Rome ~ The Eternal City
*Pre-Trip Extensions*
Optional Pre-Tours ONLY for travelers booking our trips to Italy on the following dates:
Abruzzo Trips
Pre-Tour in Rome: May 1–4, 2025
Abruzzo: May 4–10, 2025
Pre-Tour in Rome: October 2–5, 2025
Abruzzo: October 5–11, 2025
Abruzzo, Puglia & Matera
Pre-Tour in Rome: December 6–9, 2025
Abruzzo, Puglia & Matera:
December 9–20, 2025
Venice, Verona & Lake Garda
Pre-Tour in Rome: September 2–5, 2025
Venice, Verona & Lake Garda:
September 5–12, 2025
Join The Women’s Travel Tribe for this special pre-trip extension to Rome - the Eternal City. This lively and energetic trip offers an excellent combination of carefully curated group activities (detailed in the itinerary below) combined with blocks of free time in which you might choose to:
Explore Rome’s melange of diverse neighborhoods each with its own unique atmosphere.
Indulge in local culinary pleasures to delight the palate - like “Cacio e Pepe” and “Carbonara.”
Soak in exquisite art and architecture spanning twenty-eight centuries.
Visit Vatican City, the beating heart of the Catholic Church.
Immerse yourself in Rome’s bustling piazzas, street markets and vibrant nightlife
If you’re traveling with the Tribe to Italy, beginning in May, 2025, treat yourself to the incomparable experience of spending time in the world-famous city known as “the cradle of Western civilization.”
Trip Extension Cost
€1,500 per person (private room)
€1250 per person (shared/double)
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Accommodation in standard room with en-suite bathroom in boutique hotel San Francesco or Hotel Atlantico and includes daily breakfast
Trastevere evening stroll with local guide & welcome dinner in typical osteria
Walking tour of Jewish Ghetto & Testaccio tour
Trip to explore the Frascati wine region including lunch in a local “osteria”
Transfer to Fiumicino Airport by minivan on Day Four
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Flights
Transportation from airport to hotel on Day One (Optional private transfer available.)
Local city taxes collected at hotel, approx. €4 per night
All tips, gratuities and personal expenses
Travel insurance
All items not specifically listed under tour inclusions
Accommodations
Accommodations are standard private rooms with ensuite bath at either Hotel San Francesco OR Hotel Atlantico for three nights and include breakfast daily beginning on Day Two.
Physical Demands: Moderate
Please note this trip can involve long days, late evenings, being outside in potentially diverse weather conditions, walking tours in both urban and rural settings and may include cobblestone streets or uneven surfaces, unpaved paths, etc. Early morning wake-ups and late evenings are also a possibility. Good mobility is recommended however your tour leader will make every effort to make sure you are comfortably situated should you decline to participate in a particular activity.
Group Size: 6-12 women
A €350 deposit is required to secure your spot on this trip. This deposit is fully refundable for 10 days after which time it is entirely non-refundable.
DAILY ITINERARY
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Welcome to Rome! Trastevere evening stroll + Dinner
Upon arrival at Rome Fiumicino Airport, head for your hotel in the city. You can reach Rome’s city centre via Leonard express train from Fiumicino Airport, cab OR book a private transfer for approx. 85€ per car with a 2-person maximum per car.
Check in and take some time to relax and refresh.
In the late afternoon, meet our local guide for a stroll through the charming neighborhood of Trastevere, one of Rome’s most authentic and vibrant areas. As a backdrop to our walk, Trastevere will surprise you, especially because our tour does not only visit the famous squares and streets known and visited by most, but we travel the intricate alleyways and hidden corners known primarily to locals.
Your guide will introduce you to the secrets of the Eternal City and will provide useful tips on what to do and see in your free time, how best to navigate the city and where you can find the best Pasta Carbonara in town.
Our tour ends with dinner at a local osteria where you’ll savor true local Roman after which you’ll return to your hotel for the evening.
INCLUDED: Accommodation, Trastevere Guided Tour, Dinner
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Jewish Ghetto & Testaccio Street Art and Food Market
After breakfast, prepare yourself to discover a more intimate side of Rome, far from the touristic sites. Probably the most satisfying part of this tour is the peace and quiet you’ll experience and the knowledge that you’re seeing a side to Rome than your average visitor.
As the oldest Jewish community in all of Europe, this beautiful, thriving neighborhood is as central to the history of the city as it is to the Jewish faith. We'll walk through the Ghetto on foot and learn about its fascinating history.
Home to some of the city’s best eateries, there’s no better place to see Rome in all its authenticity than Testaccio. You’ll walk the streets of this charming Roman neighborhood with surprises around every corner.
Street art is plentiful in this post-industrial neighborhood and exudes the passion of artists including Blu, Axel Void, Sten&Lex, Roa, Iacurci, and Tellas and others who have made “Street Art” a respected movement in Berlin, London, Paris, New York, and of course, in Rome.
Then stop by the Testaccio market and street food shops where you can try traditional Roman specialties. Furnished with recommendations from your local guide, the hardest thing you may have to do today is decide where to eat, drink and shop next along these storied streets.
Your afternoon and evening are at leisure
INCLUDED: Accommodation, Breakfast, Jewish Ghetto & Testaccio Guided Tours
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Old Frascati Tour
Pick up from your hotel in Rome and transfer to Rome Termini station where we’ll catch a local train to Frascati - a marvelous town known near Rome, known for its villas, castles, white wines and spectacular views of the Eternal City.
Upon arrival in Frascati, your driver will pick you up at the Train Station and bring you to a special place for a special wine tasting.
You’ll be welcomed into the 16th century farmhouse which is now home to the local winemaker in an area surrounded by his vineyards. Here you'll explore an “wine cave” dating back to Ancient Rome & sample three boutique wines accompanied by delicious freshly baked specialties. There will be time to sit and relax while sipping your wine in a beautiful setting with amazing views of Rome in the distance.
Food Tour in Frascati City Centre
Next, you'll visit Frascati’s town centre where you you will meet local artisans and shop owners are eager to share their stories.
Learn about the history of Frascati while tasting local products like slow-roasted pork and Frascati jug wine. Meet the bakers, the butchers, and the farmers selling vegetables from their fields. Their stalls are full of items such as fresh fruit, vegetables, cheeses, cured meats, balsamic vinegar, sun dried tomatoes, olives and many other Italian food specialties.
Lunch at a Typical “Fraschetta” Osteria
Enter a ‘Fraschetta’ - a local tavern where the convivial experience is everything! Prepare yourself for a feast of local specialities like sheep ricotta, baked beans with guanciale, salumi, seasonal vegetables followed by homemade pasta with seasonal sauces. The meal is complemented with house wine from the Castelli Romani (Roman castles)
After lunch, we’ll return to Rome where the rest of the day is your to enjoy.
INCLUDED: Accommodation, breakfast, private transfer from the hotel to Termini train station and back, return regional train tickets to Frascati, Frascati Food & Wine tour including local transportation, lunch
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Porta Portese Flea Market, Transfer to Rome Airport
Following breakfast, complete the check out process. For early birds, may we suggest you leave your luggage at the hotel and check out the famous Porta Portese Flea Market, an easy five minute walk from the hotel. At 11.30. meet our driver in front of the hotel for a private transfer by minivan to Rome Fiumicino Airport where you will meet the driver taking you to Abruzzo.
INCLUDED: Accommodation, Breakfast, Transfer to Fiumicino Airport by Private Minivan for those booked on Abruzzo tours and to Rome Termini train station for those booked on the Venice, Verona and Lake Garda tour
Rome ~ The Eternal City
Pre-Trip Extensions
Optional Pre-Tour ONLY for travelers booking our trips to Italy on the following dates:
Abruzzo
Pre-Tour in Rome: May 1–4, 2025
Abruzzo: May 4–10, 2025
Pre-Tour in Rome: October 2–5, 2025
October 5–11, 2025
Pre-Tour in Rome: December 6–9, 2025
Abruzzo, Puglia & Matera:
December 9–20, 2025
Venice, Verona & Lake Garda
Pre-Tour in Rome: September 2–5, 2025
Venice, Verona & Lake Garda:
September 5–12, 2025
You MUST be registered for one of the Italy trips mentioned above in order to book this trip extension!
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