• Discover the magic of Taormina and you will live unique experiences. During the tour you will discover Roman ruins and feel the Greek past, small villages full of charm, dream landscapes and a gastronomy you will love. Taormina are just some of the jewel you will discover.
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Description
  • Discover the magic of Taormina and you will live unique experiences. During the tour you will discover Roman ruins and feel the Greek past, small villages full of charm, dream landscapes and a gastronomy you will love. Taormina are just some of the jewel you will discover.
Itinerary

SUNDAY: TAORMINA AREA

  • Arrive at Catania Airport. After having collected your luggage, optional group transfer to the hotel. On this day there are no planned activities. You will find all informations of the program at your hotel. Dinner in hotel and overnight.

MONDAY: ETNA (INCLUDED) & TAORMINA WALKING TOUR (OPTIONAL)

  • Breakfast in the hotel and departure with the tour escort to Mt. Etna, the highest peak of Sicily and the most active volcano in Europe. The territory surrounding the volcano constitutes the “Park of Etna”, one of the largest protected areas in Italy:  You will be astonished about the great variety of vegetation and landscapes that we will meet along the way before arriving at the “Silvestri Craters” (about 1.900 mt). From here on you will have the optional excursion by jeep and cableway (extra cost).  After having tasted some local Sicilian speciality come back in hotel.

  • TAORMINA WALKING TOUR (OPTIONAL, min. 10 pax) Walking you will discover the amazing town of Taormina, hear tales about the history and the evolution of Sicilian culture. Pass by beautiful old buildings, including the 15th-century Palazzo Corvaja and an ancient Greek Roman theatre the 2nd largest classical theatre in Sicily (TICKET not included). Discover the medieval area of the town with its narrow strest and old shops Dinner and overnight.

TUESDAY: SIRACUSA

  • Breakfast in the hotel and departure to Syracuse, one of the most interesting archaeological sites of the island with its Archeological Park (extra cost) the Roman Amphitheatre, the Greek Theatre, the Ear of Dionysus, the Cave of the Cordari, Island of Ortigia, the most ancient nucleus of the city with its stunning cathedral. Re-entry in hotel. Dinner and overnight.

WEDNESDAY: TAORMINA COAST TO COAST BY BOAT (OPTIONAL) GODFATHER TOUR (INCLUDED)

  • Breakfast in the hotel. This day you are free to relax and explore the city or go for a swim on the beach or have an optional excursion by boat “TAORMINA COAST TO COAST BY BOAT” (*). On this tour you will discover the natural beauty of the coastline Giardini/Naxos – Taormina. The meeting will be at the port of Giardini Naxos and you can ask the rates of the transfer in hotel with supplement You will start the tour in a comfortable characteristic boat (max. 12 persons), to explore the Ionian Coast. From here you’ll have a fantastic view of mount. Etna and its area’s most breathtaking sights. On the way you can discover caves, including the visit of the well-known “Grotta Azzurra” (due to weather conditions and currents), rock formations and the beautiful Nature Reserve of Isola Bella.

  • Excursion included: GODFATHER TOUR. In the afternoon EXCURSION visiting one of the most interesting attractions is Savoca. In 2008, this city of art was included in the circuit of the most beautiful Borghi in Italy. Here, you can visit the fascinating catacombs of the Convent of the Capuchins, but the film 'The Godfather' by Francis Ford Coppola in 1972 made it famous all the world. Several scenes were filmed in this town, including the one at Bar Vitelli where Michael Corleone enters for a drink and asks for Apollonia's hand in marriage, the bar is still filled with objects from Coppola's film, while the wedding scenes between Michael and Apollonia were filmed in the church of San Nicolò. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

THURSDAY: DEPARTURE AND ARRIVEDERCI!

  • Breakfast in the hotel. Check out at 10:00. Optional Group transfer to Catania Airport or possibility to have a post stay in hotel. End of our services. Grazie e arrivederci!
Services included
  • 4 Overnights with breakfast and dinners in 4* hotels
  • shared (grouped) transfer Catania airport to hotel and vv.  
  • Excursions Etna, Syracuse, Godfather
  • Tour leader or multilingual pre-recorded commentary
The rate does not include
  • City taxes
  • Lunches and all the drinks at meals
  • Individual transfers from/to Catania Airport
  • Porterages and personal expenses
  • Tips to the guide and driver (optional)
  • Optional excursions
  • Entrance fees to monuments and archaeological sites
  • Anything not expressly indicated in “the rate includes”
Optional supplements
  • On request possibility to have a Pre/post tour

Transfers from Catania airport to hotel and back:

  • Private transfer euro 110 per car per way

Optional excursions (min. 2 pax):

  • Taormina Coast to Coast by boat € 45,00 p.p.
  • Taormina Walking Tour min. 10 pax € 29.00 p.p.
Entrance fees to museums and archaeological parks
  • In order to skip the queues in the museums or in the archeological parks we need to make the reservation in advance. Pre-bookings of entrance tickets for the Archeological park of Syracuse is mandatory on the first day of the tour.
  • Tickets are non-refundable
Selected hotels
  • Taormina area: Sporting Baia/Orizzonte or similar (*)

(*) The hotels indicated may be replaced with others of the same category. Accommodations are located in the indicated towns or in a differents cities where will be possible to realize the program

Important information
  • 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.
  • Club card compulsory 10.05-14.09 euro 5,00 per day per person from 4 years old to be paid at the hotel
Cancellation policy
  • Cancellations up to 120 days before departure with full refund.
  • Cancellations from 119 to 15 days before departure, penalty of € 50 per person
  • Cancellations from 14 to 8 days before departure, penalty of 30%
  • Cancellations from 7 to 4 days before departure, penalty of 50%
  • In case of cancellation within 3 days before departure, penalty of 100%
  • There will be no refund for no shows or voluntary interruption of an already started trip