• 5 Dinner (D)
• 8 Breakfast (B)

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

• Marsala: Taste 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 dinner reflects some of Sicily’s top culinary heritage.

• 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.

Join a guided visit across Agrigento’s ridge, where Doric columns rise against sea and sky in a sweeping UNESCO World Heritage landscape. Walk the sacred way to the Temple of Concordia and the clifftop Temple of Juno, admiring proportion, light and the stony glow of late afternoon.

Hear how the Greek city of Akragas flourished in the 5th century BC and how sanctuaries, olive groves and defensive walls shaped the plateau. This is a place to pause for photos and reflection amid Sicily’s most iconic antiquities.

Step inside Villa Romana del Casale, a lavish 4th-century residence famed for the Mediterranean’s most extensive intricate mosaics. Walk room to room as scenes of the Great Hunt, marine life and the celebrated “bikini” athletes unfold in jewel-bright tesserae beneath your feet.

Discover how underfloor heating, reception halls and private baths expressed elite Roman life in the Sicilian interior. A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997, the villa reveals imperial taste, craftsmanship and stories frozen in stone and color.

Walk with a Local Specialist through Ragusa Ibla’s lanes, where tiered streets frame lacy balconies and honey-colored churches. Admire the Duomo di San Giorgio rising over a scenic piazza and trace the sculpted portals and playful putti that define Sicilian Baroque facades.

Learn how the 1693 earthquake sparked a masterful rebuilding, blending medieval footprints with exuberant new design. Views open to the Iblei hills as you hear of early Sicel roots and the town’s quiet rhythm of workshops, cafés and evening passeggiata.

Discover Modica’s celebrated cioccolato IGP in an artisanal chocolate workshop. Watch the traditional cold-working process that preserves cocoa aromas and leaves a distinctive crystalline texture before you sample hand-made chocolate flavored with Sicilian citrus, cinnamon or vanilla.

Hear how Spanish rule carried Old World techniques with New World cacao, echoing Aztec methods across the centuries. The visit reveals a rare craft still woven into Modica’s daily life, from family recipes to elegant pastry counters.

Awaken your senses on a botanical walk through Casa Nepeta, among organic plantings of nepitella (catmint), marjoram and shrubby thyme. Meet the growers, rub leaves to release oils, and taste an artisanal bitter infused with aromatic Sicilian herbs.

Learn how local botanicals move from field to infusion, shaping the island’s aperitivo traditions. In the shadow of Noto’s honey-stone Baroque, this intimate encounter blends terroir, technique and the clean flavors of sustainably farmed herbs.

Explore Syracuse’s archaeological zone with a Local Specialist, wandering the Latomia del Paradiso and testing the remarkable acoustics inside the Ear of Dionysius. Continue to step into the ancient Greek theatre, carved from the hillside and framed by Mediterranean pines.

Hear how classical dramatists and tyrants shaped this stage city, and how the cave’s name was popularized in the 17th century. This is one of two included Choice experiences in Syracuse; select it at no additional cost on tour.

Stroll Ortigia’s maze of lanes to bright piazzas and limestone palazzi, where Ortigia’s old town reveals millennia of seafaring life. Admire the cathedral’s Doric columns—remains of the Temple of Athena—then reach the waterfront to see the freshwater spring of Fonte Aretusa.

Trace legends and the legacy of Archimedes while savoring the island’s breezy, harbor-front mood. This is one of two included Choice experiences in Syracuse; you may choose it at no additional cost on tour.

Visit Taormina’s ancient amphitheatre, where stone tiers open to a grand natural backdrop: the Ionian Sea and Mount Etna framed by weathered arches. Hear how Greeks and Romans adapted the site for drama and spectacle high on Monte Tauro.

After the theatre, stroll Corso Umberto and Piazza IX Aprile, pausing for views from belvederes and shopfronts tucked into palazzi. Elegant lanes, citrus scents and blue horizons define Sicily’s most storied resort town.

Meet your small group and meet your Tour Director over a convivial Sicilian feast in the city. Savour Sicilian specialities—perhaps panelle, caponata and pasta con le sarde—paired with local wines as your host shares tips and stories that set the tone for the journey.

Enjoy the hum of a neighborhood trattoria and the flavors of the Conca d’Oro. This hosted evening focuses on connection, regional cuisine and the easy welcome of Palermo at table.

Savor Farm-to-Table dining where seasonal produce from the Iblean countryside takes center stage. Expect locally sourced ingredients—olive oils, caciocavallo, wild herbs—crafted into dishes that spotlight Sicilian country flavours and the region’s agricultural rhythms.

Producers’ stories and rustic recipes bring context to each plate, from fresh cheeses to hand-rolled pastas. Shared tables and regional wines encourage conversation as the day’s highlights find their echo in generous, home-style cooking.

Dine at a coastal restaurant near Taormina, where chefs spotlight classic Sicilian dishes such as swordfish involtini, almond-scented desserts and Etna-grown wines. The setting balances seaside ease with polished service for an unhurried evening.

Raise a glass to the coastal setting and the island’s culinary heritage—Arab, Norman and Spanish influences in a single menu. Lively conversation and seasonal ingredients deliver a relaxed finale to your day on the Ionian shore.

Experience an optional excursion to Mount Etna, tracing black-lava terraces and hillside villages toward the volcano’s fertile flanks. Walk among volcanic vineyards rooted in mineral-rich soils and, where included, sample Etna DOC wines shaped by altitude and ash.

Guides explain grape varieties such as Nerello Mascalese and Carricante and how eruptions have sculpted the landscape. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; weather and volcanic conditions may affect routing.

Explore the coastal salinas between Trapani and Marsala, where mirror-bright evaporation ponds, conical salt mounds and centuries-old windmills create a striking seascape. Learn how artisans still practice the ancient tradition of salt extraction using sun, wind and hand tools to harvest crystals with remarkable purity.

Set within protected wetlands frequented by pink flamingos and aquatic birds, the visit highlights how heritage techniques and sensitive ecology coexist. Your presence supports community conservation and living traditions that have shaped this shoreline for millennia.

Visit a historic cellar in the town that gave its name to Sicily’s celebrated fortified wine and enjoy an exclusive tasting. Sample Marsala across styles, from ambra to oro, noting dried-fig and salted-caramel tones, as guides explain the craft behind Marsala wines and classic pairings.

Trace the 18th-century story of English merchants and the solera system that deepened complexity in cask. Dine among barrels and oak scents, where conversation and local dishes set a warm, wine-led close to the evening.

Discover Palermo’s layered capitals with a Local Specialist, weaving past Arab-Norman facades toward the Royal Palace to step inside the Palatine Chapel. Gilded Byzantine mosaics shimmer across the walls and apse while the famed wooden ceiling reveals Arab-Norman art at its most intricate, illuminating Sicily’s crossroads of cultures.

Continue through the cathedral precinct to appreciate how 12th-century to Baroque additions shaped Palermo Cathedral’s exterior. Hear insights into rulers from emirs to Norman kings as you join a guided walking tour that connects street life, sacred art and the city’s enduring spirit.

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