Private 8-Days Tour of Sicily - Discover Unesco Treasures of the Island
On this private trip you will visit the beauties of Eastern Sicily.
A mix of greak ruins, baroque buildings, charming villages, sicilian countryside and tasting of traditonal and organic food with Etna wine. One week around UNESCO heritage sites with our licensed tour guides.
8 Days / 7 Nights visiting Taormina, Godfather Villages, Mt. Etna, Noto, Marzamemi, Syracuse, Ragusa(Ibla), Modica and Piazza Armerina;
Accommodation in Centrally located 4* Hotels
Overnights: 3 in Taormina; 2 in Syracuse; 2 in Ragusa.
Transfers in 8 seats A/C Minivan or car(it depends on how big your group is)
7 Tours/Activities with Licensed Local Guide.
The staff will be at your disposal at all times - H24
ItineraryDay 1: Arrival Day in Catania airportStop At: Taormina, Taormina, Province of Messina, Sicily
Upon arrival at Catania airport, the driver will wait you in according to your arrival flight details and bring you in Taormina. After placing your luggage at the hotel and a few hours of rest, we will begin the walking tour in historic center of Taormina. Your professional guide meet you in hotel for a private walking tour of the town. You will walk in the main street "Corso Umberto", see important sights and monuments. You will also discover the small and characteristic streets of Taormina full of the smells of flowers. At the end of the walking tour, you have a dinner with traditional organic food and local wine. Overnight in Taormina
Duration: 4 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight in centrally located 4 stars hotel in Taormina
Day 2: Private Tour of Mount Etna with Lunch and Wine Tasting at Etna WineryStop At: Mount Etna, 95030 Catania, Sicily Italy
After breakfast, your friendly private English-speaking guide will bring you in the the highest active volcano in Europe. Our first stop will be in Zafferana Etnea, small charming village on Etna slope, famous with its honey, where you will taste local honey, olive oils, wines and liqueurs. Then continue to ascend Etna and see the Cyclops cave before reaching "Rifugio Sapienza" station at 1900mt where you will walk around famous Silvestri Craters.
After visiting Mt Etna, the guide will bring you to one of the best wineries on Etna slope. You will have a tour of the estate and visit the cellars, while the owner explains you all about the wine making process and the history of this family-run winery. Then you will have traditional Sicilian lunch of locally produced cheeses, salami, prosciutto, sausages, cous-cous and other. A professional sommelier will offer you 5 glasses of Sicilian Etna DOC red and white wines.
Overnight in Taormina.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Oro d'Etna, Via San Giacomo 135, 95019 Zafferana Etnea, Sicily Italy
Tasting of local honey, olive oils, other products with wines and liqueurs.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Gambino Winery, Contrada Petto Dragone SNC, 95015 Linguaglossa, Sicily Italy
After the tour of Mount Etna your guide will bring you at one of the best Etna wineries where you will have tour of the cellar followed by lunch and wine tasting with explanations from a private sommelier.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight in centrally located 4 stars hotel in Taormina
Day 3: Private Godfather Tour with Lunch at Fish RestaurantStop At: Bar Vitelli, Piazza Fossia 7, 98038 Savoca, Sicily Italy
First stop is Savoca, an unspoilt medieval town near Taormina that acted as stand-in for Corleone where Michael was hiding out during the "going to the mattresses" time. Here you will visit Bar Vitelli that looks exactly the way it did in the movie, and see the exact spot where Al Pacino informed Apollonia's father that his name was Michael Corleone, and that "there are people who'd pay a lot of money for that information, but then your daughter would lose a father instead of gaining a husband".
Then you will walk to an ancient church of Santa Lucia, where Michael and Apollonia were married kneeling in the doorway. Then follow the same path down the hill that the newlyweds did, and visit another old church dating back to the 13th century. Walking along the fabulous streets of Savoca, you will finish the tour at the square where there was the party later the wedding and Micheal danced with Apollonia.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Forza d'Agro, Forza d'Agro, Province of Messina, Sicily
The tour will continue in Forza d'Agro, another stunning hilltop town with a "Godfather" connection. You will walk the abandoned streets ("Where have all men gone-" - "They're dead from vendettas"), explore the historic square and see the pictures from the movie, visit ancient churches, see the square where young Vito Andolini (later Vito Corleone) escaped from Don Ciccio's men hidden in a basket on a donkey's back, and the house where was born Vito Andolini. Walk up to see the remains of a 12th century Norman castle, admire delightful panoramic view of the Ionian coastline, and get a flavor of the Sicilian pastoral lifestyle remained unchanged since the ancient times.
Then, you will have lunch at one of the best fish restaurants in Sicily where you will enjoy more than 10 traditional Sicilian fish dishes with local red and white wines, and liqueurs.
Duration: 3 hours
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• Lunch: Fish restaurant where you will taste many kinds of traditional fish dishes cooked according to ancient sicilian recipes
Accommodation included: Overnight in centrally located 4 stars hotel in Taormina
Day 4: Private Walking Tour of Siracusa and Private Boat Tour of Ortigia IslandStop At: Isola di Ortigia, Isola di Ortigia, Syracuse, Province of Syracuse, Sicily
We leave from Taormina to arrive in Syracuse in two hours. After placing your luggage in the hotel and an hour of relaxation, we go to have lunch in a typical Sicilian restaurant. After lunch, the local licensed tour guide will take you to discover the island of Ortigia, old historic center of Syracuse, one of the most beautiful and ancient places in the world.During the 2-hour private walking tour of Ortigia you will see the Greek Apollo Temple, the Cathedral Square - world heritage site with its bright limestone buildings, the Cathedral - the most important baroque monument in Sicily, Palazzo Beneventano - in the past a site for the senate of the city, St. Lucy Church - Norman monument of 15th century dedicated to the patron saint of Syracuse. The tour then continues to Arethusa Fountain. Finshed walking tour you have a one hour of private boat tour of Island with aperitif. Free evening in scenic Siracusa.
Overnight in Siracusa
Duration: 5 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight in centrally located 4 stars hotel in Siracusa(Ortigia)
Day 5: Noto "The baroc capital of Sicily" and MarzamemiStop At: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto, Sicily Italy
After breakfast in Hotel, today will visit Noto(Unesco Heritage). At 10am meet your private licensed guide in front the hotel and move to scenic Noto, one of the most beautiful cities in Italy with a very interesting, sometimes tragic, story. You will enter the historic center of Noto through the "Royal Gate" Porta Reale, and start your private walking tour. With your guide explaining you about history, culture and lifestyle of Noto, you will see important monuments and beautiful ancient churches and other beautiful sights. At the end of the tour you will have a tradional lunch in the historic center of Noto.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: 96018 Marzamemi, Free municipal consortium of Syracuse, Italy
After lunch in Noto, you arrive in 30 minutes in Marzamemi small and authentic village dates back to the Arab rule in Sicily of the 10th century. There you will test sicilian granita. Free evening and overnight in Siracusa.
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Overnight in centrally located 4 stars hotel in Siracusa(Ortigia)
Day 6: Ragusa: Unesco World Heritage Stop At: Ragusa Ibla, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy
After the breakstast it's time to say goodbye to Syracuse and
start a two-hour trip to get to the city of Ragusa Then we start walking tour of Ragusa with a local guide. Ragusa is World Heritage by UNESCO "Representing the culmination and final flowering of Baroque art in Europe". The city is divided into two towns: Ragusa Ibla (lower old town) and Ragusa Superiore (upper town). In Ibla you will discover to many baroque buildings, like the Duomo di San Giorgio, a grand church with paintings and stained-glass windows and other important monuments. At the end of the tour your guide will show you the art workshop. Here the owner will explain how the characteristic "Sicilian Carts" were once built and painted. Then lunch sicilian "Trattoria". Free evening in Ragusa.
Duration: 4 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight in Hotel 4 stars in Ragusa
Day 7: The magnificent Modica with tradional sicilian lunch Stop At: Modica, Modica, Province of Ragusa, Sicily
Today, after breakfast in Hotel, the direction is the magnificent Modica: an attractive historic town in south-eastern Sicily, one of the area's UNESCO-listed Baroque towns. Modica is a large and busy, authentically sicilian town with a feudal identity, "the country of Modica", from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century. In this walking easy tour with your private licensed guide you will visit a remarkable number of impressive churches, including two grand Baroque cathedrals: the Duomo di San Pietro and Duomo of San Giorgio. Modica is famous all over the world for its chocolate. During the tour you will visit the musuem of chocolate with tasting. At the end of the tour, lunch in tradional restaurant. Free evening in charming Ragusa.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Museo del Cioccolato di Modica, Corso Umberto I 149 Palazzo della Cultura, 97015, Modica, Sicily Italy
During the tour you will visit the musuem of chocolate. During the visit to the museum there will also be a demonstration of how Modica chocolate was produced in ancient times. At the end of the demonstration there will be a chocolate tasting.
Duration: 40 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight in centrally located 4 stars hotel in Ragusa
Day 8: Departure day - Transfer to Catania airportStop At: Catania, Catania, Province of Catania, Sicily
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Catania airport based on return flight details
Duration: 45 minutes
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No accommodation included on this day.
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Minimum drinking age is 18 years"
"Stroller accessible"
"Infant seats available"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Duration: 8 Days
Start location: Vincenzo Bellini Catania Airport, Via Fontanarossa, 95121 Catania CT, Italy
Traveler pickup is offered
Traveler pickup available.
Pick up at Catania airport "Fontanarossa - Vincenzo Bellini" based on arrival flight details
The return will be at Catania airport "Fontanarossa - Vincenzo Bellini" according to the details of your flight
Airports- Fontanarossa Airport, Catania, Sicily Italy
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Cancellations and refunds:
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
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