Italy Trip, Spring Break 2009

TRIP DATES: March 13-22, 2009

(Dates for the Trip will between March 13 and 22, exact dates TBA)


AS OF JUNE 5, THE TRIP IS
CURRENTLY SOLD OUT.


Important Information
Informational PowerPoint with all the trip information and sign up instructions

(This PowerPoint will tell you everything you need to know about the trip, and if still have question, call or email Mr. Doggett)

 

.All-Inclusive Insurance Plan
 
Be sure to take this, it will pay for your trip if you have an emergency and cant go on the trip after you have paid and it will also pay for things like lost baggage and more.
 

For just $115, EF offers an All-Inclusive Insurance package designed specifically to meet parents’ concerns and students’ needs. It provides access to a 24-hour English-speaking network worldwide. Our comprehensive insurance has you covered no matter where you are in the world.

The plan includes:

  • 24 hour worldwide assistance
  • Up to $35,000 in medical coverage for on tour emergencies
  • Travel and accommodation expenses for a family member to travel to a hospitalized patient
  • Coverage for baggage, cash, airline tickets, travel documents and valuable property in cases of theft or delay
  • Money back if your tour is interrupted due to illness or emergency
  • Tour cancellation protection should an emergency occur before your trip departs

    With this coverage, you can leave your worries behind and enjoy your tour. Please view our booking conditions to the right for more details (exclusions apply).

    For more details on EF’s insurance options, go to the EF website.

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    Baggage

    coming soon

    Indentification

    Get your passport soon, if you wait too long, it will cost you more money to get one rushed!
    Click below for information on how to get a passport
    (You can get it at the Jackson County Courthouse)
    http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

    Please make sure you have a picture ID with you.  If not, you will not be able to board the airplane

     

    ,MAKE SURE
    the name you register with the tour group is the same name (exactly) as the name you will have on your passport. 
    The tour company will charge you to change you name to match that of you passport.

     

    Airport Security

    Coming soon

    DON'T TAKE A CHANGE OF HAVING TO LEAVE SOMETHING BEHIND OR BEING HELD UP AT SECURITY - IF YOU HAVE  QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING JUST PUT IT IN YOUR CHECKED BAG (THE BAG THAT GOES UNDER THE PLANE.

     

    Hotel
    Here are two links to hotel in Italy that are SIMILAR to the hotels we will be staying in, BUT may NOT the exact hotel we will be in.
    These links are just to give you an idea of what our hotels will be like.

     


    Itinerary

    Day 1 : Fly overnight to Italy
    Day 2 : Milan • Venice
    Arrive in Milan
    Travel to Venice
    Day 3 : Venice
    Take a guided tour of Venice:
    St. Mark's Square , Grand Canal
    Visit the Doges' Palace
    Attend a glass-blowing demonstration
    Day 4 : Florence
    Take a guided tour of Florence:
    Piazza della Signoria , Ponte Vecchio , Chiesa di Santa Croce, Gates of Paradise
    Visit the Duomo
    Attend a leather workshop
    Day 5 : Florence
    Enjoy a free day in Florence
    Optional Trip: Siena
    - cost extra $85
    Day 6 : Assisi • Rome
    Travel to Assisi
    Take a guided tour of Assisi:
    Basilica of St. Francis, Continue on to Rome
    Day 7 : Rome
    Take a guided tour of Vatican City:
    Sistine Chapel , St. Peter's Basilica
    Take a guided tour of Rome:
    Forum Romanum
    Visit the Colosseum
    Take a walking tour of Rome:
    Piazza Venezia
    Pantheon
    Trevi Fountain
    Day 8 : Rome
    Enjoy a free day in Rome
    Optional Trip: Pompeii and the Bay of Naples
    - cost extra $85
    Day 9 : Depart for home



    Clothing
     Clothes - TBA

    Shoes - wear shoes that are comfortable and ones that you can walk in.

    What to wear.  TBA

     

    Food & Money

    Remember that breakfast and supper will be provided for you.  We will be on our own for lunch.  We will eat as cheap as we can for lunch.

    Plan on saving $2 per day to tip our tour guide, it is our responsibility to tip our guide.

    Spending money - how much money you will need will depend on how many souvenirs you want to purchase,  The only money that will need to spend will be on lunch, beverages that are not part of the meal and tipping the tour guide.  You might bring extra money for sodas, street vending food like hot dogs, honey roasted peanuts and other snacks that you might want. 


    Supervision 
    Students that are traveling without parents or an adult will be under the supervision of Mr. Doggett and Mr. Henry.  Student traveling with their parents will be under the supervision of their parents but also expected to follow school rules and rules of the travel company which will be enforced by Mr. Doggett and Mr. Henry

    Student are not allowed to be left in the hotel alone at any time, even if traveling with a parent, tour company rules.  A student can stay in the hotel if accompanied by their parent or an adult.

    Students are not allowed to be on their own at any time while on the trip  It is okay for student to split off with other groups as long as an adult is with them.

     

     Useful Links
    Time and Date
    Weather Information
    Currency Converter
    Subway Navigator
    Worldwide Embassies
    National Geographic
    Lonely Planet

    MORE TO COME

     

    Stay in Touch

    EF eKit phone card

     


    Pictures from previous Trips
    Click Here

     


    London/Paris 2005

     


    New York 2003



      
                
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