Italian Coastal Odyssey: Hidden Italy, Sicily & Malta

Italy: Rome, Pozzuoli, Sorrento, Salerno, Monopoli, Tremiti Islands, Ravenna, Venice | Sicily: Salina, Strait of Messina, Mount Etna, Taormina, Siracusa | Malta: Valletta, Hagar Qim, Vittoriosa, Mdina

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Optional Tours

During your trip, you will have the opportunity to join optional tours to further your discoveries—all of which are noted below. Most of these tours can only be reserved onsite with your Trip Experience Leader through the Optional Tours Portal. However, due to limited space and other special requirements, some optional tours must be reserved before your departure from the U.S. If this trip has optional tours that need to be purchased in advance, they will be noted with a disclaimer below.

Matera Troglodyte City

$172 per person

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Embark on a journey back in time to the Sassi di Matera, a collection of ancient troglodyte cave dwellings believed to be one of the first human settlements in Italy, in this UNESCO World Heritage Site. You'll get a glimpse of what life was like during the Stone Age all the way through the 20th century. After exploring the homes and nearby cave church, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before returning to Monopoli.

Pompeii

$140 per person

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Totally buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, and not re-discovered until the 17th century, Pompeii’s antiquities offer an unparalleled view of Roman life. Accompanied by an expert guide, you’ll explore Pompeii’s most significant sites and learn how its people lived, built homes, and conducted business.

Villages of Istria

$185 per person

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Journey to the Croatian villages of Motovun and Groznjan, each known for their handicrafts. Explore the artisanal workshops of Motovun—a picturesque hilltop town—during a discovery walk. While here, you'll also learn about the city's truffle tradition—including how the prized mushroom is hunted and the best way to prepare it. Then, after an included lunch featuring the famed food, discover the charming artist colony of Groznjan. 

Spiritual Landscape of Siena

$170 per person

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Discover Italy’s Crete region, a landscape of cypress-dotted hills, farm houses, and biancane, distinct clay formations that evoke desert thoughts. Atop one of Crete’s hills, you’ll find the red-bricked Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, a 14th-century Benedictine monastery complete with a vast library, working pharmacy, and collection of sculptures and frescoes. Delight in the tranquil and transformative experience here atop the Tuscan hills before an included lunch at a local restaurant.