Final-year school trip to Rome and Naples: the Colosseum, the Vatican, Pompeii, Vesuvius and the Amalfi Coast (10 days)
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Reference RTO-10-618
- Duration 10 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Ancient Rome, Pompeii frozen by the eruption of AD 79, Vesuvius, the streets of Naples and the Amalfi Coast by boat: the great southern trip.
This trip takes pupils from the Rome of the emperors to the Bay of Naples. Two full days in Rome immerse them in Antiquity and the Renaissance, from the Colosseum to the Vatican. They then walk the streets of Pompeii, buried by the eruption of AD 79, climb to the crater of Vesuvius, discover the energy of Naples and sail along the Amalfi Coast. Overnight stops in Switzerland and Tuscany avoid any night driving. The departure date and time are set with your school in the quote. The journey is made by day, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving, and the coach stays with the group on site.
Programme
Day 1: Departure from your school and overnight stop in Switzerland
- Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to Switzerland via Luxembourg, Alsace and Basel (about 650 km from Brussels, 7 hours’ driving excluding breaks).
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night; two drivers take turns at the wheel.
- Free lunch during a break on the way.
- Overnight stop in the Lucerne area, dinner and quiet evening.
Day 2: The Gotthard and arrival in Rome
- Departure after breakfast, around 6.30 am, and drive through the Gotthard tunnel and via Milan, Bologna and Florence (about 800 km, 9.5 hours excluding breaks), with two drivers taking turns.
- Free lunch during a break on the way.
- Arrival in Rome in the early evening and check-in at the accommodation in or near Rome for three nights.
- Dinner and quiet evening.
Day 3: Ancient and Baroque Rome
- Visit to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill (on request).
- Climb up the Capitoline Hill to Michelangelo’s Piazza del Campidoglio, with its view over the Forum.
- Free lunch, then a visit to the Pantheon (on request) and Piazza Navona.
- Late afternoon at the Trevi Fountain and on the Spanish Steps.
- Dinner and supervised evening.
Day 4: The Vatican and Trastevere
- Visit to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel (on request).
- St Peter’s Square and St Peter’s Basilica, with Michelangelo’s Pietà (free admission).
- Free lunch, then a walk to Castel Sant’Angelo and across the Ponte Sant’Angelo.
- Late afternoon in the lanes of Trastevere.
- Dinner and last supervised evening in Rome.
Day 5: Drive to Campania and Pompeii
- Check-out after breakfast and drive to Pompeii (about 240 km, 3 hours excluding breaks).
- Free lunch on arrival.
- Guided tour of the archaeological site of Pompeii: the forum, the baths, the fresco-decorated houses and the amphitheatre (on request).
- Check-in at the accommodation in the Naples or Sorrento area for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 6: Vesuvius and Naples
- Shuttle up to the Vesuvius car park, then a path of about 30 minutes to the rim of the crater, at 1,170 m (on request).
- Drive to Naples (about 20 km) and free lunch, a chance to taste real Neapolitan pizza.
- Walk through the historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Spaccanapoli and Via San Gregorio Armeno, the street of nativity scenes.
- Visit to Napoli Sotterranea, the tunnels and cisterns dug beneath the city (on request).
- Piazza del Plebiscito and the Galleria Umberto I, then return to the accommodation, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 7: The Amalfi Coast by boat
- Boat excursion along the Amalfi Coast from Sorrento or Salerno, with stops in Positano and Amalfi (on request); the coast road is strictly regulated for coaches.
- Walk in Positano, among its colourful houses clinging to the cliff and its pebble beach.
- Free lunch in Amalfi, then the great staircase and façade of St Andrew’s Cathedral.
- Return by boat, then by coach to the accommodation.
- Dinner and last supervised evening in Campania.
Day 8: Drive to the overnight stop in Tuscany
- Check-out after breakfast and departure around 8 am.
- Daytime drive on the Autostrada del Sole (about 470 km, 5.5 hours excluding breaks), with two drivers taking turns.
- Free lunch during a break on the way.
- Overnight stop in Tuscany, in the Florence area, dinner and quiet evening.
Day 9: Drive to the overnight stop in Switzerland
- Departure after breakfast and drive via Bologna, Milan and the Gotthard tunnel (about 530 km, 6.5 hours excluding breaks).
- Free lunch during a break on the way.
- Overnight stop in the Lucerne area, dinner and quiet evening.
Day 10: Return to your school
- Departure after breakfast and daytime drive via Basel, Alsace and Luxembourg (about 650 km to Brussels, 7.5 hours’ driving excluding breaks), with regular breaks.
- Free lunch during a break on the way.
- Arrival at your school in the evening.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school, with the coach at the group’s disposal throughout the stay
- The services of two drivers, given the length of the journey
- 9 nights in a hotel or youth hostel (1 overnight stop in Switzerland in the Lucerne area on the way out, 3 nights in Rome, 3 nights in the Naples or Sorrento area, 1 overnight stop in Tuscany and 1 overnight stop in Switzerland on the way back), rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the accompanying staff
- Half board (breakfast and dinner), from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 10
- The coach access permits for the centre of Rome
- Free places for the accompanying staff (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Accommodation for the drivers
- Road costs, parking fees and tolls
The price does not include
- Visit to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill
- Visit to the Pantheon
- Visit to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
- Guided tour of the archaeological site of Pompeii
- Climb to the crater of Vesuvius (shuttle and path admission)
- Visit to Napoli Sotterranea
- Boat excursion along the Amalfi Coast
- Lunches (not included; hotel packed lunches on request), and drinks
- Admission to museums and monuments not mentioned
- Tourist tax
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money and personal expenses
Good to know
- Valid identity card or passport, signed parental consent form for each pupil under 18 and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), to be requested from your health insurance fund a few weeks before departure; an identity card is enough to cross Switzerland, and a few Swiss francs may come in handy at the overnight stops.
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night. An overnight stop in Switzerland on the way out, then in Tuscany and Switzerland on the way back, avoids any night driving, and two drivers take turns at the wheel.
- Supervision is provided by the accompanying teachers; each pupil signs a code of conduct based on the school rules (no alcohol for minors or on the coach, no drug use, punctuality and compliance with instructions during free time, shoulders and knees covered in the Vatican, watchfulness for pickpockets in Rome and Naples, closed shoes for the Vesuvius path).
- The pupil list and rooming list are entered in the school’s online area (Excel import possible); rooms are allocated according to your instructions.
- Recommended period: April–May or September–October, when boats serve the Amalfi Coast and before the great heat; the Colosseum, the Vatican and Pompeii must be booked several months in advance. Italian state sites (Colosseum, Pantheon, Pompeii) are free for under-18s, with a group booking. Italy uses the euro; lunches are not included: allow around €10–15 per pupil per day, with Neapolitan pizza remaining very affordable.
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- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
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Final-year school trip to Rome and Naples: the Colosseum, the Vatican, Pompeii, Vesuvius and the Amalfi Coast (10 days)
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