Family Europe: Amsterdam to Rome in 14 Days Tour
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Highlights
- Visit the Van Gogh Museum
- Visit Amsterdam and see the world's greatest collections of paintings, including masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer
- Explore Venice and Experience the amazing history of this unique, maze-like city of canals, walkways, and slowly sinking palaces
- Visit a local mask-making workshop to learn about the tradition of Venetian masks
- Visit the16th century Gardens of Bomarzo, filled with larger-than-life sculptures and monstrous statues
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- A small, friendly group of 24–28 people — half the size of most tour groups
- Kids ages 8 through 17 are welcome — and save $200
- A full-time Rick Steves guide, tour assistant, and local experts — who will make the history, art, culture — and fun! — of Europe come alive for you and your kids
- All tours and admissions — at no extra cost — covering at least 23 group sightseeing events, Amsterdam walking tour, Amsterdam canal cruise, Anne Frank House, Rijksmuseum tour, Arnhem Open-Air Museum, Rheinfels Castle tour, Rhine River cruise, Rothenburg orientation, Rothenburg Night Watchman tour, Munich orientation, Wieskirche visit, Neuschwanstein Castle tour, Mountain luge (weather permitting), Venice walking tour, Venice mask demonstration, St. Mark's Square and Basilica, San Gimignano visit, Hands-on pasta-making demonstration, Gardens of Bomarzo, Evening walk through Rome including Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Colosseum tour, Forum tour…and more
- All group transportation from Amsterdam to Rome
- 13 nights' accommodations (all stops but one are for 2 nights) in memorable, family-friendly hotels
- All breakfasts and half your dinners
- All tips for guides and driver
- Rick Steves Travel Store credit to use toward guidebooks for your trip
- 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 2017
- 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, or cancel/interrupt your tour
- Fine print: You are responsible for the cost of your drinks and free-time sightseeing
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Itinerary
Our adventure begins in the canal-laced city of Amsterdam. We'll get together for a quick introduction meeting at our hotel at 3 p.m. Soon after, we'll head outdoors for a "Golden Age" walking tour of Amsterdam's historic streets, lined with teetering, gable-topped ho...
This morning we'll enjoy an eye-opening tour through one of the world's greatest collections of paintings, including masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer. After time for reflection and lunch on your own, we'll rendezvous and hop aboard a canal boat for a floating sig...
We'll meet our coach and driver this morning and make the short drive to Arnhem's amazing open-air museum. As we wander around the perfectly restored windmills, farm houses, gardens, shops, and peasant huts, we'll get a hands-on experience of what life was like for pe...
This morning we'll sleep in a bit before heading to the nearby Rheinfels Castle — a mighty fortress that towers over the banks of the Rhine. A guided tour will show us what fortress life was like back in the day. We'll regroup for a tasty picnic lunch in a park by the...
After an early breakfast we'll pack up and head for the jewel of medieval Germany, the perfectly preserved walled town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. This is an ideal place to explore, on your own, whatever interests you — from the pointy towers of the town's walkable w...
This morning's destination is the easy-going city of Munich. We'll get oriented at the Viktualienmarkt — an outdoor farmers' market, beer garden, and park, all rolled into one. You'll have time to assemble a lunch and share a picnic table, then wander through the city...
We'll begin our day with a short drive and a hilly forest hike up to Germany's most famous castle (the one that inspired Disney) — Neuschwanstein. We'll have a guided tour of the castle's furnished rooms, followed by free time to hike a bit farther up to Mary's Bridge...
We'll take a scenic, all-day drive to Venice today, stopping en route for lunch at the Italian-Tirolean town of Bolzano. You'll have time to explore this vibrant town and put together the perfect picnic browsing Bolzano's colorful street market. Then we'll make a beel...
Venice is a quick, 15-minute vaporetto ride from the Lido. This morning we'll cruise there for a walking tour through the heart of Venice. You'll learn about the amazing history of this unique, maze-like city of canals, walkways, and slowly sinking palaces. We'll also...
Today we say "ciao Venezia" as we hop back aboard our bus and drive deep into the heart of Italy. On the way, we'll stop in Emilia Romagna for exploring and lunch on your own. Then we'll continue on our way through the Tuscan hills to our cozy countryside hotel, nestl...
After breakfast we'll take our bus and time-travel to the hill town of San Gimignano, famous for its many medieval towers. We'll visit a fascinating museum and ceramics workshop where the artists have painstakingly created a scale model of the town — complete with all...
This morning we'll visit the 16th century Gardens of Bomarzo, filled with larger-than-life sculptures and monstrous statues, where fantasy and reality meet. Then we'll press on to our final destination, the Eternal City of Rome. We'll check into our hotel in the city'...
Today we'll be transported back to the days of emperors, slaves, and gladiators. We'll tour Rome's famous Colosseum and the nearby Roman Forum, where you'll trip over the same stones as the Caesars did 20 centuries before you (history class will never be the same)! We...
Breakfast is provided, but there are no group activities today. It's a breeze to reach Rome's airport by taxi, or public transportation. Your guide will help you with any post-tour planning, leaving you well prepared for the road ahead. Grazie e ciao!
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