Please note that optional excursions featured below are based on the 2009 tour season and are listed for guidance and budget purposes only and are subject to change without notice.

OPTIONAL SIGHTSEEING & EXCURSIONS

With Insight, you will enjoy many of Europe's famous highlights as included features of your tour - at no extra cost. However, there is an exciting array of additional excursions which are made available to help turn an already outstanding experience into the trip of a lifetime. These are entirely optional and are offered to you at competitive prices. They are all bookable through your Tour Director at the commencement of your tour as many of them are planned to coincide with the best highlights available at the time of your visit.

The following list is general as it would be impossible to operate all excursions on any one tour. The actual tours to be offered will be advised to you by your Tour Director.

All prices are quoted in Euros, which have been rounded for convenience. Payment can be made in cash or by the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard or American Express. All credit card transactions will be charged in Euros. For payments in other currencies your Tour Director will advise the relevant exchange rates at the commencement of your tour.

HOW TO BUDGET FOR OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS:

This list is for guidance only. The final list of optional excursions to be offered during your tour will be given to you by your Tour Director.To allow you to participate in a selection of these additional evenings of dinner/ entertainment and special interest sightseeing excursions, please budget for an approximate cost of € 45 per person per day.

ROME

ROM16 INTRODUCTION TO ROME

This walking tour takes you to the Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona with its pavement cafes, 17th century fountains and architecture. Perhaps have your portrait painted by one of the street artists!. € 31

ROM18 ILLUMINATIONS DRIVE & PIZZA DINNER

Tonight we have a pizza dinner in a typical Roman restaurant before enjoying an illuminations drive which shows us Piazza Venezia, the Forum, the Colosseum and the Campidoglio.€ 46

PERUGIA

PER01 EXCURSION TO SPELLO

An afternoon excursion to the breathtaking Umbrian town of Spello.Our local guide reveals the treasures of this beautiful region.€ 23

VENICE

VCE06 MAGICAL VENICE

This evening we board our private boats for a tour down the famous 'Grand Canal', past illuminated palazzi and twinkling chandeliers, to the romantic St Mark's Square. We have reservations in a famous café where we sit under the stars listening to the orchestras play some of Italy's best loved music (One drink is included). € 45

FLORENCE

FL03 DINNER IN TUSCAN HILLS

In the hills surrounding Tuscany they produce the most famous of Italian wines, Chianti. We drive into these hills for an evening of Tuscan feasting and musical entertainment accompanied, of course by plentiful Chianti wine! € 57

FL08 TUSCAN COUNTRYSIDE & WINE TASTING

We drive into the beautiful Tuscan countryside, the epitome of picture postcard Italy. Along the way we pass beautiful old farmhouses, olive groves and the famous Chianti vineyards. It is here that we visit a winery to taste some of the most famous products of Tuscany.€ 33

SORRENTO

SRR02 ISLE OF CAPRI, ANACAPRI, BLUE GROTTO & LUNCH

We visit the famed Blue Grotto and then board our minibuses for a drive up the spectacular Corniche road to Anacapri. There you will have free time to explore before enjoying a light lunch. Then its off to visit the beautiful Augustus gardens in Capri town. € 61

This excursion is heavily dependent upon weather and sea conditions. It can also be offered without lunch at: . € 46

SRR08 AMALFI COAST DRIVE & POSITANO VISIT

First we drive along the famous Amalfi Coast with its clear blue waters and picturesque resorts. We stop to transfer to minibuses in order to visit the exclusive artists paradise of Positano, magnificently positioned on the Mediterranean coast. € 36

SRR03 SORRENTO EVENING

A chance to enjoy a delicious dinner of local specialities. Minibuses provide our transportation to the picturesque old harbour to dine in one of Sorrento's top restaurants. € 56

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