What's included

• Full-time services of a professional Rick Steves guide and local experts who will make the fascinating history, art and culture of Italy come alive for you
• All tours and admissions covering at least 21 group sightseeing events • Scrovegni Chapel • Padua’s Anatomy Theatre (when available) •  Ravenna's San Vitale & Galla Placidia mosaics • Tour of Assisi's Basilica of St. Francis • Truffle hunt (when possible) • Deruta pottery demonstration • Civita hill town visit • Regional wine tasting • Orvieto walking tour • Orvieto cathedral and Signorelli's frescoes • Tuscan hill town visits • Etruscan Museum tour • Olive oil tasting • Italian cooking demonstration • Villa visit •  Lucca walking tour • Lucca bike ride • Carrara marble quarry • Ligurian Coast boat excursion (weather permitting) • Cinque Terre hiking orientation • Lake Orta boat excursion...and more
• All group transportation by bus from Padua to Lake Orta
• 13 nights accommodations in memorable, centrally-located hotels
• All breakfasts and half your dinners
• A small, friendly group of 24-28 people — half the size of most tour groups
• All tips for guides, driver and hotel staff
• Free stuff including Rick Steves' Italy guidebook, Italian phrase book, moneybelt and earplugs
• Guaranteed tour price, locked in the moment you make your deposit
• Optional single supplements — this tour has a limited number of private rooms for solo travelers for an additional fee
• Tour alum discount of $50 for each tour you've taken prior to 2010
• 50% discount on a consulting appointment with our in-house experts to assist with your pre- or post-tour travel plans
• Flexibility should you need to transfer, cancel or interrupt your tour
• Fine print: You are responsible for the cost of your drinks and free-time sightseeing. See our Tour Conditions Agreement for important details regarding everything listed above

$3,895 + air • 24-28 people • Begins in Padua and ends in Lake Orta • Optional Single Supplement $625