Italy U19 Basketball Tour. AIST select team invitation June 22 July 2, 2018

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1 Italy U19 Basketball Tour AIST select team invitation June 22 July 2, 2018

2 COST and TOUR DETAILS This is a select tour and you must be invited by an AIST staff member or coach to participate in this event. Tour Inclusions Fees for practice and exhibition games Round trip airfare from New York area Most likely JFK or Newark 3 star superior and 4 star hotel accommodations Breakfast every day and 2 dinners included Uniforms 1-2 exhibition games and mini-series tournament Tour package as listed on Itinerary (Note: Tours listed as optional not included in price) All Airport transfers and transportation to scheduled activities Experienced coaching staff AIST staff member throughout the tour Amazing sightseeing excursions Authentic cultural experience Educational guided tours Free time to explore on your own Travel with the safety of your group Teammates and friendships that last a lifetime Registration and Invitation Link For full tour details and registration, please go to the invitation link. Invitation Link: Not Included Travel Insurance Some meals Fuel Surcharges Fees only provided by airlines 1 month prior to departure Connecting airline to meet group in New York Drinks with dinners Tips for drivers and guides Customarily $35-40 in total on a 11 day tour Tours listed as optional Laundry Everything not listed in inclusions Cost of Tour: Cost with Airfare Included from JFK airport: $ per person Ground Package only Airfare Not included: $ Friends and Family Cost is the same for friends and family in double or triple rooms. If a single room is required, a $500 supplement will be added. There is a $250 discount for Friends and family who deposit before Jan 1, Sample Payment Schedule Deposit $500 per person non-refundable Due to confirm Tour 6 Months prior to departure: $1000 per person 4 Months prior to departure: $1200 per person All balances due 60 days prior to departure 2

3 Sample Itinerary Italy Tour Below is a sample Itinerary. We will not finalize the schedule until 2-3 weeks prior to departure. Day 1 Departure from USA New York Area Day 2 Arrive in Milan Spend the afternoon in Como Training session with team Day 3 Private boat cruise to Bellagio Free time to explore the city and shop Game #1 vs local club team Day 4 Transfer to Milan Guided tour of the city Free time to enjoy the city Day 5 Pizza making lessons Free time in the afternoon Game #2 vs local club team Day 6 Departure to Venice Guided tour of the city Free time Overnight in Padua 3

4 Sample Itinerary Italy Tour Day 7 Departure to Montecatini Terme Stop in Florence on the way for a guided tour Game #3 vs local club team Overnight in Montecatini Day 8 Transfer to Cinque Terre Free time to explore the beach and beautiful villages Overnight in Montecatini Day 9 Departure for Rome Guided visit of the city Free time to explore Overnight in Rome Day 10 Transfer to Vatican Museums Guided visit of Sistine Chapel and St. Peter s Basilica Game #4 vs local club team Overnight in Rome Day 11 Return to USA, Ciao Italy 4

5 About Italy Rome: If Rome is the Eternal City, it is also a city with no end of ruins. It's impossible to see all of the temples and monuments from previous empires, try as you might, so begin with the Pantheon, the Colosseum and St. Peter's Basilica and see how far you get. But for the true flavor of Rome, make time to linger over a glass of Chianti wine. Visit its fountains in the moonlight. These experiences are as much a part of the city as the Roman Forum. Things to Do: Rome boasts one grand tourist attraction after another, but the Roman Forum and its neighbor, the Colosseum, stay with you forever. True, most of these ancient archways, temples and aqueducts are little more than ruins, but the grandeur that was ancient Rome never fails to humble modern visitors. A very different but no less popular era of history resides within the Vatican City. Walk through the cool, imposing sanctuary of St. Peter's Basilica before admiring the masterpieces of the Vatican Museum. Florence: Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci all left their mark on Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance and Tuscany's alfresco museum. With Brunelleschi's dome as a backdrop, follow the River Arno to the Uffizi Gallery and soak in centuries of great painting. Wander across the Ponte Vecchio, taking in the tangle of medieval streets. Then sample seasonal Tuscan cooking in a Left Bank trattoria. You've discovered the art of fine living in this masterpiece of a city. Things to Do: Michelangelo's David stands tall (literally) behind the doors of the Accademia and, nearby, the delicate painting of Fra' Angelico in the convent of San Marco enchants. Works by Florentines Donatello, Masaccio, and Ghiberti fill the city's churches and museums. Once home to the Medici, the Palazzo Pitti is stuffed with Raphaels and Titians, and backed by the fountains of the regal Boboli Garden. Climb the Duomo's cupola for views to the hills beyond. Como (town): 65km (40 miles) NE of Milan; Menaggio: 35km (22 miles) NE of Como and 85km (53 miles) N of Milan; Varenna: 50km (31 miles) NE of Como and 80km (50 miles) NE of Milan. Life is slower around the northern Italian lakes than in megapaced Milan; Como is an ideal base for drawing breath and kicking back. Sitting on the southwestern tip of Lake Como, the city is essentially a center of commerce with a miniscule medieval quarter and a pretty waterfront. Tourists flock here for its ancient heritage, fine churches, and lake views. Como is the jumping of point for most adventures on the lake, and the 10-minute funicular ride up to hilltop Brunate leads on to stretches of hiking along wooded trails up to Bellagio. Italy is about the size of the U.S. state of Arizona, but the peninsula's shape gives you the impression of a much larger area; the ever-changing seacoast contributes to this feeling, as do the large islands of Sicily and Sardinia. Bordered on the northwest by France, on the north by Switzerland and Austria, and on the east by Slovenia (formerly part of Yugoslavia), Italy is a land largely surrounded by the sea. Two areas within Italy's boundaries aren't under the control of the Italian government: the State of Vatican City and the Republic of San Marino. Vatican City's 44 hectares (109 acres) were established in 1929 by a concordat between Pope Pius XI and Benito Mussolini, acting as head of the Italian government; the agreement also gave Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. The pope is the sovereign of the State of Vatican City, which has its own legal system and post office. (The Republic of San Marino, with a capital of the same name, strides atop the slopes of Mt. Titano, 23km/14 miles from Rimini. It's small and completely surrounded by Italy, so it still exists only by the grace of Italy.) Read more about theses cities on 8