Day-2. LONDON: Arrive in London in the morning. Board your bus at the airport and go on a guided city tour of this cosmopolitan city. See London’s famous landmarks: the Buckingham Palace where Queen Elizabeth lives, 10 Downing Street where the Prime Minister of UK lives and works, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, and the Houses of Parliament as well as the Clock Tower or Big Ben one of London’s best-known landmarks. Check into your hotel. In the evening, join your tour director on a walking tour.

Day-3. LONDON: Continue exploring London. Visit the British Museum and have a guided tour to see the most important artifacts of this enormous place. Established in 1753 it is dedicated to human history, art and culture. Its permanent collection consists of about 8 million works. Walk on to see Tower Bridge and then visit the Tower of London where the Crown Jewels are kept. In the afternoon, go for a ride on the London Eye and enjoy the beautiful view of London.

Day-4. LONDON – WINDSOR CASTLE: Visit Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation. It is one of the principal official residences of the British Monarch. Queen Elizabeth II spends many weekends at the castle using it for both state and private entertaining. On a guided tour visit the magnificent State Apartments furnished with treasures from the Royal Collection, St. George’s Chapel, and Queen Mary’s Dolls House. Free afternoon.

Day-5. LONDON – ROME: Board your flight and Arrive in Rome. Transfer to your centrally located hotel and join your tour director on a walking tour to see the sites of Baroque Rome: Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain, Pinzio Hill, and Piazza del Poppoli, and more. Visit Pantheon, one of the best-preserved of all Ancient Roman buildings. The Pantheon’s circular dome was unique in Roman architecture and has been copied many times by architects later on. In the evening some free time around the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps where you can try the best Italian Gelato.

Day-6.ROME: Start your day with a walking city tour of Ancient Rome. Visit the remains of the Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. Walk through Colosseum and imagine how it must have looked when the games were going on. Go on to Forum Romanum where there is the spot where Julius Ceasar was cremated. On the Eades of March every year someone still puts flowers on it. Also see Arch of Constantine, Titus Arch, and more. Admire the Victor Emanuel Monument celebrating the unity of Italy of the modern-day.

Day- 7. ROME – VATICAN: Take the metro to go to the Vatican and enjoy a guided tour of the Vatican Museum one of the best museums in the world. End the visit to the Sistine Chapel. It is the seat of the Conclave where the Popes are elected. View the magnificent ceilings painted by Michelangelo. Continue to St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest Catholic Church in the world, and admire another Michelangelo’s masterpiece the sculpture of La Pieta. Then visit the Catacombs of St. Peter’s Basilica housing tombs of several late Popes. Free afternoon for exploring on your own and shopping.

Day-8.DEPARTURE: Transfer to the airport for your flight home.

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