Multi-City Group Tours
Global Gate provides offers a nine-day tour of multiple cities, including Agrigento, Catania, Monreale, Palermo, Siracusa and Taormina. The tour officially kicks off with a welcome dinner and cocktails at the hotel; guests independently transfer from the airport to the hotel. The tour travels to a new city daily, the exceptions being Palermo and Taormina (two days each). The tour price, contingent upon the season, ranges between $1,355 and $1,695 (all prices are current as of 2010); it covers hotel accommodations, most meals, bus transportation, an English-speaking tour escort and, when needed, local guides.
Global Tours
800-814-4283
globalgatevacations.com/italy-13.htm
Gate 1 Travel promotes an eight-day tour of Sicily from $1,119 (land only) to $2,019 (land and air); air price refers to flights departing from New York City. The tour advertises First Class accommodations, local guides in major cities, English-speaking tour guides, bus transportation and several meals. Guests spend two nights in Palermo, one night in Agrigento and three nights in Taormina-Giardini Naxos. Gate 1 Travel offers, for an extra fee, optional tours of Siracusa, birthplace of Archimedes and Cefalua, a town characterized by medieval features.
Gate 1 Travel
800-682-3333
Gate1travel.com/Italy-travel/italy-tours-8dclsicily10.aspx
Active Tours
Gap Adventures promotes an active way to see Sicily. The Volcano Trail tour allows travelers to hike over Vulcano, Stromboli and Etna, all active volcanoes. After arrival in Catania, the group continues on to Lipari, Stromboli and Etna (two days) before completing the tour in Catania. Hikes typically run from four to six hours, so tourists should be reasonably fit. Accommodations include pensions and family-run hotels. The tour price, $1,699 per person, represents the cost for shared rooms, transportation and most meals; single rooms increase the cost.
Gap Adventures
800-708-7761
Gapadventures.com/trips/Sicilian-volcano-trail /EISV/2010/
Sicily TravelTours runs an eight-day cycling trip that takes travelers through eastern Sicily (Noto, Anapo Valley, Palazzolo Acreide, Ortigia). Operating in Spring and Fall, cyclers pass the necropolis of Pantalica and view the white rock of Iblei Hills. The tour explores areas listed as significant by UNESCO World Heritage. Accommodations vary; guests stay at Bed and Breakfasts, hotels and farmhouses. The trip cost fluctuates based on room occupancy.
Sicily TravelTours
+39-0922-402257
sicilytraveltours.com/Cycling_Sicily_tours.htm
Day Trip
Tradizione Turismo offers vacationers day trip options. The Historical Scenic Transfer, one of many choices, supplies an English-speaking driver as well as scheduled pick-ups and drop-offs at your hotels in Taormina and Palermo. Vacationers visit the Roman Villa of Casale, view the mosaics at Piazza Armenia and explore Agrigento. Tours are available upon request. Prices vary depending upon the size of car and number of people.
Tradizione Turismo
718-473-0803
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