Charming Sicily Food & Wine Small Group Tour - 8 Days
Tour Overview
Start in Catania and end in Palermo! With the Food & Culinary tour Charming Sicily Food & Wine Small Group Tour - 8 days, you have a 8 days tour package taking you through Catania, Italy and 7 other destinations in Italy. Charming Sicily Food & Wine Small Group Tour - 8 days includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more. ...more ...less
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Welcome to Sicily - Transfer service from Catania airport to your hotel - Evening Taormina Food and Wine Tour experience
Location: Taormina, Catania
Accommodation: Hotel
Welcome to charming Sicily! Upon arrival at Catania airport be greeted by your driver, who will bring you to your charming hotel in Taormina. Once it starts to cool down, take an easy walk in Taormina city center with your local guide who will meet you in the lobby. Discover the main attractions of the town, its soul and lifestyle, the best places for traditional pastries, ice cream, coffee, food and handicraft shopping and anything else that might be interesting for you. Pass the most important monuments and highlights of Taormina listening the stories of your guide. Have three foodie stops, first in family trattoria for fish selection and white wines, second in typical bottega for cheeses, salumi, bread, olives and red wine tasting. And third in small pastry bar for tasting of typical Sicilian sweets, liquors and coffee. After tour enjoy free evening in sparkling Taormina.
Overnight in Taormina (Hotel Ariston, Sea View Room) ...more ...less
Day 2 : Foodie experience: Taormina Food Market - Cooking Class & Lunch and Tasting Wines
Location: Taormina
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel and start your foodie experience from the city center with the local guide/chef. Have a visit of Taormina’s Food Market, where local farmers, fishermen and butchers sell their fresh goods. Select products for your class and with personal guidance from your chef learn culinary secrets of cooking homemade bread, pasta, fish and vegetables dishes in a traditional Sicilian style. While eating what Your own hands made, enjoy the taste of local wines. After tour free afternoon and evening in Taormina to relax on picturesque beaches or hang out on your own.
Overnight in Taormina
Day 3 : Mount Etna Countryside - Food & Wine Charming Tour
Location: Mount Etna
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel and start your “out of beaten path” trip to Mt. Etna with a pick-up from your hotel by local foodie guide. Drive through small typical Etna villages admiring authentic lava stone houses, orange, lemon, olive and almond trees plantations, while listening to charming stories about Sicilian culture, traditions and food. Proceed up until 1000 meters above sea level and discover the breathtaking views of volcanic land. Have a first stop in antique family run winery, where after guided visit of cellars, try volcanic wines with organic etna appetizers in an astonishing lava stone open air amphitheatre. Continue your gastronomic experience to authentic picturesque farmhouse and enjoy the lunch with lots of seasonal antipasti, homemade pasta and typical pastries. Drop off to Taormina and free time.
Overnight in Taormina (Hotel Ariston, Sea View Room)
Day 4 : Magnificent Noto - UNESCO heritage – a jewel of baroque - Marzamemi - Lunch in a family trattoria - Syracuse
Location: Noto, Syracuse
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Delicious breakfast at the hotel and meet your private driver in tfront of Your hotel at 10.00am and move to magnificent Noto. Enjoy an easy walk with local guide in town of UNESCO heritage – a jewel of baroque. While walking taste a famous Modica chocolate and sicilian ice-cream with extraordinary taste. After tour move towards Marzamemi an astonishing typical Sicilian fisherman's village on the seaside to have Your sea lunch in a family trattoria. Be transferred to your charming hotel in Syracuse and enjoy this romantic town at night.
Overnight in Syracuse (Hotel Domus Mariae Benessere or similar)
Day 5 : Evning Ortigia foodie Tour - Wine & Food Walking Tour
Location: Island of Ortigia, Free municipal consortium of Syracuse
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
Meet your foodie local guide around 18:30 when it starts to cool down. Enjoy a walking tour of Ortigia, Syracuse old town, and taste fresh fish, typical Sicilian appetizers, homemade Sicilian pastries, fragrant wines and liquors in three different food venues. Eat and drink as locals do. During the tour your guide will share with you a lot about history, culture, lifestyle and gastronomy of the area while passing the most important monuments and little hidden gems of the town. Tour will finish in the heart of Ortigia so after you can still enjoy the town at night.
Overnight in Syracuse (Hotel Domus Mariae Benessere or similar)
Day 6 : Syracuse Charming Winery Tour & Transfer to Palermo
Location: Free municipal consortium of Syracuse, Palermo
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast, be picked by your driver to start the day with visit of ancient winery located in Syracuse’s countryside and wonderfully structured as a castle. Will be welcomed by the owner, have a guided visit of the cellars and the old millstone. Enjoy a light lunch with local organic products and wine tasting in magnificent courtyard. Appreciate the taste of wines produced in this Syracuse area and discover their difference with Etna wines. After lunch continue to drive around 2,5 hours to reach colorful Palermo. Time to relax and free evening.
Overnight in Palermo (Hotel Garibaldi or similar)
Day 7 : Palermo best of Sicilian streetfood Tour - Palermo walking tour
Location: Palermo
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast
On this day sample the best of Sicilian streetfood during a 3 hours Walking tour of Palermo. This food tour, led by a local expert guide, explores the fascinating culinary world of Sicily’s capital and includes visit of the famous and bustling Vucciria and Mercato del Capo outdoor markets, tasting of five different Sicilian treats along the way — including ‘panelle’ (chickpea fritters) and ‘arancine’ (deep-fried rice balls). Pass through Palermo old town and the most important highlights listening the stories of your guide. After tour enjoy free evening in Palermo.
Overnight in Palermo (Hotel Garibaldi or similar)
Day 8 : Departure day and transfer service to Palermo airport
Location: Palermo
Meals Included: Breakfast
Check out of the hotel following breakfast.
Option to book extra nights .
Transfer to Palermo Airport for the flight home.
What's Included
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Accommodation
7 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels. 3 nights in Taormina: Hotel Ariston 4*, Sea View Room - Or Similar 2 nights in Syracuse: Hotel Domus Mariae Benessere 4*, Classic Room - Or Similar 2 nights in Palermo: Hotel Garibaldi 4*, Superior or Classic Room - Or Similar
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Guide
Local licensed guide for all activities
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Meals
7 breakfasts in hotel, 5 lunches and 2 dinner during activities All other food and wine tastings mentioned in Itinerary
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Additional Services
Taormina Gourmet Walking Tour Taormina Cooking Class Arrival and departure transfers Etna Food&Wine Lovers Tour Noto Walking Tour & Lunch in Marzamemi Ortigia Food&Wine Tour Syracuse Winery Tour with Lunch Palermo Streetfood Walking Tour
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Transport
All transportation with A/C 8 seats Mercedes minivan Airport Meet & Greet with Private Transfers No luggage restrictions
What's Not Included
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Flights
International flights are not included
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Insurance
Insurance not included
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Optional
Pre/Post accommodation at the hotels Single Room on request
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Additional Services
City tax to be paid in hotel Other activities and services are not included
Mode of Transport
All transportation with A/C 8 seats Mercedes minivan
Airport Meet & Greet with Private Transfers
No luggage restrictions
Accommodation
7 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels.
3 nights in Taormina: Hotel Ariston 4*, Sea View Room - Or Similar
2 nights in Syracuse: Hotel Domus Mariae Benessere 4*, Classic Room - Or Similar
2 nights in Palermo: Hotel Garibaldi 4*, Superior or Classic Room - Or Similar
Check out our Q&As
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Do you accept children?
No persons under 12 will be accepted on tours unless this is formally requested in writing. Minors (those under 18 years of age) are accepted on some group tours provided they are accompanied by a parent or guardian who accepts full responsibility for them.
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Does Click Tours cater for those with medical conditions?
If you have any medical condition, disability or special requirements which may affect your holiday, please tell us before you confirm your booking, as we are able to make enquiries of the supplier about the suitability of arrangements for you and provide replies prior to booking. You are responsible for assessing whether a tour is suitable for you. ...more ...less
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Will I need to have travel insurance?
Yes. All clients must be in possession of health and personal injury insurance, along with a valid passport, together with any necessary visas or required vaccinations. As the customer it is your responsibility to ensure you have the required items.
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Low Deposit
Click Tours requires a minimum deposit of 25% or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 60 days before departure.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of click tours charges.
Up to 60 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
At 59 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of booking price.
Charming Sicily Food & Wine Small Group Tour - 8 Days
8 Days Starting in Catania, Metropolitan city of Catania, Italy and ending in Palermo, PA, Italy
Visiting: Taormina, Catania, Mount Etna, Noto, Syracuse, Island of Ortigia, Free municipal consortium of Syracuse, Palermo ...more ...less
Tour operator:
Tour code:
1
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
1 - 8
Age range:
11-99
Special diets catered:
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