- 7 Days In 2025
Savor a sampling of Italy's greatest cities
Get your first taste of the delights of Venice, Florence, Rome, and more on this enchanting Italian tour. You'll get to enjoy the ancient ruins, architectural and artistic masterpieces, and of course, indulge in Italy's legendary food and wine.Trip details
Tour start Venice
Tour end Rome
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Highlights
Sistine Chapel
Marvel at Michelangelo's incredible fresco work on the ceiling that has been newly restored to showcase the vibrant colors.
Orvieto
Step into the mysteries and culinary traditions of this ancient walled city that rises above the surrounding landscape.
Michelangelo's David
Get up close and personal with one of the greatest sculptures of all time.
Venetian Gondola Ride
Tour the "Floating City" from the most romantic vantage point.
Roman Colosseum
See where the gladiators clashed 2,000 years ago.
Florence
Fall in love with the capital of beautiful Tuscany, the birthplace of the Renaissance.
Bologna
Explore one of the most food-centric cities in Italy, where Bolognese sauce was invented.
Doge’s Palace, Venice
This masterpiece of Gothic style is one of the most beloved landmarks of Venice. Built in 1340, it was once the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the Venetian Republic.
Vatican Museums with Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica*
Tour the world's largest church and Michelangelo's magnificent Sistine Chapel frescoes in the Holy See. *Visits subject to availability
Itinerary
Day 1Venice Arrival & Welcome Dinner
Day 2Murano Glass Factory, Venice Tour & Gondola Ride
Day 3Bologna & Florence
Day 4Florence Walking Tour & The Accademia Gallery
Day 5Orvieto & Roman Colosseum
Day 6Independent Exploration & Vatican Tour
Day 7Tour Ends in Rome
Where you’ll stay
Inclusive package with no hidden extras
What's included?
- Full daily breakfast and many meals*
- Transportation (Buses, shuttles & ferries)
- Welcome drinks with your group
- Free Wi-Fi on luxury coaches
- All entrance fees to attractions
- Comprehensive travel itinerary and documents
*Breakfast is not included on Day 1
Our welcome gift to you
- A travel backpack
- Travel adapter
- Rain poncho
- Luggage strap and tags
- Water flask
From our travelers
Great trip, great tour guide, loved the destinations, included meals were great, local guides were also good. Marco the bus driver was terrific.
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CIE Tours Customer
2 months 2 weeks ago
Taste of Italy with Sorrento - 10 Days/9 Nights
We loved the itinerary; it was like we handpicked each destination.
Michel Prévost
3 months 1 week ago
Taste of Italy with Sorrento
This was my third trip with CIE. The first two were in Ireland and Scotland. Here are a few comments about the trip. First and foremost, we had a great time and made great new friends. Lia, our tour guide went above expectations to meet the group's needs. The two day guides in Rome were excellent but a special nod to Matt on the first day. Here are some of the issues with this trip. They are for improvements for future Italy tours as this is a new foray for CIE.
My sister in law joined us on this trip so we were 3 to a room. In Venice and Sorrento she had a single bed but in Rome and Florence, she had a converted couch as a bed.
The day guides for a walking tour in Venice and Florence had a very strong accent and were hard to understand. As the group was not divided, she had to mange 40 people so if you were at the back of the group, she would be talking about another feature by the time you reach the previous one and left to guess at what she had pointed out. In Florence, the guide also was walking too fast and seemed in a rush to finish the walking tour.
The walking tours of the Coliseum and the Vatican were delightful an the guides were knowledgeable. Matt provided just enough information without overloading us. Tee group was split in two in Rome for the walking tours and that made a big difference.
The Gondola ride in Venice was a big disappointment. The driver did not interact with the passengers in any fashion and was more busy talking to the other drivers. The ride was in very small streets. He understood English as he answered a question about the depth of the water in the canal we were using.
Add-Ons: The documentation states there are no add-ons but tips are constantly being 'suggested' and the trolley trip on Capri was extra.
Suggestions:
1- Get day guides for the walking tours that do not have such a heavy accent and split the group in two for the tours with one guide each.
2- The guide should be assigning seats in the bus on a daily basis with name over the seats and switching them around. Leaving it to group members does NOT work.
3- Change Gondola ride company for the tours.
4- Do not have so much free time.
5- The stop in Bologna needs to have a planned activity instead of just free time.
6- Change the Bologna stop for Pisa. At least if there is no planned activity, we get to see the Tower.
7- The needs to be an included group activity and free time on the Isle of Capri.
8- I am for tipping the tour guide and the main drivers but stop pushing for tips for every driver along the way. Pay them more and stop requesting tips.
9- The welcoming greeting needs to have something to get the guests to know each other. In Scotland our first supper was at the Scotch experience and after that, the group was open to other people and more talkative. Hint: Provide free wine to taste with the supper.
Kia was our guide and she was amazing. She was knowledgeable, very friendly attentive to us. She went over and above and organized activities for us on the free time.
The suggestions are to improve a trip that we thoroughly enjoyed.
CIE Tours Customer
3 months 1 week ago
Taste of Italy with Sorrento
The first three hotels were mostly good. Venice and Rome being the best. Unfortunately, Hotel Michelangelo in Sorrento was very disappointing in many respects. The staff was very helpful at front desk, restaurant and housekeeping. Food in the hotels was mediocre at best- with a few exceptions, e.g. Avani Rio Nuovo. Serving staff in many restaurants were very inattentive and annoyed by simple requests.
Regarding trip preparations: backpacks were not helpful especially since they cannot be taken into several attractions. The adapter provided was also not useful. I had to ask the hotel staff to borrow an adapter so that I could charge my I-watch. It was also very difficult to make change from US to Euros for multiple tips needed for guides and drivers. Couldn’t that be handled in advance? Or, provide more direction before the trip. Having said all this, I would book a CIE tour again in the future.
CIE Tours Customer
4 months ago
2024 Taste of Italy - 7 Days/6 Nights
The best highlights of each area. This is my second trip and would highly recommend CIE. Nothing but the best
Jean Elizabeth Carr
4 months ago
2024 Taste of Italy with Sorrento - 10 Days
Worth the wait to see Italy
Amazing tour. You got to see and feel different cultures in Italy. Romina was fantastic tour guide and the knowledge was astounding.
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