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Enchanting Rome, Pompeii and Sorrento by Express Coach
Our varied tour will take you to some of Italy’s most beautiful sights, combining Rome, the Eternal City, with ancient Pompeii and stylish Sorrento.
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Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 9 day itinerary
Local departure by coach or Home Connect service, then continue our journey through the night on our overnight express coach.
We continue through Italy to arrive in the spa town of Fiuggi for six nights.
Included Meals
- Dinner
Today you can join our fantastic included excursion to Pompeii, engulfed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79, where the inhabitants of this small town were literally frozen in time.
To make the most of your visit why not join our optional guided walking tour? Today, we see a remarkable excavation site and outdoor museum of the ancient Roman settlement, and we’ll be sure to visit this historic site during our holiday. This will provide an unprecedented opportunity to see how people lived two thousand years ago.Accompany your expert guide around the town, walking along roads with indents from the passing of chariot wheels and discovering the remains of homes, shops and public baths.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Included Highlights
- Pompeii
Optional Excursions
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Pompeii Guided Walking Tour
- 2025: £43.00pp
- 2026: £45.00pp
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
Known as the 'Eternal City' of the Roman Empire, Rome is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its historical centre.
Rome has an immensely rich historical heritage and cosmopolitan atmosphere, making it one of the world’s most-visited capitals. Packed with historical attractions, and with something for absolutely everyone, we’re guaranteed to enjoy our time in this famous city.
We’ll be able to enjoy free time to explore to our heart’s content, so we can see some of the city’s best-known attractions. Take the time to discover St. Peter’s Square, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel or Trevi Fountain, the choice is yours.
During the day an optional city sightseeing tour will be available.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Included Highlights
- Rome
Sorrento, with its exquisite views out over the Bay of Naples and traditional architecture that’s synonymous with this part of Italy, makes for an excellent included excursion during our holiday.
If you wish to be introduced to all Sorrento has to offer then join our optional Taste of Sorrento excursion, where you can combine your visit to Sorrento with a guided walking tour of the town and a visit to a Limoncello factory.
Limoncello is the signature lemon liqueur of the area, and our visit will include a short tour of the factory and orchard along with a sampling of this famous drink.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Included Highlights
- Sorrento
Optional Excursions
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Taste of Sorrento Tour
- 2025: £45.00pp
- 2026: £47.00pp
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
In AD 79, the mighty Mount Vesuvius erupted and bathed the Roman city of Herculaneum in volcanic ash.
Today, on our optional excursion, we explore this fascinating site, which was left undiscovered until the late-18th century.
Similar to nearby Pompeii, Herculaneum provides an unprecedented opportunity to see how its people lived two thousand years ago.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Optional Excursions
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Herculaneum
- 2025: £44.00pp
- 2026: £46.00pp
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
We journey through the scenic countryside on our optional excursion, firstly to Castel Gandolfo on the shores of Lake Albano and home to the Pope’s summer residence. Most of the town is part of the independent papal state of the Vatican City, and when in residence the Pope addresses the crowd from the balcony of the palace. (Please note: entrance into the Pope’s summer residence is prohibited).
Later, we continue to Frascati for an included short visit to a pergolato, where we can sample some of the local produce including snacks of porchetta, cheese, olives and wine.
Frascati is a small, relaxed town with a slower pace of life, cleaner air and a far more casual feel than the nearby capital. There will be some free time to explore the town at your leisure before we head back to our hotel.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Optional Excursions
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Frascati and Castel Gandolfo
- 2025: £29.00pp
- 2026: £30.00pp
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
As our holiday draws to a close, we say goodbye to Fiuggi and will travel north through the night.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
Return home.
Accommodation
You will stay for six nights at a minimum 3-star hotel, such as the Hotel Dei Pini or the Hotel Verdi, in the spa town of Fiuggi.
Single Room Supplements
Single Room Supplement from £199.00
2025 is a very exciting and busy year for Rome due to the
Pope’s Jubilee – this is something that happens every 25 years.
Across the year there is a calendar of special events
specifically in and around the Vatican city and processions through the city
which will generate more tourists visiting Rome.
For your holiday, our aim is to ensure our customers will
get the best experience of Rome during this period.
The final itinerary and excursion content will be confirmed
on your travel documents a couple of weeks prior to departure.
Thereafter there is still a possibility the excursion days
may be swapped around on-tour and hence it is recommended not to pre-book any
local attractions.
Reviews
3 Out of 5 ( 54 Reviews )
Reviews
Quality
3.1 / 5
Value for Money
3.4 / 5
Michele Ashton, 1 year ago
Journey was far too long. Hotel was absolutely fine. Food nice, staff lovely,rooms clean etc. Drivers not very informative. My family and I have been travelling abroad by coach gor 40 years but I think it will be a long time before we ever do it again. The Journey was horrendous I think this holiday would benefit from a night stop off at a hotel outbound and inbound. Maybe extend the stop at the resort also.
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audrey robertson, 1 year ago
Poor hotel, terrible food, trips very good but to expensive horrendous journey home. Excellent drivers, Craig and Wendy.
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Mrs Chris Burkett, 1 year ago
The trips out everyday were amazing and everything we had wanted. The organisation at the Stop 24 was wonderful. Coaches and passengers coming from every direction at the interchange. It went so smoothly. Sadly, the food at the hotel was extremely disappointing. 10 guests walked out one night and never returned to the dinning room for evening meals again and by the end of the holiday half the passengers had done the same. No commentary on the coach from drivers - is that normal? We had drivers that did not work for Shearings and couldn’t help with the complaints that fellow passengers had with their rooms etc. The coach would just stop at a service station- no announcements were given as to the time of return etc - had to ask every time. The inbound transfer shearing coach was very cramped with no headrests. I couldn’t even stretch my legs out. This has made me realise that we were lucky with our seats. Not sure I would want to risk another holiday and get a seat like that. We will not be going with Shearings again.
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sharon o'connor, 1 year ago
Amazing apart from food in hotel
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Stephen Pitman, 1 year ago
Great tour only let down by the half board !! The dinner was not ever a meal & we eat out from day 2.
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Andrew Dunton, 1 year ago
The day trips were amazing. The tour guides were ace
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