Itinerary
- Day 1
Catania
You'll arrive at Catania airport where your private driver meets you for the transfer to your boutique hotel on the Etna slope. After checking in, the rest of the day is yours to settle and relax. The hotel has a pool with panoramic views, and you can try some local food while taking in the countryside atmosphere.
Included Activities
- Private airport transfer
Landmarks/POIs Mount Etna - Day 2
Etna
This morning you'll head to a family estate and winery near the hotel for a cooking class with a chef. The experience includes a tour through the vineyards and cellars, plus welcome prosecco before you prepare lunch using organic Etna products. You'll taste wines that pair with what you've cooked. By evening, relax at the pool or spa, and dinner is available at the hotel or at a nearby trattoria if you prefer to go out.
- Meals
- Lunch (Self-made lunch prepared with organic Etna products and wine tasting surrounded by lemon and olive trees)
Included Activities
- Cooking class with estate chef
- Estate, cellars and vineyard visit
- Welcome prosecco tasting
- Self-made lunch with organic Etna products and wine tasting
- Pool access
Optional Activities
- Spa and wellness time
- Dinner at nearby trattoria (outside hotel)
- Day 3
Etna to Taormina
After about 40 minutes driving, you'll arrive in Taormina for a walking tour through the city center with a local licensed guide. The tour includes the Taormina Greek Theatre and two stops featuring food and wine tastings. You'll also have a chance to wander through local ceramic workshops. Later, free time lets you shop or head down to Taormina's beaches before your driver takes you back to the hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Private transfer to Taormina
- Local guided walking tour of Taormina city center
- Taormina Greek Theatre visit
- Two gourmet food and wine tasting stops
- Local artist ceramic workshop visit
- Private transfer back to hotel
Optional Activities
- Beach exploration
Landmarks/POIs Taormina Greek Theatre - Day 4
Mount Etna
Drive to Refuge Sapienza base camp at 1,900 meters to begin your Etna adventure. You'll see the extinct Silvestri craters and walk across old lava flows. Then it's a cable car and Jeep ride up to 3,000 meters where an English-speaking Alpine Guide leads a 45-minute visit to the main crater area. Afterward, you'll visit an ancient winery on Etna's slope for a guided tour, cellars exploration, and wine tasting with 5 or more wines paired with appetizers and light lunch.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Light lunch with wine tasting pairing cold appetizers)
Included Activities
- Private transfer to Mount Etna
- Refuge Sapienza visit at 1,900 meters
- Extinct Silvestri craters viewing
- Walking on old lava flows
- Alpine Guide accompaniment
- Winery estate and cellars guided visit
- Wine tasting with at least 5 wines
- Cold appetizers and light lunch pairing
- Private transfer back to hotel
Optional Activities
- Cable car and Jeep ascent to 3,000m main crater area
Landmarks/POIs Mount Etna Refuge Sapienza Silvestri Craters - Day 5
Etna to Syracuse
You'll transfer from Etna to Syracuse in another scenic part of Sicily. Check into your boutique countryside accommodation and spend the day relaxing. Lunch and dinner are both served in the garden, featuring local seasonal products.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local seasonal products served in the garden), Dinner (Local seasonal products served in the garden)
Included Activities
- Private transfer from Etna to Syracuse countryside
- Day 6
Syracuse to Ragusa to Modica
The drive to Ragusa Ibla takes about 1 to 1.5 hours. Once there, a local guide leads a walking tour focused on baroque architecture, palaces, and churches. Light lunch happens at a family trattoria with seasonal fresh ingredients. Then you'll drive to Modica to explore the town and its distinctive chocolate workshop, and learn about native Nobel Prize winner Salvatore Quasimodo. You're back at your hotel by evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Light lunch with seasonal fresh products at local family trattoria)
Included Activities
- Private transfer to Ragusa
- Ragusa Ibla guided walking tour
- Light lunch with seasonal fresh products at local family trattoria
- Private transfer to Modica
- Modica guided walking tour
- Modica chocolate tasting stop
- Private transfer back to hotel
Landmarks/POIs Ragusa Ibla Modica - Day 7
Syracuse Ortigia
Your evening starts when the driver picks you up for a 3-hour food and wine walking tour through Ortigia, Syracuse's old town. You'll see Apollo Temple, walk along colorful Via Cavour, and explore the ancient Jewish district. Along the way, you'll stop at three different spots to taste fresh fish, Sicilian appetizers, pastries, wine, and liquors. The tour wraps up at Duomo Square after learning about local history and culture.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (3-hour food and wine walking tour with tastings at three venues: fresh fish at fish restaurant, typical Sicilian appetizers at taverna, homemade Sicilian pastries and Syracuse wine and liquors at pastry bar)
Included Activities
- Private transfer to Syracuse Ortigia
- 3-hour food and wine walking tour
- Apollo Temple viewing
- Jewish district visit
- Fresh fish tasting at fish restaurant
- Sicilian appetizers tasting at taverna
- Homemade Sicilian pastries and Syracuse wine and liquors tasting at pastry bar
- Private transfer back to hotel
Landmarks/POIs Apollo Temple Duomo Square Church of St. Lucy Syracuse Duomo - Day 8
Syracuse to Noto to Marzamemi
Your driver picks you up in the evening for the ride to Noto, Sicily's most beautiful baroque town. You'll have about 1.5 hours for a guided walking tour that highlights the UNESCO heritage site. After that, it's a drive to the charming fishing village of Marzamemi for a seafood dinner served on a panoramic sea terrace.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Delicious seafood dinner on panoramic sea terrace in Marzamemi)
Included Activities
- Private transfer to Noto
- Noto guided walking tour of UNESCO heritage sites
- Private transfer to Marzamemi
- Panoramic seafood dinner on sea terrace
- Private transfer back to hotel
Landmarks/POIs Noto Marzamemi - Day 9
Departure
After breakfast, your private driver will transfer you to Catania airport for your departure.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Private transfer to Catania airport
