Italy, Air/Rail/9 Nights, From $1,599

The Real Deal Multicity airfare on United, American, or Swiss Air, arriving in Venice and departing from Rome; train travel from Venice to Ferrara, from Ferrara to Florence, and from Florence to Rome; two nights at the Hotel Gardena in Venice, one at the Hotel Orologio in Ferrara, four at the Hotel Lorenzo il Magnifico in Florence, and two at the Hotel Milton Roma in Rome; breakfast daily; an airport-hotel transfer in Rome; fuel surcharges; and hotel taxes, from $1,599 per person—plus airport taxes and fees of about $169.

When Jan. 11, 2010; add $100 for Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1; $200 for Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 2009, Jan. 4, Feb. 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2010; $300 for Dec. 14, 2009; $400 for Oct. 18, 2010; other Monday departures available through October 2010 for an additional $600–$1,200.

The Coliseum in Rome (Courtesy Traveler73/myBudgetTravel) [enlarge photo]

Gateways New York City; add $40 for Boston, Philadelphia; $120 for Atlanta, Chicago, Miami; $150 for Denver, Houston; $245 for L.A., Seattle; additional gateways are available.

The Fine Print Airport taxes and fees are about an additional $169 per person. Add a hotel-airport departure transfer in Venice by bus for about $25. Based on double occupancy; single supplement starts at $699. When booking, refer to tour number 269. Read these guidelines before you book any Real Deal.

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Contact Foreign Independent Tours, 800/248-3487, foreign-independent-tours.com.

Why It's a Deal We searched Kayak for multicity fares in mid-January (New York to Venice, Rome to New York), and the lowest we found was $738 with taxes (Iberia). For an additional $1,030, this Foreign Independent Tours package covers the international airfare, as well as three train connections, nine nights' accommodations, breakfast, a hotel-airport transfer in Rome, fuel surcharges, hotel taxes, and all airport taxes and fees.

More Optional activities are available from $28 per person, including a visit to the Murano glass factory in Venice, a tour of the Vatican, and an excursion to Naples and Pompeii. Additional nights start at $89 per person per night at Hotel Gardena in Venice and $94 per person per night at the Hotel Milton Roma in Rome.

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