Edits: Street Food & Sunshine in Sicily
Edits: Street Food & Sunshine in Sicily
Edits: Street Food & Sunshine in Sicily
6 Days Starting in Palermo and ending in Catania
Visiting: Palermo, Cefalù, Taormina, Mount Etna, Syracuse
Tour operator:
Tour code:
EWS
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
6 - 16
Physical rating:
Low, Leisurely
Age range:
28 to 52
Special diets catered:
Please inform Exodus of specific dietary requirements
Tour operated in:
EnglishTrip Styles:
Interests:
Activities:
Tour Overview
See the best of Sicily’s city life, coast and volcanic landscapes on a six-day Italian adventure. Delve into Mafia history in Palermo. Spend time on the beach in Cefalu. Then up the ante with a memorable 4X4 drive across Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano. Along the way you’ll taste Palermo’s street food, devour gelato, try sweet treats in Taormina and sample Etna’s wine. Delizioso.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Welcome To Palermo
Location: Palermo
Meals Included: No Meals
Make your own flights arrangements to Palermo, Sicily’s regional capital. It’s got a lively and bohemian feel to it and the ideal place to kick start six days on this glorious island. Check into your hotel for a rest, but this metropolis’ bars and restaurants will coax you out before long. Tonight you may wish to join your leader and fellow travellers and head out to familiarise yourself with the lively historic centre.
Day 2 : Take A Mafia Tour. Tonight, You’Ll Taste The Best Of The City On A Foodie Exploration
Location: Palermo
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Get under the skin of Palermo with the help of a local guide. You’ll learn about the dark Mafia history (and the civil anti-mafia movement) as you walk beneath the domes and frescoed arches of the city. Tour complete, the afternoon is yours to explore Palermo.You’ll join a food tour tonight to sample some of the region’s celebrated street food around the port of La Cala and the nightlife area of La Vucciria. Try rascatura croquette washed down with a beer served from the carts and kiosks of street vendors. The evening ends at Piazza Fonderia, with ice cream from a legendary gelateria.
Day 3 : Travel To Cefalu For Beach Time, Then On To Taormina Bay
Location: Cefalù, Taormina
Meals Included: Breakfast
Leave the city behind today. It’s an hour to Cefalu where there’s downtime to relax on the beach. Feeling restless? Wander through the Cefalu’s lanes and visit the beautiful Duomo. In the afternoon there’s a 90-minute drive to your hotel on Taormina Bay. Settle in, relax by the pool or take a walk to the nearby Isola Bella beach.
Day 4 : Ride Taormina’S Cable Car, Explore The Historic Centre Or Relax At The Beach
Location: Taormina
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast, you’ll take the cable car to Taormina’s historic centre. Get to know the town in your own time, paying an optional visit to Teatro Greco, a spectacular horseshoe-shaped Greek theatre with vast and impressive views.There’s an opportunity to taste some of Sicily’s best cannoli pastries and granita desserts in Taormina’s cafes. Pull up a chair and enjoy a little people-watching – this is the type of town that seduces artists, tourists and the glitterati alike.
Day 5 : Discover The Formidable Mount Etna By 4X4. Go Wine Tasting And Travel To Catania
Location: Mount Etna
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Adventure levels are dialled up today. In a kitted out 4X4, you’ll head up the slopes of Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano. Off-roading over cold lava streams, it’s an exhilarating and memorable journey. You’ll hop out to talk to an incredible vantage point over the Bove Valley. Then you’ll visit a wine cellar for a tasting and feast on local dishes for lunch. In the late afternoon, it’s on to vibrant Catania, Sicily’s second-largest city for a tour. You’ll stay at Hotel Katane tonight, centrally located for easy access to the city hubbub. Enjoy an al fresco aperitivo, with views of Mount Etna. You can choose whether or not you’d like to join your fellow travellers for a final dinner in a local restaurant.
Day 6 : Discover Syracuse, Or Return Home – You Decide
Location: Syracuse
Meals Included: Breakfast
Depending what time your flight departs, there’s an extra trip to Syracuse
today that you can arrange when you book. It’s a dazzlingly beautiful place
with a fascinating history, so well worth it if you can extend your time just
a little more (surely those meetings can wait…?).
What's Included
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Wine tasting and lunch on Mount Etna
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Free arrival transfer from Palermo airport to start hotel at two set times and one departure transfer to Catania airport
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All transport and listed activitie
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All breakfasts, one lunch, one dinner, one /aperitivo /and one wine tasting
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Two special guided walking tours in Palermo
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Tour leader throughout
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Mount Etna excursion by 4x4
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Meals
5 breakfasts, 1 lunches, 1 dinners.
What's Not Included
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Flights
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Visas and vaccinations
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Tips for leader and local staff
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Travel insurance
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Local city taxes approximately €12
Food
The trip includes all breakfasts, one lunch, one dinner, one aperitivo and one wine tastingTrip is veggie friendly. Vegan options are available, although choice may be limited
Accommodation
Check out our Q&As
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Yes
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Are airport transfers included in this tour?
Free arrival transfer from Palermo airport to start hotel at two set times and one departure transfer to Catania airport
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What is the standard of the hotels on this tour?
4-star hotel
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What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?
If you wish to make any changes to your booking, particularly if you need to alter any flights booked through us, please let us know as soon as possible. There is a booking or flight amendment fee of £40 per change and flight amendments often incur extra airline costs depending on the changes to be made and if the ticket has been issued or not.
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How long has the tour company been trading?
Exodus has been trading since 1974
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
Your final joining instructions and flight details, if booked with us, will then be sent out 2 to 3 weeks before departure. If you would like a hard copy posted, or if you require these any earlier, please contact the customer operations team. We advise that if you are booking connecting travel before receiving these, please ensure you leave plenty of time.
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
Travellers are welcome to opt to share a room with a tour member of the same gender for no additional charge. If you'd like your own room, we can request a single supplement so that you will have your own room throughout.
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Can I join the tour once it has departed?
You are welcome to meet the group after the tour has departed however there is no reduction in rate for joining a tour after the departure date.
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Up to 70 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
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