Discovering the majestic capitals of Spain and Italy
A journey in the heart of Europe. Madrid, strolling among its art and its history.
Rome, the eternal city and the capital of “La dolce vita”!
11. Madrid Roma – BECTON HS 2024
Available on back-order
YOUR TRIP
DEPARTING FROM
New Jersey, EWR / New York, JFK
REQUESTED TRAVEL DATES
May 22, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Days 10
Nights 8
Price (From)
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DAY 1: DEPARTURE
Wednesday - May 22, 2024
<< Click here for details× Flight schedule for 2023 trips will be available in November/December 2023Departure from USA to Madrid. OVERNIGHT: Flight.
Dinner and breakfast served on board.Flight schedule for 2023 trips will be available in November/December 2023 -
DAY 2: WALKING CITY TOUR IN MADRID
Thursday - May 23, 2024<< Click here for detailsYour are greeted at the airport by your Tour Leader.
Transfer to hotel accomodations via private motorcoach or motorboat.
Check in procedure at the Hotel.
Presentation and review of the tour with the group.
A first tour of the city by sightseeing bus and walking tour in Plaza de España and Gran Via.
A great way to get a first overview of the city. The Gran Vía is a street in central Madrid: it leads from Calle de Alcalá to Plaza de España. The street, sometimes referred to as the “Spanish Broadway”, is one of the city’s most important shopping areas, with a large number of hotels and large movie theatres.TOURS INCLUDED
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Sightseeing bus
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Sightseeing bus
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DAY 3: OLD MADRID
Friday - May 24, 2024<< Click here for detailsToday the focus of the visit is the Old Madrid: Mercado de San Miguel, Plaza Mayor, Calle Mayor, Puerta del Sol, and the Palacio Real. Visit to Museo del Prado and walking tour with your tour leader in Calle de Toledo and Cattedrale di San Isidro.
The Royal Palace of Madrid and the buildings and monuments of the Paseo del Prado (Salón del Prado and Alcalá Gate) deserve special mention. They were constructed in a sober Baroque international style, often mistaken for neoclassical, by the Bourbon kings.TOURS INCLUDED
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City Tour with english local guide
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Museo Nacional del Prado
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City Tour with english local guide
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DAY 4: BOURBON MADRID
Saturday - May 25, 2024<< Click here for detailsWalking tour from Calle de Alcalà to Plaza de Cibeles.
Calle de Alcalá is also one of the oldest streets in the city. It was the old road which led to the city of Alcalá de Henares (from which it takes the name) and continued to Aragón; today, this route is covered by the A-2 motorway.
The fountain of Cibeles is found in the part of Madrid commonly called the Paseo de Recoletos. This fountain, named after Cybele (or Ceres), Roman goddess of nature, is seen as one of Madrid’s most important symbols.
In the afternoon you should visit Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, mainly dedicated to Spanish art, or visit to Parque del Buen Retiro, the largest park of the city of Madrid.TOURS INCLUDED
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City Tour with english local guide
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City Tour with english local guide
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DAY 5: HALF DAY TRIP TO ESCORIAL
Sunday - May 26, 2024<< Click here for detailsHalf day trip for visit Escorial Palace. Transfer via private motorcoach.
Tour of El Escorial: a historical residence of the king of Spain, in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of Madrid. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum, and school.
Return in Madrid in the afternoon, free time or walking tour with our tour leader.
Enjoy a Flamenco dancing night in Madrid’s legendary tablao or other similar location!TOURS INCLUDED
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El Escorial
Group reservation with local guide
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Flamenco dancing night
Flamenco show with reserved seats for the group
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El Escorial
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DAY 6: TRANSFER TO ROMA AND FOUNTAINS TOUR
Monday - May 27, 2024<< Click here for detailsMorning flight to Rome, transfer to your hotel via private motorocach and hotel check-in.
Walking tour through the town center, from Piazza di Spagna to Piazza Navona, where you can see these masterpieces: Piazza di Spagna, and the Trinità dei Monti, Palazzo del Quirinale (seat of the President of the Italian Republic), Pantheon (tombs of the most important Kings of Italy), the Fontana di Trevi, Fontana dei Fiumi. -
DAY 7: ANCIENT ROMA
Tuesday - May 28, 2024<< Click here for detailsHistorical and artistic itinerary among the vestiges of Roman culture, discovering architecture, painting, sculpture which left an unforgettable trail all over the world: Foro Romano, Colonna Traiana, Arco di Tito and the Colosseo, symbol of the city.
Walking city tour with our tour leader in one of the most famous fashion district in the World: Via Condotti and Piazza di Spagna.TOURS INCLUDED
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City Tour with english local guide
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Colosseo e Fori Romani
Group entrance reservation
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City Tour with english local guide
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DAY 8: CITTA' DEL VATICANO
Wednesday - May 29, 2024<< Click here for detailsToday the highlights of the tour are: Castel Sant’Angelo, Città del Vaticano, San Pietro and Musei Vaticani, Cappella Sistina, Piazza del Campidoglio. Free time or walking tour with our tour leader: Castel Sant’Angelo and Tevere embankement.
TOURS INCLUDED
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City Tour with english local guide
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Musei Vaticani: Cappella Sistina
Group entrance reservation
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Basilica di San Pietro
Group entrance reservation
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City Tour with english local guide
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DAY 9: THE CATACOMBS OF ST.CALLIXTUS
Thursday - May 30, 2024<< Click here for detailsHalf day trip to the catacombs of St.Callixtus, the greatest and most important of Rome. They originated about the middle of the second century and are part of a cemeterial complex. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and very many Christians.
They are named after the deacon Callixtus who, at the beginning of the third century, was appointed by pope Zephyrinus as the administrator of the cemetery and so the catacombs of St.Callixtus became the official cemetery of the Church of Rome.TOURS INCLUDED
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The catacombs of St.Callixtus
Half day trip to Appia Antica and guided tour of the catacombs of St.Callixtus. Entrance scheduled for the group.
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The catacombs of St.Callixtus
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DAY 10: DEPARTURE
Friday - May 31, 2024<< Click here for detailsTransfer to the airport, via private motor coach.
Lunch and snack served on board. Same day arrival.
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DAY 1: DEPARTURE
Departure from USA to Madrid. OVERNIGHT: Flight.
Dinner and breakfast served on board. -
DAY 2: WALKING CITY TOUR IN MADRID
Your are greeted at the airport by your Tour Leader.
Transfer to hotel accomodations via private motorcoach or motorboat.
Check in procedure at the Hotel.
Presentation and review of the tour with the group.
A first tour of the city by sightseeing bus and walking tour in Plaza de España and Gran Via.
A great way to get a first overview of the city. The Gran Vía is a street in central Madrid: it leads from Calle de Alcalá to Plaza de España. The street, sometimes referred to as the “Spanish Broadway”, is one of the city’s most important shopping areas, with a large number of hotels and large movie theatres. -
DAY 3: OLD MADRID
Today the focus of the visit is the Old Madrid: Mercado de San Miguel, Plaza Mayor, Calle Mayor, Puerta del Sol, and the Palacio Real. Visit to Museo del Prado and walking tour with your tour leader in Calle de Toledo and Cattedrale di San Isidro.
The Royal Palace of Madrid and the buildings and monuments of the Paseo del Prado (Salón del Prado and Alcalá Gate) deserve special mention. They were constructed in a sober Baroque international style, often mistaken for neoclassical, by the Bourbon kings. -
DAY 4: BOURBON MADRID
Walking tour from Calle de Alcalà to Plaza de Cibeles.
Calle de Alcalá is also one of the oldest streets in the city. It was the old road which led to the city of Alcalá de Henares (from which it takes the name) and continued to Aragón; today, this route is covered by the A-2 motorway.
The fountain of Cibeles is found in the part of Madrid commonly called the Paseo de Recoletos. This fountain, named after Cybele (or Ceres), Roman goddess of nature, is seen as one of Madrid’s most important symbols.
In the afternoon you should visit Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, mainly dedicated to Spanish art, or visit to Parque del Buen Retiro, the largest park of the city of Madrid. -
DAY 5: HALF DAY TRIP TO ESCORIAL
Half day trip for visit Escorial Palace. Transfer via private motorcoach.
Tour of El Escorial: a historical residence of the king of Spain, in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 45 kilometres (28 miles) northwest of Madrid. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum, and school.
Return in Madrid in the afternoon, free time or walking tour with our tour leader.
Enjoy a Flamenco dancing night in Madrid’s legendary tablao or other similar location! -
DAY 6: TRANSFER TO ROMA AND FOUNTAINS TOUR
Morning flight to Rome, transfer to your hotel via private motorocach and hotel check-in.
Walking tour through the town center, from Piazza di Spagna to Piazza Navona, where you can see these masterpieces: Piazza di Spagna, and the Trinità dei Monti, Palazzo del Quirinale (seat of the President of the Italian Republic), Pantheon (tombs of the most important Kings of Italy), the Fontana di Trevi, Fontana dei Fiumi. -
DAY 7: ANCIENT ROMA
Historical and artistic itinerary among the vestiges of Roman culture, discovering architecture, painting, sculpture which left an unforgettable trail all over the world: Foro Romano, Colonna Traiana, Arco di Tito and the Colosseo, symbol of the city.
Walking city tour with our tour leader in one of the most famous fashion district in the World: Via Condotti and Piazza di Spagna. -
DAY 8: CITTA' DEL VATICANO
Today the highlights of the tour are: Castel Sant’Angelo, Città del Vaticano, San Pietro and Musei Vaticani, Cappella Sistina, Piazza del Campidoglio. Free time or walking tour with our tour leader: Castel Sant’Angelo and Tevere embankement.
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DAY 9: THE CATACOMBS OF ST.CALLIXTUS
Half day trip to the catacombs of St.Callixtus, the greatest and most important of Rome. They originated about the middle of the second century and are part of a cemeterial complex. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and very many Christians.
They are named after the deacon Callixtus who, at the beginning of the third century, was appointed by pope Zephyrinus as the administrator of the cemetery and so the catacombs of St.Callixtus became the official cemetery of the Church of Rome. -
DAY 10: DEPARTURE
Transfer to the airport, via private motor coach.
Lunch and snack served on board. Same day arrival.
PACKAGE PRICE INCLUSION
Transportation
– Flight New York – Spain– Italy- New York
– Departures from other cities will incurr additional add-on fee.
– Transfer from Airport to and from Hotel via private motorcoach
– Long distance transfer via private motorcoach
– Transportation within cities, via buses and trains and walking
Accomodation
– 8 Nights: Three or four stars hotel.
(Supplement is $ 500 for single room).
– Breakfast and dinner is included daily (with water, other beverages NOT included).
Touring
– Entrance fees to museums specified in tour
– Specialized English local guides for entrance to specified museums. The guides are certified by the Association of Professional Guides.
Tasting
– At least 1 tasting is included in the trip
Gadgets
– Superciao tour logo backpack, cap, bracelets
Security
– Accompanying Tour Leader for duration of the tour 24/7.
– Basic travel insurance
Tour cost does NOT include:
– Room supplement for single or double
– Optional Trip Protection/Cancellation Insurance
– Excess baggage fee
– Lunch and beverages other than water
– Tips and gratuities. Suggested fees are listed in the final price quote.
– Personal expenses: purchases, phone cards, hotel minibar
FLIGHT
Business class upgrades or flight deviations (from departure date/location or return date/location) must be requested and confirmed with the carrier. Any and ALL additional costs are the responsibility of the requesting participant/teacher.
TERMS&CONDITIONS
Please read carefully the complete Terms&Conditions at the following link: https://www.superciaotour.com/terms-conditions/
TOUR PROGRAM
The Programs on the website are sample descriptions only.
Superciao Tour will insert the final Program and details in your website area, 30 days prior to departure and will inform the Group Leader and all the participants of all the Tour details: the DAY BY DAY. The Day by Day will provide all information pertinent to your trip.
PROGRAM CHANGES
SCT reserves the right to make any necessary changes pertaining to activities closures, or for reasons that jeopardize the safety of participants. SCT may cancel a Tour due to insufficient participants.
LAND ONLY
Participants may choose to purchase only the land portion of the trip. Participants must then make their own round trip travel arrangements and join the group at the first hotel accommodation. When a participant is not with the main group, SCT is not responsible for the participant in any way. Domestic or international flights or transfers of any kind outside SCT are responsibility of client: Tour participants who choose land only must arrange transportation from airport to the first hotel and vice versa on their own.
SCT will deduct $ 1000.00 from the package price quote.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
The cancellation policies outlined below take into consideration the costs SCT incurs long before groups ever depart.
Notice of cancellation from a tour will only be accepted from the participant, his or her legal guardian or the group leader.
The date of cancellation will be determined by the date on which SCT receives written notice to the following email addresses:
federica.protti@superciaotour.com
tour@superciaotour.com
Cancellation refunds can only be made to the person whose name appears on the account; monies cannot be transferred to another account.
The refunds will be made within 50 days from the request.
- SUPERCIAO TOUR STANDARD CANCELLATION POLICY
90 days or more prior to departure: Full refund minus a $250 cancellation fee*.
89 to 66 days prior to departure: Full refund minus a $450 cancellation fee*.
65 to 30 days prior to departure: Refund 50% of the Program Fee*.
29 days or less prior to departure: No refund will be issued. - CANCELLATION WITH REPLACEMENT**
90 days or more prior to departure- Full refund less the non-refundable $250 cancellation fee*.
89 – 66 days prior to departure – Full refund less a $ 350 substitution fee*.
65 days or less prior to departure- Replacement can no longer be accepted.
* Non-refundable fees are also deducted from refunds.
** When a participant cancels the reservation but finds a person to replace him or her for the same Program.
PASSPORTS, VISAS & TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
A valid US passport is required for travel for US citizens. If you do not have a valid passport please contact your closest passport office. Passports must be valid at least 6 months after the return date. US citizens do not need to obtain visas for Italy. When and if visa is required it is passenger’s responsibility to obtain one. Cancellations due to lack of appropriate travel documents will incur usual penalties.
PASSPORT NAME
Participant’s name must be registered EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS ON ONE’S PASSPORT!
Upon receipt of the airline ticket, the passenger is responsible to check the itinerary, spelling of his/her name, dates, times to insure its validity. If the airline allows, it will charge a $ 250 change fee each time the ticket is altered. Once a ticket is issued, it belongs to person in whose name it was issued.
The participant will be responsible for any fees applied by the airline if exact information has not been provided. Should the ticket have any errors, it is the passenger’s responsibility to contact Superciao Tour srl immediately.
SPECIAL TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO COVID-19
SCT will inform and support the group with all the necessary information for the procedures to be implemented according to the pandemic situation at the time of travel. Each participant must complete and sign a WAIVER OF LIABILITY form.
BAGGAGE
Each tour participant is advised to bring one suitcase and one small carry-on bag (8”x14”x22”). The Airlines New Baggage Regulations are as follows:
* For passengers travelling in Economy-Class: 1 piece at 50lb (23kg) maximum dimensions of 45 in. (158 cm); the sum of the 3 dimensions must not exceed 62 in. (158 cm) for each bag.
* Carry on Items: 1 piece maximum weight 18lb (8kg), maximum dimensions 22x15x8 in (55x40x20 cm).
Please check with your specific airline to verify the size and weight allowances.
Superciao Tour is not responsible for any loss, delay of or damage to luggage or its contents and for any event during the time the participants are not on board.
TRAVEL INSURANCE
- Civil Liability Insurance 653A3116
(2.500.000 € casualty – 2.500.000 € person – 2.500.000 € damages of personal belongings/animals). - Accident and Personal Injury Policy 653A3115
(50.000 € death – 50.000 € permanent disability – 1000€ medical expenses – 50€ daily hospital allowance). - American insurance for the cancellation of the trip is optional at additional cost.