• 3 Dinner (D)
• 14 Breakfast (B)

• London: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.

• Rome: Stroll around the Italian capital, ticking off some sights on your bucket list! 
• Rome:  Kick back with your Contiki crew and feast on some yummy Italian cuisine – served at a local restaurant working to train and provide jobs for members of the community with disabilities.
   
• Siena: This medieval Tuscan city is packed with charming photo ops. From the Duomo to Piazza del Campo. 
• Florence: See the Duomo, Basilica Santa Croce, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery & Piazza della Signoria on a locally guided walking tour of Florence.
• Pisa: Your ultimate chance to ‘hold the tower up’ as you pose for that classic Insta snap. 
• Lucca: Ramble around the cobbled streets of this Renaissance walled city in Tuscany. It’s an Insta post waiting to happen! 
• Cinque Terre National Park: We’ll take care of your rail pass, so you can just zip around the iconic clifftop villages and focus on the Insta stories. Wanna hike around too? You’re welcome to explore on foot along the way.
• Verona: This is the address behind the legendary love story. Visit Juliet’s House and see the spot that turned Verona into a global icon.
• Venice: Speed across the lagoon to the aqueous island of Venice.
• Rome: Wander through the ruins of the ancient Roman Empire’s political heart, while our Local Guide peels back the layers of history & reconstructs the past. From the assassinations at the Forum to the bloody battles in the Colosseum, learn how the roots of Western culture started here. 
• Amalfi Coast: Definitely one for the bucket list. Your chance to view one of Europe’s active volcanoes from a distance. 
• Capri: Chill on the beaches of this Mediterranean jewel. Explore the famous boutiques then stop off for a Spritz in the sun. 
• Amalfi Coast: Live your best life like a local (on a ferry!) as you glide through azure seas, past cliffs filled with rainbow-coloured buildings. 
• Positano: Ramble through the wisteria-lined streets and past sun-bleached houses as you live La Dolce Vita. Don’t forget an iconic selfie with the village backdrop.

Spend time on Capri, the island known for steep limestone cliffs, Mediterranean views and stylish streets. Explore its boutiques, find a spot by the sea or settle in for a drink while taking in the island atmosphere.

Capri’s dramatic coastline and long association with visitors seeking sun and seclusion give it a character distinct from the mainland. This included island visit leaves room to explore independently; the cruise with swimming stops is a separate optional experience.

Get out onto Lake Como by boat for a different perspective on its shoreline and mountain backdrop. From the water, appreciate the scale of the lake and the settlements tucked between its steep slopes.

Boat travel has long connected communities around Como’s branching shores. This ride adds a water-level view to the included scenic stop, making it appealing if the lake itself is a highlight for you. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Take an optional cruise to Burano, a lagoon island known for its brightly painted houses. The boat trip offers time on the water and a chance to see a smaller island community beyond central Venice.

Burano is also associated with a long tradition of lace-making, while its vivid streets reflect the everyday life of a fishing island. Choose this excursion for a different view of the Venetian lagoon. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Walk Florence with a Local Guide, taking in the Duomo and Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery, Basilica di Santa Croce and Piazza della Signoria. The route brings together the religious and civic landmarks at the heart of the Renaissance city.

See how the cathedral’s marble facades, the medieval baptistery and the sculptures of Piazza della Signoria express Florence’s artistic ambition. Your guide provides context for these sights as you explore the streets and squares around them.

Contiki

Explore the Italian capital on an included orientation walk with your Contiki group. Take in Rome’s streets and celebrated sights while getting a feel for the city beyond its ancient monuments.

Rome’s layers of history are visible in its piazzas, churches and everyday street life. This shared introduction offers a chance to meet your fellow travellers while discovering a city that has been a centre of art, politics and culture for centuries.

Share an included Italian welcome dinner with your Contiki group at a local Rome restaurant. It is a chance to meet fellow travellers over Italian food in the city where your journey begins.

The restaurant also trains and provides jobs for people with disabilities, giving this meal a meaningful connection to the local community. Alongside the food and conversation, you will learn about a hospitality initiative that makes a practical difference beyond the dining room.

Explore Siena’s UNESCO-listed historic centre, where narrow streets lead between brick-built palaces and medieval piazzas. Look out for the striped marble exterior of Siena Cathedral and the broad, shell-shaped Piazza del Campo.

The Campo remains the setting for the Palio, Siena’s historic horse race between neighbourhoods. This stop gives you time to take in the city’s distinctive architecture and the civic traditions that still shape life in this Tuscan hill town.

Sit down together for an included dinner of local delicacies in Florence. Sampling the city’s food offers a welcoming introduction to Tuscan cooking and a chance to share discoveries with your fellow travellers.

Florentine cuisine has long drawn on the produce of the surrounding countryside and a tradition of straightforward, flavour-led preparation. This group meal places local food culture at the centre of your Florence visit, without requiring you to choose a restaurant on your own.

Wander the cobbled streets and piazzas of Lucca’s historic centre, enclosed by remarkably intact Renaissance-era walls. The city’s café-lined squares and warm-toned buildings make it inviting to explore on foot.

Once an independent republic, Lucca retained much of its historic street plan within its fortifications. Look for the contrast between quiet lanes and open piazzas as you discover a Tuscan city with a character distinct from Florence or Siena.

Visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa and see its unmistakable tilt for yourself. Set in the Piazza dei Miracoli beside the cathedral and baptistery, the tower is one of Italy’s most recognisable landmarks and a favourite backdrop for photographs.

Construction began in the 12th century, and the tower started leaning as its foundations settled into soft ground. Enjoy the view from the square and try the classic perspective photograph; entry to climb the tower is not specified as included.

Explore the five coastal villages of Cinque Terre with an included pass for local trains and available hiking routes. Move between colourful settlements by rail or set out on foot where trails are open, choosing how to spend your time along the Ligurian coast.

Terraced hillsides, fishing harbours and buildings clustered above the sea define this UNESCO-listed landscape. The pass gives you flexibility to enjoy clifftop views and village streets at your own pace; trail access remains subject to local conditions.

Pause at Lake Como to take in its mountain-framed water and the elegant atmosphere of its lakeside setting. It is an opportunity to see the landscape that has made this northern Italian lake a longstanding retreat.

Steep slopes rise close to the shore, giving the lake its dramatic proportions. Enjoy the scenery during the stop and consider the separate optional boat ride if you would like a view from the water; the boat ride is not included.

Visit Juliet’s House in Verona and see the address associated with the city’s most famous love story. Its courtyard and balcony have become symbols of Romeo and Juliet for visitors from around the world.

Shakespeare set the play in Verona, although Juliet is a fictional character; the house’s literary identity developed long after the story was written. The visit offers a glimpse of how literature has shaped Verona’s identity. Interior admission is not specified as included.

Board an included private boat to Venice, crossing the water towards the city’s historic heart. Seeing Venice from the lagoon brings its waterfront buildings and watery setting into focus before you explore its streets.

Built across a network of islands, Venice has always depended on boats to connect it with the wider lagoon. This crossing is part of the experience of arriving in a city where waterways shape everyday life, not simply a transfer by road.

Explore Bologna and look out for its UNESCO-listed porticoes, covered walkways that run alongside streets and squares. Their long arcades give the city a distinctive rhythm and shelter people as they move through the historic centre.

Bologna is also known as La Grassa for its rich food traditions, including mortadella and pasta sauces associated with the region. This stop lets you appreciate both the city’s architectural character and the culinary reputation that draws travellers to it.

Explore the remains of ancient Rome with a Local Guide, learning about the Roman Forum’s political life and the gladiatorial spectacles associated with the Colosseum. The guide helps reconstruct the events and people behind these monumental sites.

From public debate and imperial ceremony to arena entertainment, these places reveal different sides of Roman society. The included experience describes a guided encounter with the historic area; interior admission to the Colosseum is not confirmed in the tour details.

Travel by ferry along the Amalfi Coast, viewing cliffs, settlements and the blue water of the Tyrrhenian Sea from offshore. From the water, the coast’s closely packed buildings and steep terrain form a striking panorama.

Ferries are part of local life here, linking coastal communities where roads cling to the hillsides. Enjoy the changing views as the shoreline unfolds, with the chance to spot Mount Vesuvius in the distance when conditions and your position along the route allow.

Explore Positano’s steep village streets, winding between sunlit buildings towards the sea. Take in the views of houses stacked against the hillside and find a vantage point for the familiar Positano photograph.

Once a maritime town, Positano is now one of the Amalfi Coast’s best-known villages. Its stairways, small shops and coastal setting reward an unhurried walk, offering a closer look at the place behind the colourful cliffside panorama.

Join an optional Tuscan evening featuring a risotto demonstration, local wine, antipasto and something sweet to finish. Watch the dish being prepared while enjoying the flavours and conversation of a shared Italian meal.

The experience focuses on the ingredients and sociable dining traditions that make food central to time in Tuscany. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour, making it a choice for travellers who want a hosted culinary evening in Florence.

Opt for a vineyard wine experience outside Lucca and sample wines in the Tuscan countryside. It is a chance to step beyond the walled city and encounter a different side of the region’s food-and-wine culture.

Vineyards have long been part of the landscape around Lucca, where local producers work within Tuscany’s wider winemaking tradition. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; specific wines and vineyard activities are not detailed in the itinerary.

Step aboard a gondola in Venice to experience the city’s canals from the water. A ride offers close-up views of waterside facades and bridges from one of Venice’s most recognisable traditional boats.

Gondolas were once a common way for Venetians to travel through the city; today, they offer visitors a distinctive perspective on its canal network. This ride is at additional cost and bookable on tour, separate from the included private-boat crossing to Venice.

Explore Pompeii with a guide and discover the streets and buildings of the Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The excavated site offers unusually direct evidence of daily life in antiquity.

Walking among its surviving structures makes the scale of the ancient town easier to grasp, while the guide explains the eruption and what the remains reveal. This guided experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join an optional tour of Naples to learn about the city’s history and food culture. A hosted introduction helps you make sense of this energetic southern Italian city and the traditions that give its streets their character.

Naples has been shaped by centuries of Mediterranean trade and is closely associated with foods including pizza. The itinerary does not specify tastings or particular stops, but identifies history and cuisine as the tour’s focus. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise around Capri’s dramatic coastline and enjoy swim stops in turquoise coves. Seeing the island from the sea reveals the height of its cliffs and the contrast between pale rock and clear water.

This excursion offers an active alternative to spending your time entirely in Capri’s streets or on its beaches. Bring what you need for swimming and enjoy a closer encounter with the island’s coastal scenery. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Visit a family-run lemon farm on the Amalfi Coast to learn about a crop closely tied to the region’s identity. Meet the local family and hear about their connection to lemon growing, which the itinerary traces back through their ancestors.

Amalfi lemons are associated with the coast’s terraced landscape and culinary traditions. This hosted visit offers a more personal perspective on local agriculture than a scenic viewpoint alone. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a local chef in Rome to make your own pasta, getting hands-on with one of Italy’s best-known culinary traditions. Enjoy the meal you have prepared as part of the experience.

Making pasta offers a different way to connect with Italian food culture: through technique, shared effort and the pleasure of eating what you have made. This chef-led activity is offered as a choice during the tour and is at additional cost and bookable on tour.