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 Amalfi and Cilento Coast with Post-Tour Option

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$2595 per person

June 22 - 29, 2019
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Experience 8 days wining & dining among Greek and Roman ruins of the south
See and swim crystal clear waters. Enjoy real whole food and wine at the home of pizza and the Mediterranean diet. Feel like you are traveling back in time while visiting the National Park of Cilento – the best kept secret of the south. Smell the lemon groves while enjoying the breathtaking views from the hills of Amalfi.

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DAY 1 (Saturday) AMALFI COAST
Arrive in Naples, and ride arranged transportation to our Amalfi hotel. Enjoy the afternoon, exploring Amalfi before our 6:30 pm welcome dinner. (Dinner)

DAY 2 (Sunday) AMALFI COAST
Enjoy a day on the Amalfi Coast, whether Ravello or another nearby village in Sorrento or Positano. (Breakfast)

Optional excursion: make limoncello and enjoy lunch in a lemon grove. The Ida Family have lived in their Sorrento villa for hundreds of years. They will show us how to cook a few local specialties, how they make their wine and lemon liqueurs. Afterwards, enjoy tastes of all these in a garden overlooking the citrus groves Sorrento is known for. $125 per person

​DAY 3 (Monday) HERCULANEM, SISTER CITY OF POMPEII
Our first stop is Herculaneum, sister city of Pompeii. The city is full of frescoes, and was the resort area for ancient, wealthy Romans. After touring the city, we will continue to our hotel in the National Park of Cilento, stopping at a local Napolitano Trattoria for a taste of local fare. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 4 (Tuesday) PALINURO
Drive down the Coast of Cilento to the village of Palinuro, where we will boat ride to the blue Grotto (cave). We will lunch overlooking the water and then enjoy free time on the beach. Dinner includes a pasta demonstration from our tour chef, Renata. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 5 (Wednesday) PADULA
This morning we will stop at the local vegetable and fruit market shop for our dinner, then take a beautiful drive to a tour of the Monastery of Padula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest antiquity of southern Italy. For lunch we will be in a beautiful restored Villa at the top of this village. The menu is based on the specialty of the area, mountain potatoes. After lunch, we will have a tour of Joe Petrosino’s home before heading back to the Villa for a communal dinner prepared by the group. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 6 (Thursday)  ROCCADASPIDE & FELITTO
We start off the morning with the historic center of Roccadaspide built in 1242 by Fredrick II, passed down to the Duke Ettore Giuliani, who will give us the tour himself. After lunch at a local trattoria, we’ll go to the town of Felitto. There will be time to explore a gorge where the Calore River is fed by a natural spring. People can wade in the waters, hike around the area, or enjoy the available paddle boats and kayaks. We will spend our last night together over a typical Cilento meal with live music and dancing overlooking the national park! (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 6 (Friday) PAESTUM & CASTELCIVITA 
Today we are visiting the caves of Castelcivita, taking a two-kilometer walk to discover some of the largest and unusual cave formations. Then we will continue our visit to the town tower to see how the local people have lived in this area for centuries. For lunch we will be having the specialty of the area porcini mushrooms, after lunch we will take a drive to Paestum to see the Greek temples while eating some ice cream. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 8 (Saturday) TRANSFER TO NAPLES
Transfer to Naples International Airport (NAP) 

Tour Includes
  • 7 Breakfasts Continental
  • 5 Lunches, including wine
  • 5 Dinners, including wine
  • 7 Nights – 2 nights four-star hotel in Amalfi and 5 nights B&B in the National Park of Cilento
  • Transfer to Naples International Airport (NAP)
  • All admission to sites
  • English speaking guide throughout your stay
  • 1st class motor coach
  • Tips for baggage handling, taxes and hotel gratuity, except Bus Driver and Tour Director

Tour Does Not Include
  • Travel protection insurance
  • Dayroom or extra hotel nights necessitated by airline flight schedule changes
  • Items of a personal nature, i.e. souvenirs, laundry, phone calls, emails, etc.
  • Beverages with meals and meals not noted
  • Transfers to hotel in Amalfi
  • International airfare

Contact Donna at Green Earth Travel for more information
donna@greenearthtravel.com or call 301 229-5666

Post-Tour of Rome

$1199 per person

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JUNE 29 - JULY 2, 2019
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This tour is for people who are comfortable finding their way around Rome on this mostly self-guided tour. You will receive a detailed itinerary with all the information needed to find your hotel, meet your walking tour guides each day, and of course find great local restaurants, cafes and bars serving great vegan food.

DAY 1 (Saturday)
 Arrive in Rome, check in to the hotel and meet the local guide for your first 3 hour tour.
  • Trevi Fountain
  • Pantheon
  • Circus Maximus
  • Spanish Steps
  • Piazza Navona
  • Piazza Venezia
  • Special Statue by Michelangelo
  • Jewish Ghetto
  • Campo de’ Fiori
  • The Key Hole

DAY 2 (Sunday) CLASSIC ROME 
Enjoy the morning at leisure, then meet your guide at 12:30 pm for your second 3 hour tour. (Breakfast)
  • Colosseum Dungeon
  • Colosseum Arena Floor
  • Colosseum Third Level
  • Senate House
  • Arch of Constantine
  • Palatine Hill

DAY 3 (Monday) VATICAN
Rise early for a final three hour tour; this tour is of Vatican and begins at 7:45 before the public enters at 9. (Breakfast)
  • Sistine Chapel
  • St. Peter’s Basilica
  • Tapestry Room
  • Map Room
  • Works of Raphael
  • Vatican

DAY 4 (Tuesday) 
Check out of the hotel in the am. (Breakfast)

​Contact Donna at Green Earth Travel for more information
donna@greenearthtravel.com or call 301 229-5666
Tour Includes
  • 3 Continental Breakfasts
  • 1 Lunch
  • 3 nights in four-star center city hotel
  • List of recommended restaurants, cafes and bars
  • A detailed itinerary of your Rome extension tour
  • Three walking tours as listed above
  • Small group of 12 people maximum
  • All admission to the sites list above, no waiting in lines
  • English speaking guide for all three tours of Rome

Tour Does Not Include
  • Travel protection insurance
  • Dayroom or extra hotel nights necessitated by airline flight schedule changes
  • Items of a personal nature, i.e. souvenirs, laundry, phone calls, emails, etc.
  • Beverages with meals and meals not noted
  • Transfers to and from airport
  • International airfare
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