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The Venice Carnival
Join us as we enjoy the world-famous Venice Carnival on our delightful tour. Celebrating traditions such as opulent balls and costumes, masks, storytelling, music, and dance, the magical and vibrant atmosphere of this unique event is one not to be missed. You’ll also have the opportunity to visit some of Italy’s finest destinations, staying close to the stunning scenery of Lake Garda, you can explore the spectacular shorelines with its beautiful towns and villages, as well as visiting the home of Romeo and Juliet, picturesque Verona. A perfect combination of a beautiful Italian escape, combined with the thrill of one of the most unique events in Europe.
Tour Includes
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 3 evening meals
- Venice Carnival
- Convenient regional joining points
7 days from £899pp
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Regional departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Continue south to your hotel in the Lake Garda area for a four-night stay.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Today we include an excursion to some of the interesting towns on Lake Garda on our included tour along the shores of the lake.
Our tour takes us along the eastern side of the lake where we visit the town of Lazise, then continue to Sirmione where there will be free time to explore.
During your time in Sirmione, there will also be the opportunity to sail along the Sirmione peninsula on our optional peninsula cruise.
We return along the eastern shore, by coach, pausing at Garda, the principal town of the area.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
| 2025 | |
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| Sirmione Peninsula Cruise | 2025 £17 |
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
Today we travel by coach and by boat into the heart of Venice, to join the famous Venice Carnival celebrations.
Venice Carnival is thought to date from at least the 13th century, and today’s Carnival celebrates traditions such as opulent balls and costumes, masks, storytelling, music, and dance.
You will have free time to explore the sights of Venice and enjoy the day’s festivities.
Includes Breakfast
Included Highlights
Today we have an included excursion to the beautiful Roman city of Verona, setting for William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
To introduce you to the city’s array of spectacular sights, why not join our optional guided walking tour?
You will have time at leisure to browse amongst the shops or take a coffee break in one of the many cafés in Piazza Bra overlooking the arena.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
| 2025 | |
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| Verona Guided Walking Tour | 2025 £31 |
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
We leave Italy and return to Belgium for an overnight stay.
Includes Breakfast
Return home.
Includes Breakfast
Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at a hotel in the Lake Garda area with a minimum 3-star standard.Overnight stays in Belgium will be in city-style hotels.
Luxuria Coach
Stylish and modern, state-of-the-art Luxuria is the business class of coaches. Boasting comfort of the highest standard, sink into the deluxe armchair-style seats, stretch out with much more space around you, and enjoy a vast choice of entertainment on your personal touch-screen TV.
Luxuria Features
- Deluxe armchair-style seats with leather exterior, central arm rests* with cup holders, adjustable headrests and retractable calf rests on most seats to give you a more comfortable journey.
*Face to face seats are forward and rear facing with a table and will not have a calf rest. - Every seat has its own, fully interactive, touch-screen TV offering a wide choice of entertainment so you can control what you want to watch and when.
- There’s a selection of double and single seats, including six face-to-face seats with tables, and five single seats which are ideal for passengers travelling independently.
- Plug sockets and USB points at each seat mean you can keep your devices fully charged throughout your journey.
- Onboard toilet.
Silver Service Coach
More than simply your method of transport, Silver Service offers a coach with added comfort and facilities, such as deluxe reclining seats with leather headrests, an onboard entertainment system, and a spacious rear lounge so you can socialise with your fellow passengers.
Silver Service Features
- Specially designed reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and extra legroom.
- A spacious rear lounge where you can relax, socialise and get to know your fellow passengers.
- Our onboard entertainment and satellite navigation system makes your journey fly by.
- Free personal headphones mean you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs being played by your crew.
- Personal tables so you can enjoy your refreshments in comfort as you take in the passing scenery.
Reviews
4.8 Out of 5 ( 10 Reviews )
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Quality
4.4 / 5
Value for Money
4.6 / 5
Customer, 1 year ago
Gondolas are now expensive. Go along back streets away from the front and from St Marks Square to eat or have coffees, its cheaper and a quieter (February)
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JULIE BEARD, 1 year ago
Hotel (The Grand Riva Del Garda) could be better... doing renovation work in the hotel while we were staying there dusty/ dirty foot prints along the corridors.... packs of laminate flooring leaning against walls next to lifts..lifts covered with dust inside...dust all in the rooms health and safety...what health and saftey...food was unedible and staff not interested in any feedback...there is a lot of room for improvements and the staff could be better prepared for any good/negative comments rather than saying they didn't understand English which they clearly did because they had been speaking it on and off during our stay but when it came to negative feedback all of a sudden they didn't understand....overall the hotel is situated in a lovely area with plenty of places to explore.... Venice Carnival is a must go to destination even for the day...surroundings beautiful...
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Rita Edwards, 1 year ago
This trip was lovely, the tour guides we had were Joan and George, they were fabulous very friendly, very knowledgeable, very professional, nothing too much trouble,the coach was kept very clean. Its a long long journey, and the very early starts are a killer, but the overall experience was brilliant. The excursions were fabulous.
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J SHERBURN, 1 year ago
Absolutely fabulous! The hotel and its location - on Lake Garda - was superb. Visited lovely little places around the lake and enjoyed the boat ride along the coast. The carnival itself is not a typical one with floats, it’s people dressed in costumes and you’re are taking in the atmosphere. Lots of time to fit in things you want to do and see. We had a gondola ride (that the drivers prearranged) and we went inside the Doge’s palace. Verona was our last touring day and it didn’t disappoint - go with the guide as she was very knowledgable and we finished off at the arena where we had a great lunch overlooking it. All in all a great trip - just wish it was a couple of days longer!
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Agnes Obleada, 1 year ago
Well organised tour..nice hotel and food..we really enjoyed it. We are planning for the next holiday tour with leger.
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Margaret Bromelow, 1 year ago
The carnival was superb the costumes amazing
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