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Sept 2018 V-F-R trip plan

Posted by (SE USA) on

I have read a tremendous amount of info from this forum for the last 10-12 months. I have finally booked my Hotels, and a few tours. Here is what I have so far. Please critic and offer suggestions.

9/12/18 ( Wed ) Depart Airport to Venice
9/13/18 ( Thur ) Arrive Marco Polo 925am,
Make way to hotel to store luggage ( carry on only )
Lunch, then self tour to Accademia & Peggy Guggenheim
9/14 ( Fri ) Walks of Italy Legendary Venice Tour ( Morning )
Free Afternoon/Eve
9/15 (Sat) Visit Burano/Murano
Cichetti Pub crawl (evening)
9/16 ( Sun ) Fast train to Florence
Make way to hotel to store luggage
Need a tour for this day ???
9/17 ( Mon ) Train to Pisa Return Early afternoon to Florence
9/18 ( Tue ) Walks of Italy Florence in a Day ( morning )
9/19 ( Wed ) Fast train to Rome
Make way to hotel to store luggage
Walks of Italy Premium Colosseum Tour ( afternoon )
9/20 ( Thur ) Train to Pompeii return to Rome evening.
9/21 ( Fri ) Walks of Italy Pristine Sistine Tour ( Morning )
Self tour Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Novana
9/22 ( Sat ) Express train to FCO for flight home.

Seems pretty decent, and I feel like I will have enough time to wander on my own. I just need to buy plane tickets, which currently are running about 1400 USD each, so I have a fair watcher on them to see if I can get them for about 1000 USD each.

Your thoughts?

Posted by
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I don't have any advice, or thoughts as I haven't been to Italy yet but I was really surprised when I read your post because my husband and I are flying into Venice on the day! We are also planning on V - F - R.

Edit: For reference, like I said, we are flying into Venice on the exact same day from O'Hare in Chicago with a layover in Montreal. We already bought our tickets and they were $600 roundtrip per person. Our return flight is direct. Do you happen to have any date flexibility? That's really important when trying to get cheap flights.

Posted by
12052 posts

Rather than the mad dash to Pompeii, go to Ostia Antica and give yourself a little more free time in Rome and not be roadkill the morning you do the Vatican/ Sistine tour.

Posted by
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Our dates can be flexible, although it seems the price is pretty much the same. I set a flight tracker last year to get an idea on ticket prices, and the best price was 972.00. I think I may can get slightly better by flying from a nearby airport ( 2 hrs away ) and am looking at that as an option.

My wife is so fascinated with Pompeii that it may be the only thing that is not an option for this trip. I agree those last two days are going to be a grind.

Posted by
15798 posts

If you are interested in art, then go to the Academia and Uffizi in Florence. I liked them much better than the Academia in Venice (haven't been to the Guggenheim yet).

Posted by
12052 posts

With Pompeii being a 'set in stone' requirement, I think I would flip-flop your 9-20 9-21 activities.

Posted by
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As it looks like all you are doing on Saturday is going to airport for your flight home, being pooped out from a long day really does not matter.
Doing a busy, fulfilling day, of activity you have outlined on Friday( 9-21), is not what I would want to do after the long day a trip to Pompeii is.

So swap Pompeii to Friday?

Yes

Entirely your choice, but now you have my $0.02

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