Your TourFly Overnight to Italy
Arrive Rome Meet your Tour Director, Visit Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain
Rome Guided Tour (Forum Romanum, Colosseum), Borghese Gardens
Rome Guided Tour of Vatican City, Castel Sant’ Angelo
Anzio, Monte Cassino Anzio Beach, Abbey of Monte Cassino
Ortona Guided Tour of Pompeii, continue to Ortona
Ortona Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, drive to Rimini, Tavullia Monument
Florence Drive to Florence, Guided Tour (Giotto’s Bell Tower, Il Duomo)
Florence Accademia Gallery, Guided excursion to Pisa
Florence Uffizi Gallery, free time in Florence
Milan Drive to Milan, Guided Tour, Visit the Duomo
Fly Home
Itinerary Highlights
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Discover Italy: From Ancient History to
WWII
12 Days
Departing March xx, 2015
From Vancouver, BC
Tour Number: 1417213WE
What is covered?
Hotels
Transportation/Flights
Breakfast and Dinners
24 hr Travel Director
Medical Insurance
Travel Protection, Emergency Assistance, Tour Cancellation
Baggage fees
Entrance fees to all sites
Participation: Limited to those students in Grade 11 and 12.
Priority to Grade 12s, especially in CC12 or History 12
Student must have NO incident records
If approved applications exceed the maximum group number, a lottery system will be employed
You must complete an application form, Abide by the Rockridge School Code of Conduct
Demonstrate exemplary behaviour on other school field trips and functions (dances)
IMPORTANT INFO
SIGN UP and join the group list TODAY
Early 2014 there will be a MANDATORY MEETING for all those who have decided to apply (tba)
You will bring your parents
You will pick up an application form
You will receive official tour dates, and application deadlines
There will be snacks.
Failure to abide with these expectations could result in your removal from the Italy trip and loss of funds that have been paid
Hotels You will be sharing a room
Girls with girls, boys with boys.
You are NOT allowed to share a room with the opposite sex.
No shenanigans of any kind. If you think “I wonder if we are allowed to…” the answer is NO
You are subject to local laws, and Rockridge Secondary School’s Code of Conduct. YOU WILL BE SENT HOME and be sad.
Packing Pack, go to sleep, then take out half your stuff. You still
probably have too much.
YOU and ONLY YOU are carrying your suitcase around Italy. If you cant lift it, you are going to have a bad time.
Imagine. YOU lifting it UP and DOWN stairs, and carrying it down cobblestone streets.
Bring comfortable walking shoes.
Average temperature in Rome in March is 10c, with rain. Rain coat would be smart.
A small daypack or travel purse is a good idea
If you won’t wear something MORE than 3x, don’t bring it.
What to bring Passport and student ID
Photocopies of ID
Proof of Overseas Medical Insurance
Copy of Itinerary
Map of Rome (and any we give you at meetings)
Clothing for dressing in layers
Sweater or hoodie for cool mornings/evenings
Pajamas
COMFORTABLE walking shoes with rubber soles. 2 pairs.
Rain gear
Money pouch
Sunglasses, extra contact lenses/prescription glasses
Day pack or shoulder bag
Camera (name labeled with tape. Must be registered before you leave the country. See Selzer)
Extra memory card.
Toiletries
Medication
First Aid items
Grocery bags for dirty laundry
Hat
One small travel alarm clock per room
One hair dryer per room
Pens/pencils/erasers
Snacks
Mini flashlight
BATTERIES
Electrical outlet adaptor
They are Catholic
RULES in all Cathedrals
No shorts, bare shoulders, or cleavage
Generally no photography
NEVER photograph during a religious ceremony
Whisper.
Most things are closed on Sundays.
Pickpockets target tourist sites
Suggestions:
A BORING travel purse
Wear a money belt.
Keep belongings out of side and hard to access
Keep NOTHING of value in outside pockets on bags, coats, or purses
Use the hotel safe for passports
Do NOT put your bag on the floor or on a seat next to you…
Do not hang your bag on the back of a chair
Expectations! FOLLOW the Rockridge Code of Conduct
Be respectful, positive, and kind!
Polite, cooperative with teachers and other adults
Do not leave the group. Ever.
Be on time for breakfast / the bus.
No alcohol, drugs, or smoking
REGARDLESS of the legal drinking age in Italy.
ONLY Rockridge members may be in your room
Ie: No Italian boyfriends/girlfriends
No vandalism…. Or crime…?
Individual and Group Responsibilities
You will be responsible ensuring THREE others are still with us.
You are responsible for: your personal luggage, property, PASSPORT, and money.
You are responsible for being on time and staying with the group.
Administering your own medication / cold medication/Advil
Keep all emergency contact information with you. And your Consulate.
School dress code in effect
Conservative in places of worship.
My skills and abilities
Can you walk? IN THE SHOES YOU BROUGHT?
Can you go up stairs?
Can you carry your own bag?
Can you speak Italian?
What am I like when I am VERY tired?......
What are my expectations at night?
Destination Boundaries
Cultural expectations
Emergency number: 113 (police) 118 (ambulance)
STAY WITH THE GROUP unless otherwise authorized.
NEVER leave the hotel without a chaperone
Possible Risks Loss of personal property / luggage / passport
Ms Selzer will kill you if you lose your passport. And then Ms Kashani will kill you.
Getting lost, separation from the group
Injury or death
Slips, trips, falls
IF YOU MISBEHAVE WE WILL SEND YOU HOME AT THE COST OF YOUR PARENTS
Right to be excused
If you feel your safety is at risk, you have the right to excuse yourself from the activity.
… I don’t know what that activity would be on a SIGHTSEEING trip….
Safety First!
Italian tour director has First Aid Training
We will have a First Aid kit
BRING your OWN medication / Advil etc
Common sense… don’t jump into a pool if you can’t swim?
If you get hurt you must tell a chaperone!
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