RATE IS LAND ONLY

Price per person
Euro 1.400,00 in double room
Euro 1.600,00 in single room

Departures 2008
Apr: 4, 11, 18, 25
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 (9 nights/10 days):

Malta (2 nights) Taormina (4 nights) Agrigento (1 night) Palermo (2 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) Sicily: 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: Caltagirone and Agrigento
Following breakfast we will drive through the interior of Sicily to reach the nice Caltagirone, one of the important town for Sicilian pottery and ceramics. We will walk in the city centre and climbing on the famous steps all decorated with local and colored ceramics. Time at leisure for shopping in the nice ceramics-shops. Then we will continue to reach the great Agrigento to see the finest of all ancient Greek sites with the complete Doric Temples. Dinner at hotel. After dinner, we enjoy an orientation tour of Agrigento by night to admire the Illuminated Temples. (BB D)

Day 8 (Friday) Sicily: Segesta, Salt Way Road, Erice & Olive Oil Factory
Today we will drive to Segesta one of the major cities of the Elymian people and one of the three indigenous peoples of Sicilyin the southwest cost of Sicily. The unfinished hexastyle doric temple of Segesta, late 5th century BC, is built on a hilltop just outside the ancient city of Segesta with a commanding view of the surrounding area. Then we will continue to the lovely Trapani province where we will find the nice Salt Way Road and Sicilian windmills. Continue to the medieval hill town of Erice. On arrival we will walk to reach the nice Castle built on the rest of Venus Temple, then we will continue to a local pastry-shop to taste the typical marzipans and almond pastry. Time for leisure. This afternoon we drive to a local Olive Oil Factory for our Snack & Cocktail and tasting of antipasti, local olive oil, bruschette, pizza and local cheese. Then continue to Palermo. (BB C)

Day 9 (Saturday): Palermo
Following breakfast at the Hotel, this morning enjoy a sightseeing tour of Palermo at your own pace. Experience the new “Hop on and Hop off” concept of sightseeing enjoyed around the world. You’ll receive a ticket valid all day so you can get on the bus and get off stopping at as many of the important sites as you’d like throughout the day (BB)

Day 10 (Sunday): Palermo
Following breakfast transfer to Palermo airport (BB)

MEAL LEGEND: BB Buffet Continental Breakfast L Lunch D Dinner C Cocktail

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