• Day 1: Fly overnight to Italy

• Day 2: Rome

  Meet your Tour Director at the airport

• Day 3: Rome

  Take a guided tour of Vatican City

  Visit the Sistine Chapel

  Visit St. Peter’s Basilica

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  Gladiator School Experience

  Have you ever wondered what it was like to be one of Rome’s famed gladiators? This optional half-day activity puts you in the ring! Learn the basics of hand-to-hand combat and model ancient armor as you follow in the sandaled footsteps of Spartacus.

• Day 4: Rome

  Take an expertly guided tour of Rome

  Visit the Colosseum

  Visit the Roman Forum

  Take a self-guided walking tour of Rome:

  • Trevi Fountain
  • Pantheon
  • Piazza Navona
  • Spanish Steps

• Day 5: Rome

  Full day to explore on your own or

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  Pompeii

  Gain unparalleled insight into the lives of the ancient Roman elite on this optional excursion. Buried in volcanic ash in 79 A.D., the former resort town of Pompeii is now fully excavated and, uniquely preserved as it was, one of the world’s richest archaeological sites. After a guided tour, enjoy an included lunch and free time before returning to Rome for dinner. Note: Comfortable shoes are recommended.

• Day 6: Rome • Paris

  Fly to Paris

  Visit the Eiffel Tower

• Day 7: Paris

  Take a guided tour of Paris

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Place de la Concorde
  • Champs-Élysées
  • Arc de Triomphe
  • Les Invalides
  • Eiffel Tower

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  Versailles

  Enjoy an excursion to the grand palace of Versailles, where Louis XIV held court in the most lavish style imaginable. On a tour, stroll through the elegantly landscaped gardens, the historic Hall of Mirrors, and the ornately decorated State Apartments. Note: Versailles is closed on Mondays.

• Day 8: Paris

  Take a walking tour of Paris

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • Latin Quarter
  • The Louvre
  • Notre Dame Cathedral

  Visit the Louvre

  Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral

• Day 9: Depart for home

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• Day 9: Paris • London

  Travel by Eurostar train to London

  Take a walking tour of London

  With your tour director you will see:
  

  • The Strand
  • Trafalgar Square
  • Leicester Square
  • Covent Garden

• Day 10: London

  Take a guided tour of London

  With your expert local guide you will see:
  

  • Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
  • Piccadilly Circus
  • St. Paul’s Cathedral
  • Westminster Abbey
  • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

  Visit the Tower of London

• Day 11: Depart for home