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Venice3 nights

Lake Como3 nights

Milan

Amalfi Coast4 nights

Rome2 nights

Tuscany5 nights

Cinque Terre3 nights

Come along with us on a grand journey though the very best of Italy. From Lake Como in the north to the Amalfi Coast in the south and all the best parts in between. This is a stunning itinerary and a truly unique experience with just a maximum of 7 passengers meaning everyone has a window seat on our luxury minibus and our minibus being able to transport us to the heart of the towns and cities. Our tours are exclusively designed for solo travellers so come and share the joy of travel with people just like you.

$16,998 per person twin

$19,998 per person single

EnquirE for costs for upgradEs to prEmium Economy and BusinEss class

Upgrade your room type on a single basis to:Carlton Hotel, Singapore – Not ApplicablePalace Hotel, Como to Lakeview RoomSavoia and Jolanda Hotel, Venice to Junior Suite with Lagoon ViewCarla Hotel, Levanto – Not ApplicableRelais Santa Chiara Hotel, San Gimignano to Superior Room with Countryside ViewsHilton Sorrento Hotel, Sorrento to Hilton Seaview Guest RoomPalazzo Navona Hotel, Rome to Executive RoomAdditional cost - $2,500 per person single

italyBoutique Journeys for solo travellers

Fully escorted small group tour with a maximum of 7 passengers 19 June – 12 July 2017 - 24 days

tour inclusions:• Return economy class air fare from Auckland with Singapore Airlines• All taxes and levies• Transfers and touring in air-conditioned luxury mini-van• Sightseeing as specified • 4 star hotels (3 star in the Cinque Terre) in excellent locations• Welcome dinner in Lake Como• Rail pass and ferry ticket in the Cinque Terre• All breakfasts• Emperors Lounge at Auckland International Airport on departure• Gratuities• Services of a tour host

Venice

Itinerarymonday 19 JuneAfter checking in at Auckland International Airport enjoy some relaxing time at the Emperors Lounge. Today we depart Auckland at 12.10pm and fly to Singapore. On arrival we are transferred to our hotel. One night Carlton Hotel ideally located in the heart of the city’s premier shopping and entertainment district.

tuesday 20 JuneToday is free to enjoy Singapore at your own pace. You may like to visit Gardens by the Bay and Raffles Hotel for a Singapore Sling or perhaps High Tea. Rooms are held until 6.00pm. Tonight we are transferred to the airport for our overnight flight to Milan.

Wednesday 21 JuneArrive Milan early this morning and transfer to Como, situated on Lake Como. On our way to Como we stop at Milan to see the incredible Milan Cathedral. Rest of the day at leisure. Three nights Palace Hotel in the centre of Como, overlooking the lakefront.

thursday 22 JuneLake Como is widely considered the most spectacular of northern Italy’s famous lakes - just ask George Clooney. Its sparkling shores, dotted with idyllic villages, lush villas and olive groves, provide a lovely spot to relax and soak up the beauty of an Italian

vacation. Today we travel to Bellagio, and Tremezzo by ferry including visits to Villa Carlotta and Villa Melzi.

friday 23 JuneToday is free to enjoy Como at your own pace. Suggest a 7 minute funicular ride to Brunate, a small picturesque and peaceful town situated 750m above sea level and also a visit to Villa D’Este in Cernobbio, located on the southern shores of Lake Como.

saturday 24 JuneToday we travel to Venice stopping in Verona for a guided tour on the way. Verona, celebrated by Shakespeare who made it famous as the romantic setting for the moving tale of Romeo and Juliet is a splendid ancient corner of the Veneto region. During our tour we will see Piazza dell Erbe, Piazza dei Signori, Piazza Bra, The Arena and of course Juliet’s House. After lunch in Verona we continue onto Venice, traversed by some 100 canals lined with palaces dating back to the 12th century. Transfer by private boat to our hotel located on the Grand Canal. Three nights Savoia and Jolanda Hotel, centrally located a short distance from St Marks Square.

sunday 25 JuneThis morning we enjoy a guided walking tour of Venice. Our excursion begins with a selection of the “must-sees,” including St. Mark’s Square, the former political centre of the Venetian Republic. The square contains many famous buildings: the Doges’ Palace, the Bridge of Sighs, the Marciana Library, the Bell Tower, the Clock Tower, and more. Staying away from the crowds, we’ll walk through the backstreets and the squares to explore the city’s layout: you’ll be cocooned by the silence and intimacy that only a car-free city built to human scale can provide. You will learn to get oriented in this maze-like city, how it feels to live in a place like this, and how today’s administrators deal with the maintenance of their huge and fragile heritage. We’ll cross the famous Rialto Bridge, the oldest over the Grand Canal, and explore this area of the city. Once back in St Marks Square we’ll enter St. Mark’s Basilica, a 900 year-old marvel of architecture. The church

is unique in Italy for its golden Byzantine and Medieval mosaics, its intricate stone and marble traceries and exuberant Middle Eastern domes. After lunch enjoy a 35 minute gondola ride of the canals of Venice.

monday 26 JuneToday is free to enjoy Venice at your own pace. You may like an optional excursion to Murano and Burano.

tuesday 27 JuneThis morning we travel to Levanto, located 5 km north of the 5 villages of the Cinque Terre. Enroute enjoy time in Bologna. Three nights Hotel Carla, centrally located a few metres from the sea and train station in the charming gulf of Levanto.

Wednesday 28 JuneToday we visit all 5 villages of the Cinque Terre by train and ferry or you may like to walk between some of the villages.

thursday 29 JuneToday is free to enjoy the Cinque Terre at your own pace. You may like a visit to Portovenere by ferry.

friday 30 JuneToday we travel to our hotel in San Gimignano, Tuscany, making stops in Pisa and Lucca on the way.

San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. Known as the Town of Fine Towers, San Gimignano is famous for its medieval architecture, unique in the preservation of about a dozen of its tower houses, which, with its hilltop setting and encircling walls form an unforgettable skyline. Five nights Relais Santa Chiara Hotel located just a few minutes walk from the medieval walls of San Gimignano.

saturday 1 JulyThis morning we enjoy time in Siena with a local guide. Siena, the home to the summer festival, the Palio, the characteristic horse race in the main square, is a jewel of Tuscany. The medieval buildings, palazzi and

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churches with the city’s Cathedral dominate the skyline. The city’s economic boom of the 14th century left traces of the Gothic style throughout the Siena’s art and architecture famous for its shell shaped square Piazza il Campo. After seeing the sights of Siena we head to Monteriggioni for lunch. Monter-iggioni is a medieval walled town, located on a natural hillock, built by the Sienese in 1213 as a fortification for the defence of the northern limits of the republican territory. To this day is one of the best preserved and fortified towns in all of Italy. We then travel back to our hotel with the rest of the day at leisure to enjoy San Gimignano.

sunday 2 JulyToday is devoted to the renaissance city of Florence, absorbing the history and culture of this great city. With our guide we visit Michelangelo Square, Piazza della Signoria, Basilica di Santa Croce as well as the Duomo and the Baptistery. In the afternoon we visit one of the most famous art galleries anywhere in the world – Galleria del’ Accademia – home to statue of Michelangelo’s famous David. After our visit to Galleria del’ Accademia you may

the Upper Chianti area. Over the centuries they extended their vast land holdings to include many thousands of acres and developed a flourishing wine production and commerce. After lunch enjoy a guided tour of the abbey, which includes the italian style garden, the frescoed hall, the ageing cellars and wine tastings of 2 organise wines. We finish our time in Chianti in nearby Castellina, a small and ancient hilltop hamlet.

tuesday 4 JulyToday is devoted to south Tuscany as we visit some of the oldest hill towns in the region. Our first stop is Cortona, which is best known for its Etruscan ruins dating from the 2nd century BC. This is now a well-to-do town that has managed to preserve its structures from medieval times. A number of popular movies were filmed in Cortona, including “Under the Tuscan Sun” and “New Moon”. In the afternoon we head to Montepulciano, a city set amid rolling hills. You’ll have time to wander its streets and to taste the well-known red wine produced here – “Nobile di Montepulciano”.

like to visit the Uffizi Gallery - full to the brim with treasures of Renaissance art by all of the most famous masters – Leonardo, Botticelli, Raphael, Michelangelo and Giotto or you may like to wander the streets of Florence for a spot of shopping.

monday 3 JulyToday we explore the Chianti winemaking region where vineyards dot the landscape. Take in the surrounds and make our first stop at Greve, a quintessential Tuscan town, tucked into the hills. Explore the historical square and discover shops selling local handicrafts and traditional Chianti produce. We then travel to Radda in Chianti, a beautiful medieval town enclosed in large defensive walls, located up on a hill between the valleys of Arbia and Pesa. Enjoy lunch at Badia a Colituono in Gaiole in Chianti (own expense). Badia a Coltibuono is about one thousand years old and its prehistory takes us back to Estrucan times and beyond. As we know it today, Badia a Coltibuono (which means Abbey of the Good Harvest), dates from the middle of the eleventh century. In 1051 the monks of the Vallombrosan Order, a Tuscan reform of the Benedictines, founded the Abbey and also began planting the first vineyards in

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All prices are per person in New Zealand dollars. Prices are based on payment by cash, eftpos or direct deposit only. If you would prefer to share a room we will endeavour to match you up with someone of the same gender. If we cannot, you would be required to pay the single price. A non-re-fundable deposit of $3,500 per person is due at time of booking. Balance due date 15 March 2017. Costs are based on a group of 7 passengers. If the group falls below this number World Travellers Remuera reserves the right to cancel the tour in which case a full refund would be given. This would be known 3 months prior to departure. Once paid the full amount is non-refundable.

Please note: A reasonable level of fitness is required for this tour.

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Wednesday 5 JulyToday we head down to the Amalfi Coast. On the way we visit Orvieto, sitting astride a volcanic plug of rock above fields streaked with vines, olive and cypress trees, Orvieto is visually stunning from the first. History hangs over the cobbled lanes, medieval piazzas and churches of this cinematically beautiful town in Umbria. Few cathedrals in Italy can hold a candle to its wedding cake gothic cathedral. Our next stop is Cassino where we visit the Commonwealth War Cemetery and the Montecassino Abbey. We then make our way to our hotel in Sorrento, with its cliff-top position overlooking the sea, bustling port, picturesque bays and panoramic view of the Amalfi Coast and surround hills Sorrento has been a favourite resort since roman times. Four nights at Hilton Sorrento Palace Hotel.

thursday 6 JulyToday is free to enjoy Sorrento at own pace. Suggest spending time in Sorrento and relaxing by the pool at the hotel

Rome

friday 7 JulyToday is all about the Amalfi Coast where we will visit Ravello, Amalfi and Positano. Ravello is situated in a more elevated position than the other pearls of the Amalfi Coast, boasting exceptional views of the coast and its marvellous villas and gardens. Amalfi’s typically Mediterranean architecture made up of lanes and characteristic white houses piled one upon the other, makes it one of Italy’s most famous resorts. Positano sits in a splendid panoramic position on one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline. Its enchanting town centre of delightful pastel-hued houses surrounds the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta, its laneways are lined with quaint, colourful shops and it numerous beaches are world famous.

saturday 8 JulyToday is free to enjoy Sorrento at your own pace. You may like an optional excursion to the Isle of Capri.

sunday 9 JulyThis morning we drive to Pompeii for a 2 hour visit to the archaeological site where our tour guide will show us the best of the ancient city buried by the eruption on 79 ad. We then drive to Rome.

monday 10 JulyToday is free to enjoy Rome at your own pace. Optional tours can be arranged.

tuesday 11 JulyThis morning we are transferred to the airport for our flight via Singapore to Auckland.

Wednesday 12 JulyArrive Auckland 10.20pm