Enchanting Rome, Pompeii and Sorrento by Express Coach

Enchanting Rome, Pompeii and Sorrento by Express Coach

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Enchanting Rome, Pompeii and Sorrento by Express Coach

9 Days Starting and ending in 03014 Fiuggi, Province of Frosinone, Italy

Visiting: United Kingdom, Fiuggi, Pompei, Rome, Sorrento, Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Frascati, Castel Gandolfo

Tour operator:

Shearings

Tour code:

werp

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Physical rating:

Low

Age range:

8-99

Special diets catered:

Vegetarians

Tour operated in:

English

Activities:

Sightseeing, Walking

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Tour Overview

Our varied tour will take you to some of Italy’s most beautiful sights, combining Rome, the Eternal City, with ancient Pompeii and stylish Sorrento.

Highlights

  • Rome has an immensely rich historical heritage and cosmopolitan atmosphere, making it one of the world’s most-visited capitals.

  • Our varied tour will take you to some of Italy’s most beautiful sights, combining Rome, the Eternal City, with ancient Pompeii and stylish Sorrento

  • Sorrento with its exquisite views over the Bay of Naples and traditional architecture that’s synonymous with this part of Italy makes for an excellent excursion

Itinerary

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Day 1 Local Departure

Location: United Kingdom

Local departure by coach or Home Connect service, then continue our journey through the night on our overnight express coach.

Day 2 Fiuggi

Location: Fiuggi

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Dei Pini

Meals Included: Dinner

We continue through Italy to arrive in the spa town of Fiuggi for six nights.

Day 3 Pompeii

Location: Pompei, Fiuggi

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Dei Pini

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Today you can join our fantastic included excursion to Pompeii, engulfed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79, where the inhabitants of this small town were literally frozen in time.

To make the most of your visit why not join our optional guided walking tour? Today, we see a remarkable excavation site and outdoor museum of the ancient Roman settlement, and we’ll be sure to visit this historic site during our holiday. This will provide an unprecedented opportunity to see how people lived two thousand years ago.

Accompany your expert guide around the town, walking along roads with indents from the passing of chariot wheels and discovering the remains of homes, shops and public baths.

Day 4 Rome

Location: Fiuggi, Rome

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Dei Pini

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Known as the 'Eternal City' of the Roman Empire, Rome is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its historical centre.

Rome has an immensely rich historical heritage and cosmopolitan atmosphere, making it one of the world’s most-visited capitals. Packed with historical attractions, and with something for absolutely everyone, we’re guaranteed to enjoy our time in this famous city.

We’ll be able to enjoy free time to explore to our heart’s content, so we can see some of the city’s best-known attractions. Take the time to discover St. Peter’s Square, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel or Trevi Fountain, the choice is yours.


During the day an optional city sightseeing tour will be available.

Day 5 Sorrento

Location: Fiuggi, Sorrento

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Dei Pini

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Sorrento, with its exquisite views out over the Bay of Naples and traditional architecture that’s synonymous with this part of Italy, makes for an excellent included excursion during our holiday.

We enjoy a fantastic guided walking tour of the town, so we can find out more about what this location has to offer.

If you wish to be introduced to all Sorrento has to offer then join our optional Taste of Sorrento excursion, where you can combine your visit to Sorrento with a guided walking tour of the town and a visit to a Limoncello factory.

Limoncello is the signature lemon liqueur of the area, and our visit will include a short tour of the factory and orchard along with a sampling of this famous drink.

Day 6 Herculaneum

Location: Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Fiuggi

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Dei Pini

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

In AD 79, the mighty Mount Vesuvius erupted and bathed the Roman city of Herculaneum in volcanic ash.

Today, on our optional excursion, we explore this fascinating site, which was left undiscovered until the late-18th century.

Similar to nearby Pompeii, Herculaneum provides an unprecedented opportunity to see how its people lived two thousand years ago.

Day 7 Frascati And Castel Gandolfo

Location: Frascati, Castel Gandolfo, Fiuggi

Accommodation: Hotel

Accommodation Name: Dei Pini

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

We journey through the scenic countryside on our optional excursion, to the town of Frascati, located to the south-east of Rome.

Frascati is famous for its villas and also, the famous white wines. Whilst here, we include a short visit to a pergolato, where we can sample some of the local produce including snacks of porchetta, cheese, olives and wine.

There will be free time to explore the town at your leisure before we continue towards Castel Gandolfo, on the shores of Lake Albano and home to the Pope’s summer residence.

Day 8 Depart Fiuggi

Location: Fiuggi

Meals Included: Breakfast

As our holiday draws to a close, we say goodbye to Fiuggi and will travel north through the night.

Day 9 Return Home

Location: United Kingdom

Return home.

What's Included

  • Additional Services

    Travel from a wide range of joining points across the UK is included within your coach holiday price; some carry a supplement. Please contact us for our full list of joining points.

  • Meals

    As detailed in the itinerary

  • Transport

    Comfortable, air-conditioned motorcoach

  • Accommodation

    As detailed in the itinerary

  • Porterage at Hotels

What's Not Included

  • Insurance

  • Airport Transfers at Destination

Accommodation

You will stay for six nights at a minimum 3-star hotel, such as the Hotel Dei Pini, in the spa town of Fiuggi.

Check out our Q&As

  • Is the tour coach air conditioned?

    Yes

  • Are children permitted to take part in the tour?

    Yes, 8 years or above

  • Are airport transfers included in this tour?

    No

  • Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?

    Yes

  • Is there any free time to explore places during the tour?

    As detailed in the itinerary

  • Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?

    You can be assured of a high level of service and reliability from our expert-trained coach crews, who will be on hand to assist and escort you along the way

  • Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?

    Your allowance is one medium sized suitcase per person, which should weigh no more than 20kg when full. Hand luggage should be stored in the overhead racks aboard the coach.

  • What is the fitness level required to do this tour?

    Low

  • Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?

    Yes

  • Do I have to do the excursions?

    Certain excursions are included in the price of your holiday. If you choose not to go on an included excursion, for whatever reason, no refunds will be made.

  • How much are the optional excursions?

    This depends on which tour you book. Prices are given with the itinerary for the tour and sent out with Travel Documents 5 days before departure.

  • Do I need to have travel insurance?

    If you are a British citizen and are going on a UK holiday, you are not required to have insurance. If you are a non-British citizen and are going on a UK holiday, you are required to have an insurance policy in place or return a signed indemnity form to us prior to travel. For all travellers on European tours, you must either have a travel insurance policy in place or return a signed insurance indemnity form to us prior to travel.

  • Will there be a toilet on-board the coach?

    All main tour coaches have on-board toilets. Transfer vehicles to and from the interchange may not have on-board toilets.

  • Can I pay for the optional excursions when I make my booking?

    Optional excursions can be booked with your coach driver or Tour Manager and operate strictly subject to availability and demand. Some optional excursions are pre-bookable due to demand when making your reservation. The running order of included and optional excursions may be altered without prior notice.

  • Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?

    No, we do not. However, we only ever charge a supplement if a hotelier imposes this charge to us as a company. Single room supplements are a bone of contention within the travel industry and we would like to assure you that we proactively seek accommodation with low or no single room supplements for our guests.

  • What documents will I receive before I travel?

    You will receive a detailed itinerary alongside travel documents, and these will be sent 5 days prior to travel.

Reviews of this operator

Karen Wylie (Google Reviewer)  

Lovely holiday in weston super...

09-Mar-2024

Lovely holiday in weston super mare. Clean comfortable hotel, good food, very pleasant staff in hotel, interesting visits to Bath and Bristol and a really great driver. Would highly recommend. Good value for money

Matthew Lee (Google Reviewer)  

We really enjoyed our trip...

12-Dec-2023

We really enjoyed our trip to Dusseldorf and Cologne . Kelvin and Olivia were great , we felt very safe and well informed and well looked after throughout. The lads on our feeder coach were great too. Never heard anybody complain at all.

Jonathan Wilkinson (Google Reviewer)  

Although room was in need...

24-Apr-2024

Although room was in need of refurbishment the Chatsworth at Llandudno was great. Food, staff excellent, especially wee Jess. Trips were too & a pleasure to get to know our driver, Denny, top fella..

Janet Preston (Google Reviewer)  

Very disappointing a very...

25-Nov-2024

Very disappointing a very rushed weekend away drive up to Edinburgh wasn't the best break time were very strange 10,15 minutes and half hour not enough time for 35 people to go toilet and get a hot drink as there wasn't any hot drink making equipment on the coach The trip was a Christmas market weekend well not on our coach no music no decorations we asked lots of times if we could have the radio on but it turned on deaf ears The weather was terrible it snowed and we had not so young people who had a carry hot drinks on the coach Steve our driver was a great driver but he was always rushing if he gave a meeting time say 4pm his next line would be if we can get back earlier than we could go back early it was like this every time we stopped not nice when we paid quite a bit of money for this trip to Edinburgh and Glasgow Christmas market The hotel was very comfortable and the staff were friendly and helpful but the food was cold and tasteless and the menu was a repeat Friday night and Sunday night till everybody complained sorry but the chef should be dismissed very poor menu and poor organisation in the kitchen I don't think we will be using Shearings coach holidays again

Sheila Allder (Google Reviewer)  

Just had a Holiday to...

15-Jun-2024

Just had a Holiday to Weston Super Mare and stayed at The Great Atlantic Hotel. It was OK but the Lift is out of order and not likely to be working any time soon. Food was ok too.The journey was also OK but a bit cramped. Driver was pleasant and the coach changes were efficient.

Anthony Baines Kimberley (Google Reviewer)  

Went on a coach holiday...

30-May-2024

Went on a coach holiday on 26 April Whit my girlfriend Kim it take 7 hours to get to temby Wales stop after stop the coach driver was polite is name was Gavin the hotel room was a big problem the food poisoning the hotel 2nd night at the lmperial hotel shearing spoke to the staff next couple of days told use it was don't Absolutely disgrace by them never going on white ther give no free holiday are refund bad experience never again 🙁

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    Shearings requires a minimum deposit of 75 GBP per person or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 56 days before departure.

  • Cancellation Policy

    We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of shearings charges.

    Up to 56 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.

    At 55 days before tour starts: Forfeit 50% of booking price.

    At 42 days before tour starts: Forfeit 75% of booking price.

    At 21 days before tour starts: Forfeit 90% of booking price.

    At 14 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of booking price.

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