Tuscany Villages and Landscapes

Included:

Travel

Ground travel by private minivan from Siena , returning to Siena.
Day trips each day to hill towns and landscape opportunities

Hotels

Two nights accommodations in the historic center of Siena,  with the best view of the city right off your balcony.

Four nights in private apartments at Fattoria Pieve a Salti, a working 15th century farmhouse complex, fully remodeled with new A/C, TV, amenities including indoor and outdoor pools, spa, restaurant.

Meals

• Luxurious breakfast each day at the farm
• Dinner or lunch each day as we travel.
• Wine tasting at famous Tuscan cantinas

Workshop

Workshop tuition, including on-screen reviews of your daily work (voluntary) and one-on-one photographic instruction in the field throughout the week.

Not Included:

• Airfare
• Trip insurance (highly recommended)
•  Travel Guard or Allianz are good places to start shopping for trip insurance.  You can get a free quote online.

Also not included are crowds, slow moving tour guides and lectures about the history of plague 🙂

Payment Schedule

• A reservation fee of $500/person will hold your spot
• The balance of payment is due 120 days prior to your workshop/tour

Hotel Rooms

We use hotels rated 3 or 4 stars, always with private bath. Rooms are assigned in order of reservations received, so early signup is recommended. Ask about premium rooms if you would like to upgrade for an additional supplement charge.

Single Private Room Supplements

Fees are based on double occupancy. Single supplement may be added for individual participants who wish to have a private room to themselves. Supplements vary depending on the hotels used, but typically add $450-650 per workshop.  If you are traveling alone and wish to share a room with another participant, please let us know and we’ll do our best to match you with a roommate.

Cancellation fee schedule 

• Reservation fees are fully refundable for 10 days after your booking.
• After 14 days, reservation fees are non-refundable but may be applied to a future workshop event.
• Cancellations less than 120 days prior to workshop incur a cancellation fee of 25% of the total workshop cost.
• Cancellations less than 60 days prior to workshop incur a cancellation fee of 50% of the total workshop cost.
• Cancellations less than 30 days prior to workshop incur a cancellation fee of 100% of the total workshop cost.
• No partial refunds will be given for unused portions of a workshop.

Travel Insurance

We strongly recommend that you purchase travel  insurance to protect your investment.  Travel Guard or Allianz are good places to start shopping for trip insurance.  You can get a free quote online.

Tours Cancelled by Us

Italy Workshops reserves the right to cancel any tour for any reason whatsoever, including insufficient signup, logistical problems that may impede a workshop, hotel closures or acts of God.

Please wait to book your flights until the workshop has reached its minimum enrollment.  Give us a call anytime to confirm minimum enrollment.

Refund of all fees paid shall release Italy Workshops from any further liability. Italy Workshops is not responsible for any expenses incurred by workshop participants in preparing for a cancelled workshop. In the case of insufficient signup to make a workshop feasible, notice and refund will be sent 60 days prior to the workshop.

Liability Release

You will be asked to sign a liability waiver before the tour begins, releasing Italy Workshops and any of its agents of liability for injury or loss.

Photo Release

Italy Workshops reserves the right to photograph and film its trips in entirety. Participants should be aware that images of them may be used for promotional purposes or joint marketing efforts with third parties, without remuneration.