Noto - half day tour (departure from Syracuse)

Falsely advertised my hotel was in pick up zone to be later told that’s not the case and making me pay €45 for a pick up which was almost as expensive as the trip itself. The guide spent forever on trivial things - 20 minutes down one road explaining balcony styles when only 1 minute would suffice. Hardly saw anything which is such a shame for a beautiful place. We were given minimal free time at the end to make up for this. What a waste of a day.

Last minute we were informed that we will not he picked up from hotel as was arranged. Tour was scheduled to start at 2:30pm but didn’t start until 4pm. The tour Was combined with Italian group that was picked up at different location. Unbelievably unorganized and unprofessional. Once we arrived at Notto tour guide took us first to a shop where we spent 45 minutes out of the 2 hours we were to spend in the city.

Do not book a car in Italy because rent , the French CBs are not accepted by this "company " but they are if you agree to repay the rental, already paid on the internet

We and another English-speaking couple were piggy-backed onto a tour of 40 Italian-speaking tourists and the guide could not keep everyone's attention when speaking at considerable length in the other language. This was at least partly because he had difficulty being heard by such a large group with no audio devices or other audio assistance; and once he gave his site description immediately in front of a musician playing an amplified electric guitar, so we could barely hear at all. On the way back, a missed head count resulted in having to go back to pick up 2 tourists who had not made it on to the bus, and we ended up arriving back at our hotel after 8 pm rather than at the scheduled arrival time of 6:30 pm.

Our guide Franco was very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned about the history and culture of Noto. Climbing the bell tower gave a beautiful view.

Poor information on pick-up location. After over an hour standing by roadside, 8:00-9:30am, tour was cancelled with no explanation. A replacement pm tour was arranged without compensation. Will not use Wellsicily or Scarletworld.

It was a great trip for a half day. Thoroughly enjoyed. Would recommend it to friends and family. Lovely Baroque buildings all in the same place, walking diwn the main street feels like going back in time.

Noto is very nice to visit. Our guide was very informative. Would recommend this trip when in Sicily.

The city was beautiful and I learned some interesting details about its past and the production of local foods. The tour started on time.