Sicilian Adventure

THIS PROGRAM WAS CONCEIVED FOR ACTIVE AND ADVENTUROUS TRAVELLERS THAT

WANT TO GET OFF THE BEATEN PATH

THIS PROGRAM WAS CONCEIVED FOR ACTIVE AND ADVENTUROUS TRAVELLERS, WHO WANT TO GET OFF THE BEATEN PATH, 

TO DO UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES AND HAVE A FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE. MANY THINGS ARE INCLUDED SO THE TOUR, AS IT IS IN

THE PROGRAM, IS NOT CHEAP, BUT OF COURSE  IT IS POSSIBLE TO CHOOSE ONLY SOME OF THEM AND TAKE DIFFERENT HOTELS

TO BRING DOWN THE PRICE AND ALL THE SAME HAVE A MARVELLOUS EXPERIENCE,

, TO DO UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES AND HAVE A FIRST

HAND EXPERIENCE.TAK

Day 1 Palermo

Upon arrival in Sicily, you will be met and greeted by our representative.

Pick-up your car and drive to Palermo, check

in and have a complimentary welcome drink. In the

evening you will enjoy a welcome dinner in a local restaurant.

Accommodation: Hotel Porta Felice

 

Day 2  Palermo –  Monreale – Monte Pellegrino – Mondello

After breakfast you will discover Palermo and Monreale on the

iconic VESPA scooter. After the visit, enjoy the street-food in Palermo

with an expert local guide. In the afternoon you will get

back on your scooter and will head first to Monte Pellegrino

for a visit to S. Rosalia’s sanctuary, and then reach Palermo’s

finest beach, Mondello. After some time to relax or swim, you

will go back to the hotel. Dinner will be on your own.

Accommodation: Hotel Porta Felice

 

Day 3  Castellammare – Cinisi – Zingaro – Segesta

After breakfast you will drive to Castellammare del Golfo

Along the way there is a visit  to “Casa Memoria”, a symbol of the war

against the Mafia. After check-in in your hotel you leave for a walking

tour of the Zingaro natural reserve and there will be the possibility

to relax in some of the most beautiful spots.

You will have lunch during the walk with a lunch box. Get back to the

hotel and after some time at leisure, drive to Segesta natural

thermal area, where you will enjoy a bath in the hot sulfurous

spring waters. Get back to the hotel In the late

afternoon and enjoy a typical BBQ dinner under the stars.

Accommodation: L’Ulivo Blu

 

Day 4  Marsala

After breakfast, you move to Marsala, famous for the

production of the wine with the same name. Check-in and

drive to the Stagnone natural reserve, where you visit

an ancient windmill, used for the sea salt production, and

then sail to Isola Longa. Here you can go birdwatching,

swim and relax in some of the salt pans and have a light

lunch. In the afternoon, we have arranged a visit to a local

winery in order to discover the secrets of the Marsala

wine production, tasting different kinds of it. Back to the

hotel for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: L’Ulivo Blu

 

Day 5  Agrigento

After breakfast, transfer to Agrigento. Along the way, stop

at the astonishing Scala dei Turchi beach for a swim and

relax. After lunch on your own, check-in at the hotel. In the

early afternoon, visit the Valle dei Templi to see some of the

best preserved Greek temples in the world. Afterwards

you have the unique chance to admire a small and colourful

private collection of Sicilian carts. Dinner on your own.

Accommodation: Scala dei Turchi Resort

 

Day 6  Piazza Armerina – Modica

After breakfast, drive to Piazza Armerina

where you visit the amazing Villa Romana del Casale,

where excavations have revealed

some of the finest examples of Roman mosaics worldwide.

After the guided tour and lunch in a local restaurant, drive to Modica,

Check-in at the hotel and in the afternoon

attend a demonstration of the production of the typical Modica chocolate.

A yummy “aperidinner” is included this evening

Accommodation: Palazzo Failla

 

Day 7  Scicli – Modica

After breakfast you head to Scicli,

to visit Gli Aromi, a local farm specialized in the production of fine herbs.

Here you will attend a cooking-show and have lunch

in the greenhouse. Afterwards you will go back to Modica and ride the

iconic FIAT 500, a small vintage car, through the maze of small streets.

Dinner will be on your own this evening.

Accommodation: Palazzo Failla.

 

Day 8  Siracusa

After breakfast drive to Siracusa, once one of the most

powerful ancient Greek cities of the whole Mediterranean area.

After check-in, enjoy a guided walking tour of Ortigia

(old city center of Siracusa), that will lead you through

centuries of art and traditions, from the Greeks, with the

ruins of Apollo’s temple, to the craftmens and the Jewish

districts, which testify a past of great integration with Sicily and the Sicilians.

After lunch in a local restaurant and some time at leisure,

sail to visit and dive in some of the most attractive sea

caves of the area. Dinner on your own.

Accommodation: Alla Giudecca.

 

Day 9  Catania – Taormina

After breakfast, you drive to Catania. After a walking

tour of the city center, have an included lunch in the

bustling Pescheria market. In the afternoon,

after the hotel check-in, drive to Taormina, passing by the enchanting

Isola Bella, and visit the charming hill town and the still used

Greek-Roman theater. Back to Catania and dinner on your own.

Accommodation: Romano House

 

Day 10  Etna – Alcantara

After breakfast the tour will go to Mount Etna, the tallest active

volcano in Europe, where you will visit the place riding on quads. After some

fun through the forest and the lava fields, reach the Alcantara

river for a body rafting excursion.

Afterwards you have a light lunch in a local farm on the slopes of the volcano.

Back to the hotel in the early afternoon you will have some

time to relax and to prepare yourselves for the farewell dinner.

Accommodation: Romano House.

 

Day 11  Departure

Transfer to Catania airport and return to cities of origin.

Useful information

Price based  on two people travelling together

Per person in doubleroom

2.970,00 €

 

Price based  on four people travelling together

Per person in doubleroom

 2.230,00 €

 

Single room supplement

470,00 €

What is included

  • Car rental fee for 10 days (Group N1, SUV or SW)*
  • English speaking assistant for transfer in/out
  • 10 nights at the hotels according to itinerary
  • Meals as indicated in the day per day program
  • Water, 1 glass of wine and coffe for all the included meals
  • Wine tasting in Marsala and on Etna
  • English speaking licensed local guide: full day Palermo and Monreale – Monte Pellegrino and Mondello + half day Valley of the Temples in Agrigento + half day Piazza Armerina + half day Ortigia.
  • Activities as in the day per day program
  • Entrance fee for all the included sites
  • Vespa scooter; vintage Fiat 500 and Quad rental

What is not included

  • All not mentioned as included
  • Tips and personal extras
  • City tax to be paid at the hotels. The tax varies from town to town.

The car rental rate includes

  • Unlimited mileage
  • Third party liability
  • C.D.W. (with penalty)
  • T.L.W. (with penalty)
  • 16% Airport downtown charges
  • Road Tax
  • VAT at 22%
  • GPS Navigation System
  • Printed list with a day by day GPS coordinates

Not included

  • Damage Penalty
  • Theft Penalty
  • Refueling service charge of € 20,00 + Airport/downtown charges + VAT
  • Fines, fuel, extra charges, local tax on extra charges, anything not expressly included above
  • Baby and child seats, ski racks: € 34,00 + Airport/downtown charges + VAT per rental

 

The Jumo temple in Agrigento

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