Venice
– Private Gondola Ride & Bacaro Walking Tour: Begin your adventure by uncovering Venice’s hidden gems with a private gondola ride followed by a charming Bacaro walking tour.
– Exclusive After-Hours Tour of St. Mark’s Basilica: Enjoy an intimate, after-hours tour of the iconic St. Mark’s Basilica, avoiding the crowds and immersing in its serene beauty.
– Guided Visit to Murano: Witness the art of glass-making on the renowned island of Murano, guided by an expert.

Florence
– Private Transfer with Gourmet Stop: Travel in style to Florence with a luxurious private transfer, including a gourmet stop at a Bolognese ham and cheese factory.
– Private Renaissance Masterpieces Tour: Discover Florence’s Renaissance treasures with a private guide who brings the city’s history and art to life.
– Florence Walking Food Tour: Experience Florence’s authentic neighborhoods and sample local culinary delights on a delightful walking food tour.

Rome
– Scenic Drive Through Tuscany: Arrive in Rome via a scenic drive, stopping in Pienza and Montepulciano for exquisite wine tastings.
– Private Golf Cart Tour: Discover Rome’s iconic squares and fountains on a private golf cart tour.
– Private Visits to the Vatican Museums and Ancient Rome: Enjoy private access to the Vatican Museums and explore the ancient wonders of Rome with a private guide.

Key Features
Luxury Accommodations: Stay at the finest hotels, complete with daily breakfast, ensuring comfort and elegance throughout your journey.
Private Transfers: Travel in comfort and style with personalized transportation, making every leg of your trip seamless and enjoyable.
Private Experiences: Participate in special tours and activities led by knowledgeable, friendly guides and explore Italy’s rich cultural heritage intimately.
Gourmet Delights: Taste Italy’s culinary excellence with gourmet stops and food tours highlighting the best local cuisine.

Departure Dates:
August 16 – 25, 2024: Arrive in Venice on Saturday, August 17, and return from Rome on Sunday, August 25.
September 20 – 29, 2024: Arrive in Venice on Saturday, September 21, and return from Rome on Sunday, September 29.
October 18 – 27, 2024: Arrive in Venice on Saturday, October 19, and return from Rome on Sunday, October 27.

VIP Small Group Escorted Tour
Embark on an Exclusive Journey Through Italy’s Most Enchanting Destinations.
Join us on this 8-night luxurious adventure meticulously crafted for discerning travelers. From the romantic canals of Venice to the historic splendor of Rome, experience Italy like never before with personalized service, exquisite accommodations, and unique, immersive experiences.

Day 1
Saturday – Arrival in Venice
V E N I C E
Perhaps the most famous Venetian in history is Marco Polo, whose travels and writings opened up the Orient to Europe. The City on the Water, once a powerful city-state, is famous for its romantic canals and waterways as well as its explorers and merchants. The architecture of this city alone makes for a fascinating sight-seeing excursion, from its fabulous churches, museums, and palaces to its elegant bridges and rural villas.
– Private Transfer from Venice Airport to Venice Hotel – Deluxe
– Arrival and check in
– Private Gondola Ride
(Private ride – 30 min)


Celebrate this evening in the Floating City aboard its most distinctive vessel. The ride on the historical Gondola is the ideal way to appreciate some of the finest views of Venice. As the Gondola quietly glides through the canals, the views from the water will take your breath away. With your gondolier you will ride down major waterways and small canals, often travelled only by the locals in their boats, and as you float by its major monuments and attractions you will fall in love with Venice even more.

– Bacaro Walking tour
(Private walking tour – tasting and drinks included – 2hrs)


Enjoy a walking tour of Venice while exploring the Venetian tradition of the aperitif.  With this tour you will experience how the Venetians gather in local tapas like bars, called ‘Bacari” in Venetian, and meet with friends, chatting, sipping an aperitif and munching away freshly prepared food. The great thing about this tour is that you get to visit only the best locations that have been selected for their authenticity. After the tour you will not need lunch or dinner.

Day 2
Sunday – Discover Venice
– Private Tour of Murano
(Private walking tour – 2 hrs – private round trip boat transfer)


Your guide will introduce you to the island of Murano, renowned for the production of glass. The island is actually a small archipelago of various islands inhabited by around 4,500 people. Its glass producing history dates back to 1291 when the local Venetian council decided that the furnaces were causing too many fires in wooden Venice and the glassmakers were forced to close up their businesses and move away to a new location – Murano island itself. As a part of your tour you will visit a glass factory, where you will watch a demonstration of glass blowing as well as visit the factory’s showroom to admire the high quality of glass produced on the Island.

– Private Walking Tour of Venice with St Marks Exclusive After Hours
(Private walking tour – 2 hrs)


You will stop at the Rialto Fish Market to hear about the city’s fishermen before heading to Cannaregio, one of the most authentic areas of Venice. You will see the Rialto Bridge and delve into quiet streets and go beyond the areas that visitors usually see. This is where Venice is hiding its best architecture and secret stories. You will visit Saint Mark’s Basilica: with skip the line entry you will get straight inside for a tour after hours with no crowds at the last entrance time slot to enjoy a less crowded experience . You will learn how the relics of Saint Mark arrived here, admire its incredible gold mosaics and understand why the church’s east-meets-west architecture is a perfect representation of the city of Venice.
This is a unique opportunity to discover Italy’s most enchanting floating city by moonlight. See the lights dazzle and shimmer across canals like an Impressionist paintings as Venice kicks off its shoes and eases into the evening. VIP access into St. Mark’s will allow you to visit one of Venice’s most visited sites with only LivTours groups, guides, and Basilica staff inside. See the golden Pala d’Oro without the crowds and have the rare chance to visit the Basilica’s holy crypts.
Weave through the charming walkways, footbridges, and hidden corners as you discover this serene city’s treasures, including ancient churches, St. Mark’s Square, the grand Ponte Rialto, and the impressive exterior of Doge’s Palace. Your guide will point out all of the fascinating clues you pass along the way that illustrate this mysterious lagoon’s captivating history. This is an ideal itinerary for curious travelers that want to avoid the hustle and bustle of daytime traffic and prefer to explore during the calm hours after sunset while the stars are starting to set the stage.

Day 3
Monday – Travel to Florence
F L O R E N C E
Once the hub of the Renaissance, Florence is still a city marked by outstanding cultural and artistic splendor. In the modern day this translates into some of the best shopping anywhere for fine products from leather to gold. A perennial favorite of tourists and home to such historical figures as Machiavelli and the Medici clan, all of the finest aspects of Renaissance culture, from literature and art to theater and music still flourish here. Besides tourism, food and wine production are also prominent industries in this city, which is the main city of Tuscany, one of the finest wine-producing regions in Italy.


– Venice to Florence Private Transfer with stop en route to a Bolognese Ham and cheese factory
(Private driver – visit to ham and cheese factories and tastings included – 6.5/7 hrs)


Your private driver will pick you up in Venice to take you to Florence. Along the way, you will admire the Emilia Romagna landscape and enjoy its famous flavors with a stop in a Bolognese Ham and Cheese factory. Here you will sample Parmigiano Reggiano and discover the regional culinary traditions, tasting some local delicious products.

Drivers will provide general information about the sites which you will then visit on your own; guides will take you (additional cost) on an art and history journey and accompany you inside the sites.
Arrival and check in

Day 4
Tuesday – Discover Florence
– Private Florence Walking Tour with Accademia with Skip the Line Tickets
(Private walking tour – skip the line tickets included – 3 hrs)


You will stroll along the timeless streets, going from the Ponte Vecchio Bridge to Piazza della Signoria. You will rub the nose of the legendary boar, Il Porcellino, to ensure a return to Florence, and visit Piazza della Repubblica, once the Ancient Forum, now a popular meeting place. You will gaze at the Baptistery Doors by Ghiberti and admire from the outside the Duomo, the astounding Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, from where Brunelleschi’s magnificent dome dominates the skyline of Florence. You will then enter the Accademia Gallery with skip the line tickets to marvel at Michelangelo’s 17 foot marble masterpiece, the David. The young Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David in three years, starting from a huge block of rough marble: it is the real icon of the Renaissance ideal. You will also admire many other masterpieces, both paintings and sculptures, by the greatest artists, like Botticelli and Paolo Uccello.

Day 5
Wednesday – Firenze
– Private Walking Food Tour of Florence
(Private walking tour – tastings and meal included – 3.5 hrs)


This tour is a tasty stroll through a special neighborhood, Sant’Ambrogio, loved by locals because it is very central, yet it is not, like other parts of Florence, crowded with tourists. This fabulous experience will start with some Tuscan wine and crostini, a sort of bruschetta with local ingredients. You will visit a local bakery and taste some Tuscan bread, such as schiacciata and cecina. You will also taste two main courses (including a pasta dish) at two of the coziest and tastiest restaurants, run by a Florentine family. The tour ends with a delicious gelato in the oldest gelateria in town.

Day 6
Thursday -Travel to Rome
R O M E
In the Eternal City you can see many layers of history, from ancient to modern times, existing side by side. The center of the Catholic Church and the third most visited city in Europe has something for every seeker of culture and adventure. Once the center of the greatest empire on earth, its archeological sites, palaces and museums are repositories of culture going back centuries.
– Private Transfer from Florence to Rome with stop en route in Pienza and Montepulciano
(Private driver – cost of lunch and tastings not included and to be paid locally – about 7/8hrs)


Your private driver will pick you up at your hotel to take you to Rome. Along the way you will stop in Pienza and Montepulciano, two of the most beautiful cities of Tuscany. Montepulciano is famous for its red wine, Nobile di Montepulciano, and for its great monuments made during the Renaissance. You will have time to walk in the city center and for a wine tasting at a famous winery in the main square. The lovely town of Pienza will give you another renaissance experience in Tuscany before reaching Rome. The travertine stone shimmers with a pink and gold hue against the silver cobblestone. You will stop at 1 winery for tasting and 1 winery for lunch.
Drivers will provide general information about the sites which you will then visit on your own; guides will take you (additional cost) on an art and history journey and accompany you inside the sites.
Arrival and check in

Day 7
Friday, Explore Rome
– Private Golf Cart Tour Rome’s Squares and Fountains
(Private tour – guide included – 3 hrs)


Treat yourself with a tour of Rome’s most remarkable sites in a top-of-the-line Golf-Cart! Explore Rome effortlessly on a stylish golf cart tour guided by a local expert.  Say goodbye to long walks and enjoy a tailored adventure through the city’s landmarks and hidden gems. You will turn a long walking tour into a delightful adventure as you access all the principal treasures of the historical center of Rome by Golf-Cart, and you will pay a visit to legendary fountains and squares, Ancient Roman monuments and beautiful hidden corners of the Eternal City.
Private Service

– Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Tour VIP Experience After Hours: Alone at the Vatican
 (Private walking tour – round trip private transfer from and to hotel included – skip the line tickets included)
You will explore one of the world’s most fascinating sites; you will stroll in the Vatican Museums, which house over 2000 rooms and 9 miles of the most extensive collection of art in the world. A professional guide will share the stories and secrets contained within the Museum’s walls. You will see Michelangelo’s famous “Creation of Adam” as you explore the Sistine Chapel.

Day 8
Saturday, Explore Rome
– Colosseum and Ancient Rome Private Tour
(Private walking tour – private round trip transfer from hotel and back – entrance tickets included – 3 hrs)
Your tour will begin at Colle Oppio with a panoramic view of the Colosseum. From there you will enter to the Colosseum. Once inside, an expert guide will talk you through the bloody past of the amphitheater. After a brief rest at the Arch of Constantine, you will arrive at the Palatine Hill, the most famous of the seven hills of Rome. From here you will admire the views of the Roman Forum and Nero’s Circus Maximus. At the end, you will walk along the “Sacred Way” which is the main path through the Roman Forum that once sparkled with festivals and triumphal processions. (Private walking tour – entrance tickets included – 3 hrs)
– Evening Private Rome Food Walking Tour
 (Private walking tour – tasting included – 2.5hrs)


Your guide will take you off the beaten path to experience the real flavors of Rome in the vibrant neighborhood of Trastevere sharing tips on Italian cuisine and introduce you to local food specialties. Immerse yourself in Rome’s rich culinary traditions. In between each delicious tasting, you will get an insider’s view of the history, culture, and architecture that define the Eternal City.

Day 9
End Tour: Sunday- Departure
– Private Transfer from Rome Hotel to Rome Airport

Price per Person: starting at US$7,200 with 5 * accommodations (Single Supplements for 8 nights: $900.00)
Price per Person: starting at US$5,000.00 with 4 * accommodations (Single Supplements for 8 nights: $670.00)
Maximum 10 people per group, minimum 4

Included in this Package:
Accommodations
V E N E Z I A
• 2 Nights at Baglioni Hotel Luna – 5 *L, Canal View Room, Double
or Hotel Savoia e Jolanda – 4 *, Superior Double Room

F I R E N Z E
• 4 Nights at Firenze Number Nine Wellness Hotel – 5 *, Superior Room , Double
or Hotel Antica Torre Tornabuoni – 4 *, Superior Double Room

R O M A
• 3 Nights at Singer Palace Hotel – 5 *, Superior Room, Double
or  Hotel Dei Mellini – 4 *, Superior Double Room

All hotels will include breakfast
Private Services, Entrance Tickets and Tickets
• Private Gondola Ride
• Bacaro Private Walking tour
• Private Walking Tour of Venice with St Marks Evening Exclusive After Hours Tour
• Private Tour of Murano
• Venice to Florence Private Transfer with stop enroute to a Bolognese Ham and cheese factory
• Accademia Gallery, Uffizi, Vatican, Colosseum, St Marks Skip the Line Tickets
• Private Florence Walking Tour with Accademia Tour
• Private Uffizi Gallery Evening Exclusive After Hours Tour
• Private Walking Food Tour of Florence
• Private Golf Cart Tour Rome’s Squares and Fountains
• Colosseum and Ancient Rome Private Tour
• Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Tour VIP Experience After Hours: Alone at the Vatican
• Private Rome Food Walking Tour
Transfers
• Private Transfer from Venice Airport to Venice Hotel – Deluxe
• Private Transfer from Florence to Rome with stop en route in Pienza and Montepulciano
• Private Transfer from Rome Hotel to Rome Airport

NOT included:
• Hotel city tax
• International flights and domestic flights
• All meals not mentioned above
• All activities not mentioned above
• Travel insurance
• Gratuities
• Items of a personal nature

DEPARTURE DATES
August 16 – 25, 2024: Arrive in Venice on Saturday, August 17, and return from Rome on Sunday, August 25.
September 20 – 29, 2024: Arrive in Venice on Saturday, September 21, and return from Rome on Sunday, September 29.
October 18 – 27, 2024: Arrive in Venice on Saturday, October 19, and return from Rome on Sunday, October 27.

Trip Length: 8 nights
Join us for an extraordinary VIP Small Group Escorted Tour through the heart of Italy and create everlasting memories. Let us take you on a remarkable journey, blending cultural immersion with unparalleled luxury. This is more than a tour; it’s a curated experience tailored to create moments you’ll cherish forever.

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Gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice