 SIT Package Highlights include:Small Group Tour
• Palermo: Three nights accommodation
• Taormina: Two nights accommodation, sea view rooms
• Daily Buffet breakfast
• Palermo: one dinner with set group menu;
• One light lunch at olive oil factory/farmhouse with tasting of local
dishes;
• One visit to Sicilian cellar with Sicilian wine tasting;
• Taormina: one dinner in a local trattoria with set group menù;
• Vehicle/coach with air conditioning, no toilet;
• English speaking Tour Director/Driver Guide as per program;
• All sightseeing, tasting and excursions as specified in the itinerary;
• Hotel & VAT.
The price does not includeIntercontinental Flight; Gratuities to Tour Director/Driver-Guide, Local Guide
and Driver; Porterage at airport; Luggage handling fee at hotel; Beverages
and meals not mentioned in the program; Travel Insurance; Tips; Round trip
airport transfers; Admission/entrance fees; Optional Excursions; Licensed
local guide if less than 8 people on the tour; City Taxes
Price per person fromLow Season: Double $1427, Single $1793
Peak Season: Double $1587, Single $1951
Easter surcharge(April 7): $190
Departure DatesLow Season: January 14th, 28th; February 11th, 25th; March 10th, 17th, 24th,
31st; November 3rd, 10th, 24th; December 8th, 22nd
Peak Season: April 7th (Easter), 14th,21st, 28th; May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th;
June 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th; July 14th, 21st; September 1st, 8th, 15th,
22nd, 29th; October 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th;
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This tour encapsulates the best that Sicily has to offer in 5 days. Ideal for
those with limited time. Sample Sicilian wines, olive oils and traditional
Sicilian fare.
Day 1 Saturday - PalermoWelcome to the warm, beautiful and pleasant island of Sicily! Independent transfer to your hotel.
Tonight you will meet with one of our staff members at the hotel for a briefing. Followed by dinner at a local restaurant. (D)
Day 2 Sunday - Monreale, Palermo, CefalůBreakfast at hotel. Our first stop is Monreale to see where the Arab-Norman art and architecture reached the pinnacle of its glory with the Duomo, launched in 1174 by William II. It represents scenes from the Old and New Testaments all in golden mosaics. Then onto Palermo to explore the lively Capo Market, a large open air street market that captures the flavor ofPalermo's
Saracen Arab past. Capo is a jumble of vendors' stalls, winding
toward the old gate -Porta Carini- of what used to be the city wall. This afternoon we continue
by seeing Piazza Pretoria and Via Maqueda, whose “four corners” converge Palermo at a quartet
of baroque palaces left over from the heyday of Spanish rule dating from 1560. This afternoon
depart for Cefalù, a charming coastal town home to a massive Norman Cathedral with
outstanding mosaics. Here we visit the city centre and stroll down main street to reach the
Cathedral. Later back to Palermo (BB)
Day 3 Monday - Erice, Salt Flats, Olive Oil, Segesta & Winery
 Early departure to tour western Sicily. Our first stop is Erice - a hilltop mediieval town that was settled by the Elymians, and an important religious site associated with the goddess of Venus. Wander through its ancient streets and visit some of the famous homemade pastry shops - world famous for marzipan candies and other delicacies like almond and pistachio pastries. Later we travel to Trapani along the Salt Way Road. We tour the historic salt way road, where the ancient tradition of harvesting salt from the sea is still practiced. Then to an olive oil factory-farmhouse to enjoy a light lunch. This afternoon we continue onto Segesta, one of the major cities of the ancient indigenous Elymian people, to visit the unfinished Doric temple (Admission Fee not included), late 5th century BC, built on a hilltop just outside of the ancient city and has a commanding view of the surrounding area. Then to a local winery to taste Sicilian wine. We then return to Palermo. (BB L)
Day 4 Tuesday - Agrigento & Piazza Armerina
Following breakfast, we depart for Agrigento where we visit the finest of all ancient Greek sites—the complete Doric Temples. Later we continue to Piazza Armerina. This afternoon we view the ruins of the Roman Villa of Casale (Admission Fee: not included). The mosaics discovered here are celebrated among scholars of antiquity. Then we continue to Taormina, the world famous resort town of Sicily. Tonight dinner in a local trattoria. (BB L)
Day 5 Wednesday - Taormina
Today at leisure or Optional Excursion. (BB)
Day 6 Thursday - Taormina/Catania
Time to say goodbye to Sicily. Independent transfer to Catania airport (CTA). (BB)
Meal Legend:
BB Buffet Breakfast L Lunch or Light Lunch D Dinner
Please Note:
This tour is operated only with a Driver-Guide up to 7 people.
The Driver Guide is not a Licensed Tourist Guide --Licensed Tourist Guides are the only professionals, with a Regional license, permitted to conduct visits and tours in all sites and museums within a city -- and he cannot escort you inside the monuments because this is not allowed by Italian Rules.
From 8 people, the tour is operated with a Tour Director. Licensed Tourist Guide are provided on the spot as below specified:
• Monreale & Palermo: maximum 4 hours;
• Agrigento: maximum 2 hours;
• Piazza Armerina: maximum 2 hours
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