From CAD 2,429 Was CAD 2,699
Guarantee
Small Group
Light
Rating
(20 reviews)
Experience Overview
If you’ve ever written down “experience the best of Southern Sicily” on some sort of must-do list, this eight-day adventure will let you emphatically check that box. Featuring a Sicilian cooking class, ancient Roman mosaics, pristinely preserved Greek temples, Medieval towns, and so much more, the only thing this tour is missing (for now) is you.
Highlights
- Take a cooking class and learn how to make iconic Sicilian dishes
- Wander the narrow streets of Ortigia
- Admire one of the most well-preserved multi-coloured floor mosaics from Roman times
- Discover one of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples in existence
- Visit the cathedral in Monreale and witness the finest example of Norman architecture in Sicily
Trip Details
Product Code: 2298
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Budget
Transport: Private vehicle, walking.
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Budget
Supplier Code: EISS
Starts: Catania, Italy
Finishes: Palermo, Italy
Duration: 8 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical rating:
Light
Includes
Activities
- Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your Hands-On Moment: Arancini Cooking Class, Syracuse
- Orientation walks in Syracuse and Palermo
- Visit to Ragusa
- Villa Romana del Casale Visit
- Valley of the Temples Guided Tour
- Monreale Cathedral Visit
Accommodation
- Hotels (7 nts).
- 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch
Transport
- Private vehicle, walking.
Group Leader
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout.
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD 2429 (CAD 304 /day)
Itinerary
Day 1: Catania
Arrive at any time. Tonight, meet your CEO and fellow travellers at the welcome meeting, then opt to head out for dinner and enjoy your first Sicilian meal.
Day 2: Catania/Syracuse
Travel to Syracuse, an enchanting city by the Ionian Sea that was once at the centre of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Take a cooking class on arrival and learn how to make Arancini — an iconic Sicilian specialty — to enjoy as a light lunch! Later, explore the old town's baroque piazzas and medieval side streets with a CEO-led orientation walk.
Day 3: Syracuse
Enjoy a full free day in Syracuse. Opt to visit the impressive Parco Archeologico della Neapolis, or travel to nearby Noto, a UNESCO World Heritage listed city renowned for its baroque architecture built with a unique golden limestone.
Day 4: Syracuse/Agrigento
Travel to the baroque city of Ragusa before heading to the medieval hilltop town of Piazza Armerina. Visit the world's most varied collection of Roman mosaics at Villa Romana del Casale. Known for their incredibly well-preserved state "in situ", or in their original location, observe ancient scenes of hunting, fishing and athletics depicted beautifully in mosaic tile. Continue to Agrigento.
Day 5: Agrigento/Trapani
Take a guided tour of the Valley of the Temples, one of Sicily's best-known attractions. Learn the history of this magnificent site as you explore the ruins of its seven temples, nestled on a ridge below Agrigento. Continue to Trapani, stopping en route in Marsala to see some of Europe's oldest salt marshes.
Day 6: Trapani
Enjoy a free day to explore the charms of Trapani and its nearby towns. Opt to cruise the idyllic Egadi Islands, spend the day hiking at a nature reserve filled with local flora and fauna, or hop on a funicular to explore the walled town of Erice.
Day 7: Trapani/Palermo
Travel to Monreale to visit the 11th century Monreale Cathedral, intricately decorated with thousands of gold mosaic tiles. Admire panoramic views of the Conca d'Oro (Golden Valley) and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Continue to Palermo and enjoy a CEO-led orientation walk upon arrival.
Day 8: Palermo
Depart at any time.
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Tour Operator
G Adventures
G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.
In Business Since 1990
Reviews
Richard S. - Traveled, October 2023
Thank you for setting up tour and the tour guide Matteo
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
Catherine D. - Traveled, October 2023
Our guide was amazing
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
Marisa V. - Traveled, October 2023
there are some improvements that could be made, but overall good value.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
Elton R. - Traveled, October 2023
We had a group with wide age range and it was good experience for all
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
Carol R. - Traveled, October 2023
The CEO was GREAT, knowledgeable, and very professional. The daily activities were well planned and very interesting. I would have never found them on my own so I appreciate someone else knowing the 'highlights' of each specific location. The hotel choices were the only component that I thought could have been better.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
Martina A. - Traveled, October 2023
international groups, like-minded travelers, good balance between organized activities and free time, different types of trips for different people, frequent departures (very important for people like me who have holidays at fixed times throughout the year)
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
Janis K. - Traveled, October 2023
Few reasons - 1. I was travelling with a friend and requested separate sleeping arrangements and that didn't happen. We were often sharing a bed. 2. The excursion costs weren't clear and seemingly contingent on number of people committing. Also, not always the best price. 3. Dinner suggestion - we were sent to a restaurant that didn't exist. I did an Alaska trip previously with G Adventures and gave it a hands down 10.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
Carol R. - Traveled, October 2023
Unlike some other tours which may be excellent in their way, I never felt ?herded? or treated as a child. At the same time, if I needed advice or help if any kind, it was always immediately available.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
David W. - Traveled, September 2023
Enjoyable tour. Very good tour guide. Great tour group. Some of the hotels were below standard. Some problems with the tour buses.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/21/2023
Elena M. - Traveled, September 2023
Depends on the place. Had great experience in the past but my most recent tour was significantly older (average age was 60+ and I'm 29) and the tour guide didn't care
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/14/2023
Margaret R. - Traveled, September 2023
The tour guide was always going to quickly even though I kept reminding her when she say it was a 10 minute walk I said is that for a 20 year old or a 90 year old because the walk with end up taking like half an hour or more. She lost/left me behind on at least three occasions. She did not give us accurate information. She told us about museums we could go to. I spent 20 minutes walking to the museum only to find out it had closed half an hour before. She failed to give us options. For example, we walked like half hour into a town to show us where things were then was walking us back to the hotel to register when I finally caught up to her and stopped her I said do I have to go back to the hotel now and then walk back 20 minutes to get to the same place, she said oh no, you can check in later. But she didn't give anybody else that option, and nobody else thought to ask her so I was the only one that didn't have to repeat a walk. But she constantly said things were a five minute walk and they'd be a 20 minute walk. Constantly asked her to slow down and she?d speed back up again. She had to remember she?s in her 20s we?re in our 60s and 70s and 80s. Right from the start, she knew I had a broken suitcase so I couldn't pull it quickly(Egypt air had badly damaged at the week before) she still walked full speed ahead she wasn't pulling a suitcase. The rest of us were and again left me behind thank goodness I'm an experienced traveler, and I just kept trucking and eventually somebody in the group, so they were missing somebody and she stopped. At the we made our own lunch. The chef talked way too much and waste of the time where I might?ve made it to the museum. She was a really sweet girl and she tried her best, but I think she is very inexperienced. Another couple on the trip has travelled with you 16 times and they said it was the worst one they'd ever been on and said that I should not give up on you from this one bad experience. I did enjoy having a little more time to my self between things, and knowing that I could book more things if I wanted to, but more than once she didn't give me the right information about the hotel when I asked if they had a pool- she said not & they'did. didn't like the restaurants she kept taking us 2-all seafood(I don't like)& expensive-Last 1only good 1-did she get free meals out of it? Never saw her pay for one.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/07/2023
Richard H. - Traveled, September 2023
A most excellent first visit to Sicilly, facilitated very effectively by G Adventures
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/07/2023
Robert W. - Traveled, September 2023
Wonderful location (Sicily), wonderful food, excellent CEO
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/07/2023
Carol W. - Traveled, September 2023
A good mix of independent free time and guided local itineraries. A CEO who is helpful and knowledgeable.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/07/2023
Barbara H. - Traveled, September 2023
I enjoyed the whole experience. There was a variety of planned tours but also time to do your own thing.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/07/2023
Charlene M. - Traveled, August 2023
Very good group leader and organization
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/30/2023
Indra R - Traveled, August 2023
Small group size
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/30/2023
Traci R. - Traveled, August 2023
Generally good experience with company and tours.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/23/2023
Madge W. - Traveled, August 2023
The tour was set but there were opportunities to do more or less
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/23/2023
Janice T. - Traveled, August 2023
G Adventures has such comprehensive and interesting tours
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/23/2023
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