Gargano for senior groups: Vieste, sea caves, Monte Sant'Angelo and Peschici (12 days)
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Reference SEN-12-967
- Duration 12 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
A 12-day stay in Vieste, Puglia: beaches, sea caves by boat, the Gargano sanctuaries, Peschici and the Umbra Forest.
The Gargano, the spur of the Italian boot, juts into the Adriatic with its white cliffs, long beaches and Aleppo pine forests. Your group stays seven nights in Vieste, a small white town above the sea, in a 3-star hotel near the beach, on half board. The excursions stay gentle: a boat trip along the sea caves, Peschici perched on its rock, the cool woodland of the Umbra Forest, then the region's great sanctuaries, Monte Sant'Angelo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and San Giovanni Rotondo, a place of pilgrimage linked to Padre Pio. The Gargano roads are winding and we take our time; two free days are kept for the beach and rest. To avoid long stages, the trip includes two stopover nights each way.
Programme
Day 1: Departure and overnight stopover (central Switzerland)
- Morning departure from the place of your choice.
- Journey with regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
- Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (central Switzerland), dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Journey and overnight stopover (Adriatic coast, Romagna or Marche)
- Breakfast, then journey with regular breaks.
- Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (Adriatic coast, Romagna or Marche), dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Arrival in Vieste
- Breakfast, then drive along the Adriatic, with regular breaks.
- Seated lunch on the way (on request).
- Late-afternoon arrival in Vieste and check-in at the hotel for 7 nights, dinner.
Day 4: Vieste and the Pizzomunno
- Free morning at the beach.
- Walk to the Pizzomunno, a large white monolith on the beach.
- Guided tour of Vieste's old town and cathedral (on request); stepped lanes.
- Dinner at the hotel.
Day 5: The Gargano sea caves
- Boat trip along the coast to discover the sea caves and cliffs (on request).
- Return to the harbour in the late morning.
- Fish lunch (on request).
- Free afternoon at the beach, dinner at the hotel.
Day 6: Free day in Vieste
- Free day (driver's rest day): beach, swimming and rest at the hotel.
- Dinner at the hotel.
Day 7: Monte Sant'Angelo and San Giovanni Rotondo
- Drive through the interior of the Gargano to Monte Sant'Angelo.
- Visit of the sanctuary of St Michael the Archangel, a cave listed by UNESCO (on request); access by stairs.
- Lunch of Gargano specialities (on request).
- In the afternoon, San Giovanni Rotondo and the sanctuary of Padre Pio.
- Return to Vieste and dinner at the hotel.
Day 8: Peschici and the Umbra Forest
- Coastal drive to Peschici, a white village perched on its rock.
- Free time in the village and at its viewpoint.
- Seated lunch (on request).
- In the afternoon, drive through the Umbra Forest and a short flat walk in the woods.
- Return to Vieste and dinner at the hotel.
Day 9: Free day in Vieste
- Free day: beach, seafront walk and café terraces.
- Dinner at the hotel.
Day 10: Leaving the Gargano, then journey to the stopover (Adriatic coast, Romagna or Marche)
- Breakfast, then departure northwards along the Adriatic.
- Seated lunch on the way (on request).
- Return journey with regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
- Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (Adriatic coast, Romagna or Marche), dinner and overnight stay.
Day 11: Journey and overnight stopover (central Switzerland)
- Breakfast, then journey with regular breaks.
- Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (central Switzerland), dinner and overnight stay.
Day 12: Return to Belgium
- Breakfast, then return journey with regular breaks.
- Evening return to your home area.
The price includes
- Transport by touring coach from the place of your choice
- The services of a driver
- 11 nights in a 3-star hotel (4-star on request) near the sea, double rooms, half board (full board on request), including 4 stopover nights
- Accommodation for the driver
- The coach excursions included in the programme
- Road tolls and parking fees
The price does not include
- Seated lunch on the way
- Boat trip along the coast to discover the sea caves and cliffs
- Fish lunch
- Lunch of Gargano specialities
- Seated lunch
- Full board supplement
- Lunches and drinks
- Admission to museums and monuments
- Tourist tax
- Single room supplement
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Personal expenses
Good to know
- Valid identity card and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for each participant. Bring enough of your usual medication.
- Departure and return times adapted to your group's pick-up point; stay offered from April to June and from September to mid-October, dates to be checked each year. From 20 participants, price on quotation.
- Walking level: easy (short walks, some cobbled lanes); a meeting time at the coach is set each day with the driver. Wheelchair users or guests with reduced mobility: please tell us when booking.
- Currency: euro in Italy, Swiss franc during the stopover nights in Switzerland. Bring comfortable clothes for the journey and sun cream.
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Free places
- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
- 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
- 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
- 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)
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Gargano for senior groups: Vieste, sea caves, Monte Sant'Angelo and Peschici (12 days)
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