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Sicily Short Tour

ITINERARY (3 nights/4 days):

Agrigento (1 night) Ragusa (1 night)

FEATURED PROPERTIES IN THIS TOUR:

3 star

Palermo         Hotel Joli

Taormina       Hotel Isabella

4 Star

Palermo         Hotel Mercure Palermo Centro

Taormina       Hotel Villa Diodoro

First Class

Palermo         Hotel Plaza Opera

Taormina       Hotel Montetauro

Luxury

Palermo         Hotel Wagner

Taormina       San Domenico Palace Hotel

Hotel may be substituted with similar category

Palermo (1 night) Taormina (2 nights)

Season: 2009 all year around

Black Out:  Christmas, Easter, New Year

Departures from Palermo:

Daily, all year around

This tour is PRIVATE, organized using an English speaking driver escort. You have to visit monuments unaccompanied. The driver escort provides basic historical information to prepare you to visit sites independently, but is not a licensed local guide (and by Italian Law cannot accompany clients inside sites). If you need the Licensed Local Guide, you must pay a surcharge and we will arrange for local guide to meet you directly on the spot.

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Day 1: Palermo
Welcome to the warm, beautiful and pleasant island of Sicily! Upon arrival at Palermo airport please proceed through the Passport Control and collect your luggage inside the customs area. Outside of customs, you will find the driver waiting holding a sign with your full name. Transfer to the hotel. This afternoon at leisure to explore the town on your own or shop.

Day 2: Palermo/Caltagirone/Taormina
Following breakfast we will explore the lively Capo Market, a large open street market that captures the flavor of Palermo's Saracen Arab past. Capo is a blend of general confusion and a jumble of vendors' stalls, winding toward the old gate (Porta Carini) of what used to be the city wall. We continue by seeing Piazza Pretoria and Via Maqueda, whose “four corners” converge Palermo at a quartet of baroque palaces left over from the heyday of Spanish rule dating from 1560. This afternoon we will drive through the interior of Sicily to reach the charming Caltagirone—a town important for Sicilian pottery and ceramics. We will walk through the city center and climb the famous steps decorated with local and colored ceramics. Time at leisure for shopping in the Sicilian ceramic shops. Later, we will continue to Taormina, the resort town of Sicily. (BB)

Day 3: Taormina
All day long at leisure to explore the town on your own or OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS (BB)

Day 4: Taormina/Catania airport (CTA)
Time to say goodbye to Sicily as we are transferred to Catania Airport (CTA) for our return flight. (BB)

Meal Legend: BB Buffet Breakfast L Lunch D Dinner

Prices are Per Person, EUR, Land Only, and Double/TWIN Occupancy

The rate is based on a minimum of 2 people

** DUS: Double for single use

What is Included:

ü       One main round trip airport Transfers for services done between 8:00AM to 7:00PM

ü       Palermo: One night accommodation

ü       Taormina: Two nights accommodation

ü       Daily breakfast buffet

ü       Car/Van with air conditioning

ü       English speaking Driver Escort as per program

ü       All sightseeing and excursions as specified in the itinerary

ü       Baggage Handling of one piece of luggage at hotel

ü       Hotel & City Taxes

What is NOT Included:

ü       Intercontinental Flight

ü       Gratuities to Driver Escort

ü       Porterage at airport

ü       Local Guide

ü       Beverages and meals not mentioned in the program

ü       Travel Insurance

ü       Airport Transfers between 8:00PM to 7:00AM require a night-use supplement of Euros 20,00 per person each way

ü       Optional excursions

OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS

OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS:

OPTIONAL NUMBER 1: ETNA VOLCANO IN JEEP RIDE 

Although it is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, Mt. Etna is not particularly dangerous to explore and thousands of people live on its slopes and in the surrounding areas!

Today we depart for Etna Volcano: we will experience what the Greeks called  "the realm of Vulcan (god of fire)" by Jeep, viewing along the way: Mount Fontana (view of Bove Valley), the Thieves Cave (grotta dei ladroni), extinct craters of Sartorius Mounts, and the lava flow from the 2002 eruption. Indulge in a light lunch at a Farmhouse with typical Sicilian dishes. During the afternoon, off-road drive along the Linguaglossa-Castiglione and Alcantara Gorges. Short visit to the Canyon entrance. Later back to Taormina hotel  (L)

RATE PER PERSON (Private): Euros 160,00

RATE PER PERSON (Collective): Euros 130,00 (Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun); Euros 110,00 (Wed)

What is Included:

-One private/collective jeep ride to Etna Volcano with pick-up and drop-off at Taormina hotel

-Basic English speaking jeep driver as per program

-One light lunch at farmhouse in Etna district, 3 course menu including water and local wine

-All sightseeing and excursions as specified in the itinerary

-City Taxes

What Is Not Included:

-Gratuities to jeep driver

OPTIONAL NUMBER 2: ETNA VOLCANO WITH LIGHT LUNCH AT WINERY-FARMHOUSE

A short drive takes us to the main visitor elevation on the slopes of Mt. Etna.  Those interested in experiencing the Etna craters will have the option to purchase cable car tickets on the spot (weather and volcanic conditions permitting) to experience the lava fields and incredible landscape view from Europe’s highest and most active volcano on their own. Then to a winery and farmhouse.  This estate also produces olive oil, grappa, sparkling wine and artisan food.  We indulge in a typical Sicilian light lunch at the farmhouse to taste typical local dishes. This afternoon, back to Taormina hotel. (L)

RATE PER PERSON (Private):   

What is Included:

ü  ü       Vehicle/coach with air conditioning

ü       English speaking Driver Escort as per program

ü       One visit to Sicilian cellar with Sicilian wine tasting

ü       One light lunch at winery/farmhouse with tasting typical Etna dishes

ü       All sightseeing, tasting and excursions as specified in the itinerary

ü       City taxes

What Is Not Included:

ü       Gratuities to the Driver Escort

ü       Travel Insurance

ü       Cable car to Etna Volcano (subject to weather forecast)