From Messina Cruise Terminal: Etna -Taormina-Godfather with food
Description
Private full day tour of the most important and beautiful Sicilian sites - Mount Etna Volcano , Taormina, the most important tourist resort in Europe, full of fascinating streets and ancient monuments. The Godfather tour with a traditional Sicilian Lunch in Savoca. This tour is private - only for your party, nobody else, to ensure the highest quality for our guests, and includes pickup and drop-off.
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Your private English-speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel or port at your preferable hour in the morning, and you will start your private tour discovering Sicily. The guide will explain you how Etna volcano created, history of eruptions and culture. Driving by private comfortable car through the small authentic mountain villages, you will admire unforgettable picturesque views of Sicilian countryside full of oranges and lemon plantations, olives and almond trees, houses and old churches built of lava stone. continue to ascend Etna reaching "Rifugio Sapienza" station at 2000 mt. Here you can visit famous Silvestri Craters, admire breathtaking panoramas, visit souvenir shops offering gifts of lava, refresh yourself in some bar or restaurant. For logistic reasons, for guests travelling from Messina Port, we offer for a visit of the Sartorius Craters located on the North Side of Mt. Etna. - Included in the three hours are transfers to Etna and back
Then your guide will chauffeur you to Taormina, one of the most exclusive tourist resorts in Europe. Perched on a hill overlooking the Ionian Sea, Taormina offers breathtaking views of the coastline and Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano. In Taormina, you will have some free time to relax and walk around the charming streets of the city center, admire the blend of ancient Greek, Roman, and Norman architecture, have a chance to shop at the many boutiques and local artisan shops.
The tour will continue in Savoca, a must-see Sicilian hilltop village world-renowned thanks to F.F. Coppola, who filmed his legendary movie "The Godfather" here. The guide will tell you about the filming process, share trivia, and reveal the real story of the Sicilian Mafia. You will walk through the authentic streets of Savoca, which have remained unchanged since the movie was made. Visit ancient churches, Bar Vitelli where Michael spoke to Apollonia’s father, and the Church of Santa Lucia where the couple was married. Follow the same path down the hill into town that the newlyweds did, and perhaps even meet some locals who were cast in the movie, like the signora who played Apollonia's mother! At the of the walking tour you will stop at a traditional “trattoria”, where you will taste organic locally produced Sicilian antipasti a dish of the traditional “Pasta alla Norma “, served with local wine.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- We have private tours, only for your party, however at the beginning of the excursion we will give each guest a mask, protective gloves and hand sanitizer.
Reviews(9)
Marco was fantastic! He tailored the tour and we managed to do the cable car/jeep on Mt.Etna, visited a winery and had a great lunch there, and visited Taormina. He was informative, funny, thoughtful, and fully committed to make our day the best day possible. We highly recommend this company and Marco as the tour guide!
We had an amazing tour with Omar. He was informative, friendlly and made our all day tour an unforgettable experience.
I cannot adequately describe how much we loved this tour. From the beginning our driver, Marco, made us feel welcomed. Mr Etna had erupted 2 days prior. He showed us video of the eruption and was able to get us up to see some of the craters while many busses were stuck and unable. Our lunch was simply one of the best. The view was amazing. Then he showed us Savoca. If you are a Godfather fan, this is a must. Definitely opt for the ride to the church. You can thank me later! Again, Marco was top notch!
We had an absolutely amazing day with our driver, Maurizio! Presetlli was great at working with us to customize exactly what we wanted for the day, which was Savoca with some Godfather stops (so cool) Taormina and a wine tasting+lunch at Murgo Winery in Etna. Seamless communication and confirmations and Maurizio was an excellent, knowledgeable and friendly guide who made our experience exceptional!
Excursions can have lots go wrong from weather to traffic to crowds and even accidents. I judge a tour by how they handle problems. We had an unfortunate communication problem over the meeting location. Nevertheless the tour operator immediately offered us a complete refund. When things go wrong and that will occasionally happen you can't ask for more than that. Thanks to Pasqualle.
Elena was excellent and engaging. She was knowledgeable and gave great at explaining all the history and kept us engaged. We were not rushed at any point in our trip and gave us plenty of time if needed to shop or get coffee during our full day private trip. Will recommend this company and guide to everyone. Day well spent!
We loved our tour of Sicily. Our guide was amazingly knowledgeable about Mt Etna and that was one of our favorite things to explore. I will say this is a packed day and was exhausting but if you have one day to see all the highlights this is the tour to take. Amazing!
We had a wonderful guide Maurizio! He was easy to communicate with before and during the tour. He was so kind and told us all about his island and the places we visited. He even gave us jackets while we were on the mountain at the volcano lava fields. There was a misunderstanding in the description of the tour, but the manager took care of us right away! Very apologetic and professional!! So appreciated. Note that you probably won’t have enough time to go to the Greek theater (long line to get tickets) so let them know if this is important to you. Highly recommend this company! Thank you for a lovely day!
We had such a blast with Roberto on this tour! He was so passionate and knowledgeable about his job around where he lives. The honey, olive oil, and liquor tasting was so fun and delicious! Then we visited the top of Etna where we got to learn about the history. And finished it all of with an amazing lunch and wine tasting with great views and a tour of the historic winery. Highly recommend and wish we could be back there now!
