Private Sicilian Journey: Taormina, Castelmola, Isola Bella Small Group Tour

Embark on a private Sicilian journey to Taormina, Castelmola, and Isola Bella. Experience adventure, relaxation, and fun while exploring the beauty, history, and culture of Sicily.

Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Taormina - Explore the key attractions:
    Corso Umberto, the main thoroughfare that spans the entire center of Taormina, lined with luxury boutiques, clothing, and souvenir shops on both sides;
    Piazza IX Aprile, a prime panoramic spot in Taormina, featuring an incredible terrace perfect for capturing stunning photos, especially at sunset.
    Duomo of…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • On-board WiFi
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Luxury car
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • The entrance ticket for the Greek-Roman theater is not included (10 euros per person)
  • Entrance ticket to Isola Bella (4 euros per person)
Additional Information

Our passion for our homeland is the heart of what we do. We feature the most captivating locales in Sicily in our tours. We bring to light the allure of the finest places, brimming with grandeur and amazing spectacles… Your days will be filled with excitement, tranquility, and enjoyment amidst history, culture, and the aroma of tradition, making for an extraordinarily distinct expedition!

Location
Messina
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Q8299pwmariah
Oct 20, 2024
Cruise excursion - Daniel was the best tour guide! We had so much fun and we got to explore Sicily in a short time as we were on a cruise. We recommend this so much.
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Huletg2016
Oct 12, 2024
The ONLY Way To Tour Sicily!! - My wife and I booked a private tour a couple months before our cruise for Messina Sicily. It just seems silly to be part of a large tour group where you are crowded on a bus and restricted to time and what you can see. We had 1st class service from our driver Daniel, and tour guide Ghazal for the entire day. They took us to so many great places, and a wonderful restaurant for lunch with an unbelievable view. On top of all this we were in charge of our day and what we wanted to do. No doubt we were able to get in 2 days worth of touring vs a group tour. HIGHLY recommend booking a private tour when you are in Messini Sicily Italy!!
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Exploration82868
Oct 5, 2024
A MUST to hire this company. You won’t be disappointed. - From the start of our trip, the company was very thorough in answering our questions and quick to respond. We have never been to Messina and didn’t know what to do while we docked from our cruise. This company was recommended by our friend in Canada who used their services as well. The van was very comfortable, our guides, Antonio and Daniele were great! We were able to see so much within our 6.5 hour tour. Our teenagers were impressed by the service. We will never forgot our time with you all. All of our photos that we took were better than we could have dreamed. We loved that we could choose music to sing to on the way back. -from your new Canadian friends!
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Valentinamm3755nv
Oct 4, 2024
A wonderful tour! - My family and I spent a whole day in Sicily with Daniele, our driver, who took care of advising us on the most beautiful places to visit with the best locations. If we were to return we will definitely contact him again. Highly recommended!
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John_s
Jul 22, 2024
Fantastic tour - We loved this tour and the guide. Highly recommended. Well executed with no wasted time. The sites were spectacular.
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Joshua_l
Jun 21, 2024
Great afternoon shore excursion - Good tour in a very nice van, alessandra was a very good tour guide and Daniele was an excellent driver both very polite and great with our 1 year old. Would 100% book again with them
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Joseph_p
May 31, 2024
This is the only way to tour Sicily! - We were immediately met at our ship by Ghazel and taken to our car driven by Daniel. They both were very friendly and helpful. Daniel is a great driver—I’m glad I didn’t have to navigate that traffic! Ghazel was full of great information and helped educate us on the history and significance of each place we visited. She walked with us, steering us away from tourist ripoffs and toward interesting attractions and restaurants. Our last visit was to a shop where they treated my wife and I to gelato—it was great! We are so happy we did this tour!
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Peter_m
May 26, 2024
Fantastic Tour - Amazing day. Our driver and guide were fantastic! Saw a lot of great stuff, had amazing food and even some pictures taken by our fantastic tour guide!! 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Day in Messina
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Susan_n
Jun 1, 2024
Great tour, AWFUL driver - Our tour guide for Taormina a d Castelmola was excellent. But we never made it to Isola Bella which was supposed to be included in the tour. And the experience with the driver was awful! He drove very fast on these crazy streets and because of this, he had to slam on his brakes. The bench seat we were sitting in was NOT locked into place and we were sent catapulting into the row in front of us. One passenger ended up with a few minor cuts and scratches, but the driver showed no care that the passenger was hurt. I do not want to take away from the tour guide, but the whole experience left a sour taste.
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Chris_r
Jun 1, 2024
Find another option - If I could give 0 Stars, I would. We arrived at our prescribed meeting time and were greeted by what we thought was our guide. She was not local to the area, or country, region, even. She walked us around a church 200 yards from the port and could not provide any useful information whatsoever. She was having to use a map on her phone to navigate around the church. It took one hour to navigate the church perimeter and inside of the church. Our guide did not accompany us into the church so we could only look. Zero information. I was sending messages to the tour operator letting them know our unpleasant experience and he assured us things would get better. We sat for about an hour waiting for our van to arrive. So, we wasted 2 hours of our 8 hour window sitting 200 yards from our ship. We then went to Taoromina and things got better. Danielle was our driver and walked us through Taoromino and set up a lunch spot for us. All was good and we thought the day could still be salvaged. He then took us to Isola Bella and dropped us off 500’ past the entrance so we had to walk in the narrow street back to the stairs. The tour says entry to Isola Bella was included. It was not. Another $30 Euros. He did not accompany us and said to call him and he would be back in 20 minutes. We spent about 45 minutes there and called him to come pick us up. It took over an hour for him to make it. We were getting very close to missing our ship departure. We had a taxi ready when he finally arrived. He drove us back to the port. No AC in the rear of the van. It was easily 90 degrees in the back. We never even made it to Castelmola. By far our worst tour yet. Another reviewer mentioned it was not a tour, but more like a taxi. We paid way too much for a “private TOUR” to have this experience. Find another option is my best advice.
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