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 SIT Package Highlights include:Small size group: Maximum 25 clients
• Taormina: Three nights accommodation, sea view rooms
• Palermo: Three nights accommodation
• Daily Buffet breakfast
• Taormina: one dinner at a local restaurant with set group menù;
• Siracusa: one light lunch at local restaurant with set group menù;
• Palermo: one dinner in a local trattoria with set group menu;
• One light lunch at olive oil factory/farmhouse with tasting of typical local
dishes;
• One visit to Sicilian cellar with Sicilian wine tasting;
• 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 include • Intercontinental Flight
• Gratuities to Tour Director/Driver-Guide, Local Guide and Driver
• Porterage at airport
• Luggage handling fee at hotel
• Tips
• Beverages and meals not mentioned in the program
• Travel Insurance
• Return Airport Transfers
• City taxes
• Admission fees payable directly on the spot
• Optional Excursions
• Licensed local guide if less than 8 people on the tour
Price per person fromLow Season: January 16 - March 26, November 5 - December 10
Double/Twin share $1586 Single $2032 High Season: April 2 - October 29
Double/Twin share $1745 Single $2191
* supplement for Easter departure April 2nd $191 per person
Departure DatesFrom Taormina (Mondays):
January 16th, 30th; February 13th, 27th; March 12th, 26th; April
2nd (Easter), 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th; May 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th; June 4th, 11th, 18th,
25th; July 2nd, 9th, 16th; August 27th; September 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th; October 1st, 8th, 15th,
22nd, 29th; November 5th, 12th; December 3rd, 10th
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A comprehensive tour exploring the historical sites of Sicily whilst savouring
local wines and culinary delights. This tour gives you an insight into
the Sicilian culture and way of life.
Day 1 Monday - Catania/TaorminaWelcome to the warm, beautiful and pleasant island of Sicily! Independent transfer to your hotel In Taormina. Day is at leisure.
Day 2 Tuesday - TaorminaToday is at leisure or Optional Excursion. Tonight we meet our tour escort at the hotel for a short briefing, followed by dinner at a local restaurant. (D)
Day 3 Wednesday - Siracusa
Today we depart for Siracusa, founded by colonists from Cornith in 735 B.C. and once the most important competitor to Athens. On arrival stroll through the streets of Ortygia Island, the heart of the city center. Light lunch at local restaurant. This afternoon visit through the Archaeological Park (Admission Fee: not included) highlights the Greek Theatre, the Roman Amphitheatre and the Paradise Quarry. Later we return to Taormina. (BB L)
Day 4 Thursday - Piazza Armerina, Agrigento, Palermo
Following breakfast, we will drive through the interior of Sicily to reach Piazza Armerina where we will view the ruins of the Roman Villa of Casale (Admission Fee: not included). The mosaics discovered here are celebrated among scholars of antiquity. This afternoon continue to Agrigento. This afternoon we will visit the finest of all ancient Greek sites—the complete Doric Temples (Admission Fee: not included). Then we will continue to Palermo, the capital of Sicily.
Tonight dinner in a local trattoria. (BB D)
Day 5 Friday - Erice, Salt Way Road, SegestaEarly departure to tour western Sicily where we reach Erice uptown. The Elymians settled the medieval town of Erice, which was an important religious site associated with the goddess 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 on the Salt Way Road. We tour the historic salt pans, 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 6 Saturday - Monreale, Palermo, Cefalů
Breakfast 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 of Palermo's Saracen Arab past. Capo is a blend of general confusion and 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 Cefalů, a charming coastal town home to a massive Norman Cathedral with outstanding mosaics. Here we visit the city center and stroll down main street to reach the Cathedral. Later we return to Palermo (BB)
Day 7 Sunday - Palermo
Time to say goodbye to Sicily. Independent transfer to Palermo airport (PMO). (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 - 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 in Monreale & Palermo: maximum 4 hours;
Agrigento: maximum 2 hours; Siracusa: maximum 4 hours.
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