Day 1

Board your overnight flight to Paris!

Day 2

Your Joshua Expeditions guide will meet you at the airport and transfer with you to the hotel. Your tour of Paris will begin with a visit to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and surrounding area. You will travel over to view the Arc de Triomphe and the Avenue des Champs-Élysées then have some free time to explore on your own. Later, the group will head over to the Eiffel Tower and take a trip to the top! Following dinner in the city, you will return to the hotel for devotions and discussion.

Day 3

This morning the group will begin exploring some of the sites around the largest museum in the world, the Louvre, which houses Mona Lisa and countless other magnificent works of art. In the afternoon you will see Montmartre, the famous church on a hill which overlooks the city of Paris, and you will have more time to explore and do some shopping in a nearby outdoor art gallery. The group will meet for dinner then head to the hotel to prepare for departure to Italy. You will spend this night on the train to Florence.

Day 4

Awaken in Florence, Italy! After checking into the hotel and take some time to freshen up, the group will make its way to the Galleria dell'Accademia, home of the towering statue of David. Later, you will enjoy a walk over to the Basilica di San Lorenzo before taking some time for lunch and shopping in the open market. In the afternoon you will visit the massive church called the Duomo where you might opt to climb to the top over 400+ stairs! Following dinner, you will enjoy a stroll down the Arno River before hiking up to visit Piazzale Michelangelo and take in a view of the city from above. You will close the day back to the hotel with a time for devotions and discussion.

Day 5

This morning, get ready to venture out into the hills of Tuscany! You will first visit Piazza Signorina and stroll by the Uffizi and across the Ponte Vecchio, then choose from a couple of activities for the afternoon. You might want to visit the tower of Pisa or you might choose the Tuscan city of Siena with the Tower of Mangia. (Additional fees apply.) You will return to the hotel for your final night of devotions in Florence.

Day 6

Today the group will take a bus through Tuscany toward Rome, enjoying spectacular countryside along the way. In Rome, you will head first to the Spanish Steps where you will have some time to relax, shop and explore. Later, the group will head over to the enormous Trevi Fountain where you will want to participate in the tradition of tossing a coin over your shoulder and into the fountain to ensure a return journey to Rome in the future. The day will conclude with dinner, followed by devotions and discussion at the hotel.

Day 7

Following breakfast the group will visit Vatican City. You will explore the Vatican Museum and see the famous Sistine Chapel, then take a short walk over to St Peter's Basilica. Here, the group will discuss Catholicism and its impact on Christianity before departing for Piazza Navona and a view of the Pantheon. Your day will close with dinner in the city before returning to the hotel for devotions and discussion.

Day 8

Today is your first opportunity to fully tour the Eternal City of Rome! In the morning the group will travel to see the 2000-year-old Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine, the Arch of Titus and the ancient Roman Forum. You will also tour Mamertine Prison, the traditional site of St Paul's imprisonment while in Rome. Following lunch in the area, you will have plenty of time to shop and explore the main street of Via del Corso on this final day of your trip.

Day 9

After 8 amazing days, you will depart from Rome!