Sicily in Depth
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Sicily in Depth
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9 days
Group Tour
Deluxe
Easy
English
Experience Overview
See every slice of Sicily during this 9-day Sicily guided tour. Take off to Paradise Quarry in Syracuse with a Local Expert, who will show you its Ear of Dionysius, an ear-shaped limestone grotto: call out to your fellow travellers here, and your voice may echo as many as 16 times.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 5 Dinner (D)
- 8 Breakfast (B)
Choice Highlights
- Choose between two carefully selected activities
- Syracuse: Wander through the gardens of Paradise Quarry, test the remarkable acoustics in the Ear of Dionysius and step into the ancient Greek theatre, set within one of Sicily’s most evocative historic sites.
- Syracuse: Stroll through the old town on the island of Ortigia, tracing its narrow lanes towards the Fonte Aretusa and the legends that continue to shape this historic waterfront.
Additional Included Highlights
- Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary.
- Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.
- We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door.
- From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination.
- Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).
- If your arrival and/or departure flights are as per the itinerary start and end dates, then transfers are available at scheduled times. If your flights are outside these times, or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way from/to the airport.
Authentic Dining
- Palermo: Embark on a fun exploration of Palermo's tasty culinary scene on a Dine-Around evening.
- Marsala: Enjoy a tasting of some of the island's richest Sicilian wines at a local winery in Marsala.
- Ragusa: Savour the flavours of Ragusa during your Farm-to-Table dining experience, highlighting the freshest locally sourced ingredients – a relaxing moment spent with your fellow travellers.
- Giardini Naxos: Your celebration dinner reflects some of Sicily's top culinary heritage.
Insight Choice
- Syracuse: Wander through the gardens of Paradise Quarry, test the remarkable acoustics in the Ear of Dionysius and step into the ancient Greek theatre, set within one of Sicily’s most evocative historic sites.
- Syracuse: Stroll through the old town on the island of Ortigia, tracing its narrow lanes towards the Fonte Aretusa and the legends that continue to shape this historic waterfront.
Make Travel Matter
- Trapani: Explore how the ancient tradition of salt extraction has been handed down from generation to generation. Set in a breathtaking natural landscape, home to pink flamingos and various aquatic birds, the salt pans and windmills create a picturesque scene against a backdrop of sea and sky. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Top Rated Highlights
- Palermo: Visit the spectacular 12th-century Palatine Chapel. Its sombre exterior gives away few clues to the riches inside. Step into a world where the walls glitter with 12th-century mosaics - the best of their kind in the world.
- Agrigento: Explore the Valley of the Temples and its impressive Hellenistic ruins like the well-preserved Temple of Concordia and the clifftop Temple of Juno overlooking the Sicilian landscape.
- Piazza Armerina: Travel to the Villa Romana del Casale, a UNESCO site since 1997. The Villa is one of the most luxurious of its kind, showcasing it's rich and intricate mosaics which decorate almost every room.
- Ragusa: Walk through Ragusa with a Local Expert, taking in its noted Baroque churches and the elegant facades that define the old town.
- Modica: Discover Modica’s celebrated hand-made chocolate, shaped by age-old techniques and rich aromas. You’ll watch the process unfold and sample pieces that carry the distinctive texture and flavour made possible through Modica's traditional cold-working process.
- Taormina: Visit Taormina’s ancient amphitheatre with your Local Expert. Carved from honey-coloured stone and set high on the cliff, the theatre frames wide views of the Ionian Sea and the distant rise of Mount Etna through its weathered arches.
- Taormina: Wander through Taormina’s limestone streets and lively boutiques with a Local Expert. Then enjoy free time along Corso Umberto and take in the broad outlook from Piazza IX Aprile, where the town opens towards sea and sky.
Travel Director
- "A type of food I really love introducing my guests to is the street food because it tells a lot about the habits of the locals, it can be a slice of pizza folded up or a sfogliatella in Naples, an arancini, a gelato in Sicily, or a cannolo. "
- "One fun fact people don't usually know before they come to Italy is that the Italian alphabet only has 22 letters."
- "One thing I really love about showing guests about Italy is how art and beauty can be found around every corner of some of Italy's cities, which are real open air museums."
Well-being
- Enjoy the comfort of Insight's luxurious, air-conditioned, 40-seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom. Our customized luxury coaches are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to very high standards. Physical distancing measures have been implemented on our customized luxury coaches.
- Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.
Trip Details
9 days
Private
English
Palermo, Italy
Catania, Italy
Deluxe
Explorer, Budget
Easy
Itinerary
Accommodation: Palazzo Liberty Unique
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Palazzo Liberty Unique
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Seawater, Marsala
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: The Scala dei Turchi Resort, Agrigento
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Mediterraneo Palace, Ragusa
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Mediterraneo Palace, Ragusa
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hellenia Yachting, Giardini Naxos, Baia Taormina, Marina di Forza D’Agrò
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hellenia Yachting, Giardini Naxos, Baia Taormina, Marina di Forza D’Agrò
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Meals: Breakfast
- Flights to and from origin and destinations
- Airport transfers (unless otherwise stated)
- Anything else not explicitly listed in tour inclusions
- Recommended gratuities/tipping
- Optional activities/tours
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Visas, meals and beverages not stated in the list of inclusions.
When meals are not included, your tour leader (where available) will be happy to help with restaurant recommendations, bookings, and directions. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs or preferences. We will do our best to accommodate these, though we cannot guarantee that every request can be met.
You are responsible for your personal belongings throughout the tour. You will need to carry your own bags between the vehicle and your hotel room. Drivers will assist with loading and unloading luggage from the vehicle.
Travellers requiring wheelchair access should contact our sales and service team, who can make enquiries on your behalf.
This tour requires an average level of fitness. Activities are paced gently and include leisure time. You may be expected to join guided walks of up to one hour, navigate short stairways and mild inclines, and manage your own luggage. You should also be able to board and exit all transport without assistance.
Travellers are expected to be self-sufficient and capable of handling all aspects of their journey. Please discuss your circumstances and support needs with your booking agent to confirm this trip is suitable.
If you are unsure, we recommend consulting your doctor before booking or travelling.
If a planned site visit is unavailable due to changes in operating hours or holiday closures, the itinerary may be altered, or a comparable activity will be substituted where possible and subject to availability.
Visa conditions can change. Once you receive your travel documents, check with the relevant embassy, consulate, or immigration office of your destination for the latest information.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you have the correct and valid travel documents and to comply with all entry requirements.
- Non-Australian citizens must also confirm visa and identification requirements with the appropriate consulate or visa agency.
- Certain occupations (for example, journalists, government officials, or those working in charities) may face additional restrictions when applying for visas, which could affect the type of application required.
Duration: 9 days
Trip Type: Group Tour
Activity Level: Easy
See every slice of Sicily during this 9-day Sicily guided tour. Take off to Paradise Quarry in Syracuse with a Local Expert, who will show you its Ear of Dionysius, an ear-shaped limestone grotto: call out to your fellow travellers here, and your voice may echo as many as 16 times.
Price based on per person in Double Room for departure 02 Apr 2027
Customer Reviews
05/15/2019
The tour director was very familiar with the area and did everything to meet the needs of the 39 travellers under her care. Our driver was a skilled, personable driver. Every historical site was explained by a professional expert. Accommodation was first class. A thorough trip through Sicily! Perhaps more forewarning of the amount of walking involved would have been appreciated especially by those who are overweight or older. We would have liked to have visited more markets, but we're very pleased with all places on the itinerary.
05/15/2024
Excellent once we connected with the tour but poor coordination getting us from airport to first hotel. It was even worse for several other travelers. Went many amazing and varied places in just a few days. Tour director was fun and knowledgeable. Local guides were excellent. Hotels in Gahanna and Palermo were much below our expectations for Insight.
Tour Operator
Insight Vacations is a premium guided tour operator specializing in immersive, luxury travel experiences across Europe, North America, and beyond. Part of The Travel Corporation (TTC), Insight offers carefully curated itineraries that combine high-quality accommodations, exclusive experiences, and expert Travel Directors who bring destinations to life. With a focus on comfort, cultural authenticity, and personalization, Insight emphasizes “premium escorted journeys,” featuring small group sizes, luxury coaches with extra legroom, and insider access to local traditions, cuisine, and people. Their philosophy is to transform trips into meaningful travel experiences that leave lasting connections with the destinations and cultures visited.
In Business Since 1978
05/15/2019
The tour director was very familiar with the area and did everything to meet the needs of the 39 travellers under her care. Our driver was a skilled, personable driver. Every historical site was explained by a professional expert. Accommodation was first class. A thorough trip through Sicily! Perhaps more forewarning of the amount of walking involved would have been appreciated especially by those who are overweight or older. We would have liked to have visited more markets, but we're very pleased with all places on the itinerary.
05/15/2024
Excellent once we connected with the tour but poor coordination getting us from airport to first hotel. It was even worse for several other travelers. Went many amazing and varied places in just a few days. Tour director was fun and knowledgeable. Local guides were excellent. Hotels in Gahanna and Palermo were much below our expectations for Insight.
05/15/2024
The inclusions were well thought out and the tour director and driver were both very good at their job. Not all the hotels were a great experience and one restaurant was very poor with service as other customers were waiting for tables and we were pushed. The coach was comfortable but we found the number of people too much and prefer a smaller tour.
05/15/2023
Daniele Nannetti was an AMAZING tour guide/emcee for our "Sicily in Depth" trip. He was always friendly, caring, and attentive to all of us guests, very knowledgeable and informative (he taught us SO much about Sicilian history and culture), and was not only supremely organized and proactive but kept us quite literally on the edge of our seats with his infectious enthusiasm. The bus was very spacious and comfortable, and the route of the trip allowed us to see ALL of the diverse and awe-inspiring views out the window. Rotating seat assignments also let us each experience a different vantage point each day for looking out the window on the bus. Daniele selected excellent and comfortable hotels for us to stay at. The Mariott at Giardini Naxos, our final night's stay, was the most luxurious and gorgeous hotel I have ever stayed at in my 32 years; enjoying the delicious and decadent buffet breakfast while seated outside looking out over the Mediterranean was a dream, the perfect end to a perfect vacation, truly something from a postcard. Daniele also arranged the best and most informative tour guides for each special trip/stop on our adventure, and I learned SO much from them as well. Each of the excursions we took were stunning and fascinating, and I loved all of them, especially the tours of Palermo and Agrigento. The history, culture, geography, and gastronomy of Sicily are all incredible, and Sicily in Depth--and Daniele who guided us--embodied all of it. It was so hard to leave at the end of our tour; this was without exaggeration a dream come true. I cannot wait to go back to Sicily, and I cannot wait to go on another Insight Vacation.
05/15/2023
Lorena was superwoman. Always there when you needed her. That covered pretty much the most beautiful spots of Sicily.
05/15/2023
Our Tour Director, Lorena Schiavon, wonderfully handled our Sicily in Depth tour. It was a pleasure traveling with Lorena and Roberto (our tour bus driver) and they were professional, courteous and personable. My wife and I were very happy with the itinerary which we felt covered a wide range of landscapes, cities, villages, history and Sicilian food.
05/15/2023
Some hotels were below my standard. We visited all the major historic sites.
05/15/2023
Everything was perfect. Great accommodation, safe and careful driver, above all our guide Micha was the absolute best, he is the quintessential people person, nothing was ever too much for him and he always demonstrated such patience. I loved every minute of my Sicilian tour. Thank you. Kerry Rizzoli. Perfect, I got to see everything that I thought I would and more. Such great specialists guides.
05/15/2023
When everything goes right without any problems you have to appreciate the effort of those behind the scenes. Able to see all we wanted to see on this trip.
05/15/2023
Hotel maintenance not up to Insight standards especially in dining rooms. In Palermo there were 3 coffee machines in the dining room. We were there 3 mornings and never did more than one of the machines work. In our last hotel we were right on the ocean. Many members of our group were given handicapped rooms with a garden level view of the parking for the hotel next door. We were happy that we had gone to Sicily a day early. The first day’s itinerary would have been a killer for jet lagged travelers.
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