RATE IS LAND ONLY

Price per person
Euro 1.080,00 in double room
Euro 1.275,00 in single room
Surcharge

Euros 120 for Sea View Rooms

Departures 2008:

May: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 
Jun: 6, 13, 20, 27
Jul: 4, 11, 18, 25
Aug: 1,  8, 15, 22, 29
Sep: 5, 12, 19, 26
Oct: 3, 10, 17

ITINERARY (6 nights/7 days):

Malta (2 nights) Taormina (4 nights)

Day 1 (Friday): Malta
You are greeted at Malta airport and transferred to your hotel. Time at leisure to rest or shopping.

Day 2 (Saturday):  Malta: Valletta, Mdina & Marsaxlokk 
After breakfast our full day tour includes a tour of Valletta, built in 1565 by the Knights of St. John the capital . Our tour starts with a visit to the Upper Barakka Gardens where you can admire views overlooking the stunning fortified Grand Harbour. We also feature the magnificent St. John's Co. Cathedral, here you will also see Caravaggio's 'Beheading of St. John'. Our

final stop in Valletta is the Grand Masters Palace the old seat of the order of St. John and is today used as parliament. After our tour of Valletta we visit the pretty traditional fishing village of Marsaxlokk in the south of the island, the best place for fresh fish and an ideal stop for lunch. We continue our tour in the afternoon visiting the Hagar Qim Temple site circa 3300BC,  this temple is particularly interesting as it has the largest and heaviest megaliths, some weighing a staggering 20 tons. The final location on our tour is the medieval city of Mdina, which is otherwise known as 'The Silent City'. Mdina is the islands old capital, built in the 9th century by the Arabs. This medieval city is a maze of narrow alleys and magnificent architecture. Our walking tour includes all the main highlights and also a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral (BB)
 

Day 3 (Sunday): Malta - Sicily: Catania/Taormina
All day long at leisure to rest or shopping or optional excursion to Gozo Island.  Tonight transfer at airport and independent departure to reach Sicily: Catania airport. On arrival in Sicily you are greeted at Catania airport and transferred to your hotel in Taormina (BB)
 

Day 4 (Monday):  Taormina
All day long at leisure to rest or shopping. (BB)

Day 5 (Tuesday): Sicily: Catania & Syracuse
Today departure to Catania, the city of lava and standing in the ominous shadow of Mount Etna. The town is called the city of “black and white”: white plaster and marble and black lava form major parts of its architectural adornment. Here we will visit the old centre of the city in the Piazza Duomo with the fountain of the ancient elephant. Then we will drive to Syracuse. On arrival walk in the island of Ortygia, the picturesque and densely built original centre of Syracuse. Enjoy the lunch at local restaurant. During afternoon we will visit the magnificent of the Archaeological Park where we will admire the 5th-cent BC Greek Theatre, the stone quarries and the Roman Amphitheatre and the Paradise Quarry. Then back to Taormina (BB L)

Day 6 (Wednesday): Sicily: Jeep Ride to Mount Etna
A short drive by Jeep takes us to the slopes of Mt. Etna. Weather and volcanic conditions permitting, we experience the lava fields and incredible view of Europe’s highest and most active volcano. Visit the Cave of the Thieves and Mount Fontana with a spectacular view of Bove Valley and the extinct craters of Sartorius Mounts. Then to a farmhouse to taste Etna artisan food and we indulge in a typical light-lunch at the farmhouse. After enjoy a stop to the entrance of Alcantara Gorges before drive along the coast to reach Taormina (BB L)

Day 7 (Thursday):  Sicily: Taormina/Catania airport
Time to say goodbye to Sicily while as we are transferred to Catania Airport (CTA) for our return flight. (BB)

Meal Legend: BB Buffet Breakfast L Lunch FC Farwell Cocktail D Dinner

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