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Charm Tour 1st day: Saturday - Palermo Arrival at Palermo airport in the morning and transfer to the hotel in the town centre. In the early afternoon meet your guide and the rest of the group, welcome drink. Visit Palermo highlights, Monreale Cathedral and its golden mosaics, the Benedictine Cloister. Evening at leisure. Overnight stay. 2nd day: Sunday - Cefalù and Castelbuono Breakfast. Departure for Cefalu and visit the beautiful town centre on the sea and the Norman Cathedral. Continue to Castelbuono and visit the town. Free time for lunch before driving back to Palermo. Dinner included in the hotel. 3rd day: Monday - Segesta and Erice Breakfast. Departure to Segesta and visit the lonely temple of the 5th century BC. Visit medieval Erice with its cobbled streets and the famous pastry shops. Visit Marsala and a winery with tasting of three different kinds of wine. Dinner and overnight stay in Palermo. 4th day: Tuesday - Selinunte and Castelvetrano Breakfast. Departure for Selinunte, visit the archeological area and the Temples. Visit an oil press in Castelvetrano and sample the award winning olive oil. Light lunch included. Dinner and overnight stay in a village in the area of Agrigento. 5th day: Wednesday - Agrigento and Piazza Armerina Breakfast. Visit the Archaeological area of the Valley of the Temples. Continue to Piazza Armerina and visit the UNESCO site of the Roman Villa dating the 3rd century a.d. Before reaching the hotel, take a walk through the historic centre of Ibla with several baroque churches. Accommodation at hotel in Modica. Dinner and overnight stay. 6th day: Thursday - Siracusa and Taormina Breakfast. Departure for Siracusa, visit the Greek theatre, the Roman amphitheatre and the island -city of Ortygia with the Cathedral and the Arethusa Fountain. Transfer at the hotel in Taormina. Dinner and overnight stay. 7th day: Friday - Etna and Taormina Breakfast. Excursion to Mount Etna up to 6.500 feet, visit of the extinct Silvestri side craters. Afternoon visit of Taormina ( Roman Theatre and historic centre ) and the charming village of Castelmola. Farewell dinner. Overnight stay. 8th day- Saturday Breakfast. End of services with the transfer to the airport of Catania (or optional stay in Taormina).
Selected Hotels Centrale Palace (Palermo) Charming guest farm in the Agrigento area Palazzo Failla (Modica ) Excelsior Palace (Taormina) THE PRICE INCLUDES: - tour 8 days/7 nts in air-conditioned new Mercedes car/minivan - 7 nts accomodation in double room with private bathroom - half board, from the breakfast of the 2nd day to the breakfast of the 8th day - authorized, licensed driver-guide (English speaking) - pastry tasting - wine tasting in a winery - olive tasting - cheese tasting - Transfers from the airport of Palermo and to the airport of Catania THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: - beverages at meals - Entrance fees - tips and any extras Travel agents are invited to contact us for rates.
Sicily in Your Pocket 1st day: Friday - Palermo Independent arrival at Palermo airport in the morning and transfer on your own at Hotel Villa D'Amato (3 star). Early afternoon Palermo sightseeing. The sightseeing continue to Monreale. Visit of the cathedral with its impressive mosaics and the Benedictine Cloister. Overnight at the hotel. 2nd day: Saturday - Palermo, Erice After breakfast at the hotel time for leisure. In the afternoon departure to Erice, enchanting medieval village on top of the homonymous hill. Visit of the town. In the late afternoon transfer to Selinunte. Overnight at the Hotel Admeto (3 star). 3rd day: Sunday - Selinunte, Agrigento, San Michele di Ganzaria After breakfast, visit of the archaeological site of Selinunte. Possibility of a mini-tour by electric car (golf carts) inside the archaeological park. Transfer to Agrigento to visit the famous Valley of the temples. Proceed to San Michele di Ganzaria. Overnight at the Hotel Pomara (3 stars). 4th day: Monday - San Michele di Ganzaria, Piazza Armerina, Taormina Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Piazza Armerina for the visit of the Roman "Villa del Casale", with its 3,500 square metres of mosaics, recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. At the end transfer to Taormina and overnight at the Hotel Bay Palace (3 star). 5th day: Tuesday - Mount Etna After breakfast, departure to the Etna. Possibility to catch the Cable way. With its 135 km. perimeter and height of 3,340 meters above sea level, Mt. Etna is the result of a multitude of geological events which have taken place over the course of tens of thousands of years. Accommodation and overnight at the hotel in Taormina. 6th day: Wednesday - Taormina Breakfast at the hotel. Day at your leisure with lots of suggestions from us to spend it in the best way. 7th day: Friday - Catania airport Breakfast at the hotel . Transfer on your own to Catania airport. PRICE PER PERSON: € 790,00 per person in double room (except June and October) - Single supplement €150 per person. June departure: € 855 per person - Single supplement €150 per person. October departure: € 845 per person - Single suppl. €150,00 per person. THE PRICE INCLUDES: 6 nights accommodation the indicated hotels or in similar hotels 1 dinner at the Hotel Admeto 1 olive oil tasting (Castelvetrano) 1 wine tasting (in the Etna area) Transportation and visits as per itinerary (arrival/departure trsf not included). Means of transportation size will vary accordingly with number of participants from a van to a 16 seat minibus. The tour will operate with a minimum of 6 participants and a maximum of 20 participants. (Itinerary may slightly vary while maintaining visits and planned stopovers in case the scheduled sites should be not accessible for any reason alternative visits will be guaranteed ) The tour is entirely escorted exclusively in English by a professional guide (a driver/tour escort or driver and a tour escort will escort the tour) Parking, tolls, vat according to the eurot rates. Driver and tour escort expenses. THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Entrance fees Meals and beverages (except for the mentioned meals) Airport Arrival/Departure transfer Private transfer available on request. Tips, porterage and personal extras and everything not expressly mentioned at "The price includes." To top of page | |||||||||||||||||||||
