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- 1 day of touring in a luxury, air-conditioned vehicle + 3
days of walking tours with licensed, English-speaking local tour guides
- 1st class train tickets from Rome to Florence and
from Florence to Venice
- 1 group transfer to and from each train station
- 1 group transfer and assistance to and from the
airport
- All site entrance fees and program fees as per
itinerary
- Meals: daily breakfast
- Porterage at the hotels
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| Day One: Sunday DEPARTURE Overnight: Flight Day Two: Monday ARRIVAL IN ROME | no guide - Arrive at the Rome International Airport.
- Meet your driver, transfer to your hotel in Rome for check-in.
- Remainder of the day at leisure to acclimate and explore on your
own.
Overnight: Rome Day Three: Tuesday THE GLORY OF ROME WITH HIDDEN TREASURES
REVEALED | walking tour - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Meet your tour guide and embark on a walking tour to some of Rome's most
beautiful structures, including the Spanish Steps, Europe's
longest and widest staircase, the Trevi Fountain, the
largest baroque fountain in the city, Piazza Navona (Navona
Square) and more.
- Lunch on own.
- Tour ancient Rome, including the Coliseum, the Roman
Forum, and other monuments that recall Rome's great historic past. View the
Arch of Titus, perhaps the best-known symbol of the Roman
destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.
- Return to the hotel.
- Dinner on your own and evening at leisure.
Overnight: Rome Day Four: Wednesday SACRED ROME - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Enjoy a special visit to the Vatican Museum and view some
of the seldom-revealed Jewish, historic relics preserved there.
- Continue to the Sistine Chapel, followed by a visit to
St. Peter's Basilica, built in the late Renaissance.
- Lunch on own, en route.
- Continue to the Great Synagogue, built in 1904, home to
the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
- Tour the Jewish Ghetto, established by Pope Paul IV in
1555. Rome's Jews were stripped of their rights and forced to live in the
walled-in, overcrowded area. The medieval streets wind their way towards the
square from which Jews were deported during the Holocaust.
- Return to the hotel.
- Dinner on own and evening at leisure.
Overnight: Rome Day Five: Thursday ROME - FLORENCE | no guide - Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
- Transfer to Rome's central train station and board the train for a journey
through the beautiful countryside of Tuscany.
- Arrive in Florence and transfer to your hotel for
check-in.
- Remainder of the day at leisure to explore on your own.
- Dinner on own and evening at leisure.
Overnight: Florence Day Six: Friday THE JEWS AND FLORENCE, THE CRADLE OF THE
RENAISSANCE | walking tour - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Begin the walking tour of Florence with a close look at the Jewish world
once centered here. The stories that emanate from the late 14th-century
ghetto and the Moorish-style synagogue built in 1882 will be enhanced by a
visit to the Museo Ebraica (Jewish Museum).
- Lunch on own, en route.
- Visit the Uffizi Gallery, one of the oldest and most
famous art museums in Europe.
- Walk to the Duomo, celebrated for its magnificent dome,
designed by Brunelleschi, and view the Baptistery's renowned "Gates of
Paradise" by Ghiberti.
- Continue with an exploration of the open-air art museum of Piazza
della Signoria, ending at Ponte Vecchio, or the
"Old Bridge.”
- Return to the hotel.
- Dinner on own and evening at leisure.
Overnight: Florence Day Seven: Saturday FLORENCE - VENICE | no guide - Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
- Transfer to Florence's central train station and travel north to
Venice.
- Arrive in Venice, transfer to your hotel for check-in.
- Remainder of the day at leisure to explore on your own.
- Dinner on own and evening at leisure.
Overnight: Venice Day Eight: Sunday VENICE & THE JEWISH CONDITION | walking
tour - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Begin a walking tour along the alleys, bridges and canals, which will
bring alive the compelling beauty of this unique city. Visit St.
Mark's Square, the symbol of romantic Venice, and then view the
Golden Basilica of San Marco and the Bridge of
Sighs.
- Visit the Doge's Palace, once the residence of the
Venetian Republic's supreme authority. Enjoy the beautiful interiors and
explore its hidden dungeons.
- Lunch on own.
- Unchanged Legacy: Tour the Jewish Ghetto, the home and
center of Venetian Jewish life, 1515-1848. Visit the Great
Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Museum in the Nuovo
Ghetto.
- Ride a gondola through the canals of Venice.
- Return to the hotel.
- Dinner on own and evening at leisure.
Overnight: Venice Day Nine: Monday DEPARTURE | no guide - Breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out of the hotel and transfer to the Marco Polo International
Airport.
- Departure flight to the U.S.A., arriving the same
day.
| | Need to Know | - Tour rates
are per person based on double occupancy and a minimum of 4
full paying participants.
- Tour prices
are per person in U.S. dollars. All hotel accommodations, motor
coach transportation, special dinners, sightseeing, admissions,
luggage handling and the services of local guides, drivers and
the tour educator are included.
- Hotels are
subject to confirmation. If the hotels listed cannot be
confirmed, we will use other hotels on the same level.
- Hotel
Accommodations: The tour price includes all hotel accommodations, in
hotel rooms with private baths. Our standard is to provide the
best available hotels while considering value. Although the
level of the accommodations may differ slightly from hotel to
hotel, we are committed to your comfort. Two-bed rooms are
reserved in most hotels. Triples are two-bed rooms with a rollaway
cot where available and are not recommended when considering the
comfort of those in the room. King-size beds are not available
in most hotels; what is considered king-size usually consists
of two single beds pushed together and made up separately, but
with one headboard. Some two-bed rooms may have two twin (not
full- or queen-size) beds.
- Meals are
included as specified in the itinerary.
- Tour
Educator: All trips are conducted by our tour educators or local guides
who remain with the group throughout the tour.
- Gratuities
included for restaurant and hotel staff only (for guides and
drivers, see below).
- Baggage: All
tour packages / group tours allow one piece of luggage per
person and one carry-on bag. Excess luggage will be subject to
a charge of up to $100 per piece. The Travel Agent and/or Tour
Operator, shall not be held responsible for any damage to or
loss of luggage/personal items. All damage/loss must be
reported at time of the incident and documented in writing by local
authorities for submission to the insurance company. With
regard to airline baggage allowance, different carriers have
different regulations for business and coach. Please check with
your individual carrier with regard to permitted number of
pieces, weights and dimensions. The tour operator is not responsible
for fees levied by any air carrier for the transport of personal
belongings of any kind.
Not Included
- Airfare
to the tour departure point and from the tour ending point is
not included. Airfare may be purchased from us for travel
originating in the United States.
- Supplemental cost for Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony (to be advised
upon request).
- Personal Expenses: All personal expenses such as laundry, valet
service, cables, telephone calls, Wi-Fi usage and postage are
not included.
- Guide
and Driver Gratuities (recommended guidelines vary based on
number of participants):
- For
a group of 4-9 passengers:
$20 per participant per
day for the Da'at tour educator & $3 per
participant per day for the
driver - For a group of 10-19 passengers and
more:
$10 per participant per day for the Da'at tour
educator & $5 per participant per day for the
driver
Additional Information
- Airline
Security Measures: In the U.S., you must provide
identification in the form of a passport at the time of
airport check-in for travel to international destinations.
Your passport name must match the name on your tour reservation
and airline ticket or you may be denied
boarding.
- If you
are traveling from an airport outside the jurisdiction of the
U.S., you will need to determine what travel documentation and
identification is required for that particular
airport.
- Due to
heightened security regulations, certain items such as a metal
nail file, pocketknife, cigarette lighter or tweezers, and some
liquid, gel, or aerosol items may not be permitted in your
carry-on luggage. Please call your airline prior to departure to
obtain current information on non-permissible carry-on items
and recommended airport check-in times. You may also wish to visit
the Transportation Security Administration website at
www.tsa.gov to obtain more information on acceptable identity
documentation and prohibited luggage items.
- Holidays and Museum Closures: Museum visits and personal shopping
time may be disrupted due to unforeseen circumstances or the many
religious, state and local holidays locally observed in the
destinations being visited.
- Photography During Tours: We will occasionally use photographs taken
by fellow guests or your trip director for promotional
purposes. If you prefer that your photo not be used in any
marketing activities, please notify us at the start of your
tour.
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