Arioso Chorale has teamed up with Omega World Travel to offer choral tour members a very attractive and affordable group travel package which includes:
- Round trip direct flight between Washington-Dulles and Rome.
- Two-nights stay at 4-star hotel in the center of Rome with airport transfers.
- Morning tour of Rome and lunch.
- Transportation by motor coach bus between Rome and the festival location in the town of Maiori on the Amalfi Coast.
(See full details below)
Every effort has been made to find the best prices on airfare, hotel accommodations and ground transportation to make the travel as affordable as possible for a maximum number of people - along with the opportunity to enjoy a short visit in Rome.
Please note:
This optional travel package is offered independently from arrangements with the Amalfi Coast Music Festival. You are welcome to purchase the group travel package or make your own flight arrangements to get to the festival. Other travelers may fly into Naples where you will be met by festival staff, with shuttle bus to Maiori.



Group Travel Itinerary
Itinerary:
Sunday, June 26, 2022
*Depart Washington DC via scheduled air service on Air France to Rome, Italy (connecting service via Paris)
40 seats
*This itinerary is suggested for those needing extra time to move between terminals at Charles DeGaulle Airport.
Air France #27 Washington-Dulles / Paris-Charles DeGaulle 9:10pm / 10:45 am (Arr. 6/27/2022)
Air France #1304 Paris-Charles DeGaulle / Rome-Fiumicino 2:10pm / 4:15pm
30 seats
Air France #55 Washington-Dulles / Paris-Charles DeGaulle 6:25pm / 8:15 am (Arr. 6/27/2022)
Air France #1104 Paris-Charles DeGaulle / Rome-Fiumicino 9:15am / 11:20am
Monday, June 27, 2022
*Arrive in Rome
*Group will be met by local English-speaking guides at airport and assisted with boarding motor coaches for transfer to the
Grand Hotel Palatino
*Check-in at hotel
*Evening on own
*Overnight at Grand Hotel Palatino
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
*Breakfast at hotel
*Morning Ancient Rome Tour including entrance fee to Colosseum with
English- speaking guides
*Three course set menu lunch at Terme del Colosseo including 1⁄2 bottle of wine
per person, mineral water and coffee
*Afternoon transportation by motor coaches from Rome to Maiori with
English- speaking guides
Tuesday evening, June 28 until Tuesday, July 5, 2022
*Amalfi Coast Music Festival
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
*Breakfast at Festival hotel(s)
*Transportation by motor coaches with English-speaking guides from Maiori to the Grand Hotel Palatino in Rome
*Overnight at Grand Hotel Palatino
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
*Breakfast at hotel
*Hotel checkout
*Transportation from hotel to Rome Fiumicino Airport for flight to Washington (with connecting service via Paris)
40 seats
Air France #1205 Rome-Fiumicino / Paris-Charles DeGaulle 9:05am / 12:05 pm
Air France #54 Paris-Charles DeGaulle / Washington-Dulles 1:40pm / 4:15pm
30 seats
Air France #1105 Rome-Fiumicino / Paris-Charles DeGaulle 12:15pm / 2:25 pm
Air France #26 Paris-Charles DeGaulle / Washington-Dulles 4:30pm / 7:05pm
GRAND HOTEL PALATINO
The Grand Hotel Palatino is a four-star hotel located in Rione Monti, a lively neighborhood in the center of Rome. Its extraordinary location, facing the famous Borgia staircase, allows you to quickly reach the capital’s main points of interest, such as the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Colle Oppio, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as well as the central Rome train station "Stazione Termini."
The hotel is also in walking distance to the Rome Metro (Line B ) ‘Cavour’ stop, allowing you to easily reach all parts of the city.

Itinerary Inclusions
• Roundtrip air transportation based on group airfare from Washington-Dulles Airport to Rome, Italy, June 26 – July 6, 2022
• Roundtrip ground transportation by motor coaches between Rome FiuciminoAirport and the Grand Hotel Palatino with
English-speaking guide
• Two nights’ accommodations at the Grand Hotel Palatino, including breakfast daily and VAT and city taxes, on the nights of
June 27, 2022 and July 5, 2022.
• Morning Ancient Rome Tour including entrance to Colosseum and English-speaking guides
• Three-course set-menu lunch at Terme del Colosseo including 1⁄2 bottle of wine per person, mineral water and coffee
• Transportation by motor coaches from Rome to Maiori on June 28, including English- speaking guides
• Return transportation by motor coaches from Maiori to Rome on July 5,including English-speaking guides.
• Return ground transportation by motor coaches from Grand Hotel Palatino toRome Fiumicino Airport on July 6, 2022
• All related taxes and gratuities to drivers, guides and local travel directors
• Miscellaneous costs including customized event and travel registration websiteand communication costs
Prices
Per Person Double occupancy rates (2 per room) at Grand Hotel Palatino
Full Package including air $2,246.00 per person
Full Land Package (No Air) $1,016.00 per person
Per Person Single occupancy rates (1 per room) at Grand Hotel Palatino (limit 10 rooms)
Full Package $2,463.00 per person
Full Land Package (No Air) $1,233.00 per person
Per Person Ground Transportation (including Ancient Rome Tour and Lunch)
Ground Transportation (No Air or Hotel) $435.00 per person
Booking Information
Additional information and group travel registration information can be found here.
If you are interested in taking advantage of the Group Travel plan, please email Sharon Dibbern at LumenariaTour@gmail.com.
Additional communication regarding the Group Travel plan will be sent from the LumenariaTour@gmail.com address. The sender
name from this email account is Paul Leavitt but most email exchanges will be with Sharon Dibbern.