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Italy/Greece

Italy/Greece

Let Temple & Temple take you on a tour of antiquity, as we explore the remains of Ancient Rome & Athens!

Your trip begins with a walking tour of Rome, including visits to the Colosseum, the Forum, the Vatican, the Trevi Fountain & the Spanish Steps. We will also explore Pompeii. We will travel in Sorrento and visit the island of Capri!

Then board your overnight ferry and wake up in Greece! Take a scenic drive to Athens, where you will visit historic ruins and quarters, including the Acropolis, the Parthenon, and the Plaka district! Enjoy a full-day tour of Delphi.

At Temple & Temple, we'd be happy to design an itinerary that's right for your group. 

Itinerary

DAY ONE:

  • Arrive at Lester B. Pearson International Airport.
  • Meet your Temple & Temple Activities Director at the airline check-in counter.
  • Documents will be checked. Airplane tickets will be distributed.
  • Check in. Clear security and proceed to your departure gate.
  • Depart for Rome, Italy. Inflight meals will be served.
  • NOTE: One flight transfer may be made.

DAY TWO:

  • Arrive in Rome, Italy.
  • Clear customs. Claim your luggage, board your modern coach for a shuttle to your hotel.
  • Check into your centrally-located hotel.
  • Students will be given time to purchase lunch (not included).
  • This afternoon, participate in an introductory walking tour of Ancient Rome including the Colosseum, Piazza Venezia, il Campodoglio and the Forum as conducted by a local guide. 
  • Return to your hotel to freshen up.
  • Dinner is in a restaurant (included).
  • Participate in an orientation tour of Rome.  Your group will see:  The Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Spagna and the Spanish Steps.  
  • Return to your hotel.  Overnight in Rome.

DAY THREE:

  • Breakfast is at your hotel (included).        
  • Take the metro to The Vatican.  Participate in an introductory tour of St. Peter’s as led by a local guide. Your group will also visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel.
  • You will be given time to purchase your  lunch (not included). 
  • Visit the Pantheon.
  • Students will be given time for souvenir shopping on via del Corso.
  • Return to your hotel to freshen up.
  • Dinner is in a restaurant (included).
  • Visit Piazza Navona. 
  • Return to your hotel.  Overnight in Rome.

DAY FOUR:

  • Breakfast is at your hotel (included).
  • Board your coach.  Depart for the Catacombs.
  • Visit the Catacombs.
  • Board your coach.  Return to Rome. 
  • Students will be given time to purchase lunch (not included).
  • This afternoon, your group will visit Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni in Laterano.
  • Return to your accommodation.
  • Dinner is in a restaurant (included).
  • Consult with your Activities Director for evening options. 
  • Overnight in Rome.

DAY FIVE:

  • Breakfast is at your hotel (included).
  • Check out of your hotel.  Load luggage onto your coach and depart for depart for Pompeii.  A rest stop will be made en route.
  • Arrive in Pompeii.  Students will be given time to purchase lunch (not included).
  • Enjoy a visit to Pompeii, the ancient city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79A.D.      
  • Board your coach.  Depart for Sorrento.
  • Arrive in Sorrento.  Check into your hotel.
  • Dinner is at your hotel (included).
  • Your group may celebrate Mass in a local church.
  • Consult with your Activities Director for evening activity options. 
  • Return to your hotel.  Overnight in Sorrento.

DAY SIX:

  • Breakfast is at your hotel (included).
  • Walk to the port of Sorrento.
  • Board your boat for a ride to Capri.  Enjoy a half-day visit to Capri including a visit to the Blue Grotto (weather permitting – optional/admission extra).
  • Students will be given time to purchase lunch in Capri (not included).
  • Board your boat.  Return to Sorrento.
  • Enjoy souvenir shopping in Sorrento.
  • Dinner is at your hotel (included).
  • Consult with your Activities Director for evening options.
  • Overnight in Sorrento.

DAY SEVEN:

  • Breakfast is at your hotel (included).
  • Check out of your hotel.  Load luggage onto your coach and depart for Depart for Brindisi.  A lunch stop (not included) will be made on route.
  • Arrive in Brindisi.  Board the IONIAN QUEEN  (www.endeavor-lines.gr – specific boat tbd), an overnight ferry to Greece.  Students can purchase dinner on board the ferry (not included).

DAY EIGHT:

  • Breakfast will be served on board the ferry (included).
  • Arrive in Patras, Greece.  Board your coach.  Your group will drive through the Greek countryside to Athens.
  • Students will be given time to purchase lunch (not included).
  • Arrive in Athens. Check into your downtown hotel.
  • Enjoy a traditional Greek dinner in a restaurant (included).
  • Consult with our Activities Director for options.
  • Overnight in Athens.

DAY NINE:

  • Breakfast is at your hotel (included).
  • Participate in a guided tour of Athens. Your group will see: the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Plaka district.
  • This afternoon students will be given time to purchase lunch (not included). They will also enjoy time at the beach, or for shopping (supervised by teachers).
  • Return to your hotel to freshen up.
  • Own arrangements for dinner (not included).
  • Consult your Activities Director for evening options. Return to your hotel.
  • Overnight in Athens.

DAY TEN:

  • Breakfast is at your hotel (included).
  • Board your motorcoach. Enjoy a full-day tour of Delphi. Your group will visit the mystical oracle of Pythia and the Delphi Museum.
  • Own arrangements for lunch (not included).
  • Board your coach. Return to Athens.
  • Dinner is in a restaurant (included).
  • Return to your hotel to pack and prepare for an early morning departure.
  • Overnight in Athens.

DAY ELEVEN:

  • A basic boxed breakfast can be provided at your hotel (included).
  • Check out of your hotel. Load luggage onto your coach and board. Depart for Athens airport.
  • Arrive at Athens airport. Check in, check baggage and clear customs.
  • Depart for Toronto, Canada. Inflight meals will be served.
  • NOTE: One flight transfer may be made.
  • Arrive at Lester B Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Clear customs and claim luggage.
  • Say goodbye to your Temple and Temple Activities Director.

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Toronto, Ontario M4W 2G9

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COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 UPDATE AND STATEMENT (As of December 17th, 2020)

THANK YOU! – We would like to thank all front line workers, including hospital and health care workers for their tireless and valiant efforts over the past several months.  We would also like to thank educators for continuing to educate our youth while keeping them safe.  They are all the true heroes and we truly appreciate their commitment.

Temple and Temple Tours Inc. has been planning curriculum-based educational tours for student groups since 1988.  Over the years, we have seen a lot of changes and faced a lot of challenges. Safety has always remained one of our key ingredients to every successful tour.

Our priority has always been the safety and well-being of our travellers and staff.  The situation with the Covid-19 pandemic continues to be fluid and is still changing on a frequent basis.  We take this very seriously and are constantly monitoring developments through the media, government, WHO (World Health Organization) and PHAC (Public Health Agency of Canada) websites.

While it is important to be wise and vigilant, it is equally important to not panic.

This is a world-wide pandemic and neither racism nor xenophobia will be promoted nor tolerated.

CANCELLATION:

Should the Canadian government issue an advisory to not travel to one of our destinations (https://Travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories), a full refund will be offered to the passengers should they have purchased cancellation insurance.  We will also be working hand-in-hand with the Canadian government at all levels (municipal, provincial and federal) should other travel restrictions be announced.

We offer health/cancellation insurance prior to each trip departure, which must be purchased at time of first payment.

CANCELLATION DUE TO COVID-19:

If you have purchased Travel Guard insurance through Temple and Temple Tours Inc., we must finalize and receive all trip documentation with/from your school and Board of Education.  We will submit this to Travel Guard and they will then let us know when the file has been set up for your school.  The refund process can then begin.   We will inform your school and will be sending instructions as to how each individual can proceed with Travel Guard to either file their own claim or follow up on the claim initially set up.

Once a claim is submitted, Travel Guard will email or mail a claim document directly to you.  You must sign and return this to them.  They will then review your claim and begin the refund process.

To date, all groups have cancelled for the period beginning on March 16th and through until December 31st, 2020, not only with us, but industry-wide.  Please contact the Temple and Temple Tours Inc. Service Associate who is representing your school should you have any questions (info@tnt-tours.com).

If you did not purchase cancellation insurance, please contact your other sources of insurance:  Insurance coverage you may have purchased through any other provider (you may also check your home or work coverage or coverage through your credit card company).  Most people who did choose to not purchase our coverage through Travel Guard did so because they had other coverage in place;

CANCELLATION DUE TO A SCHOOL OR BOARD DECISION:

Once a school or Board makes the decision to cancel a trip, a letter on Board letterhead will need to be signed and sent by a Board official informing Temple and Temple Tours Inc. of cancellation.

Temple and Temple Tours Inc. will then send a list of all families, as received from your school, to Travel Guard.  Once they receive this list, we will inform your school and will be sending instructions as to how to proceed with Travel Guard.  This will include Travel Guard sending each family a claim document that needs to be signed and returned directly to Travel Guard.  The refund process will then begin with the claim being reviewed.

NOTE:  This insurance premium is not refundable.

If you did not purchase Travel Guard insurance coverage as offered by Temple and Temple Tours Inc., you will be subject to our terms and conditions.  You may be entitled to a portion back and we will work with your school to get this information to you in the best timely manner possible under the current circumstances.

For all future trips scheduled with Temple and Temple Tours Inc., we are communicating regularly with our industry partners, schools, school Boards and government regarding protocol and procedures.  Any developments, whether they are trip confirmations or cancellations, will be communicated to your school, which will in turn communicate with you.  Again, this is a reminder that developments keep occurring on a regular basis.

TRAVEL GUARD:

Travel Guard is a global insurance provider, which is dealing with many recent claims submitted by several schools and individuals worldwide.  Under normal circumstances, claims can take 8 to 12 weeks.  Due to exceptional circumstances, refunds may be delayed.  We appreciate your understanding and patience during these unprecedented times.

OFFICE STATUS:

We are currently in the process of dealing with many unforeseen and changing occurrences and challenges due to Covid-19.  Our offices were closed, from March 16th to June 30th inclusive, in alignment with the State of Emergency mandate.  Our offices have been closed again since November 23rd due to the second lock down and will remained closed until such time as the government allows us to re-open.  While none of our staff is showing any symptoms, they will remain at home for health and safety reasons.  People’s (and society’s) well-being is our current focus.

Our priority remains the health and safety of our clients and staff during these challenging times.

FACTS:

There are currently travel restrictions within Canada, the U.S./Canada border remains closed and a travel quarantine still exists.  We will continue to monitor these restrictions and will update you as developments occur.

As of March 12, 2020, The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) had assessed the COVID-19 health risk as low within Canada.  Since then, the risk has been increasing and alerts/restrictions have been escalating.  The status of the pandemic is changing on a frequent basis.

SYMPTOMS AND OCCURRENCE:

  • The elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions (diabetes, respiratory...) are the most susceptible to the virus.
  • For the general public, symptoms include fever and coughing.
  • A very high rate (well over 80 percent) of those in the general public who catch this virus will have a full recovery

PREVENTION, CONTROL AND CONTAINMENT:

  • For those who have symptoms we recommend that they report immediately to an assessment centre in Toronto.
  • If you are diagnosed with the virus it is important to subject yourself to self-quarantine for at least 14 days.
  • It is recommended that you wash your hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds and that this is done frequently.
  • Using hand-sanitizer is also recommended.
  • When coughing or sneezing please cover your mouth and nose with a disposable tissue or into your arm.
  • Carrying sanitizing wipes to wipe down common areas of use is helpful.
  • Some people are using masks and gloves to limit their risk of catching the virus.
  • Avoiding large crowds and keeping a distance of about 2 metres (6 feet) of personal space is strongly urged.  Social distancing is now being called physical distancing.  Please respect this plea from all levels of government.
  • When greeting somebody, you should not kiss or shake hands – avoiding contact is the best advice.
  • Avoid sharing personal items that come into contact with saliva ... eating utensils, drinks, water bottles, towels...

TEMPLE AND TEMPLE TOURS MOTOR COACH TRAVEL PROCEDURES FOR FUTURE DEPARTURES ON DOMESTIC TRIPS:

  • All passengers will go through a pre-screening process, where they must complete and return an online survey, confirming they are symptom-free at time of travel. We reserve the right to take a passenger’s temperature at time of boarding. When boarding a bus, passengers are asked to advise our staff if they have any symptoms (fever, cough ...).  If they do, they will be asked to not go on the tour and will be offered to transfer to a future date at no extra cost.
  • Buses have increased cleaning and disinfection frequency of high-touch surfaces such as sink tap handles, door knobs, light switches, front dash boards, hand poles, and seat rests using regular cleaners and Lysol wipes.  Lysol containers can be found in the overhead compartment behind the driver’s seat.
  • Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is located in the front entrance to the buses.  There are refill supplies for this in the overhead compartment behind the driver’s seat.
  • We will make several rest-stops on route to the destinations where passengers may wash their hands with soap and warm water.
  • We use hotels where rooms are cleaned daily and there is an increased frequency in cleaning of public area ... lobbies, elevators, restaurants ...
  • Our itineraries are flexible and subject to change.
  • We are also referring regularly to information as provided from world and national health organizations and international travel associations (i.e. The Student Youth Travel Association – SYTA, Ontario Motor Coach Association - OMCA) and will continue to update our Plan as further information becomes available.

Thank you very much for your continued business and support.  We wish all of you a very happy holiday season and a 2021 filled with much prosperity and positivity.