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"Occidentia" Western Sicily tour


Short tour of Western Sicily

Starting in Palermo and finishing in Catania
Guaranteed departures on Saturdays from Palermo
Land package only
. 5 days / 4 nights



Western Sicily tour

2008 guaranteed departures

March
01, 08, 15, 22, 29

April
05, 12, 19, 26

May
03, 10. 17, 24, 31

June
07, 14, 21, 28

July
05

August
23, 30

September
06, 13, 20, 27

October
04, 11, 18, 25

"Western Sicily" tour at a glance


Price: from Euro 480 per person (double occupancy). Euro 610 (single occupancy). 3rd bed reduction 5% reduction
Easter departure supplement: Euro 75 per person

Tour type first class budget sightseeing tour. English speaking tour escort and licensed tour guides.

Tour duration 5 days/ 4 nights Palermo (2 nights), Marsala (1 night), Catania (1 night)

Tour destination Western Sicily but ending in Catania

Activities Sightseeing (western Sicily), wine tasting

Hotels for this tour: PALERMO: HOTEL AI CAVALIERI**** (or similar), MARSALA: HOTEL BAGLIO ONETO**** (or similar), CATANIA: HOTEL VILLA DEL BOSCO**** (or similar)

Meal details for this tour: 4 breakfasts, 4 dinners

Tour highlights Palermo, Monreale, Segesta, Erice, Marsala, , Valley of the Temples, Roman Villa

Season spring, summer, autumn

"Western Sicily " tour: detailed itinerary

 

Day 1: Palermo arrival
Dinner and overnight. Transfer from airport not included but available on request
(Dinner included)

Day 2: Palermo - Monreale- Palermo
Buffet breakfast at your hotel. In the morning visit of the town of Palermo that includes: the Palatine Chapel, the Cathedral of Palermo. Continue to Monreale to visit the Cathedral and its Cloister. Lunch at your own. In the afternoon, time at leisure to enjoy this Sunday afternoon in the Sicilian capital or possibility to participate to an optional excursion (to be paid locally) to Cefalù where we will visit the famous Cathedral and Castelbuono, a beautiful village on the Madonie mountains which will give us a slide of the Sicilian inland’s way of life. Return to Palermo. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

(Breakfast and dinner included
)

Day 3: Segesta - Erice - Marsala
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and then departure to Segesta to visit the Doric Temple placed on a hill surrounded by beautiful landscapes. After the visit we will keep on the medieval village of Erice, viewing the city of Trapani. Erice will draw our attention thanks to the tiny and stony medieval streets. Time at leisure for lunch. We will then continue to Trapani to view the salt windmills and then to Marsala. We will close this exciting day with a special dinner, but before that we will be delighted by a wine tasting of the well-known Marsala wine.
(Breakfast and dinner included
)

Day 4: Piazza Armerina – Agrigento - Catania
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and departure to Agrigento where we will visit the amazing Valley of the Temples, keeping in their stone the weight of an important history. These Temples are better preserved than the Temples in Greece. Continue to Piazza Armerina. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon visit by your own the Roman Villa del Casale famous for its more than 3500 sqm of well preserved mosaics. After the visit continue to Catania. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
(Breakfast and dinner included
)

Day 5: Departure
Buffet breakfast at your hotel. End of the tour
(Breakfast included
)


What is includedWhat is not included


Welcome cocktail
2 nights in a 4 star hotel in a 4 star hotel in Palermo
1 night in a 4 star hotel in Marsala
1 night in a 4 star hotel in Catania
4 buffet breakfasts, 4 dinners at hotel
wine tasting

Deluxe motorcoach (our motorcoaches are ISO UNI 9001 certificated)
English speaking tour escort
Local guides where necessary
Portarage at hotels




Airport transfers
airfare
admission tickets
beverages at meals
Meals not specified
tips and gratuities

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