The 9-Day Sicily tour circles the island from Palermo: the hilltop town of Erice and the port of Trapani, the temples of Selinunte and the Valley of the Temples, the Roman mosaics of Villa Romana del Casale, Mount Etna and Taormina, and the Norman cathedral of Cefalù.
Hotels are first class, and the tour includes breakfast daily and 4 dinners, with local guides in Palermo, Trapani, Agrigento and Casale.
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Highlights
Sicily Tour Highlights:
- Palermo – Guided sightseeing tour and a visit to the Baroque Church of St. Catherine
- Trapani – Guided visit of the Baroque port city
- Erice – Cable car up to the medieval hilltop town
- Selinunte – Acropolis, temples and fortifications
- Agrigento – Guided visit of the Valley of the Temples, including the Temple of Concord
- Piazza Armerina – Villa Romana del Casale and its Roman mosaics (UNESCO)
- Mount Etna – Drive up Europe’s largest active volcano
- Taormina – Free time on Corso Umberto and Piazza IX Aprile
- Cefalù – Visit the Norman cathedral and its Byzantine mosaics
Tour Includes:
- 7 nights First Class accommodations
- Meals: Breakfast daily and 4 dinners
- Sightseeing per itinerary in a modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of an English-speaking Tour Director throughout
- Local Guides in Palermo, Trapani, Agrigento and Casale
- Entrance fees per itinerary, including the Erice cable car
Accommodations
Sicily Tour Accommodations:
- 2 Nights Palermo – B&B Hotel Palermo Quattro Canti
- 1 Night Marsala – President Hotel
- 1 Night Agrigento – Grand Hotel Mose
- 2 Nights Taormina Area – Sporting Baia or Hotel Arathena Rocks
- 1 Night Palermo – B&B Hotel Palermo Quattro Canti
Hotels can change by departure date.
Optional Tours
Optional Experiences
Optional tours are scheduled during free time and are available at additional cost. Availability and prices are confirmed closer to departure. These are examples of optional experiences that may be offered.
- Palermo – Sicilian cooking show in a historic setting
- Marsala – Salt pans and a Marsala winery tour with tasting
- Taormina area – Sicilian dinner with folk music
- Palermo – Farewell dinner on the coast outside the city
Sicily Tour Daily Itinerary
Day 1 Depart the United States on your overnight flight to Palermo, Sicily
DAY 2 ARRIVE IN PALERMO
Check into your hotel and spend the rest of the day exploring Palermo. This evening, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers for dinner.
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3 PALERMO
Spend a full day in Palermo, a city of markets, squares, churches and palaces in every style from Moorish to Baroque. The included sightseeing tour visits the Baroque Church of St. Catherine. You may also join an optional Sicilian cooking show.
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4 PALERMO–TRAPANI–ERICE–MARSALA
Visit Trapani with a Local Guide, a Baroque city built around a harbor that once traded from Carthage to Venice. Then ride the cable car up to Erice, a medieval walled town about 2,500 feet above the sea, with views over the Egadi Islands and, on clear days, to Africa. Overnight in Marsala.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 5 MARSALA–SELINUNTE–AGRIGENTO
Spend the morning in Marsala, or join an optional visit to the ancient salt pans and a Marsala winery. Continue to Selinunte to see the Acropolis with its temples and fortifications, one of Sicily’s most striking archaeological sites, then on to Agrigento.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 6 AGRIGENTO–PIAZZA ARMERINA–TAORMINA AREA
Take a guided visit of the Valley of the Temples, including the Doric Temple of Concord and the Temple of Juno. Continue to Piazza Armerina and the Roman villa at Casale, a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its mosaics. Tonight you may join an optional Sicilian dinner with folk music.
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7 TAORMINA AREA: MOUNT ETNA AND TAORMINA
Drive up Mount Etna, with the option of a jeep or cable car ride higher up the volcano (weather permitting). Then visit Taormina, on a plateau above the Ionian Sea, with views from Piazza IX Aprile and time to stroll the Corso Umberto.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 8 TAORMINA AREA–CEFALÙ–PALERMO
Visit the coastal town of Cefalù and its 12th-century Norman cathedral with Byzantine mosaics. Return to Palermo for free time, or join an optional farewell dinner on the coast.
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 9 PALERMO
Your tour ends after breakfast this morning.
Meals: Breakfast
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