Sicily, Malta & Italy Tour | Bangalore Luxury Travel

Italy, Sicily & Malta

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A magical journey beyond your imagination.

This Sicily, Malta and Italy Tour will take you from the Colosseum to the pantheon, Trevi Fountain and numerous Piazzas, this tour is nothing short of breathtaking. A stroll through Venice should get your photographic blood flowing as you visit what is considered one of the most beautiful places in the world. Visit the Ferrari museum and even have the chance of a ride in the iconic car. Off to Sicily to take a look at the volcanic Mt Etna, feast on amazing foods of the area and bathe in hot springs on the isle of Volcano. Malta still awaits you with even more classical villages to amble through, with an abundance of local wines and fares to enjoy. Bellissimo!

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18 days

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City Sightseeing

Escorted Group Tour

Departure

Brisbane, Queensland
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English Speaking Guide

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Bangalore Luxury Travel - Italy, Sicily & Malta Tour

Day 01 Rome

Arrival in Rome where you meet with your tour leader then transfer to the 4 star Empire Palace Hotel, upon arrival you receive a welcoming drink with portage service included. Opportunity for and preparation before dinner. Revel in a welcoming dinner at the hotel and enjoy your first night in Rome.

Day 02 Rome

Breakfast in the hotel, before a full day of sightseeing. Visit the Renaissance area of the city on foot viewing the Piazza Navona that emerged on the Stadium of Domitian, with the famous Fountain Four Rivers. Then admire Piazza Colonna, and visit inside the Pantheon. Continuing to the famous Trevi Fountain, admire a panoramic of the Piazza della Repubblica "Fountain of the nymphs". A panoramic view will admire Piazza Venezia with its majestic Vittoriano and the Victor Emmanuel II Monument, then the Circus Maximus, Palatine Hill, and the eminent Colosseum. Last of all the Basilica of St. Peter in Chains where you can admire the statue of Moses by Michelangelo. Finally return to the hotel and have dinner at your own leisure.

Day 03 Rome

After breakfast in the hotel meet with your tour guide and driver for a half day tour throughout Rome. Passing through the Porta Pinciana and the Aurelian Walls and across the park of Villa Borghese, we reach the Vatican Museums hosting many important archaeologic finds of Italy. After lunch enjoy an Italian cooking lesson learning the secret to the authentic Italian pizza. Afterwards enjoy a dance show in the Terme del Colosseo restaurant with dinner included before heading back to the hotel.

Day 04 Rome - Venice

After breakfast in the hotel checkout and then travel in private bus to Rome train station. Enjoy the scenery and travel in first class arriving in Venice in under 3 hours. At arrival in Venice travel by boat and check in to the 5 star hotel Hilton Molino Stucky. Have lunch at your leisure, and then enjoy a 2 hour afternoon walking tour through Venice. Begin the tour by visiting the famous Plaza de San Marcos, considered one of the most beautiful places in the world. Continuing to the Bridge of Sighs and then visit the Palazzo Ducale, the most famous museum in the city. Afterwards enjoy dinner at your leisure and head back to the hotel.

Day 05 Venice

After breakfast in the hotel we explore the Doge's Palace. Then travel by boat to the lagoon islands. Visiting Murano, known for its blown glass, Burano, famous for its lace, and Torcello, known for its beautiful mosaics that decorate the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. Afterwards, head back to Venice spending the rest of the day including dinner at your leisure.

Day 06 Venice - Florence

After breakfast in the hotel, check out and travel by boat back to the Santa Lucia train station where you travel by first class to Florence. Arrival in Florence and check into the 5 star Montebello Splendid Hotel, receiving a welcome drink upon arrival. Spend dinner at the hotel then retire for the rest of the night.

Day 07 Florence

After breakfast in the hotel enjoy a full day trip to Maranello, the city home to the Ferrari museum. “Live the dream” is the phrase that welcomes visitors, promising an immersive, unique experience. An exhibition dedicated to Formula 1 and the World Championship, complete with cars and a “pit stop wall” where visitors can gain an understanding of telemetry and pilots’ in-race driving behaviour, is flanked by five rooms that host themed exhibitions with wide-ranging appeal. There are many other visitor amenities besides: a cinema with looped showings of themed films, semi-professional Formula 1 simulators, a photographic set to allow them take home a personalised photo souvenir of themselves in a Ferrari at the end of their visit, the opportunity to try their hand at a genuine tyre change, big screen coverage on grand prix days, a large Ferrari Store and a warm, welcoming café. OPTIONAL - After the museum visit you could have the chance to TEST DRIVE or be a passenger in a Ferrari for 10 minutes, light lunch, open bar and a Ferrari certificate for an extra 90 €/pax. We will have time to visit Maranello city during a sightseeing, and time at leisure before going back to Florence. Afterwards return back to the hotel, spend the rest of the day and dinner at your own leisure.

Day 08 Florence

Enjoy breakfast in the hotel, then prepare for a full day trip where you will tour the historic cities Pisa and Lucca, discovering some of the most beautiful Renaissance architecture. Start with a drive west through the rolling hills of Tuscany, stopping at Pisa. Here you will take a guided tour through the famous Piazza dei Miracoli "Square of Miracles", where you will see the fabled Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Pisa Cathedral and Baptistery, then last of all the Campo Santo Cemetery "Holy Field". On route back in the direction of Florence, enjoy some lunch upon arrival in the enchanting city of Lucca. Explore the old city walls, garnished with beautiful gates and ramparts. Get a panoramic view of the red tiled roofs, alleys, towers and noble palaces of the old town. Stroll through the town centre visiting historic sites such as the "Piazza dell'Anfiteatro" public square which was the centre of entertainment in the Roman times. Then go to the tree-topped Guinigi Tower, one of the city's last remaining tower's with its characteristic hanging gardens. Pass the Gothic facade of the Cathedral of St. Martin, and discover streets full of interesting antique shops. Afterwards head back to the hotel in Florence and spend the rest of the day and dinner at your leisure.

Day 09 Florence

Enjoy breakfast in the hotel, then spend a magic day trip through the Chianti region in Tuscany. Known worldwide for its famous wine and unrivalled forest and olive crops. Here you will visit the Castello Vicchiomaggio including a guided tour of the wine cellars and vineyards. Followed by a Wine tasting of a top selection of wine and a light lunch including the tasting of ham, salami, sausages and a various selection of great cheeses. Afterwards head back to the hotel in Florence and enjoy the rest of the day and dinner at your leisure.

Day 10 Florence

Enjoy breakfast in the hotel, then meet with your tour guide to start a Siena and San Gimignano day trip. Starting in Siena, a beautiful medieval city still surrounded by its walls, where you can admire many original buildings surrounding the Piazza del Campo. The Duomo of Siena with its rich facade and the Basilica of San Domenico, the Shrine of St. Catherine and many other interesting sites. Then visit the small town of San Gimignano, famous for its medieval towers. Surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, you can admire several monuments and churches full of frescoes inside. Afterwards head back to the hotel in Florence and enjoy dinner at your leisure.

Day 11 Florence - Sicilia

After an early breakfast in the hotel, check out and travel to Pisa airport and fly to the Catania region. Arrive in Taormina and check in to the 5* hotel Mazzaro Sea Palace receiving welcome drink upon arrival. The rest of the day is to be spent at your leisure discovering the city, enjoying shopping or visiting the beach, afterwards return for dinner at the hotel.

Day 12 Sicilia

Enjoy breakfast in the hotel then proceed to the Mount Etna region where you will experience off road activity and discover the unique flora and fauna of the landscape. Then Visiting the archaeological park where you will see The Greek Theater, Roman Amphitheater, The Ear of Dionisio and The Latomie. Afterwards head back to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day and dinner at your leisure.

Day 13 Sicilia

After breakfast in the hotel enjoy a full day tour of Syracuse. The history of Syracuse is like an open book, visible in many of its streets and buildings. Afterwards head back to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day and dinner at your leisure.

Day 14 Sicilia

Enjoy breakfast in the hotel then travel to Aeolian Islands for a full day tour. After rounding the promontory Cap di Milazzo, Lipari continue to Punta Castagna, the area of the old quarries of pumice and white beaches, you can admire the beauty of the landscape and the sea. First port of Lipari and visit the old town, the archaeological park. Free time. Leaving Lipari we travel to the island of Vulcano where you will have the chance to bathe in the hot springs sulphurous mud and enjoy the stunning black sand beaches, and visiting the beautiful pools of Venus. The pass through the picturesque village of Gelso, where the grand old lighthouse stands. Afterwards heading back to Milazzo where you will catch a bus back to the hotel and have dinner.

Day 15 Sicily - Malta

After having an early breakfast in the hotel and checking out, travel by bus to Catania airport. Arrive in Rome to take a second flight directly to Malta International airport. After arriving in Malta check in to the 5* hotel The Palace, where you will receive a welcome drink upon arrival and luggage service. Enjoy lunch and the rest of the afternoon at your leisure and then dine at a local restaurant for dinner.

Day 16 Malta - Gozo - Malta

Enjoy breakfast in the hotel then travel to the Island Gozo. Your first stop is Xaghra where you will visit the Ggantija Prehistoric Temples. We then proceed to Gozo's Capital city Victoria. After lunch we visit Ta'Mena winery where you will experience wine tasting and fruit and vegetable picking. Then visit Dwejra and see the famous "Azure Window". Traveling back to the hotel afterwards, and enjoy dinner at your leisure.

Day 17 Malta

Enjoy breakfast in the hotel, then travel to Ta'Qali. Here we tour the Aviation Museum, where you will get to walk through The Air Battle of Malt Memorial Hangar containing restored WWII era aircraft's. Afterwards enjoy a tour around the beautiful rural areas and agricultural villages of Malta, stopping at Buskett Woodland, Orange Grove and Dingli. Enjoy lunch at your leisure, then we move on to visit the Meridiana Vineyard Estate & Winery where you can relish in wine tasting and a tour around the winery. Afterwards we return to the hotel and indulge in a farewell 3 course meal (beverages included).