New Year in Lake Garda, Venice & Verona
New Year in Lake Garda, Venice & Verona
New Year in Lake Garda, Venice & Verona
7 Days Starting and ending in Belgium
Visiting: Belgium, Riva del Garda, Verona
Tour operator:
Tour code:
ygi
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Age range:
0-99
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians
Tour operated in:
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Tour Overview
Bring in the New Year on Italy’s largest lake, and experience the beauty of Lake Garda and its sophisticated resorts. On this fully escorted tour, we enjoy a gala dinner followed by music and dancing as we welcome a New Year from our hotel in Riva Del Garda. However, the New Year celebrations are not all there is to look forward to on this festive holiday, as we offer an included trip to Romeo and Juliet’s ‘fair Verona’, where guests can join a guided tour of the city’s many sights, such as the spectacular ancient Roman arena . With the opportunity to also visit the floating city of Venice, as well as taking a New Year’s Day cruise on the waters of Lake Garda, where you will be treated to panoramic views of the nearby resorts, you’ll return home with nothing but happy memories for your New Year’s get away.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Dec 29
Location: Belgium
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: City-style hotels
Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Day 2 : Dec 30
Location: Riva del Garda
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 3-star Hotel Centrale or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
We continue south to our hotel in Riva del Garda for a four-night stay.
Day 3 : New Year's Eve Verona
Location: Verona
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 3-star Hotel Centrale or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, we have an included excursion to the second largest city in the Veneto region, Verona. Why not make the most of your time here by joining our optional walking tour? Verona is a beautiful city and famed as the setting for Shakespeare's romantic tragedy ‘Romeo and Juliet’. The many charms of the city will be brought to life as you walk through its streets accompanied by a local guide. Admire the 1st century Arena, home to the prestigious Verona Opera Festival, which dominates the main square (entrance not included). Verona boasts an abundance of fine palaces, churches and monuments, which adorn its alleyways and squares. Our informative guide will reveal many of the fascinating stories behind the history of the buildings and personalities that will allow you to appreciate to the full the charming nature of this fine old historic town. You will have free time during the afternoon to explore at leisure the many historic buildings, browse amongst the shops or take a coffee break in one of the many cafés in Piazza Bra overlooking the Arena. We return to the hotel for a gala dinner with music and dancing.
Day 4 : New Year's Day Free Time Or Lake Garda Cruise
Location: Riva del Garda
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 3-star Hotel Centrale or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy a relaxing day, and perhaps take an optional cruise on Lake Garda – the ideal way to blow away the cobwebs.
Day 5 : Jan 2 Free Time Or Venice
Location: Riva del Garda
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 3-star Hotel Centrale or similar
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today, why not join our wonderful optional excursion to the unique city of Venice, the largest city in the Veneto area. Venice is one of the most interesting cities in the world. It mixes Byzantine and Renaissance architecture throughout the 118 islands, and the magnificent buildings, surrounded by bridges and canals, are a sign of the city's former wealth. It has remained virtually the same for 600 years, which adds to its fascinating character and retains its romantic charm. Venice is the world’s only pedestrian city, which makes it easy to explore on foot.
Be sure to see some of the famous sights such as the Doge’s Palace, the symbolic seat of Venetian power and the enclosed Bridge of Sighs. The bridge passes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace. The bridges name comes from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of Venice before being taken down to their cells. A local legend says that lovers will be granted eternal love and bliss if they kiss on a gondola at sunset under the Bridge of Sighs! A visit to St. Mark’s Square, the principle public square of Venice, is also a must. It is dominated at it’s eastern end by the magnificent St. Mark’s Basilica, a superb example of the Romanesque-Byzantine style. It was built in the 10th century to house the body of the St. Mark the Evangelist. A ride on a gondola, with your expert gondolier steering you through the busy waterways of Venice is a unique and exciting way to explore the city (at own cost), or you may decide to just sit back and relax at Harry’s Bar with one of their famous Bellini cocktails.
Day 6 : Jan 3
Location: Belgium
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: City-style hotels
Meals Included: Breakfast
We leave Lake Garda and travel north to our overnight hotel in Belgium.
Day 7 : Jan 4
Location: Belgium
Meals Included: Breakfast
Return home.
What's Included
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Accommodation
As detailed in the itinerary
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Additional Services
Travel from a wide range of convenient joining points across the UK is included within your coach holiday price; some carry a supplement. Please contact us for our full list of joining points.
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Airport Transfers at Destination
This trip includes coach travel from/to a local UK joining point
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Fully Guided
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International Travel
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Meals
As detailed in the itinerary
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Transport
Comfortable, air-conditioned motorcoach
What's Not Included
Accommodation
You will stay for four-nights at the 3-star Hotel Centrale or similar, which is located close by to the lakefront in the historic centre of Riva del Garda.
Overnight stays in Belgium are in city-style hotels.
Check out our Q&As
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Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?
On Leger Coach Holidays, your allowance is one medium sized suitcase per person, which should weigh no more than 20kg when full.
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Are all the relevant entry visa’s included in the price of the tour?
No
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Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?
Yes
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Is there any free time to explore places during the tour?
As detailed in the itinerary
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What type of coach will be used?
You will travel on either our Luxuria Coach or our Silver Service Coach
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Yes
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Is there a supplement for solo travellers?
Some tours carry a supplement for solo travellers, please ask for details if the Single price is not shown
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Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?
Fully escorted by our experienced drivers/crews. And in most towns and cities we either include or offer optional sightseeing tours with expert local guides to help you get the most from your visits.
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What is the fitness level required to do this tour?
Low
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Is the tour coach air conditioned?
Yes
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How long has the tour company been trading?
40 years
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
Sole use of your own room on all Single Traveller holidays: means you still get your privacy and time out from the group.
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Yes
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Battlefield Tours - Will it be possible to visit a particular cemetery whilst on the tour?
Please contact us and we will check to see whether you can visit a particular cemetery on any of our Battlefield Tours, if we are not able to fit it into our itinerary then you could take some time out of the tour and do this independently by taxi or public transport.
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Please contact us for latest Covid-19 policies
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Up to 98 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
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