Itinerary
July 19th Tuesday – July 20th Wednesday
• Leave Chicago via Virgin Atlantic 5:55pm (July 19th) -7:55am (July 20th) to get to London (Note: tickets in total cost $3,515)
• Layover in London 7:55am-10:45am
• Flight to Rome, Leonardo da Vinci airport 10:45 am-2:20 pm
• Drive from Train from airport to hotel 2:30pm-3:15pm
o Walk 1 min to Fiumicino bus station
o Take bus to Fiumicino (30 minutes, $6.00 total)
o Arrive at Termini, walk 3 mins to Roma Termini
o Take bus from Battistini ($6.00 total)
o Arrive at Di Roma bus station
o Walk 0.2 miles, or 4 mins, to get to Hotel Re Di Roma
• Arrive at hotel at 3:20pm
• Check In: 15 min. 3:35pm (Staying at hotel for eight nights, $648.00 total)
• Settle in hotel room: 25 min. 4:00pm
• 32 minute walk to Colosseum 4:32pm
• Buy tickets to Colosseum ($24 total) and enter arena 4:35pm-4:50pm
• Tour Colosseum from 5:00pm-6:00pm
• Have dinner at Divin Ostillia Wine Bar ($40 total) from 6:10pm-7:10pm
• 32 minute walk back to the hotel 7:20pm-7:52pm
• Relax in hotel, and go to bed by 8:45 to ease jetlag
TOTAL DAY’S COST: $4239.00
July 21st Thursday:
• Eat complimentary breakfast at hotel from 9:15am-10:00am
• Four minute walk to bus station, buy four tickets ($1.50 per person, $6.00 total) 10:00am-10:15am
• Eleven minute bus ride to Ottaviaro, seven minute walk to Sistine Chapel 10:15am-10:35am
• Purchase tickets ($16 per person, $64 total) to the Vatican Museum, tour both the Vatican as well as Sistine Chapel for four and a half hours 10:40am-3:10pm
• Lunch at Pastasciutta ($22 total) 3:20pm-4:20
• Walk around Vatican city, enjoy culture, stretch out legs for a bit 4:20pm-4:50pm
• Go back to Rome using the same transportation listed before ($6.00 totally) 4:50pm-5:15pm
• Take another bus to Barberini ($6.00 total) 5:25pm-5:33pm
• Walk to Galleria Alberto Sordi Shopping Mall 5:35pm-5:45pm
• Spend the rest of the day in Galleria Alberto Sordi Mall ($150 total: mall on the expensive side) 5:45pm-7:45pm
• Go back to hotel by following previous route 7:45pm-8:05pm
• Eat dinner at Leone D’oro ($60 total: Chinese restaurant right next to hotel) 8:15pm-9:20pm
• Go back to hotel, sleep and get ready for tomorrow!
TOTAL DAYS COST: $314
July 22nd Friday:
• Wake up at 8:15, get ready and be downstairs by 9:00am
• Eat hotel’s complimentary breakfast from 9:00am-10:00am
• Walk to bus station and purchase tickets ($6.00 total) to Ottaviano 10:05am-10:25am
• Walk to St. Peter’s Basilica 10:30am-10:40am
• Tour of St. Peter’s Basilica ($29.54 per person 118.16 total) 11:00am-12:15pm
• Lunch at Fritto ($7.00 per person, $28 total) 12:25pm-1:30pm
• Bus to Buozzi ($6.00 total) 1:35pm-2:05pm
• Walk to villa balestra park 2:10pm-2:20pm
• Children can play basketball, run around, have fun together while the adults can sit at a café and enjoy the weather 2:30pm-4:30pm
• Walk to Flaminio 4:35pm-4:55pm
• Take bus to Re di Roma 5:00pm-5:10pm
• Walk to hotel, rest and take time off from hot weather. 5:15pm-6:15pm
• Eat dinner at La Taverna Del Gusto ($80 total) 6:25pm-7:30pm
TOTAL DAY’S COST: $238.16
July 23rd Saturday:
• Be downstairs by 9:15am and eat breakfast from 9:15am-10:00am
• Go back upstairs and get ready, take your time, no rush on Sundays! 10:00am-11:00am
• Watch some local television, take this day to relax and unwind from the past three days of constant activity, mentally prepare yourself for the uphill walk later in the day 11:00am-12:00pm
• Lunch at Queen’s Chips Amsterdam ($38 total) 12:10pm-1:15pm
• Six minute walk to Taranto- Monza 1:20pm-1:27pm
• Eighteen minute bus ride to Cerchi- Bocca Della Verita' 1:30pm-1:55pm
• Hop off the bus and climb up Avantine Hill! Keep walking and you will come up to the Garden of Oranges on your right, then Santa Sabina, and finally, the Keyhole of Malta 2:00pm-2:40pm
• Take in the beautiful view of the city from the top of the hill, look through the keyhole, make good use of amnesties provided on top of hill- mostly free. Make sure to take plenty of pictures! 2:40pm-4:00pm
• Climb down hill and go back to hotel following travel route provided above (12.00 total) 4:15pm-4:30pm
• Eat a lovely scoop of gelato at Gelateria Sacchetti, extremely close to hotel, and one of the best gelato shops! ($3.50 per person, $14.00 total) 4:40pm-5:15pm
• Walk around area, enjoy sights, shop at local stores (est. cost: $50.00) 5:20pm-6:30pm
• Eat dinner at La Casa del Suppli ($12.00 total, very inexpensive pizza) 6:30pm-7:30pm
• Walk back to hotel, relax, go to bed by 9:00pm, you will be travelling a lot tomorrow!
TOTAL DAYS COST: $126.00
July 24th Sunday:
• Be downstairs by 9:00am
• Eat complimentary breakfast 9:00am-10:00am
• Hang out at hotel for a while, make sure you have everything you need for the day trip, take some time to relax and prepare for the long trip 10:00am-11:00am
• Take train to Orvieto ($32.00- current price for all passengers) 11:00am-12:20pm
• Take bus to stop near Bagnoregio ($6.00) 12:30pm-12:45pm
• Thirty minute walk to the actual city, seems like a long walk, but will be very peaceful, and filled with beautiful and natural views. 12:50pm-1:20pm
• Arrive at Bagnoregio, eat lunch at Antica Rota ($20-33 per person) 1:30pm-2:30pm
• While there is not much specific tourism stuff to do in this little and unheard of town, there is plenty of wonderful sights to see. Enjoy yourselves and walk around the town, experiencing the local villagers, and see the ancient architecture. Take lots of pictures, it’s a truly beautiful place! 2:35pm-6:30pm
• Eat dinner at II Rip & go ($11-28 per person) 6:45-7:45
• Thirty minute back to bus station, air has cooled making for a much more pleasant walk 7:50pm-8:20pm
• Bus to Orvieto ($6.00) 8:25pm-8:40pm
• Train back to hotel ($32.00) 8:45pm-10:00pm
• Go to bed. Must be very tired. 10:30pm
TOTAL DAYS COST: $235.60
July 25th Monday:
• Be downstairs by 9:00, enjoy complimentary breakfast 9:00am-10:00am
• Walk around a little bit, see fountains, take pictures 10:00am-10:30am
• Drink some coffee and eat pastries at Sant'Eustachio Il Caffè ($25 total) 10:45am-11:15am
• Walk 12 min. to Magna Grecia 11:20am-11:32am
• Take bus to Appia Antica- Travicella ($6.00) 11:35am-11:40am
• Walk to Via Appia Antica, 18, 00179 Roma RM, Italy 11:40am-11:41am
• GLADIATOR SCHOOL! ($300.00 TOTAL) http://www.viator.com/tours/Rome/Roman-Gladiator-School-Learn-How-to-Become-a-Gladiator/d511-2466GLAD?SSAID=383398&aid=463292960 12:00pm-2:00pm
• Take route listed before again, going back to hotel ($6.00) 2:15pm-2:35pm
• Eat lunch at McDonalds (who doesn’t love a taste of home? $15.00 total) 2:40pm-3:20pm
• Walk six minutes to Taranto- Casalmaggiore 3:20pm-3:26pm
• Take bus to San Gregornio ($6.00 total) 3:30pm-3:40pm
• Walk 8 min to Palatine Hill, admission price for family of four $48.00 stay at Palatine Hill for three hours, learn how rich people culture was. 4:00pm-7:00pm
• Eat dinner at Osteria Maracuja ($25.00 per person, $100.00 total) 7:10pm-8:30pm
• Head back to hotel using route listed before ($6.00 total) 8:30pm-8:50pm
• Get ready for bed and go to sleep at 10:00
TOTAL DAYS COST: $512.00
July 26th Tuesday:
• Wake up, be downstairs by 7:00 and eat breakfast from 7:00am-8:00am
• Rent a car: DIRECTIONS TO RENTAL AREA VIA BUS 8:00-8:45
o Walk 0.2 mi (4 mins)
o Arrive at Di Roma bus station
o Take bus towards Battistini
o Arrive at Termini, walk 3 mins to Roma Termini
o Take bus to Fiumicino (30 min.)
o Walk 1 min to Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Via dell' Aeroporto di Fiumicino, 320, 00054 Fiumicino RM, Italy, you have arrived at car rental área.
• Car rental: https://www.kayak.com/cars/Rome,Italy-c25465/2016-04-14/2016-04-16/Compact ($25.00 total)
• Directions to Capri from airport: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Leonardo+da+Vinci+International+Airport,+Via+dell'+Aeroporto+di+Fiumicino,+320,+00054+Fiumicino+RM,+Italy/Capri/@41.3474297,12.165703,8z/am=t/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1325f0793898141f:0xafe513b4e358316f!2m2!1d12.2462384!2d41.7998868!1m5!1m1!1s0x133b79d1ae3f1beb:0xc7951fb43e25e2eb!2m2!1d14.222154!2d40.5532009!3e0 9:00-1:00
• Eat lunch at Capri Pasta ($40.00 total) 1:00pm-2:00pm
• Head to Marina Grande and purchase tickets for an island tour, including stop of Blue Grotto via Motoscafisti di Capri ($64.00 total) 2:00pm-4:00pm
• Visit Villa San Michele, an amazing house that has the best views of Capri ($31.28 total) 4:00pm-6:00pm
• Eat a quick dinner at Bar Jovis ($35.00 total) 6:00pm-6:25pm
• Drive back to airport and return car, directions above. 6:30pm-10:30pm
• Take bus back to hotel, directions above. 10:30pm-11:15pm
• Go to bed! Tomorrow will be even busier than today!
TOTAL DAYS COST: $180.28
July 27th Wednesday:
• Wake up at 9:30, eat a quick breakfast then go back to bed, yesterday was very tiring!
• Wake up at 11:30, get ready. 11:30am-12:15pm
• Take time to rest in hotel room, catch up with the Kardashians, watch some National Geographic, you know, chill 12:15pm-1:00pm
• Go eat lunch at Sapori & Parole, very close to hotel (around $20 per person: $80 total) 1:15pm-2:15pm
• Eat another scoop of gelato at Gelateria Sacchetti ($3.50 per person, $14.00 total) 2:20pm-3:10pm
• 32 minute walk to Roman Forum 3:20pm-3:55pm
• Go to Roman Forum ($24 tickets in total) and walk around ruins, enjoy the scenery and get a real feel for what the architecture was like in the ancient times 4:00pm-6:00pm
• 32 minute walk to Hotel Re di Roma 6:05pm-6:37pm
• Dinner at Traattoria Re di Roma, very close to hotel, a bit on the expensive side. ($104 total) 6:45pm-8:00pm
• Walk around a little bit, cherish your last hours in Rome! 8:00pm-8:30pm
• Get ready for bed and go to sleep, tomorrow you have a much busier day! 9:00pm
TOTAL DAYS COST: $222.00
July 28th Thursday (LAST DAY IN ROME!!!!)
• Wake up and get ready, being downstairs by 9:00am
• Complimentary breakfast from 9:00am-10:00am
• Go back to the room and pack up everything, make sure nothing is left behind! 10:00am-11:00am
• DO NOT CHECK OUT YET! You still need to have a place for your suitcase!
• Go to Capitoline Museum: walk five minutes to Taranto- Casalmaggiore, take seventeen minute bus to Fori Imperiali- Campidoglio. Walk another 4 minutes to get to the museum. ($6.00 total) 11:10am-11:40am
• Purchase tickets and explore museum ($74.43 total) 11:55am-2:30pm
• Eat lunch at Caffe' Capitolino (est. cost: $50.00) 2:45pm-3:45pm
• Go back to hotel following same route as before ($6.00) 3:50pm-4:20pm
• Check out of hotel and take the same route as listed before to Leonardo Da Vinci Airport 4:20pm-5:10pm
• Go through security and all that, and hang out at the airport for the rest of the night. Your flight leaves at 8:15pm
TOTAL DAYS COST: $148.73
BUDGET GIVEN: $7,200.00
BUDGET LEFT OVER: $984.23