Grand Odyssey: Discoveries Along the Mediterranean Coast

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Getting on/off a motorcoach with 4-5 steps up/down. Walking about 1 mile including ship and port corridors and gangways; further walking of about 2 miles; uneven terrain including steps without railings and cobblestones; standing up to 2 hours.
Transfer from the...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; some pedestrian-only areas with restricted motorcoach drop off points. Walking up to 2 miles and standing on cobblestones, uneven terrain. La Sagrada Familia tickets cannot be secured in advance and entrance times are strictly regulated an...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; some pedestrian-only areas with restricted motorcoach drop off points. Walking up to 2 miles in Gothic quarter; cobblestones, uneven terrain; standing up to 1 hour at a time. Picasso Museum entrance times are strictly regulated and subject...
Getting on/off motorcoach; driving about 85 miles (136.5 km), approximately 1.5 hours each way, Walking 3 miles during the day; cobblestone and uneven terrain; standing up to 1 hour at a time.
Travel to Narbonne via motor coach. On foot, we'll explore the histor...
Getting on/off motorcoach, in/out of small boats. Walking up to 4 miles; cobblestone and uneven terrain; standing up to 1.5 hours at a time.
Set out by motor coach to explore Arles. In Arles, we will discover its ancient history, which goes back more than 2,000 ...
Getting on/off motorcoach; driving about 1 hour each way. Walking up to 2 miles; cobblestones, uneven pavement; standing up to an hour at a time.
We will board a motorcoach for a field trip to the heart of Provence. On foot with our local expert we will explore ...
Getting on/off motorcoach. Walking about 3 miles; uneven pavement, cobblestones; standing up to 1.5 hours at a time.
We will set out by motorcoach and later on foot with a local expert to see and explore some of the sites of Nice. We will drive past the Russian ...
Getting on/off motorcoach, in/out of small boats. Walking up to 4 miles; cobblestone and uneven terrain.
We will continue to explore Nice by motorcoach. We will ride to the hill town of St. Paul de Vence. One of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera, i...
Getting on/off a motorcoach with 4-5 steps up/down. Walking about 3 miles including ship and port corridors and gangways; uneven terrain, steps without railings, cobblestones; standing up to 2 hours.
Upon our arrival in Monte Carlo (Monaco), we will walk to the ...
Walking up to 2 miles; cobblestones, uneven terrain, stairs without railings; standing up to 2 hours at a time.
After arriving in Ajaccio, Corsica, we will set out on a walking field trip to explore this imperial city and cultural capital of the French island. L...
Getting on/off a motorcoach with 4-5 steps up/down. Walking about 3 miles including ship and port corridors and gangways; uneven terrain, steps without railings, cobblestones; standing up to 2 hours.
Transfer by boat to “Piazza Caricamento” for a discovery walk ...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; on/off a smaller vessel. Walking up to 4 miles; varied terrain.
Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore are the names of the Cinque Terre (Five Lands) that comprise this region on the Italian Riviera. You m...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving approximately 100 miles from Livorno to Florence; approximately 2 hours. Walking up to 2 miles; uneven terrain, cobblestones, stairs, uphill segments. Note: The “Moderate” activity level group will not visit the Accademia, Duomo fo...
Extent and duration of free time activities dependent on personal preference.
Free time. Enjoy the activities of your choice aboard ship as we sail from Livorno to Naples. Our course will take us past the islands of Elba, Corsica, and Sardinia.
We will gat...
Getting on/off the motorcoach. Walking up to 3 miles; varied terrain, stairs in archaeology park. Note: The “Moderate” activity level group will not visit Herculaneum and will instead board a motorcoach to drive the scenic route along the Amalfi Coast, followed by a w...
Walking up to 3 miles; varied terrain.
We will take an expert-led walk along the Corso Umberto, Taormina's pedestrian-only main street on our way to the ancient Greek Theater that dates back to the 3rd century BCE. From here, we will have breathtaking views of t...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 50 miles, approximately 1 hour each way. Walking up to 3 miles; variable terrain.
After arriving and docking at Taranto, we'll board a motorcoach and ride to the ancient city of Matera. A local expert will lead us in a ...
Getting on/off tenders. Walking approximately 2 miles throughout the day; elective climb to ascend the City Walls 1,000+ steps.
After stepping off the ship and boarding tender vessels, a local expert will lead our exploration of Kotor’s old town — small, but one...
Extent and duration of free time activities dependent on personal preference.
Free time. As we head towards Venice, Italy, take this opportunity to see and do what interests you most aboard ship. You might like to take a seat in the observation lounge with fello...
Getting on/off a vaporetto. Walking up to 4 miles throughout the day; extended periods of standing during field trips; cobblestones, marble flooring, uneven stone sidewalks; crossing bridges that span canals, some without handrails, unavoidable stairs. Note: The “Mode...
Disembarkation begins at early at 5:00 am or earlier depending on local schedules. See your program’s travel details regarding transfers.
After completing disembarkation procedures, we will transfer to the airport. This concludes our program. If you are returnin...
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