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Women-only Italy: Venice, Florence and Rome

10 days for women only, from Venice to Rome by fast train with a woman See Sight Tours guide: a slow first evening, three nights each in Venice, Florence and Rome, Burano's lace, a Chianti winery and a pasta lunch in Rome.

10 days · Venice to Rome · up to 12 guests

The facts

At a glance

Length
10 days, 9 nights
Start and end
Venice to Rome
Group size
7 to 12 guests
Activity level

Moderate

City walking every day, about 8 to 12 km on most days on cobbles and paving, with many bridges and steps in Venice and uneven ancient ground in Rome. Museum mornings mean two to three hours on your feet. No altitude and no long drives; your bags go between cities by road, and every long day has a part you can sit out or a taxi back.

Meals included
9 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 1 dinner
Room of your own
+ CAD 795 (estimated price)
Season
April to June and September to October

Highlights

Why this trip

  • A slow first evening in Venice: rest after the flight, then an honest briefing and a welcome dinner a short walk from the hotel
  • Piazza San Marco before 8 am, the Doge's Palace at opening and St Mark's Basilica on a reserved entry
  • Murano glass, then Burano and its Lace Museum, where lacemakers often sit working in the rooms
  • A trattoria lunch in Bologna, where Laura Bassi became the first woman to hold a university chair, in 1732
  • The Uffizi at 8:15, Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith included, and Michelangelo's David at opening
  • Lunch at a Chianti winery, women-run where one is confirmed, and San Gimignano after the coaches leave
  • The Vatican on the first slot, then a pasta-making lunch with a Roman home cook
  • The Colosseum and the Forum in the morning, and a farewell dinner in Trastevere, walking back together

What makes this trip different

  • Free time is part of the plan

    Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.

  • Solo without the penalty

    A room of your own is + CAD 795 (estimated price).

Day by day

Itinerary

VENETOEMILIA-ROMAGNATUSCANYLAZIOAdriatic SeaTyrrhenian SeaVenetian Lagoon123VeniceDays 1 to 4MuranoDay 3BuranoDay 3BolognaDay 4FlorenceDays 4 to 7Greve in ChiantiDay 6San GimignanoDay 6RomeDays 7 to 10

Tap any stop on the map to open that day

Arrive in Venice

Venice Marco Polo Airport to your hotel in Venice by water taxi

  • Welcome dinner
  • Stay in Venice
  • By boat

Fly into Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), where a water taxi takes you across the lagoon to your hotel in the historic centre, about 30 minutes on the water. If you arrive by train, we meet you at Santa Lucia station instead. Nothing is planned until 6:30 pm, so check in, sleep off the flight or take a slow first walk; the hotel is a short walk from the Rialto or San Marco. At 6:30 your See Sight Tours guide, a woman, meets the group for an honest briefing: covering shoulders and knees in the churches, how to answer unwanted attention in the street (walk on), pickpockets on crowded boats and buses, licensed taxis, and the places where it is easy to eat alone on free evenings.

Evening

At about 7:30 we walk a few minutes to a welcome dinner of Venetian dishes, such as sarde in saor, risotto and lagoon fish. You are back at the hotel by about 9:30.

Included

  • Water taxi from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), or a meet at Santa Lucia station
  • Welcome briefing with your guide at 6:30 pm
  • Welcome dinner a short walk from the hotel

Free time: Free until the 6:30 pm briefing

Activity: Land by about 4 pm to reach the briefing comfortably; the exact time comes with your final itinerary.

  1. Venice3 nights
  2. Florence3 nights
  3. Rome3 nights
  • Overnight stop
  • Day trip
  • By boat or train
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Wildlife and weather: Spring and autumn are mild and the best months. July and August are hot, often above 30°C in Florence and Rome, and crowded, so we start early and keep the middle of the day free. From October to January Venice can have acqua alta, high tides that flood low squares such as San Marco for a few hours.

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Before you book

Right for you?

Good for you if you want

  • Women travelling alone who want company and a woman leading
  • Friends, sisters, mothers and adult daughters travelling together
  • A first trip to Italy that covers Venice, Florence and Rome without one-night stops
  • Travellers who want the big museums with a guide, on early and quieter entries
  • Anyone who would rather not haul a suitcase through stations and over bridges

Not for you if you want

  • Mixed groups, partners or men: ask for the private version or our mixed small-group trip
  • Step-free access: Venice means bridges with steps and Rome means uneven ancient paving
  • The Amalfi Coast or the Cinque Terre: see our longer Italy trips
  • A slow countryside holiday: nine of ten nights are in cities
  • Nightlife

Minimum age: 18

Book flights after we confirm your seat.

9 nights

Where you'll stay

Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.

  • Venice3 nights
  • Florence3 nights
  • Rome3 nights

One price

What's in the price

Included

Accommodation

  • 9 nights: 3 in Venice, 3 in Florence and 3 in Rome
  • Central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with private bathrooms and 24-hour reception, within walking distance of San Marco or the Rialto, the Duomo and Piazza Navona; we name each hotel when we confirm your dates
  • Hotel city taxes
  • A room shared with another woman in the group at no extra cost, or your own for a supplement

Transport

  • Water taxi from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), or a meet at Santa Lucia station, on day 1
  • Transfer to Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) on day 10
  • Reserved fast trains: Venice to Bologna, Bologna to Florence and Florence to Rome
  • Our own vehicle and driver for your bags between cities, the Chianti and San Gimignano day and the Rome station transfer
  • A vaporetto pass for your days in Venice and the boat to Santa Lucia station

Your guide

  • A woman See Sight Tours guide with the group from day 1 to day 10
  • Licensed local guides at the Doge's Palace, the Uffizi, the Accademia, the Vatican and the Colosseum, and in Bologna; we ask for women guides and confirm them with your dates
  • Quiet-guide headsets in the museums
  • Tips for local guides and drivers

Activities

  • Venice: the Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs, St Mark's Basilica, a Murano glass furnace, Burano and its Lace Museum, and a Dorsoduro evening walk
  • Bologna: a guided walk with the Archiginnasio and the Quadrilatero market lanes
  • Florence: the Uffizi, Michelangelo's David at the Accademia, a walking tour of the centre and Piazzale Michelangelo at sunset
  • Chianti: Greve and a winery visit with a tasting; San Gimignano
  • Rome: the Pantheon, Sant'Ignazio, the Trevi Fountain, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, St Peter's, a pasta-making class, the Colosseum, the Palatine and the Roman Forum, and Trastevere
  • All entrance fees for included sights, on timed entries where the site offers them

Meals

  • 9 breakfasts
  • 5 lunches: cicchetti at a Venice bacaro, on Burano, in a Bologna trattoria, at a Chianti winery and the pasta you make in Rome
  • 2 dinners: a welcome dinner in Venice and a farewell dinner in Trastevere

Not included

  • International flights to Venice and from Rome
  • Visa or travel authorisation fees, such as ETIAS once it applies
  • Travel insurance
  • Meals not listed
  • Drinks, apart from wine with the winery lunch
  • A tip for your See Sight Tours guide, at your discretion
  • Optional activities such as a gondola ride, the Duomo climb or the Galleria Borghese
  • Personal expenses

Extras

Room of your own
CAD 795 (estimated price)

When you can go

Dates and prices

Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.

Prefer to travel without a group or guide? Ask us about arranging hotels, transport and city tours for you to travel independently.

Before you book

Booking terms

Nothing is charged now. Full terms and the cancellation schedule come with your quote, before you accept.

Business addresses

See Sight Tours Trips (USA): 3172 N Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89108, United StatesSee Sight Tours Trips (Canada): 5305 50 Avenue, #1091, Red Deer, AB T4N 4B6, Canada+1-888-961-6584

Guest reviews

What guests say

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Good to know

Questions

Who can join a women-only trip?

Anyone who identifies as a woman and is 18 or over. The group is women only and is led by a woman See Sight Tours guide. Drivers, boatmen, some local guides and hotel staff may be men, and we say so plainly. Partners, men and mixed groups can book the private version or our mixed small-group trip.

What does the price include?

Nine nights in central 3-star-plus hotels, 9 breakfasts, 5 lunches including a pasta class and 2 dinners, fast trains, your bags moved by road between cities, airport transfers, a woman See Sight Tours guide throughout, licensed local guides, and timed entries to the Doge's Palace, St Mark's, the Uffizi, the Accademia, the Vatican, the Colosseum and every other visit in the plan.

Is Italy safe for women travelling alone?

Yes, the centres of Venice, Florence and Rome are generally safe to walk, including in the evening. The things to know are comments from men in the street, which are best ignored, and pickpockets on crowded buses and at Termini. Use licensed white taxis. Your guide covers this on the first evening and walks back with anyone after evening outings.

What should I wear in the churches?

Cover your shoulders and knees for St Mark's, St Peter's, the Vatican Museums and most churches; staff turn people away at the door. A light scarf and trousers or a skirt to the knee solve it. Elsewhere in Italy there is no dress code for visitors, and you can wear what you would at home.

I am travelling alone. Do I pay a single supplement?

Only if you want a room of your own. Tell us when you request to book and we pair you with another woman in the group at no extra cost. A room of your own is CAD 795 more, about 16 percent, in the same hotels. If no roommate is found, we tell you before you pay anything.

How big is the group and who leads it?

The small group runs with 7 to 12 women, led by a woman See Sight Tours guide from the first evening in Venice to the last morning in Rome. Licensed local guides lead the visits at the big museums, as the sites require; we ask for women guides and tell you who is confirmed before you travel.

How fit do I need to be for this Italy tour?

Moderately fit. Expect 8 to 12 km on foot on most days, many bridges with steps in Venice and uneven paving at the Forum. Museum mornings mean two to three hours standing. Your bags travel by road, there are no long drives, and the longer days have an easier option or a taxi back.

When is the best time to go?

April to June and September to October bring mild weather and longer opening hours. July and August are hot and crowded, so we start early and keep the middle of the day free. From October to January Venice can have acqua alta, high tides that flood low squares for a few hours.

How does booking work?

The small group starts from CAD 4,930 per person sharing, taxes included, and the private trip from CAD 8,875. Choose your start date and send a request to book. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request.

Can we travel privately or on our own dates?

Yes. The private version is for your party only, on a date you choose, and anyone can book it, including partners and men. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, send us an inquiry and we will quote the same hotels, trains and guided visits separately.

Do I need a visa for Italy?

Canadian, US, UK and Australian citizens can visit Italy and the rest of the Schengen area without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180. ETIAS, the EU's travel authorisation for visa-free visitors, has no start date we assert; check the official EU ETIAS guidance for your nationality and travel dates before you fly, and we point you to it when you book.

Will I be able to eat out alone on free evenings?

Yes. Eating alone is ordinary in Italy, and a counter at a bacaro or a small trattoria table is comfortable on your own. Your guide leaves a list of nearby places in each city and often suggests an informal pay-your-own dinner for anyone who wants company.

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