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Archaeological Tour
ITINERARY (7 nights/8 days):
Malta (2 nights) Taormina (3 nights)
Agrigento (1 night) Palermo (1 night)
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If you are looking
for a small size, Collective Tour with guaranteed departures,
Escorted, English speaking only, 4 star properties, visit to the main Sicilian
and Maltese
Highlights, Limited to maximum 20 people
... this is the Tour you are looking for...
Rate from
Eur 1.590,00
per person in double/twin occupancy
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Day 1 (Saturday): Malta
Welcome to the warm, beautiful and pleasant island of Malta! Upon arrival at
Malta airport please proceed through the Passport Control and collect your
luggage inside the customs area. Driver will transfer you to hotel.
Day 2 (Sunday): Malta
There are many temple sites around the Maltese Islands and our tour includes
a visit to two important sites. We start with a visit to Hagar Qim. This
temple site circa, 3300BC, is particularly interesting as it has the largest
and heaviest megaliths, some weighing a staggering 20 tons. Hagar Qim is
located in the south west of the island, surrounded by stunning scenery. Our
second temple is the Tarxien Temple site, this was the first site to be
scientifically excavated and it is unique as it has a complex of four
temples on one site, spirals and animals in relief, the largest colossal
statue in the world, 2.8 meters high known to be of the Goddess of
Fertility. Our local guide will provide an insight to this interesting
period with detailed on-site tours. You will also visit the Ghar Dalam cave,
which means the 'dark cave'. Ghar Dalam is a huge cavern and a repository of
fossilized dwarf elephants, hippopotami, gigantic land tortoises and other
extinct species that roamed the island some 250,000 years ago. Evidence here
shows that Malta was once connected to Sicily…A this stage our tour comes to
an end and we return to your hotel. This afternoon is at leisure to explore
the town on your own. (BB)
Day 3 (Monday): Malta/Catania/Taormina
Time to say goodbye to Malta while we are transferred to the airport/port.
Independent flight (www.airmalta.com)/ferry
to Catania, Sicily. Upon arrival at Catania airport/port you will meet the
driver and transfer to your hotel in Taormina. (BB)
Day 4 (Tuesday): Taormina/Syracuse/Taormina
Today we leave for Syracuse. Upon arrival we will visit the magnificent
Archaeological Park where we will admire the 5th-century BC Greek Theatre,
the stone quarries, the Roman Amphitheatre and the Paradise Quarry. Later we
will walk through the island of Ortygia, the picturesque and densely built
original center of Syracuse. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. This
afternoon we drive back to Taormina. (BB L)
Day 5 (Wednesday): Taormina
Today at leisure to relax, shop or OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS (optional excursions details are available on
request) (BB)
Day 6 (Thursday): Taormina/Piazza Armerina/Agrigento
Following breakfast, we will drive through the interior of Sicily to reach
Piazza Armerina where we will view the ruins of the Roman Villa of Casale.
The mosaics discovered here are celebrated among scholars of antiquity. This
afternoon continue to Agrigento where we will visit the finest of all
ancient Greek sites—the complete Doric Temples. Dinner at local restaurant.
After dinner, we enjoy an orientation tour of Agrigento by night to admire
the Illuminated Temples. (BB D)
Day 7 (Friday): Agrigento/Marsala Winery/Salt Way
Road/Erice/Palermo
Today we tour western Sicily and begin in Marsala. The town is the most
famous wine producer on the entire island. Upon arrival, we transfer to a
local winery and visit the cellars. Enjoy a Farewell Cocktail with snacks
and wines. Following this visit, we reach the lovely Trapani province where
we will admire the Salt Way Road and Sicilian windmills. Then continue on to
the medieval hillside town of Erice. Upon arrival, walk through the town to
reach the Castle built upon the remnants of the Venus Temple. Afterwards, we
stop at a local pastry shop to taste the typical marzipans and almond
pastries. Time at leisure. This afternoon we will drive to Palermo for our
last night in Sicily. (BB FC)
Day 8 (Saturday): Palermo apt
Time to say goodbye to Sicily. Then transfer to Palermo airport. (BB)
Meal Legend: BB Buffet Breakfast
L Lunch FC Farwell Cocktail D Dinner
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