
  4. Day 4

    Lausanne to Lucerne

    Lausanne to Lucerne
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Walk on Museggmauer Walls with leader
    • Visit Hinter Misegg farm

    Optional Activities

    • Rent paddle boat on lake
    • Cityboat tour
    Landmarks
    Museggmauer Walls
    Hinter Misegg farm
    Lake Lucerne
  5. Day 5

    Lucerne - Mount Pilatus

    Lucerne - Mount Pilatus
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Mount Pilatus Silver Tour - 3 hours

    Optional Activities

    • Fine dining on Mount Pilatus
    • Hiking on Mount Pilatus
    Landmarks
    Mount Pilatus
    Lake Lucerne
    Alpnachstad
    Itinerary Image 1
  6. Day 6

    Lucerne to Ticino Region - Gotthard Panorama Express

    Lucerne to Ticino Region - Gotthard Panorama Express
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led Orientation Walk in Bellinzona
    Landmarks
    Bellinzona Medieval Castles
  7. Day 7

    Bellinzona

    Bellinzona
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led mountain hike with alpine views

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Castle of Bellinzona
    • Visit The Municipal Museum of Villa dei Cedri
    Landmarks
    Castle of Bellinzona
    Villa dei Cedri
  8. Day 8

    Bellinzona to Rome

    Bellinzona to Rome
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led Orientation Walk

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
    • Visit Pantheon
    • Explore Vatican City
    • Walk through Trastevere
    • Pantheon One Hour Guided Tour Urban Adventure
    • Castel Sant'Angelo
    • Christian Catacombs
    • Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill tour
    • Galleria Borghese
    • Venezia Palace
    • Keats-Shelley Memorial House
    Landmarks
    Trevi Fountain
    Colosseum
    Roman Forum
    Pantheon
    Vatican City
    Trastevere
    Palatine Hill
    Itinerary Image 1
  9. Day 9

    Rome

    Rome
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch prepared from cooking demonstration using fresh locally harvested products)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Cooperativa Coraggio (Intrepid Foundation partner)
    • Cooking demonstration with local products
    • Lunch prepared from demonstration products

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Piazza Navona
    • Visit Spanish Steps
    • Walk Via Condotti
    • Visit Piazza Venezia
    • Visit St Peter's Basilica
    • Group farewell dinner
    Landmarks
    Piazza Navona
    Spanish Steps
    Via Condotti
    Piazza Venezia
    St Peter's Basilica
  10. Day 10

    Rome

    Rome
    Meals
    Breakfast
  11. Day 11

    Rome to Florence

    Rome to Florence
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led Orientation Walk (optional)
    • Leader-led Orientation Walk of Florence

    Optional Activities

    • Foodies Walk Urban Adventure
    • Baptistry, Museo Opera del Duomo, Giotto Bell Tower and Brunelleschi Dome
    • Accademia Gallery
    • Uffizi Gallery
    • Bargello Museum
    • Hidden Gems and Aperitivo
    Landmarks
    St Peter's Basilica
  12. Day 12

    Florence

    Florence
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Pitti Palace
    • Cross Ponte Vecchio
    • Visit Piazza della Signoria
    • Visit Santa Croce Church
    • Visit Uffizi Gallery
    • Visit Galleria dell'Accademia to see Michelangelo's David
    • Climb to Piazzale Michelangelo for sunset views
    • Take passeggiata social stroll
    Landmarks
    Pitti Palace
    Ponte Vecchio
    Piazza della Signoria
    Santa Croce Church
    Uffizi Gallery
    Galleria dell'Accademia
    Piazzale Michelangelo
  13. Day 13

    Florence to Lucca

    Florence to Lucca
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Bicycle Tour of Lucca

    Optional Activities

    • Stroll along city walls
    Landmarks
    Lucca City Walls
  14. Day 14

    Lucca to Pisa

    Lucca to Pisa
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Cycling tour along Serchio River
    • Half-day trip to Pisa - visit Leaning Tower, Duomo and Baptistry

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Pisa streets
    • Visit local bar for Prosecco and focaccia
    Landmarks
    Leaning Tower of Pisa
    Piazza dei Miracoli
    Pisa Baptistry
    Serchio River
  15. Day 15

    Lucca to Cinque Terre

    Lucca to Cinque Terre
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Cinque Terre day trip with Cinque Terre Pass

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Portovenere
    • Walk Via del Prione
    • Visit Lerici for waterside dinner
    Landmarks
    Cinque Terre
    Riomaggiore
    Manarola
    Corniglia
    Vernazzo
    Monterosso al Mare
    Portovenere
    Lerici
  16. Day 16

    Cinque Terre

    Cinque Terre
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Cinque Terre Trails hike through olive groves and vineyards

    Optional Activities

    • Train to nearby village
    • Continue countryside walking
    Landmarks
    Cinque Terre Trails
  17. Day 17

    La Spezia - Portofino to Asti

    La Spezia - Portofino to Asti
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Portofino walk and ferry boat ride

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Portofino Lighthouse at Punta del Capo
    Landmarks
    Portofino
    Portofino Lighthouse
  18. Day 18

    Asti

    Asti
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at local winemaking family home)

    Included Activities

    • Village winery visit in Castagnole Monferrato
    • Wine tasting
    • Lunch at winery

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Piazza del Palio open-air market (if market day)
    • Bike hire
    Landmarks
    Piazza del Palio
  19. Day 19

    Asti to Como to Cadenabbia

    Asti to Como to Cadenabbia
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Ferry pass for Lake Como
    • Villa Melzi Gardens visit in Bellagio
    Landmarks
    Lake Como
    Bellagio
    Villa Serbelloni Park
    Villa Melzi
  20. Day 20

    Cadenabbia

    Cadenabbia
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Short walk through Bellagio countryside
    • Villa Melzi estate visit

    Optional Activities

    • Ferry to Varenna
    • Ferry to Cadenabbia
    • Visit Villa del Balbianello
    • Visit Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo
    • Visit Tremezzo for food or aperitif
    Landmarks
    Villa Melzi
    Villa del Balbianello
    Villa Carlotta
    Varenna
    Tremezzo
  21. Day 21

    Cadenabbia to Venice

    Cadenabbia to Venice
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led orientation walk of Venice
    • Traghetto ride (local canal crossing)

    Optional Activities

    • Stroll Grand Canal
    • Cross Rialto Bridge
    • Browse Venetian masks shops
    • Browse handmade Murano glassware shops
    • Explore Venetian cuisine
    Landmarks
    Piazza San Marco
    Grand Canal
    Rialto Bridge
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  22. Day 22

    Venice

    Venice
    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Cicchetti stop with leader (authentic Venetian experience)

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Grand Canal
    • Visit Rialto Bridge
    • Visit Doge's Palace
    • Visit Piazza San Marco with Basilica
    • Take vaporetto to San Giorgio island
    • Climb San Giorgio bell tower
    • Gondola ride down Grand Canal
    • Explore Palazzo Ducale
    Landmarks
    Grand Canal
    Rialto Bridge
    Doge's Palace
    Piazza San Marco
    San Giorgio Basilica
    Palazzo Ducale
  23. Day 23

    Venice

    Venice
    Meals
    Breakfast

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      I am looking to do the Swiss Alps including Bernina Express (maybe 7 days in Switzerland. Then I would like to do 2 weeks Italy.

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      I would like to the swiss alps and Italy including the bernina express. Do you have any of these tours as a single supplement?

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      This specific option will not have a solo room available. The Gotthard Panorama Express and Bernina Express are two of Switzerland's most famous scenic train routes, each offering unique experiences and landscapes.

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