Italy Tour Package: 8 Days Rome, Florence & Venice

Highlights

• Colosseum + Vatican guided mornings
• Uffizi & Duomo climb in Florence
• Tuscan hill-town + vineyard day
• Venice gondola at dusk
• Pasta-making class with a nonna

Is it right for you?

Seniors

Possible for seniors, with care: Expect long days on foot over cobbled streets and many stairs, including an optional dome climb in Florence, with guided mornings timed ahead of the crowds and

Getting around

A lot of walking

From our own trip notes. Tell your captain about anyone's mobility, age or food needs and we confirm the details for your dates.

The story

Your journey outline

Each stage can cover one or more days. Tell us what you would change; your final itinerary is agreed before booking.

1. Stage 01 Rome

   Land in Rome and transfer in. The first night is Trastevere, across the river: cobbles, ivy, and restaurants that have not changed their menu in thirty years because there has been no reason to. An early dinner, a walk to the river, and an early night before the city starts properly.

2. Stage 02 Ancient Rome

   The Colosseum on timed entry with a guide, then straight into the Forum and up Palatine Hill, which is where the emperors actually lived and where the crowds thin out. The afternoon is free for the Pantheon and Piazza Navona, and the Trevi Fountain after dark when it is lit and quieter.

3. Stage 03 Vatican

   Early entry to the Vatican Museums so that you walk the galleries ahead of the crush, ending in the Sistine Chapel. St Peter's Basilica afterwards, with the dome climb optional. The evening is aperitivo, which in Rome means a drink that arrives with enough food to make dinner a question.

4. Stage 04 Florence

   The fast train to Florence takes about ninety minutes. The Duomo and Brunelleschi's dome, the Uffizi in the afternoon with the Botticellis, and sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo above the river. Dinner is Florentine, which mostly means steak, and nobody has ever complained about that.

5. Stage 05 Tuscany

   A day out into the hills. Siena for the shell-shaped Campo where they still run the Palio, San Gimignano for the medieval towers that made it the Manhattan of the 1300s, and a long lunch at a vineyard in between with the wine made about forty metres from the table.

6. Stage 06 Venice

   Train across to Venice, over the causeway, and then the city has no cars at all. Your first vaporetto down the Grand Canal does most of the work of introducing the place. Drop bags, then Dorsoduro and the Zattere in the evening, where Venetians go when the day visitors have left.

7. Stage 07 Venice Slow

   St Mark's Square early, before the tour groups land, then the Doge's Palace and the bridge of sighs from the inside. A gondola at dusk, which is expensive and entirely worth it once. The last night is cicchetti: small plates, standing up, moving from one bacaro to the next.

8. Stage 08 The Return

   Fly home from Venice. Eight days, three cities, one country that fits more beauty into a kilometre than anywhere else, and the newly acquired and permanent habit of talking with your hands.

Know before you go

• Schengen visa needs 4–8 weeks with biometrics — we prep the full file
• 5% GST and 2% TCS on overseas packages
• Europe is a walking continent: broken-in shoes only
• Trains beat flights here; luggage discipline matters

Official visa information: European Commission: Schengen visa guidance. Requirements depend on your passport and route.

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Why book with Travelers Clan

• Your own itinerary. This is a starting point — we agree your route and pace before booking.
• Paperwork guidance. Visa requirements and applicable taxes confirmed in your quote.
• Clear payment terms. Deposit and cancellation conditions set out before payment.
• Know your support. Your final plan confirms local contacts and any guide or trip-captain services.