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Private
tours.
Private small size group size
tours. Departure at any time all year round
Sicily
sightseeing tours
Cultural and artistic tours. Covering the island's art, history,
archeology , culture.
Weekly departure all year round
Sicily
food and wine tours
Gourmet tours including cooking classes and wine tasting
Sicily
walking tours
Aeolian Islands too. From moderate to strenuous
Sicily
cycling tours
Biking tours of Sicily
Last
minute tours
departures
still availabl
Sicily
group excursions
Join a day tour.
Scheduled day trips
in Sicily with pick up from hotels/accommodation
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Sicilian landscape
tour. Tour of Sicily
Travel
through a landscape of extraordinary and uncontaminated
beauty, of softly undulating mountains, volcanos
and hills, olive groves and vineyards following ancient
trails
laid by hermits, saints, peasants and pilgrims.
Visit celebrated Medieval, Roman, Greek, Arab towns which
retain the hauntingly primeval qualities of their past,
and provide intriguing glimpses of the ancient world.
Days are spent high in the Volcano mountains, or simply
immersed in the unsurpassed beauty of patterned fields and
hilltop towns
that give Sicily its characteristic charm.
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Saturday
departures dates
March 8
March 22
April 5
April 12
April 26 Sat
May 17
May 24
May 31
June 14
June 28
July 12
September
13
September
27
October 11
October 25
November 8
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Tour at a glance
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Price
Euro
1895 (double occupancy) Euro 2145 (single occupancy) 3rd
Bed Reduction: Euros 60,00
Tour
type first class tour. English speaking driver
Tour
duration 8 days/ 7 nights Palermo (2 nights),
Taormina (3 nights), Agrigento (1 night),
Palermo (1 night)
Tour
destination Sicily
Activities
Sightseeing. Admiring and contemplating "off the
beaten track" Sicilian landscapes
Hotels
for this tour: (may be replaced with same category)
Palermo Hotel Politeama Agrigento Hotel Della
Valle Taormina Hotel Lido Caparena
Meal
details for this tour:
8 Breakfasts, 3 lunches (or light lunches),
4 dinners
Tour
highlights Palermo, Corleone, Ficuzza nature reserve,
Cefalù, Nebrodi Park San Fratello, Cesarò
and Randazzo, Ancient Necropolis of Pantalica, Mount Etna
Jeep Ride, Caltagirone Sicilian Pottery, Agrigento's Valley
of the Temples and the Kolymbetra Park, Sant'Angelo Muxaro
Bread, Pizza making
Season
April to October 14 departures
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| Tour
itinerary at a glance |
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Day
1 (Saturday) Palermo
arrival
Day
2 (Sunday) Corleone and Ficuzza Natural Park
Corleone
one of the attractive places in the environ of Palermo, known
primarily as the birthplace of Mafia. The name of the town
was used as the adopted surname of the title character in
Francis Ford Coppola's movie, The Godfather.
Ficuzza, a nature reserve and small hamlet
Day
3 (Monday) Cefalù & Nebrodi Park
Cefalù,
a charming coastal town with medieval streets and delightful
view overlooking a rocky coast.
Nebrodi
Park nature reserve: immense forests full of majestic
trees. Visit San Fratello, Cesarò and Randazzo
Drive across the northen slopes of Mount Etna
Day
4 (Tuesday) The rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
(In case of bad weather forecast we will exchange this
excursion with Syracuse)
Visit one of the largest and beautiful prehistoric necropolis
in the world, now Unesco world heritage site.
Anapo valley, an extraordinary landscape comprising
a succession of gorges defined by vertical cliffs, lemon trees
and white limestones.
Day
5 (Wednesday) Mount Etna in Jeep Ride
Jeep
ride to the slopes of Mt. Etna. Weather and volcanic conditions
permitting, experience lava fields and incredible view of
Europe’s highest and most active volcano.
Day
6 (Thursday) Caltagirone, Agrigento Temples and the wonderful
Kolymbetra Park
Caltagirone,
one of the important town for Sicilian pottery and ceramics.
Agrigento. one of the most important centres of ancient
Greek civilization. See the Valley of the Temples, Unesco
world heritage site, and the Kolymbetra Garden
Day
7 (Friday) Sant'Angelo Muxaro, country Bread, Pizza &
Cooking Experience
Sant’Angelo
Muxaro, typical Sicilian village, on a lonely hill. Bread,
pizza and cooking demonstration with Donna Concetta
Day
8 (Saturday) Palermo departure
Tour
itinerary in detail
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| What
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What
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* Palermo: Three nights accommodation in First
class Hotel, standard room
* Agrigento: One night accommodation in First
class Hotel, standard room
* Taormina: Three nights accommodation in First
class Hotel, standard room no sea-view
* Buffet continental breakfast daily
* Deluxe Vehicle-Mini-Coach with Air Conditioning,
no toilet
* English speaking Tour Director/Driver as per
program
* Welcome cocktail
* Welcome Dinner with group set-menù, 3
course
* Two dinners at Hotel with group set-menù,
3 course
* One light lunch at ancient rail station with
group set menù
* One group Etna jeep ride
* One light lunch at Etna farmouse with group
set menù
* One cooking pizza and bread course in Sant'Angelo
Muxaro
* One light lunch in Sant'Angelo Muxaro with group
set menù
* All sightseeing, tasting and excursions as specified
in the itinerary
* Hotel & City Taxes
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*Intercontinental Flight
*Gratuities to Tour Director and Driver
* Porterage at airport
* Baggage Handling of one piece of luggage at hotel
* Beverages and meals not mentioned in the program
* Admission fee for all sites and other activities
as per itinerary
* Arrival/Departure airport transfers
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