Rome & Sorrento Sample Itinerary - School Travel

Resort/Accommodation InformationResort Rome, Italy Group Size&RoomingAccommodationHotel Giglio Dell’Opera* Mixed adult and child group*8 families, 7 with 1 child and 1adult in 7 twins and 1 with 1 childand 2 adults in 1 triple17 students:9 girls in DA CONFERMARE8 boys in4 staff – 2 Male & 2 Female in 2twinsArrival Date 21/05/10 Departure Date 24/5/10First Meal Dinner Last Meal BreakfastResort Sorrento, Italy Group Size&RoomingAccommodation Hotel Tourist 3** Mixed adult and child group*8 families, 7 with 1 child and 1adult in 7 twins and 1 with 1 childand 2 adults in 1 triple17 students:9 girls DA CONFERMARE8 boys4 staff – 2 Male & 2 Female in 2twinsArrival date 24/05/10 Departure date 28/05/10First meal Dinner Last meal Breakfast / Packed lunchFinal Excursion ItineraryFriday 21 st May 2010 10:05 Arrive Gatwick Airport for Easyjet flight 5255 to Rome Fiumicino. Allairport check in desks open 2 hours before the scheduled flightdeparture and close strictly 40 minutes before scheduled departuretime. Please present your flight confirmation for the group.12:05 Flight 5255 to Rome Fiumicio Airport.15:30 (Local time) Arrive Rome. Transfer to Hotel Giglio Dell’Opera.Clear immigration, collect your luggage, and then make your way tothe arrivals hall where you will be met by your coach driver who willbe waiting for you. They will make themselves known to you byholding a sign. Your coach driver will show you to your coach andtransfer you to your hotel.You will also be greeted by a representative of Italian Incoming,Maurizio, who will accompany the group for the duration of today’safternoon activities

16:30 Arrive at Hotel Giglio Dell’Opera. Check in to hotel. The coach willwait for your group.Voyager recommends that the group carries out a fire drill at somestage, so that all members of the party are acquainted with thecorrect emergency procedure.Continue by coach to the Time Elevator.17:30 Time Elevatorwww.timeelevator.itYour visit has been pre-booked and pre paid by Voyager for 17:30hand is included in your tour price.This show is a multi-sensorial attraction that shows 3000 years ofRoman history, from Romolus and Remus up to the present day, in anexiting and fun way. Time Elevator Roma combines education andentertainment in such a unique way that it has become an essentialpart of any visit to Roma for all ages.Your coach will then take you near to the area in which the Spanishsteps and Trevi fountain is located, which you will then walk to onfoot.18:30 Walk to Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain.19:30 Return to your hotel by coach.20:00 Dinner in the local restaurant ‘That’s Amore’.DirectionsHead northwest on Via Principe Amedeo towards Via MassimoD’Azeglio. Turn left at Via del Viminale. Continue on this road andthen turn right at Piazza del Viminale, Continue onto Via AgostinoDepretis. The restaurant will be on your left. This walk will take youapprox 5 minutesWe have made a reservation for you at the given time and the mealis included in the cost of your tour.Saturday 22 nd May201008:30 Breakfast at your hotel.09:15 Make your way by metro to the Vatican City.DirectionsMetro. From Metro Termini line A (Near hotel) – to Metro OttavianoSt Pietro line A. The journey will take approx 15 minutes from station- station10:00 St Peter’s Basilica12:30 Time at leisure for lunch14:15 Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel – guided tour at 14:15Viale Vaticano 00193 Romehttp://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/z-Info/MV_Info_Trasporti_02.htmlPlease note: groups booked for the guided tour must enter throughthe main entrance gate at Viale Vaticano by following the right sideline(facing the entrance gate) reserved only for pre-booked groups.It is suggested to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the time of visit.Meeting point is the window counter marked ‘Guided tours’A letter on school letterhead must be provided

15:00 Walk to Piazza NavonaDirectionsHead east on Piazza San Pietro, then slightly left at Piazza Pio XV11.Continue on Via della Concillazione. Turn right at Via San Pio X.Continue on Ponte Vittorio Emanuele 11. Turn left at Lungoteveredegli Altoviti. Continue on Piazza di Ponte Sant’Angelo, then turnright at Via di Panico. Take a slight left at Piazza dei Coronari thenturn left at Piazza dei Cororari. After 68m turn right at Vicolo dellaVolpe then turn left at Vicolo della Pace. Turn right at Via di SantaMaria dell’Anima then turn left at Via di Sant’Agnese in Agnone.This walk will take approximately 20 minutes16:00 Time at leisure in Piazza Novona19:00 Dinner in the local restaurant ‘That’s Amore’.We have made a reservation for you at the given time and the mealis included in the cost of your tour.Sunday 23 rd May201008:00 Breakfast at your hotel.08:50 Colosseum – guided tourMeet with your guidePiazza del Colloseo (Entrance near the arch of Constantine)Your visit has been booked for 09:35.Your guide will wait for the group outside the main group entrance.Booking reference 603415 (Students)/604277 (10 Adults)DirectionsHead southeast on Via Principe Amedeo towards Via Cavour. Turnright at Via Cavour and continue straight onto Piazza dell’Esquilino.Continue on Via Cavour and then turn left towards Largo ViscontiVenosta. Turn left at Largo Visconti Venosta and then turn right atVia di Monte Polacco. Turn left at Via delle Sette Sale and after 100mturn right at Via Luigi Cremona. Take a slight right at Via delle Termedi Tito Aand after 250m turn left on Via Nicola Salvi. After 160m takea slight right at Piazza Del Colosseo and continue on this road untilyou reach the ColosseumThis walk will take approx 18 minutes11:00Guided visit – Roman ForumMeet your guide at the main entrance.The Roman Forum (Latin: Forum Romanum), sometimes known by itsoriginal Latin name, is located between the Palatine hill and theCapitoline hill of the city of Rome. It is the central area around whichthe ancient Roman civilization developed. Citizens referred to thelocation as the "Forum Magnum" or just the "Forum".Free entrance with letter on school headed paper, no reservationrequired; Please bring Colosseum entrance ticket with you, whichentitles you to enter the Roman Forum as well.The oldest and most important structures of the ancient city arelocated in the forum, including its ancient former royal residency theRegia and the surrounding complex of the Vestal virgins. The OldRepublic had its formal Comitium there where the senate, as well asRepublican government began. The forum served as a city square andcentral hub where the people of Rome gathered for justice, and faith.The forum was also the economic hub of the city and considered to bethe center of the Republic and Empire.13:30Lunch at leisure

15:30 Church of San Clementhttp://www.basilicasanclemente.com/No reservation necessary.Head east on Piazza del Colosseo towards Via Celio Vibenna. Stay onPiazza del Colosseo. Continue on ViaLabicana. Stay on this road. Thedestination will be on your right.This will take you approximately 6 minutes.Directions back to hotelHead west on Via Labicana and follow the road. Turn left at Via delParco Oppio. After 70m turn left at Via della Domus Aurea. Take aslight left at Via Mecenate and then turn left at Via Merulana. After400m turn right at Piazza di Santa Maggiore. Continue onto ViaGioberti and after 240m turn left at Via Principe AmedeoThis walk will take approximately 20 minutes20:00 Dinner in the local restaurant ‘That’s Amore’.We have made a reservation for you at the given time and the mealis included in the cost of your tour.Monday 24 th May201008:00 Breakfast at your hotel and check-out.09:00 Transfer to Sorrento via the Catacombs and Monte Cassino.10:30 Domitilla Catacombshttp://www.domitilla.soverdi.euYour reservation has confirmed for 10:30. Please pay upon arrival €5for students- all adults are free. Please bring a student list signed bythe headmaster on headed paper for discounted rate.12:30 Transfer to Sorrento via Monte Cassino. Your coach will collect you atthe given time.14:30 En-route, 2 hour visit of Monte Cassino (Abbey & Cemetery). Youmay also want to visit Military Museum. Please note: the Abbey closesfrom 12:00 – 15:30h.http://www.montecassino.it/index2.html16:30 Depart Monte Cassino18:30 Arrive at the Hotel Touring, Sorrento and check into your hotel.Voyager recommends that the group carries out a fire drill, so that allmembers of the party are acquainted with the correct emergencyprocedure.19:30 Dinner at your hotelTuesday 25 th May201008:00 Breakfast at your hotel. Please remember to collect your packedlunches09:00 Your coach will arrive at the given time for your full day excursion toMount Vesuvius and Pompeii.10:00 Mount VesuviusCannot be pre-booked.http://www.discoveringvesuvius.comPlease note. It can get quite cold at the Volcano’s summit. Warmclothing is advisable even if a warm dayA letter on school letterhead must be provided12:30 Depart Vesuvius at the given time and transfer to Pompeii.

14:00 Pompeii visitYour guide will meet you at the groups’ entrance, and will accompanyyou for 2 hours.Entrance free for school groups with reservation. List of names onschool headed paper must be provided. Booking Ref: 603470,entry time 14:00.http://www.pompeiisites.org/Sezione.jsp?idSezione=1726You may also wish to explore the Cathedral in the afternoon, onceyour guide has left.17:00 Transfer back to your hotel.19:00 Dinner at the hotelWednesday 26 th May201008:00 Breakfast at your hotel. Please remember to collect your packedlunches08:30 Your full day coach to Campi Flegrei, Solfatara and the NaplesArchelogical Museum will pick you up.10:00 Campi FlegreiFree time to explore the Campi Flegrei. No reservation required.Also known as the Phlegrean Fields (from Greek φλέγος, burning),the Campi Flegrei is a large 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) wide calderasituated to the west of Naples, Italy. It was declared a regional parkin 2003. Lying mostly underwater, the area comprises 24 craters andvolcanic edifices. Hydrothermal activity can be observed at Lucrino,Agnano and the town of Pozzuoli.11:00 Solfatara.A list of names on school letterhead must be provided; No prebookingrequired.http://www.solfatara.it/vulcano/en/index.php13:00 After your packed lunches, continue by coach into Naples14:00/ Archaeological Museum, Naples14:10Booking Refs: 14:00 – 604261 (students/teachers)/ 14:10 - 604264(10 adults).This extensive museum, which dates back to 1586, houses a widerange of archaeological pieces.17:00 Return by coach to your hotel.19:00 Dinner at your hotelThursday 27 th May201008:00 Breakfast at your hotel. Please remember to collect your packedlunches.09:00 Your full day coach to Villa Oplontis and Herculaneum will collect youfrom your hotel.

10:00 Villa Poppaea, OplontisYour group has been booked at two times, with booking references604261.Entrance free for school groups. A list of names on school headedpaper must be provided.http://www.pompeiisites.org/Sezione.jsp?idSezione=172614:40 HerculaneumThis visit has been pre-booked. Booking Ref: 535737, entry time14:40.Entrance free of charge if a letter on school letterhead provided;Transfer time from hotel is approx. 1 hour17:00 Return to your hotel by coach.19:00 Dinner at your hotel.Fri 28 th May 201007:00 Breakfast at your hotel. Please remember to collect your packedlunches.Check out of the hotel. Please ensure that you have taken all of yourbelongings.08:30 Transfer to Naples Airport10:05 Check in for Easyjet Flight 5224 to London Gatwick12:05 Flight 522413:30 Arrive London Gatwick**END OF TOUR ARRANGEMENTS**Additional InformationNotes on booking:• All times are local.• Please check in for your flights 2 hours beforedeparture.• Some hotels require damage deposits on arrival,Voyager will endeavor to inform groups if such paymentsare required. We always advise room inspections uponcheck-in for pre-recorded damage.• Please keep all valuables in a safe.• Please ensure you have all of your belongings,valuables from safe, and passports before departing thehotel.• The baggage allowance is 20kg per checked in item ofbaggage and one piece of hand luggage, dimensions55x40x20cm (the group are entitled to 20kg of checkedin baggage and one piece of hand luggage) For furtherdetails please consult the Easyjet websitewww.easyjet.co.ukOutstanding paperwork:None• Voyager also recommend carrying out a fire drill, or atleast ensuring that all pupils are aware of all emergencyexits and fire assembly points.• International check in times after 3pm on arrival dayand check out by 11am on last day. We will try to arrangeluggage storage rooms in case or earlier arrival or latedeparture.• We advise that all group members bring their own handand bath towels.

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