Italy:  A Grand Tour
Venice, Florence, Rome
June 1 - June 10

Rome

Boats, water, light, reflections are all part of the magic of Venice.  Art, architecture, and beautiful shops abound in Florence.  Rome amazes with his long parade of history and the pleasing sound of church bells.  This tour, A Grand Tour, is our most popular and is a true sample of the appeal of history for travelers.



Friday, June 1, 2012

 Depart USA by international carrier to arrive in Venice, Italy on Saturday, June 2.

 Saturday, June 2


The tour begins in Venice, the jewel of the Adriatic.  After checking into a charming boutique hotel, participants will enjoy a walking tour through the heart of this city called “Serenissima.”

  
 Sunday, June 3

Today's activities begin with a tour of St. Mark’s Basilica including the Pala d’Oro and the Galleria with its display of the original four horses and breath-taking views of the Piazza San Marco, and a tour of the opulent Doge’s Palace.

Monday, June 4


Today enjoy a day trip to Padova, a treasure of a city offering the Scrovegni Chapel painted by Giotto and the historically important and rich church of St. Anthony.


 
Friday, June 5

Today participants travel by EuroStar train to Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance.  After checking into a picturesque hotel, travelers will walk through the charming city, home to the Medici family and Humanism.

Saturday, June 6

 The vast collection of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque paintings at the Uffizi Galleries and then Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia await the viewing pleasure of participants today.





 


 

 

Thursday, June 7

Travel to Rome by EuroStar train and check into a beautiful hotel in a quiet garden spot in the heart of Rome.  Your tour begins in ancient Rome with a visit to the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Palatine Hill.

Friday, June 8

Visit the treasures of the Vatican Museum including Roman and Etruscan art, the Raphael rooms, and the Sistine Chapel in the morning and St. Peter’s Basilica in the afternoon.  Or alternately if you prefer you may take a self-guided walking tour. 

Saturday, June 9

Enjoy Bernini’s masterpieces and other treasures of Renaissance and Baroque art in the magnificent Borghese Galleries.  Then walk through the gardens to the Pincio hill and down the Spanish Steps to the Pantheon.  At night enjoy seeing Trevi Fountain and the Piazza Navona. Dinner included.

Sunday, June 10

Depart Rome for return flight.
Price of trip:  $2651 based on double occupancy.  Single supplement.

What this price includes:  8 nights stay in centrally located and boutique hotels, all museum fees, all travel costs in Italy, all buffet breakfasts, one four course dinner, guided sightseeing and entrance fees.

This price does not include airfare to and from Italy, transport to and from airports, personal use of taxis, lunches, and most dinners, single supplement.

How to Register

After reading "Terms and Conditions," print the Registration Form found on this page.
Fax your completed Registration form to 601-977-4951, or

Mail your completed Registration from to

Inside Italy Tours

 2207 River Oaks Boulevard, Suite 216

 Jackson, Ms 39211

 A non-refundable deposit of $300 per person is required to confirm your registration.  You may make payments in increments spaced out in whatever time period you may like.  Full payment is required 60 days prior to departure.  Inside Italy Tours reserves the right to create a waiting list for the trips.  Participants who are fully paid will have first place on the list.

 Please read these conditions carefully because your reservation and payment for a program/tour constitute acceptance of the conditions.

 Inside Italy Tours Eligibility

Inside Italy Tours travelers will expect to walk to many sites and to use public transportation at times.

 Travel Insurance

 Inside Italy Tours strongly recommends travel insurance to protect its participants against loss of deposit or additional payments due to unavoidable cancellation.  Inside Italy Tours can recommend an independent agent for Travel Insurance if requested by the client.

 Passports

 A valid passport is required for trips outside the United States. The passport must be valid for 6 months after the ending date of the trip.

 Reservations and Deposits

 Your deposit must accompany your registration form.  Balance of payment is due not later than 60 days before departure and should be paid by check.  If the balance is not paid 60 days before departure, we must consider this inaction as a cancellation and cancellation charges may apply.  The balance may be paid by check, but note that payment will not be considered as received until funds are cleared.

 Until Inside Italy Tours has received the correct deposit amount and has sent you an invoice that confirms our acceptance of the booking, no contract exists between you and Inside Italy Tours.

 Reservations on programs are confirmed strictly in accordance with receipt of a completed registration form and deposit.  As some people who request bookings on tours do not ultimately go on the tour, Inside Italy Tours reserves the right to issue more reservations than spaces available.  In order to avoid disappointments we encourage early registration and payment in full.  In the event that the program is full, your deposit will be refunded in full.

 Singles

 A single supplement is required of those requesting a single room; however you may choose to share a room with another single to avoid the supplement.

 Items Included in Tour Cost

 Individual programs vary and the information for each tour will clearly state what the price includes, but in general the price of each tour includes transportation (excluding taxi costs), hotels, museum and site fees, breakfasts, and on some programs a few meals.  Not included are air transportation, most meals, and individual transportation such as the choice of using a taxi.  If an individual chooses not to participate in some part of the tour, the cost for activity cannot be refunded. (For example, if a participant chooses not to see a museum, he/she should not expect to be refunded for the price of the ticket). 

 Late Bookings

 If additional space exists on a tour, late registrations will be accepted but must include full payment.

 Tour Cancellation Policy

 Inside Italy Tours are designed for small groups of eight to ten people.  If there are fewer than eight registrations, Inside Italy Tours reserves the right to cancel the tour.  In the case of cancellation by the company, all payments will be refunded including the down payment.

 If You Cancel Your Booking

 The following charges will be applied by Inside Italy Tours and may be deducted from any refund of money if you cancel your booking, together with any suppliers’ fees and any irrecoverable costs borne by Inside Italy Tours.  YOUR DEPOSIT IS NON REFUNDABLE.  (You should ensure that you have insurance to cover any loss of deposit.)

 Number of days before                                       Cancellation charge as %

program commencement                                    of total price

 

59 to 40 days                                                           30%

39 to 21 days                                                           50%

less than 21 days                                                    100%

 These cancellation charges are in addition to any cancellation charges that may be levied by our suppliers.

 Responsibility and Liability

 Inside Italy Tours (Inside Italy, Inc.) serves only to assist in making necessary travel arrangements for participants, and in no way represents or acts as agents for transportation carriers, hotels, and other suppliers of services connected with the programs.  Travel and service are subject only to the terms and conditions under which such accommodations, services and transportation are offered or provided, and Inside Italy Tours (Inside Italy, Inc.) and its respective owner, employees, agents, representatives, and assigns therefore accept no responsibility and liability.  Inside Italy Tours (Inside Italy, Inc.) or its servants, agents, or employees are not liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay, or other irregularity which may be caused by the defect of any vehicle or the negligence or default of any company or person engaged in carrying out or performing any of the services involved, caused by any other entity or person during the travel program.  Additionally, responsibility is not accepted for losses or expenses due to sickness, weather, strikes, wars, or other such causes.  All services and accommodations are subject to the laws of the country in which they are provided.  Inside Italy Tours (Inside Italy, Inc.) reserved the right to make changes in the published itinerary whenever, in their sole judgment, conditions warrant, or if they deem it necessary for the comfort, convenience or safety of the program.  They reserve the right to withdraw without penalty any program announced.  All parties also reserve the right to decline to accept any person as a member of the program, or to require any participant to withdraw from the program at any time, when such action is determined by the group leader to be in the best interests of the health, safety, and general welfare of the group or of individual participants.  Inside Italy Tours (Inside Italy, Inc.) does not accept liability for any carrier’s cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable domestic ticket to the program departure city and return.  Baggage and personal effects are the sole responsibility of the owner at all times.

 As a condition to participating in the designated program(s), each participant must agree to and sign the Registration Form with the Release Form and the Health and Fitness Form.

 Itinerary Changes

 We reserve the right to alter your program on, or before, the date the balance of the payment is due.  If this alteration is necessary, we will inform you as early as possible and you will be entitled to a prompt and full refund.  Alternatively, you will have the choice of accepting the alteration or accepting a program of comparable standard if available.  After the date when the balance of the payment is due, events may occur that are outside of our control and that force us to make changes in the program arrangements.

 If for any reason we have to change the details of your program, we will inform you as early as possible.  In the event of any major change of your program arrangements involving changes in date of more than one day, or a change of hotels to a lower official category, you may elect to cancel and you will be entitled to a prompt and full refund.  Alternatively, you may accept the alteration.  We reserve the right to reverse the printed itinerary.  In such cases, the locations visited and excursions taken will be the same, and this will not be considered a material alteration to the program.

 Disabilities

 If you have any disability, please complete the relevant part of the booking form and attach any further details if necessary.  Inside Italy Tours is designed for participants who have the ability to walk at length and the company reserves the right to consider the information provided by you and to request any further information it considers to be necessary before it can accept your reservation.

 

 

 


Registration Form


 Name of program for which you are applying­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 
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Date of program______________________________________________________

Where did you find out about these tours? ____________________________________

Name (as it appears on your passport)

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Name by which you are called_____________________________________________

Date of birth:________________________________________________________


Address____________________________________________________________

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Phone (area code and number)
 
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Email address_______________________________________________________

Disabilities (Please explain. Attach a sheet if necessary)

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Allergies or other health conditions_____________________________________________________

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Is there any reason that you could not walk distances?  (Attach a sheet if necessary)

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Contact person and address_______________________________________________________


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Do you have or will you have a passport valid for at least six months after the tour

(required by US law) ____________________

I have read and agree to the terms and conditions as they appear on the web site.

Signature:  ____________________________________________________________
I fully understand that going on this trip is voluntary.

I am fully aware of the inherent dangers related to making such trip and of the basic safety rules for participation in spending time in Italy. I fully understand and unconditionally agree that Inside Italy Tours (Inside Italy, Inc) a

I am fully aware of the inherent dangers related to making such trip and of the basic safety rules for participation in spending time in Italy. I fully understand and unconditionally agree that Inside Italy Tours (Inside Italy, Inc) and its owner/operator, employees, agents, representatives, and assigns therefore accept no responsibility and liability nor any other participant may be held liable in any way to me or my family, heirs, or assigns for any occurrence in connection with this trip which may result in financial or other loss, accident, injury, death, or other damages (including but not limited to those which may occur as a result of travel delays, acts of terrorism, or acts of nature). I hereby personally assume all risks that I may incur in connection with such trip, and I further release Inside Italy Tours (Inside Italy, Inc.) and its owner/operator, employees, agents, representatives, and assigns for any injury or damage which may befall me while participating in traveling to Italy and returning from said trip as well as all activities entered into during the time in Italy, including all risks connected therewith, whether foreseen or unforeseen; and further to save and hold harmless Inside Italy Tours (Inside Italy, Inc.) and  its owner/operator, employees, agents, representatives, and assigns from any claim by myself or by my family, estate, heirs, or assigns, arising out of my travel and participation in the trip to Italy.

I further represent and state that I understand the terms herein are contractual and not a mere recital; and that I have signed this release of my own free act.

I have fully informed myself of the contents of this release and the Terms and Conditions form by reading them before I signed this sheet. I assume complete responsibility for my physical fitness for participation in this trip.

In witness whereof, I have executed this release on,

(date)________________________________________________________________
 
Signature of Participant____________________________________________________