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Authentic Europe · Partly guided tour

Discover Rome & Venice

Partly guided Rome to Venice trip on a first-class train

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Authentic Europe's Discover Rome & Venice is a 6-day, 5-night partly guided trip that starts in Rome and ends in Venice, connected by a first-class train. The first three nights are in Rome, where day 2 brings a half-day guided tour of the Vatican City with skip-the-line tickets followed by a 3-hour street food and wine walking tour, and day 3 includes a pasta and tiramisu cooking class with lunch and a glass of wine. The trip then moves to Venice for two nights, arriving by private water taxi from the train station to the hotel. Day 4 is a half-day guided walking tour of the city the itinerary calls the City of the Doges, and day 5 is a half-day tour to the Murano and Burano islands followed by a cicchetti and wine walking tour. With guided activities on most days, this trip suits travelers who want the structure of a tour without giving up city time on their own, especially those drawn to food, wine, and history.

What to know before you look closer

  • Tourist taxes are not included and must be paid locally.
  • The evidence names a hotel only for the Venice half of the trip, Hotel Maison Venezia; no hotel is specified for the three nights in Rome.
  • Day 3 is only partly guided: the itinerary lists free time to explore Rome before the scheduled pasta and tiramisu cooking class.

Day by day

  1. Day 1overnight: Rome

    Arrival in Rome, the capital of Italy

    Meals: Dinner

  2. Day 2overnight: Rome

    Guided Vatican City tour & street food experience

  3. Day 3overnight: Rome

    Explore Rome and pasta & tramisù cooking class

    Meals: Lunch

  4. Day 4overnight: Venice

    Guided city tour of Venice, the City of Doge's

  5. Day 5overnight: Venice

    Murano & Burano islands + cicchetti & wine tour

  6. Day 6

    Departure from Venice

The moments this trip is built around

  • Day 1Arrival in Rome includes a welcome dinner with a glass of wine and water.
  • Day 2A half-day guided tour of the Vatican City with skip-the-line tickets is followed by a 3-hour guided street food and wine walking tour.
  • Day 3A pasta making class includes lunch, a glass of wine, and tiramisu, an Italian coffee-flavored dessert.
  • Day 4A half-day guided walking tour introduces Venice, described in the itinerary as the City of the Doges.
  • Day 5A half-day guided tour to the Murano and Burano islands is followed by a cicchetti (Venetian tapas) and wine walking tour.

Included

  • 5 nights accommodation in a standard room with private shower or bath/WC, including breakfast
  • Private airport transfer on arrival (Rome/Fiumicino airport)
  • Welcome dinner in Rome, incl. glass of wine and water
  • 24h hop on hop off ticket in Rome
  • Half-day guided tour of the Vatican city incl. skip the line tickets
  • Guided walking tour in Rome with street food and wine tasting (3h)
  • Pasta making class & lunch with a glass of wine (2,5h)
  • First class train tickets between Rome and Venice
  • Private water taxi transfer in Venice from the station to the hotel
  • Half-day guided walking tour of Venice
  • Half-day guided tour to Murano & Burano islands (4h)
  • Cicchetti (tapas) & wine walking tour in Venice (3h)
  • Private transfer from the hotel to the airport by water taxi and car
  • Electronic travel documentation, including a detailed travel itinerary and travel vouchers
  • 24/7 Emergency phone service while travelling

Not included

  • Tourist taxes (not included, must be paid locally)

Questions travellers ask

Is the train travel included?
Yes. Authentic Europe includes first-class train tickets between Rome and Venice.
Is this trip guided or independent?
It is a partly guided tour. Included guided elements are a half-day Vatican City tour with skip-the-line tickets, a 3-hour street food and wine walking tour in Rome, a pasta and tiramisu cooking class, a half-day guided walking tour of Venice, a half-day tour to the Murano and Burano islands, and a cicchetti and wine walking tour.
What hotels are used?
The evidence names Hotel Maison Venezia in Venice; no hotel is specified for the Rome nights.
What is not included?
Tourist taxes are not included and must be paid locally.
How do I get around Venice?
Authentic Europe includes a private water taxi transfer from the train station to the hotel in Venice, and a private transfer from the hotel to the airport by water taxi and car at the end of the trip.
Can I extend my stay?
Yes. Extra nights are available from 126 euros per person per night in Rome and from 150 euros per person per night in Venice.

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