HOW TO TRAVEL TO ITALY ON A BUDGET

In my opinion, everyone should travel to Italy at least once in their lifetime. I hear from so many people that they would love to see Italy, however it’s so expensive. Well, today I’m sharing how to travel to Italy on a budget.

How to Travel to Italy on a Budget

My mother-in-law and aunt enjoyed a European Gate1 Travel tour in 2017 and suggested we book an 11-day trip to Italy in March of 2018. I’ve never been on a tour before, so I didn’t know what to expect.

Our 11-day tour of Italy included Venice, Rome, Florence, and Sorrento. I paid around $2,200 which included all my flights, most of my meals, tours, three optional tours that I highly recommend, and so much more. This price was for dual-occupancy. Two things that help save money are booking your trip early and sharing a room. My aunt and I had the best time as roommates.

Optional Tours I Highly Recommend

Our first optional tour was dinner at a gorgeous Tuscan restaurant. This tour included an enjoyable ride through the Tuscan hills to a restaurant that surpassed all of my expectations!

Our second optional tour was dinner and sightseeing at night in Rome. This tour included a dinner show and an evening sightseeing drive of Rome. This was a lot of fun and very entertaining, plus the food was amazing!

The third optional tour we took was a full day Amalfi tour. This tour included a drive on the Amalfi coast where you see the Isle of Capri off to the distance, a drive above Positano, all the way to Amalfi where you can walk around the streets and grab some pizza, a gelatto and see lemons the size of grapefruits. Absolutely beautiful!

Each tour, whether it’s included or optional, is done with great taste and highly entertaining. Gate1 Travel wants you to have fun and we sure did!

I will always cherish those memories of visiting Italy for the first time. Booking that trip through a tour company was affordable and entertaining. Each of our tour guides were extremely knowledgeable and fun. Below, I included the details of my tour with Gate1 Travel and everything it included.

Escorted Package Includes

• Flights New York-Venice, Naples-New York
  Other departure cities available.
• Airline taxes & fuel surcharges
• 9 nights First Class accommodations
  • 2 nights Venice
  • 2 nights Florence
  • 3 nights Rome
  • 2 nights Sorrento
• Italian city hotel taxes, fees & service charges
• Hotel porterage
• All transfers included only with airfare purchase on package arrival & departure dates†
• 12 meals: 9 breakfasts, 3 dinners
• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
• Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout
• Services of local guides in all major cities
• Entrance fees per itinerary
• Comfortable wireless earphones for enhanced touring

Special Features

• In Venice, visit the pink marble Doge’s Palace, a fine example of Venetian architecture
• Stop at a typical farm in the Tuscan countryside for wine tasting and local specialties
• See Pisa’s Piazza dei Miracoli with its famous Leaning Tower
• Stand before Michelangelo’s David in Florence
• Visit the 13th-century Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi
• Tour of the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo’s incomparable Sistine Chapel
• Historic tour of Ancient Rome including the Roman Forum and the Colosseum
• Visit to the excavations at Pompeii, a city frozen in time
• Enjoy stunning Sorrento with its magnificent seaside setting

Want to see my travel diaries from Italy?

Check out all the details from each city we visited on this tour below! All you have to do is click on the photo for each travel diary.

Venice Travel Diary

Florence Travel Diary

Rome Travel Diary

Sorrento & Amalfi Coast Travel Diary

This post was not sponsored. I just thought it would be helpful to share my experience with a tour company. Would I travel with Gate1 Travel again? Yes, in a heartbeat! Please share any questions or insights you have below in the comments. Thank you!

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He has made everything beautiful in it’s time. Ecclesiastes 3:11