With this full-day tour you will visit Mt. Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe and optionally climb to its summit and then visit Taormina, the beautiful town overlooking the Ionian sea.
A full-day bus excursion to visit the baroque town centers of the southeast of Sicily, to discover many locations of Inspector Montalbano TV-show and to taste Modica's chocolate.
A half-day tour to visit Noto an Unesco world heritage site famous for its baroque churches. Free time for shopping after the guided tour.
When booking the excursions it's possible to choose between different various pick-up points, depending by the tour and easily accessible both for those staying in the town center Ortigia or in the modern town districts of Syracuse. Depending on the number of passengers, the excursion takes place by minivan, minibus or bus. All vehicles are equipped with air conditioning. Large busses cannot access the town center and therefore the pick-up point is located before the entrance, near the bridges. At the time of booking and in the confirmation voucher, the expected pick-up time for the chosen stop is indicated. The bus will not be able to wait for missing passengers and it is therefore the passenger's responsibility to be there a few minutes earlier. Due to traffic conditions, short delays are possible.
Contact us to book a walking tour or for information about the rates of tailored tours. To answer your questions please let us know: how many people you are, date or period of the year for the visit, requested language.
The bus excursions can be canceled free of charge up to 48 hours before the tour. On the description of each tour you can find the link to the specific terms and conditions for that excursion according to the organizing company.
Are the tours described on this page group tours?
The tours described here are bus tours with departure from Syracuse.What days and times do the excursions take place?
Each excursion takes place on a scheduled day of the week, from June to September. Every year, in the month of May, we publish the updated calendar. The pick-up time varies according to the chosen pick-up pointIs the tour operativity guaranteed?
The excursions require a minimum number of participants to be carried out. Depending on the tour, the minimum number of participants varies from 6 to 15. If the minimum required is not reached, the excursion will be canceled and the fees paid will be fully refunded.What is the maximum number of participants?
During the high season for the most popular excursions, a double-decker bus is organized with a maximum of about 70 participants. On most of the excursions during the high season the number of participants is about 20-30 people. At the beginning and end of the season, these are generally even smaller groups.Will the tours take place also on rainy days?
During the summer months, in Sicily, the chances of rain are very low and more likely only towards mid-September. The excursions take place in all weather conditions. Only in the event of an orange or red civil protection alert the excursions will be canceled.What do you mean with multilingual guide?
On board the coach there will be a qualified multilingual guide who will provide general information in different languages. Usually in Italian and English and sometimes in other languages. For guided tours on site in the case of small groups there may be an alternate explanation in 2 languages while in the case of large groups there will be more than one local guide to be able to divide the participants according to their native language.