• 7-night package with 4-stars hotel and excursions included to discover Sicily, the land of treasures, exploring the fascinating and authentic Aeolian Islands

• 7-night package with 4-stars hotel and excursions included to discover Sicily, the land of treasures, exploring the fascinating and authentic Aeolian Islands

DAY 1: ARRIVAL

• Arrive at Catania Airport. Optional group transfer to Milazzo, hydrofoil included to Lipari. Transfer to the hotel and Overnight.

DAY 2: LIPARI

• Breakfast in the hotel Enjoy your day discovering the the Queen of the Aeolian Islands. Overnight

DAY 3: PANAREA & STROMBOLI

• Breakfast in the hotel meeting at the port in the first afternoon and departure to Panarea. Stop in the beautiful Calajunco in wonderful waters. Then go for a cruise of the small islands of Dattilo and Lisca Bianca. In Panarea you will be free to visit the enchanting village. Going on towards Basiluzzo, the largest Panarea’s small islands, we will reach Stromboli. Sailing along the small village of Ginostra, reachable just by sea, we will lead you to Scari, the port of Stromboli. Few steps on your right there is the black sand beach of San Vincenzo which go on to surround almost the whole island. You have free time to swim again, walk around the enchanting village, visit the craft shops and eat: the island offers everything. At sunset, turning around the small island of Strombolicchio, Heading towards Sciara del Fuoco, after dropping anchor, you will enjoy the spectacular Stromboli explosions sight. -Come back to Lipari- optional transfer to the hotel and overnight.

DAY 4: VULCANO

• Breakfast in hotel. In the morning meeting at the port and departure at 09:30 to Vulcano. The day begins with a trip along the west coast of Lipari,with a visit to the Grotta degli Angeli (the angel's cave), the Faraglioni (volcanic rock cliffs) and the beautiful beach of Vinci. Our tour starts along the east coast from Lipari to the Vulcanello peninsula and continues towards the cave of the seahorses, Grotta del Cavallo, and the bath of Venus, Pool of Venus,a natural swimming pool in the middle of the sea, followed by a bath break. Next stop is in the port of Vulcano. The island is very large and it has got many things to see. All places to visit are easily reachable by foot, so everybody can visit the village and have free time to do everything. We will stop in Vulcano for a long time. Not far from the port you will find Sabbie Nere (black beach), the thermal mud pool and the sulfurous waters beach. Village offers a wide choice of traditional restaurants and all kind of shops. Moreover, you can make the ascent to the big crater of Vulcano. We suggest to wear comfortable, closed shoes. The route is indicated from some signals, time for climbing is about 50 minutes and a little less to come down. Come Back to Lipari. Afternoon free and overnight.

DAY 5: ALICUDI & FILICUDI

• Breakfast in hotel and free day or optional excursion "Alicudi & Filicudi".
• Optional Excursion: Alicudi & Filicudi. Meeting at the port departure at 09:30 and return at 18:00 Few minutes after the departure you will admire “Pietra Lunga” and “Pietra Menalda”, two big volcanic rocks in Lipari.One hour later (if we are lucky we can meet dolphins during the sailing) we will arrive to Capo Graziano, in Filicudi island, our first opportunity to swim. Waters around Filicudi and Alicudi are the most uncontaminated of the whole archipelago. Along the West coast we will reach the Bue Marino grotto, the largest of the entire archipelago, where we will stop for swim.For the moment, we say hello to Filicudi and head for the small port of Alicudi. There, you will have free time to visit the village. Alicudi will appear as a huge cone full of typical little houses hanged on the side of the mountain. The main patch is a mule track of stones which climbs up to the top of the island and the only mean of transport is the donkey. All around the island is surrounded by the seafront where you can swim again or search for a bar to have lunch.We will go on with our cruise heading for the North-West coast of Filicudi. You will admire the volcanic rocks of Montenassari, Giafante and, overall, Canna (a singular volcanic neck, about 233 feet high). Here, the amazing blue sea invites us to stop again for a swim.Next stop will be Filicudi port. Free time to visit the village and swim. Coming up the village, it is possible to visit the prehistoric village of Capo Graziano and the old millstones (they are not far but, if you do not want to go by foot, just in the port you can find taxis, please ask how much is a tour). We will enjoy the sunset at the big rocks “Faraglioni", then come back in Lipari. Overnight

DAY 6: LIPARI & SALINA

• Breakfast in the hotel meeting at the port and departure h. 10:00 Return h. 17:00. These islands are the largest of the Aeolian archipelago and, thanks to their proximity, the itinerary gives more opportunities to swim and to visit places rather than sailing. Along the East coast of Lipari, we will head for Monte Rosa mountain, Canneto village and Spiagge bianche (white beaches). Our first stop will be in the Pumice stone beach its amazing waters, so turquoise, which have nothing to envy to the best Caribbean beaches. Going on to Acquacalda village, you will admire from the sea, the black flow of obsidian stone cutting the white and majestic mountain which, some time ago, housed the old pumice mine.We leave for a moment Lipari to head for Salina where you will visit Santa Marina, the largest suburb of the island. Admiring the wonderful coasts you will be amazed to see the boat getting inside a beautiful bay with a small island in the middle. The abrupt change of depth, the half-circle shape and the stratified rocks suggest you that you are now inside an old crater partly under water. Ladies and gentlemen, you arrived in Pollara Bay (Our lovely film maker Massimo Troisi chose this place to set his last and unforgettable masterpiece: "Il Postino". Our last stop in Salina will be at Lingua, a small suburb, where you can visit the natural salt lake, in the past used for the extraction salt (it gives the name to the island). The suburb is full of traditional restaurants and bars on the seaside. Our crew will be glad to recommend you the best places to have lunch.In the afternoon we will come back in Lipari to end the path. West coast is full of strange shaped rocks and beautiful caves at Valle Muria creek It will be the cherry on the top of a wonderful day at sea. Overnight.

DAY 7: DAY FREE

• Breakfast in hotel and day free to relax, to explore the Lipari island.

DAY 8: DEPARTURE

• Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to port, hydrofoil to Milazzo included and optional transfer to Catania airport. End of our services.

• 7 overnights in Lipari with breakfast in 4* hotel
• Hydrofoil Milazzo-Lipari-Milazzo with 1 trolley p.p.
• Transfer from Lipari port to hotel in Lipari and return
• 1 Excursion “Panarea & Stromboli”
• 1 Excursion “Vulcano”
• 1 Excursion “Lipari & Salina"

• Transfers from the airport to Milazzo and return
• City tax
• Optional excursion “Alicudi & Filicudi”
• Everything not mentioned in “the rate includes”
• Nr. 6 Dinners in partner restaurant + 1 lunch packet provided by the hotel for “Panarea & Stromboli” excursion
• Supplement luggage Milazzo-Lipari-hotel to pay on the spot

• Group Transfer from Catania airport-Taormina-Milazzo port and Milazzo-Catania Apt on request.
• Excursion: “Alicudi & Filicudi” € 55,00 p.p.

• In order to skip the queues in the museums or in the archeological parks we need to make the reservation in advance.
• Tickets are non-refundable

• Lipari: Bouganville, Villa Enrica, Zagara, Cutimare, Mea, or similar (*)

(*) It could happen and in case of problems the hotels indicated may be replaced with others of the same category located in the same towns or up to 30 km distance where will be possible to realize the program.

• In Lipari we will give you the vouchers of the hotels and the excursions; the guide in Lipari will be offered if minimum 10 pax are reached
• Approximately 90% of the hotels in Lipari do not have a restaurant, dinner might be served in a restaurant
• The program can have changes, or replacement with alternative excursions or the cancellation of some of them due to bad weather and sea conditions or for technical reasons, in which case no refund is provided
• Hydrofoils of excursions are shared with other guests
• For diving lovers in Lipari there are 2 diving centers
• Due to the huge demand for the Aeolian Islands, all bookings are on request; We will reply to your booking giving the name of the hotel. A prepayment of 30% of total amount must be settled at confirmation. Late prepayments will result into cancellation of the reservation
• Please be aware that the last departure from Milazzo to Lipari is at 19:00 – take note of this information when you book your flight. Please inform us if you booked a flight in the late evening, and we will help you to book one overnight in Milazzo
• Tours are guaranteed with a minimum number of 2 passengers
• The hotels shown in the programs may be replaced by others of the same category
• It is advisable to book optional excursions when booking
• Some trips could be a combination of multiple Norma Vacanze tours. You should expect somegroup members to join or leave the tour between tour segments.
• We try to carry out the tour as in the programs but a change in emergency or bad weather conditions could be possible with alternative programs.
• The tour programs could undergo variations, with respect to what has been published, for reasons of technical or logistical orders, without however substantial changes to the program itself.
• Norma Vacanze is entitled to change the itinerary of the excursion if it considers it appropriate or due to force majeure.
• Norma Vacanze is not responsible for accidents, delays, damage or loss of luggage or personal belongings, nor for damages caused by third parties or others like floods, storms, landslides, earthquakes, political unrest, epidemy, terrorists attacks, strike.

• 30% of total amount must be settled at confirmation and it is not refundable
• Cancellations up to 30 days before departure, penalty 10%
• Cancellations from 29 to 14 days before departure, penalty of 30%
• Cancellations from 13 to 7 days before departure, penalty of 50%
• In case of cancellation within 6 days before departure, penalty of 100%
• There will be no refund for no shows or voluntary interruption of an already started trip