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Europe Explorer Grand Tour “Mediterranean Route”
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 14d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
Overview
Europe Explorer Grand Tour “Mediterranean Route'', is a great possibility for travellers looking for a special experience by visiting the best of Southern Italy’s (Apennine peninsula) and the Illyrian (Balkan) Peninsula’s ancient and modern civilisations' inheritance. Which are considered to be a very important part of Western Civilisation as Central Mediterranean. In this tour you will explore and enjoy the rich cultural inheritance, nature, history, traditions, multi-ethnicity, multi-religion, etc. It is a specially designed programme, trying to optimise all “must see’' places for this part of South Italy and West Albania.
Important Places to be Visited: Tirana, Durres, Bari, Naples, Caserto, Pompeii Amalfi, Salerno, Cilento, Cosenza, Messina, Catania, Agrigento, Palermo, Cefalù, Reggio Calabria, Crotone, Matera, Taranto, Leuca, Lecce, Brindisi, Alberobello, and Bari.
Activity location
- Tirana
- Tirana, Albania
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Tirana
- Tirana, Albania
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Tour
- 14d
- English
Pickup included
What's included, what's not
- Transport: Air Conditioned modern van/minibus/bus and other transport listed in itinerary.
- Ferry: Tickets in cabins with private bathrooms.
- Breakfast: Daily breakfast. All other meals not listed are at your expense.
- Hotel: Accommodation 3* hotels on double occupancy in good locations of respective cities/places.
- English speaking tour leader/manager
- Admission/entry Fees
- A mandatory service fee for tour guide/bus driver (min. 5-7 Euro /day per person).
- Lunch and Dinner charges (if applicable)
- Everything not mentioned in “Inclusions”
- Local guides (can be provided upon request) and require extra charge
Know before you book
- Public transport options are available nearby
- Specialised infant seats are available
- Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
Activity itinerary
Day 1: Tirana - Kruja - Durres (UNESCO) - Ferry to Bari (Italy).
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Overnight in Ferry.
Tirana
- 2h
Durres
- 1h
Day 2: Naples (UNESCO) (253 km, 3h 15 min).
- 1 stop
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in hotel (Aer Street Hotel 3*, or similar) and overnight.
Naples
- 3h
Day 3: Pompeii (UNESCO) - Amalfi (UNESCO) - Salerno. (95 km, 2h 25 min).
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in hotel (Bruman Salerno Hotel 3*, or similar) and overnight.
Pompeii
- 2h
Amalfi
- 1h
Day 4: Pollino National Park (UNESCO) - Cosenza
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in hotel (Royal Hotel 3*, or similar) and overnight.
Pollino National Park
- 1h 30m
Cosenza
- 1h 40m
Day 5: Messina. (220 km, 2h 55 min).
- 1 stop
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in hotel (Sant’Elia 3*, or similar) and overnight.
Messina
- 3h
Day 6: Etna (UNESCO) - Catania. (132 km, 2h 25 min).
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in hotel (Villa Romeo Hotel 3*, or similar) and overnight.
Mount Etna
- 1h 30m
- Admission ticket not included
Catania
- 1h 30m
Day 7: Palermo (UNESCO). (211 km, 2h 30 min).
- 1 stop
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accommodation in hotel (Joli Hotel 3*, or similar) and overnight.
Palermo
- 3h
Day 8: Cefalu (UNESCO) - Reggio Calabria. (243 km, 3h 45 min).
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in hotel (Sirio Hotel 3*, or similar) and overnight.
Cefalu
- 1h 30m
Reggio Calabria
- 2h
Day 9: Bovalino - Soverato - Le Castella. (235 km, 3h 35 min).
- 3 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in hotel (Bilha Hotel 3*, or similar) and overnight.
Bovalino
- 1h
Soverato
- 1h 30m
Le Castella
- 2h
Day 10: Crotone - Matera (UNESCO) (263 km, 3h 40 min).
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in (Residence del Casalnuovo, or similar) and overnight.
Crotone
- 2h
Matera
- 2h
Day 11: Taranto - Gallipoli - Santa Maria della Leuca (211 km, 3h 05 min).
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in (Albergo del Santuario, or similar) and overnight.
Taranto
- 2h
Santa Maria di Leuca
- 2h
Day 12: Otranto - Lecce - Brindisi . (141 km, 1 h 50 min)
- 3 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Accomodation in hotel (Barsotti Hotel 3*, or similar) and overnight.
Otranto
- 1h 20m
Lecce
- 1h 20m
Brindisi
- 2h
Day 13: Alberobello (UNESCO) - Bari - Ferry to Durres (Albania). (133 km, 1 h 25 min); overnight in ferry, (300 km, 8 hrs).
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Overnight on the ferry.
Alberobello
- 1h 30m
Bari
- 2h
Day 14: Durres - Tirana.
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Overnight in your hotel.
Durres
- 1h 30m
Tirana
- 2h
Location
Activity location
- Tirana
- Tirana, Albania
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Tirana
- Tirana, Albania