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English speaking driver and guide for day trips from Rome to Florence, Assisi, Pompeii, Capri, Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi - Tours by private deluxe Mercedes minivan or sedan |
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Day
trips:
excursions to
other famous cities and tourist attractions in Italy 10/12-hour
days |
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Rates for
these day trips include:
pick up and drop off at the hotel,
driving guide, vehicle, tolls and fuel.
Rates do not
include:
Lunch, drinks, personal purchases or any thing not specifically
listed as included. |
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These are excursion to other Italian
regions:
Campania,
Tuscany
and
Umbria, they
require a full, 10/12-hour, day. |
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Florence in one day
Drive to Florence from Rome to tour the cradle of the Renaissance. |
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Once in the city of Florence you will be taken to see all the major
highlights, such as
Piazzale Michelangelo
(panorama of the city),
Piazza della
Signoria,
The Duomo
(Cathedral),
Santa Croce
(the church where Michelangelo, Galileo, Dante and other famous
Florentines are buried and the famous leather school of Florence was
started by the Franciscan Monks), the
Accademia
Museum
(that's where Michelangelo's David is kept),
Ponte
Vecchio
etc.. Maybe you'll want to use your time in Florence to sightsee
and/or shop, but in case you like to taste the famous Florentine
cuisine and Chianti wine I'll be glad to suggest a good and handy
restaurant.
We'll leave Florence between 4:30 or 5:00 pm and will reach Rome in the
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Rates per
vehicle for this excursion:
sedan (1/4 persons) 700 ;
minivan (4 persons) 750 ;
minivan (6/7 persons) 800 ;
minivan (7/8 persons) 850 .
Each
additional hour: 58, 62, 66, 70 Euros. |
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Driving times:
Rome to Florence: 2hr 30'
Florence to Rome: 2hr 30'
Total for the day: 12 |
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· Pompeii
- One day excursion to Pompeii
from Rome. |
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We leave from your hotel around 8:00 a.m. and drive to
Pompeii. A stop can be made on the way there to visit a famous Cameo Factory and see the old artisans make cameos the same way the Greeks where making them 3000 years ago. This short stop also gives you the opportunity to stretch your legs and taste the famous Neapolitan Espresso coffee and the Sfogliatella pastry at the nearby coffee shop.
We arrive in Pompeii to visit the famous excavations at about 11:00 a.m..
Unfortunately, though I would love to guide personally my clients
through the ruins, I am not allowed to do so. |
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They have local guides there and they are the only ones who have the
permit for guiding through Pompeii's ruins. The cost for hiring a local guide is about 100 Euros, for a group up
to 6 people, and the tour lasts nearly 2 hours. The alternative to
hiring a personal guide is the audio guide, a sort of portable CD
player that one takes along and activates once he arrives to the
spot marked on the map, that comes with, it and tells the story of
the particular site that moment he's looking at. After the tour and
eventually a lunch break at one of the local pizzerias, we return to
Rome. |
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Rates per
vehicle for this excursion:
sedan (1/4 persons) 600 ;
minivan (4 persons) 640 ;
minivan (6/7 persons) 690 ;
minivan (7/8 persons) 725 .
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additional hour: 58, 62, 66, 70 Euros. |
Driving
times:
Rome/rest stop (Cameo Factory): 2hr
Cameo Factory
to Pompeii: 20'
Pompeii to
Rome: 2hr15'
Total for the
day: 10 |
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We leave from your hotel around 8:00 a.m. and drive to Sorrento first. Sorrento is a lovely resort area at the tip of the homonymous peninsula which separates the Gulf of Naples from the Gulf of Salerno. The drive to Sorrento offers unforgettable panoramas. Driving along the winding road, built on spectacular overhanging cliffs, the isle of Capri, the city of Naples and the mount Vesuvius appear in front of your eyes.
On the way to Sorrento, we can make a stop to visit a famous Cameo
Factory and see the old artisans at work making cameos the same way
the Greeks where making here them 3000 years ago.
This short stop gives us the opportunity to stretch our legs and
taste the famous Neapolitan Espresso coffee and the Sfogliatella
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at the nearby
coffee shop. Arriving in Sorrento about one hour can be spent
walking around its narrow streets and looking at the colorful shops
selling typical products like Limoncello liqueur, inlaid wooden
furniture, embroidery and ceramics. Sorrento is also a good place
for a nice, typical seafood based lunch by the sea in a good
restaurants right on top of the wonderful cliffs or down by the
seashore for a rather moderate price. Leaving Sorrento in the early
afternoon, we drive to Pompeii to visit the famous excavations.
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personally my clients
through the ruins, I am not allowed to do so. They have local guides
there and they are the only ones who have the permit for guiding
through Pompeii's ruins. The cost for hiring a local guide is about
100 Euros, for a group up to 6 people, and the tour lasts nearly 2
hours. The alternative to hiring a personal guide is the audio
guide, a sort of portable CD player that one takes along and
activates once he arrives to the spot marked on the map, that comes
with it, and tells the story of the particular site that moment he's
looking at. After visiting Pompeii we return to Rome to arrive there
in the early evening.
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Rates per
vehicle for this excursion:
sedan (1/4 persons) 700 ;
minivan (4 persons) 750 ;
minivan (6/7 persons) 800 ;
minivan (7/8 persons) 850 .
Each
additional hour: 58, 62, 66, 70 Euros. |
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Driving times:
Rome to Cameo Factory (pit stop): 2hr
Cameo Factory to Sorrento: 40'
Sorrento to
Pompeii: 40'
Pompeii to Rome: 2hr15
Total for the day: 12
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This tour is practically the same
as the one described above to Sorrento and Pompeii, but in the Summer we can manage to squeeze in a short excursion to the beautiful island of Capri. We drive to Sorrento and board the hydrofoil to
Capri, return to Sorrento in the early afternoon and stop to visit the
excavations of Pompeii on the way back to Rome. Return to Rome in the evening. In Capri I work in collaboration with a local Taxi Driver who has been able to perfectly upkeep a Vintage FIAT from the 60's, also a Stretch Convertible, which is very cute and much better suits the "Dolce Vita" atmosphere of the island, rather than a newer car. |
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He also speaks English, and is a nice courteous person. All the
other Taxi Drivers use a special FIAT Stretch Convertible New Car,
car for 7 passengers. Going to Capri, one thing you'll want to see
is the "Blue Grotto". Normally tourists are routed on a big boat
which from the Marina Grande goes to the Grotto, once they get to
the grotto they have to wait to be transported to smaller boats that
fit its entrance, and once they are done they are brought back to
the bigger boat to go back to the port. This takes a couple of
hours. |
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The best alternative
to go there by car, you save the time taking trip by boat and the
wait outside of the entrance to the Grotto. The charge for the tour
of the island is 150 Euros. You'll be driven to the different sites and picked up again at a set time than driven to the next place. Few people know you can drive to the Grotto and get tricked with the big boat, this way you can visit the grotto in 1hr rather than 2-3 without waiting a long time. Once you are done with the grotto, you will be taken to Anacapri and Town of Capri Itself. |
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Rates per
vehicle for this excursion:
sedan (1/4 persons) 700 ;
minivan (4 persons) 750 ;
minivan (6/7 persons) 800 ;
minivan (7/8 persons) 850 .
Each additional
hour: 58, 62, 66, 70 Euros. |
Driving times:
Rome to Cameo Factory (pit stop): 2hr
Cameo Factory to Sorrento: 40'
Sorrento to Capri by
boat: 30' each way
Sorrento to Pompeii:
40'
Pompeii to Rome: 2hr15'
Total for the day: 12 |
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This is almost exactly the same
as the tour to Sorrento and Pompeii but, in this case, before going to Sorrento we do a little side trip on the famous Amalfi drive. We reach as far as Positano and spend some time there. After visiting Positano we
drive to Sorrento to be there in time for lunch. In the early afternoon we leave Sorrento and stop to visit the
excavations of Pompeii on the way back to Rome. Return to Rome in the evening. |
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Rates per
vehicle for this excursion:
sedan (1/4 persons) 700 ;
minivan (4 persons) 750 ;
minivan (6/7 persons) 800 ;
minivan (7/8 persons) 850 .
Each additional
hour: 58, 62, 66, 70 Euros. |
Driving times:
Rome to Cameo Factory (pit stop): 2hr
Cameo Factory to Positano: 40'
Positano to Sorrento: 30'
Sorrento to Pompeii: 40'
Pompeii to Rome: 2hr15'
Total for the day: 12 |
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· Assisi
and Umbria
One day excursion to Assisi from Rome
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Visit the famous city of St. Francis in the heart of
Umbria. Gorgeous countryside.
Return to Rome in the evening. |
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The trip to
Assisi is a great opportunity to see the famous
Umbria, the region of Italy that rivals with Tuscany for the beauty of the countryside. The drive to Assisi from Rome takes about two hours and one gets to see
some breathtaking panoramas. Umbria, the green heart of Italy they call it and it really is lush! Assisi was, in the pre-roman age influenced by the nearby Etruscans. Asisium was its name as it became a Roman
municipality. The martyr Rufino introduced the Christian faith the 3rd century A.D.. After the fall of the Roman Empire,
Assisi was sacked by the Goths and later recaptured by the
Byzantines. Subject to Spoleto, it flourished again during the 11th
and 12th centuries as an independent township, though it was
troubled by wars. Subdued by Barbarossa, it was here that Federico II was educated. St. Francis and St. Claire were born here
during this period (St. Francis 1181, St. Claire 1193).
From the 16th century to 1860, except for the brief Napoleonic period, it was part of the Papal States.Stone-cutters and masons gave Assisi an incomparable appearance, and time seems
to have stopped before its beauty. Its narrow streets between buildings built with in the typical local stone called Pietra
Subasia with their red tile roofs make you think |
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youve been traveling in a
time-machine, rather than in a in normal car, to get there. Arriving in Assisi we stop to see the Church of Santa Maria degli
Angeli, which is
at the bottom of the hill, and than climb to the town to visit St. Claires . After lunch we visit
St. Francis. Wanting to see more of Umbria in one day, the visit of Assisi can be limited to the church of St. Francis and
a stroll through the typical streets, so the rest of the day can be spent visiting Deruta, famous for its ceramics, Todi and Orvieto. |
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Rates per
vehicle for this excursion:
sedan (1/4 persons) 630 ;
minivan (4 persons) 665 ;
minivan (6/7 persons) 700 ;
minivan (7/8 persons) 750 .
Each additional
hour: 58, 62, 66, 70 Euros. |
Driving times:
Rome to Assisi: 2hr
Assisi to Rome: 2hr
Assisi to Deruta: 20'
Deruta to Todi: 20'
Todi to Orvieto: 30'
Orvieto to
Rome: 1hr 10'
Total for the day: 10 |
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