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Bella Italia Scooter 2010 Tour Options
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Extended stays - pre and post tour vacations

Venice (pre tour)
Jun 12-14
2 nights

Price: 410/person
Add:
150/person to Scooter Tour deposit

Jun 12 Transfer from Marco Polo Airport to Hotel

Relax and enjoy Venice

Personal sightseeing explore the back alleys of Venice - lunch - dinner - dancing.

Jun 13

Morning walking tour of Venice sights - Campo di San Marco, Basilica di San Marco, Bridge of Sighs, Doges Palace etc

Jun 14 Train to Pisa - 1st class

June 13 - Arrive in Pisa before the tour starts and get a good night's sleep...and take in the world-famous leaning tower of Pisa.

Hotel: Hotel Villa Kinzica
In:
June 13
Out: June 14
Double room: 100 Euro
Single room: 95 Euro

Rome (post tour)
Jun 25-27
2 nights

Price: 380/person
Add:
150/person to Scooter Tour deposit

Jun 25 Train from Pontedera - 1st class

Relax and enjoy Rome

Personal shopping, sightseeing - Spanish Steps, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Jewish Ghetto

Jun 26

Guided Tour of the Collosseum and Palatine Hill

Jun 27 Transfer to airport (Rome Fumicino or Rome Ciampino)
Depart Rome
Arrive home

Excursions, tours, wine tastings and other activities

All Options require a minimum of 7 participants to schedule.  You can discuss the options on the Rally Forum (http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/BISR/) to build the required number of participants.  Once you have the necessary 7 or more participants (who have paid their initial deposit), each of you should e-mail Italian Visits to request the Option.  Italian Visits will confirm your request and add the price of the option to the amount due in your final payment.

June 16
Price: 50/person
Cinque Terre coastal cruise option
Board our small boat at La Spezia for Monterosso al Mare, the largest of the five villages in the "5 lands" - the Cinque Terre.  We will land at noon so you can enjoy a lunch at a local restaurant and you will have time to walk some of the famed Cinque Terre trails.

Departure time: 11:00 AM
Return time: 5 PM

June 18
Price: 50/person
San Gimignano wine tour
Wine lovers will love this excursion to one of the best wineries in the San Gimignano wine area.  You'll visit the vineyards, the cantina where the wine is bottled for market, and of course the wineries cellar for a private wine tasting.

Departure time: 2:00 PM
Return time: 5 PM

June 20
Price: 70/person
Perugia excursion
Perugia is one of Italy's most compelling cities - it's medieval heart beautifully maintained and full of life.  Take a stroll down the famed Corso Venucci while eating a gelato, the amazing Italian ice-cream.  Great shops, wonderful restaurants and for art lovers, a few must see galleries.

Departure time: 5:00 PM
Return time: 10 PM

June 22
Price: 20/person
Florence wine tasting
One of Florence's best wine stores, the Enoteca Pontevecchio is offering a special wine tasting that will feature an array of superb Tuscan wines.  Naturally, there will be bits and bites - of palette cleansing breads and fabulous cheeses.

Arrival time: 5:00 PM

June 22
Price: 70/person
Florence art galleries
Love art? Florence, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, home of Dante, Michelangelo, Giotto, and dozens of other artists and sculptures is home to two of the best art galleries on the planet: the Uffizi and the Accademia.  This tour, under the guidance of a professional guide, will take you to the Uffizi in the morning and the Accademia in the afternoon - with time for lunch in between.

Start time: 10:00 AM
End time: 5 PM


June 14-25, 2010 - 11 nights/12 days