TASTE SICILY TOUR IN 4 STARS HOTEL
WEEK TOUR OF SICILY 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS 2011 Session
Departure from Palermo – end in Catania**
Presentation of the Tour
The tour TASTESICILY, as the name may have already guessed, is designed and programmed to give all visitors and travelers a "taste" just about everything that Sicily has to offer. An innovative tour, outside the standard of the big travel companies and of the usual All Inclusive mass tour, some- times stressful and fast, that transform the tour in a “tour de force”. Our choices: to create a direct relationship between travelers and the tour leader / driver, which becomes a friend in Sicily, and not just a driver or a guide; Never exceed 40 passengers on the circuit, thus ensuring maximum assis- tance and creating more time for visits and leisure activities, including facilitating transportation and transfers; Include all visits to major places of artis- tic / historic / cultural interest while leaving the traveler free to build his visit within sites; Offer optional excursions during the tour; Benefit structures similar with different hearts (from the City Center Hotel to the Resort in front the sea), but united by a standard of services (air conditioning, private bathroom, location sought specifically to the circuit); Taste the typical Sicilian cuisine, always finding different menus in according to the location of the region to visit: Always guarantee the arrival and departure transfers, giving the possibility of both arrival and departure from Palermo and Catania or Trapani airport; Leave the traveler free to relax during breaks on the tour or use free time for the optional excursions but also have the pleasure of discover the beauty of Sicily by their own.
1st DAY – SATURDAY. INDIPENDENT ARRIVAL IN PALERMO’S AIRPORT (OR TRAPANI/CATANIA)** AND TRANSFER TO 4 STARS HOTEL PALERMO. FREE DAY TO DISCOVER THE SICILIAN CHIEF TOWN. WELCOME COCKTAIL AND ORIENTATION TALK WITH YOUR ESCORT. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL (OPTIONAL EXCURSION TO CEFALU’ € 50.00 PER PERSON);
2nd DAY – SUNDAY. AFTER BREAKFAST DEPARTURE* FOR SEGESTA AND VISIT OF ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE (UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF ELYMIAN VILLAGE, VISIT OF THE TEMPLE AND THE THEATRE). AFTER THE BE- AUTIFUL ARCHEOLOGICAL PARK OF SEGESTA VISIT TO TRAPANI SALT PANS WITH THE UNFORGETTABLE PANORAMAS ON EGADI ISLANDS. CONTINUE TO ERICE (MEDIEVAL TOWN NEAR TRAPANI, FAMOUS FOR ITS MOTHER CHURCH, THE OLD CASTLE AND THE UNFORGETTABLE PANORAMAS OVER THE WEST CO- AST). LUNCH IN A TIPICAL RESTAURANT SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY (TIPICAL TRAPANESE MENU’ WILL BE SERVED AND TASTING OF FAMOUS ERICINI COOCKIES). RETURN TO PALERMO. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL;
3th DAY – MONDAY. AFTER BREAKFAST FULL DAY VISIT* OF PALERMO AND MONREALE (INCLUDING CA- THEDRAL OF PALERMO AND MONREALE, CLOISTER IN MONREALE, CHURCH OF MARTORANA AND PIAZZA PRETORIA, QUATTRO CANTI, PIAZZA MARINA, CATACOMBS OF CAPPUCCINI, MONTEPELLEGRINO WITH THE CHURCH OF SANTA ROSALIA AND MONDELLO). LUNCH DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL;
4th DAY - THUESDAY. AFTER BREAKFAST DEPARTURE FOR SELINUNTE AND VISIT OF THE ARCHEOLO- GIC SITE. LUNCH IN A TIPICAL RESTAURANT WITH VIEW ON THE MEDITERRENEAN SEA (MENU’ BASED ON FISH). DEPARTURE TO AGRIGENTO AND VISIT OF THE VALLEY OF THE TEMPLES, FAMOUS IN ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR ITS ENCHANTING CHARM AND DESIGNATED UNESCO HERITAGE. PIZZA PARTY DINNER IN A PANORAMIC LOCAL PIZZERIA WITH VIEW IN FRONT OF THE TEAMPLES. OVERNIGHT AT 4 STARS HOTEL AGRIGENTO SAN LEONE OR SIMILAR. (OPTIONAL EXCURSION “AGRIGENTO BY NIGHT” € 30,00 PER PERSON);
5th DAY – WEDNESDAY. AFTER BREAKFAST DEPARTURE FOR PIAZZA ARMERINA AND VISIT OF THE VIL- LA ROMANA AL CASALE (ANCIENT NOBLE VILLA OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE PERIOD, ALSO DESIGNATED UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE). LUNCH IN A LOCAL RESTAURANT. CONTINUE TO CALTAGIRONE, THE MOST IMPOR- TANT POTTERY VILLAGE IN SICILY. CONTINUE TO ACI TREZZA. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT 4 STARS HOTEL ACI TREZZA (CT). (OPTIONAL EVENING EXCURSION TO CATANIA € 30,00 PER PERSON);
6th DAY – THURSDAY. BREAKFAST IN HOTEL. DEPARTURE FOR AN HALF DAY VISIT ON MOUNT ETNA, THE HIGHEST ACTIVE VOLCANO IN EUROPE (STOP TO 1800 METERS s.l.m.). BUFFET LUNCH IN A LOCAL PANO- RAMIC RESTAURANT WITH VIEW ON THE PLAN OF CATANIA IN THE AFTERNOON VISIT TAORMINA A BEAUTIFUL CITY UP TO THE TAURUS MOUNT WITH FREE TIME TO VISIT THE OLD GREEK THEATRE AND THE HISTORIC CENTER, AFTER THE VISIT RETURN TO ACITREZZA, DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL;
* DUE TO WEATHER PROBLEM, IN WINTER TIME, ROAD TO ETNA COULD BE CLOSED. IN THIS CASE VISIT TO ETNA WILL BE CHANGED VISITING CATANIA BAROQUE CITY AND LUNCH WILL BE AT TAORMINA.
7th DAY – FRIDAY. AFTER BREAKFAST FULL DAY VISIT OF SIRACUSA (ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE AND ORTIGIA ISLAND). LUNCH IN A LOCAL TRATTORIA IN THE HEART OF ORTIGIA WITH TIPICAL MENU’ INCLUDING BEVERAGE. CONTINUE TO NOTO AND PROMENADE IN ONE THE MOST FAMOUS BAROQUE CITY OF SICILY. BACK TO ACI TREZZA, DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT THE HOTEL;
8th DAY – SATURDAY. AFTER BREAKFAST TRANSFER TO CATANIA; (DEPARTURE FROM PALERMO OR TRAPANI WITH SUPPLEMENT)**. END OF SERVICES.
*EXCURSIONS WITH OTHER PASSENGERS WITH MULTILANGUAGE ESCORT.
DEPARTURE ON REQUEST
PRICE PER PERSON:
€ 1.000.00 tax. incl. in DOUBLE ROOM
€ 1.250.00 tax. incl. in SINGLE ROOM
SUPPLEMENTS & REDUCTION
SUPPLEMENT DEPARTURE HIGH SEASON ( FROM 2 APRIL TO 28 MAY TO 2 JULY TO 24 SEPTEMBER) € 50.00 per person SUPPLEMENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE FREE TO CHARGE SUPPLEMENT FRENCH OR SPANISH LANGUAGE € 50.00 per person 3°/4°BED € 700.00
3°/4°BEDCHILD 2/12YEARSOLD€500.00 CHILD FROM 0/2 YEARS OLD FREE
*SUPPLEMENT SPECIAL DEPARTURES (National holidays) € 150.00 PER PERSON
**SUPPLEMENTS FOR TRANSFER
SUPPLEMENT ARRIVAL OR DEPARTURE FROM TRAPANI € 50,00 PER PERSON ONE WAY SUPPLEMENT DEPARTURE FROM PALERMO (END OF TOUR) € 50,00 PER PERSON SUPPLEMENT ARRIVAL IN CATANIA € 60,00 PER PERSON
WHAT INCLUDED
Transfer from Palermo airport and to Catania airport** Welcome cocktail Accomodation as per program in 4 stars hotels (air conditioning, TVc, Frigobar, bath with shower, safebox) Full board meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) as in the program Rental service with driver (with air conditioning) Driver/multilanguage Escort Local guides, book guides where necessary Portarage at hotel (in according with hotels)
What is not included
Airfare Admission tickets Beverages (where not indicated) Tips and gratuities
Everything not indicated in “WHAT IS INCLUDED”
Cancellation fees:
From 29 to 14 days before departure 25% of total amount From 13 to 8 days before departure 50% of total amount From 7 to 3 days before departure 75% of total amount From 2 to 1 days before departure 90% of total amount No show 100%
