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Now Journey's Italy's Great Cities Small Group Tour.

Our small group tours are designed to harmonize included sightseeing experiences with leisure time so you can enjoy the best of the destination. Our 2025 tours feature Signature Hotels and Lotus Hotels Collections.

Our Italy's Great Cities Small Group Adventure Features:

Signature Hotels offering 4+ to 5-star luxury accommodations in the most desirable locations of cities and towns.

- World-Class Amenities in our Hotels
- Private Bathrooms: Enjoy modern bathrooms with showers, and some with baths.
- Air-Conditioned Guest Rooms: Stay comfortable throughout your journey.
- Daily Hot Breakfast: Start your day with a full, hot breakfast served with table service.
- Prime Locations: Our hotels are perfectly placed for easy access to attractions.
- Now Journey Tour Captain: Your dedicated, fully trained Journey Tour Captain will be with you throughout the tour.  
- Expert Local Guides: Discover Italy with our professional guides.
- Portage of Your Luggage: We take care of your luggage, so you don’t have to.
- Walking the Hearts of Cities & Towns: Explore the most charming areas on foot.
- Special Access: Enjoy exclusive access to many sites and experiences.
- Now Journey Exclusive Experiences: Unique experiences curated just for our guests.

Our Signature Hotels Collection
Our Signature Hotels are meticulously selected for their excellent locations, spacious rooms, and comprehensive amenities. Elegant and spacious rooms in 4 to 5-Star Hotels thoughtfully selected in categories just above the Standard or entry-level options. Compare our offerings with mainstream tour companies, and you'll see the difference in quality and service.

Our Lotus Hotels Collection
The Lotus Hotels Collection features the same exceptional properties as our Signature collection but elevates your experience with higher category rooms. This means you'll enjoy all the luxury and amenities of our carefully selected hotels, with the added comfort and exclusivity of upgraded accommodations.

Wine Tour and Tasting paired with Delicious Morsels
One amazing lunch experience is included at our preferred wine estate in Tuscany. All other lunches are optional, but our Tour Captains offer great suggestions every day.

Signature & Lotus Dining Plan by Itinerary
For our 10-Day Tour: Enjoy 15 Meals: 9 Breakfasts, 5 Now Journey Style Dining Events: 5 Dinners + 2 Italian Apericene, 1 Wine Tasting paired with Delicious Morsels.

Four 12-Day Tour: Enjoy 19 Meals: 11 Breakfasts, 7 Now Journey Style Dining Events: 5 Dinners + 2 Italian Apericene, 1 Wine Tasting paired with Delicious Morsels.

For our 14-Day Tour: Enjoy 22 Meals: 13 Breakfasts, 8 Now Journey Style Dining Events: 6 Dinners + 2 Italian Apericene, 1 Wine Tasting paired with Delicious Morsels.

Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is not included, but we highly recommend purchasing a travel protection plan. Plans like Travelex cover Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption, Emergency Medical, and more.

Cancellation Policy
You can cancel your vacation with a 100% refund up to 60 days prior to departure, less the non-refundable deposit. Within 60 days, cancellation penalties will apply as per the Trip Agreement.

Customary Gratuities Included
Gratuities are provided for your Local City Tour Guides, Tour Drivers, Restaurant, and Hotel Staff. Gratuities for your Journey Tour Captain are not included and should be extended on a voluntary basis. We recommend $20 per person per day.

Airfare
Airfare is not included. Everything else, excluding personal item purchases, is covered.

 

INCLUSIONS BY CITY

VENICE

    • • Venice Airport Arrival Transfer with Meet & Greet to our hotel on San Marco

    • • Discovery Walk with Journey Tour Director

    • • Accommodation in Venice, 2 Days/2 Nights with breakfast

    • Expert Italian Guided Sightseeing: 

      • • Skip-the-Long-Line Admissions, Special Access Sightseeing - Venice Secrets & Treasures Tour

      • • Special sightseeing today includes:

        • • Doge's Palace - Admission/Tour

        • • Venice's Old Prison -  Admission/Tour

        • • Bridge of Sighs - Admission/Tour

        • • Basilica San Marco - Admission/Tour

        • • Piazza San Marco, Caffè Florian

        • • Clock Tower (Campanile)

        • • Napoleon and the Winged Lion

        • • Enjoy included admission/entrance to Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana at your leisure.

    • • Journey's Special Gondola Experience

  • FLORENCE

    • Upon arrival Florence, Discovery Walk with Journey Tour Director

    • • Expert Italian Guided Sightseeing: 

      • • Skip-the-Long-Line Admissions, Special Access Sightseeing - Florence Secrets & Treasures Tour:

        • •  Galleria dell'Accademia - Admission/Tour

        • • Historic city center: the Baptistery, Campanile, and the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore - Admission/Tour

        • •  Gates of Paradise on the Baptistery

        • • Entrance and tour of Orsanmichele  - Entrance/Tour

        • •  Piazza della Repubblica

        • • Piazza della Signoria

        • • Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge)

        • • Oltrarno and Piazzale Michelangelo

    • Florence Welcome Dinner - The Journey Style with unlimited Premium Beverages

    • Accommodation in Florence, 2 Days/2 Nights with breakfast

  • TUSCAN COUNTRYSIDE: San Gimignano and Cortona

    • •  Special Sightseeing today Includes:

      • • San Gimignano Sightseeing and free time this morning

      • • Exclusive Winery: Admission, Tour, Wine Tasting paired with Gourmet Lunch

      • Tuscany's Wine Road: Winding through the Tuscan hills

    • •  Cortona Discovery Walk with Journey Tour Director

    • • Special Perfect Light Dinner: Apericena in Cortona

    • •  Accommodation in Cortona, 2 Days/ 2 Nights with breakfast

    • • Complete 2nd Day at Leisure

  • ROME

    • •  Discovery Walk with Journey Tour Director

    • •  Accommodation in Rome, 3 Days/3 Nights with breakfast 

    • Expert Italian Guided Sightseeing: 

      • • ROME/VATICAN: Skip-the-Long-Line Admissions, Special Access Sightseeing - Rome’s Vatican City Tour

        • • St. Peter's Basilica and Square: Admission and Guided Tour 

        • • Sistine Chapel: Admission/Tour

        • • Vatican Museums: Admission and Guided Tour of the Vatican City Museums: The Museums boast some of the most impressive tapestries and other works of art and sculpture found in the world.

      • • ROME/IMPERIAL ROME: Skip-the-Long-Line Admissions, Special Access Sightseeing - Rome’s Imperial Rome Tour

        • • Colosseum - Admission/Tour

        • • Roman Forum - Admission/Tour

          • • Palatine Hill, Caesar's Palace, Curia or the Senate House, Temple of the Vestal Virgins, and the Triumphal Arches

        • •  Capitoline Hill: We ascend this amazingly sculptured and architecturally inspirational locale.

        • •  Walking Tour: Views of Trajan's Market, Palatine Hill, Caesar's Palace, Curia known as the Senate Building, the Vittorio Emanuele II National Monument, the Jewish Ghetto

      • • Special Journey Exclusive dining event for our Farewell to Rome!

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