Taormina and Messina Private Tour: Explore the cities and experience Sicilian Cannoli tasting

Experience the beauty of Taormina and Messina on a private tour. Indulge in the flavors of Sicilian cannoli while exploring the cities. Enjoy the freedom to explore Taormina at your own pace.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Porta Catania di Taormina - Travelers will arrive at Porta Catania and walk into Corso Umberto where they will find the main attractions of Taormina Palazzo Corvaja, Piazza IX Aprile and then walk through the many shops at the famous Roman Greek Theater where you can decide to come and visit here you will be free for 3 hours. Then you will pass…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Sicilian Cannoli Tasting
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to theaters, museums, restaurants and tips (optional)
Additional Information

This journey enables you to explore the stunning cities of Taormina and Messina, and indulge in the traditional Sicilian confectionery through savoring the popular Sicilian cannolo. All of this will be guided by our knowledgeable chauffeurs or hostesses, who’ll provide insight into the places you visit without intruding your personal space in Taormina….

Location
Messina Passenger Terminal
Via Vittorio Emanuele II
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Colene_a
Dec 5, 2024
Perfect timing for a day in port - Our group of five took this tour from our cruise ship in Messina. Our guides were Filippo and Serena, with Filippo driving while Serena talked about the sights we would be seeing and the background of the area. We meet at the terminal at 8:30 and returned to the ship by 4:30 for our 5 pm departure. Upon our arrival, we walked through an entrance to the walled city. We made plans to meet Serena at the other city gate and we were on our own. First we visited the Roman theater, which is still in operation and is available to see for a small fee. After that we took our time strolling through the beautiful streets of Taormina, shopping, and enjoying some gelato. We had a delicious lunch of pasta at a small restaurant outside the walled city, which Serena had recommended. Before leaving, Serena took us inside a small museum, explaining some of the artifacts there, and pointed out a couple other places we may have missed. When we returned to Messina we made three stops, one was to see the Messina Cathedral. Serena had attended a school nearby so she enjoyed telling our group about the cathedral with its intricately painted ceilings and the nearby bell tower. Our last stop was to taste the best cannoli you can imagine. One of our group has Italian heritage and had tasted many a cannoli. Even he thought this was the best ever. It was the perfect ending to a very special day. We thanked our hosts for the day, Serena and Filippo, and said our goodbyes at the ship terminal. This excursion fits well with a day at port. We had enough time to enjoy Taormina without feeling rushed and still have enough time for a few sights in Messina. I highly recommend this tour.
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Go24690700329
Oct 28, 2024
Excellent private tour with Erika and Filippo - Our private tour of Savoca, Messina, Castelmola, and Taormina with Erika and Filippo was truly a wonderful experience! We saw such amazing sights and tasted excellent wine and cannolis. Erika gave us great insights to the history and culture and guided us to places we would never would find on our own. Filippo drove expertly through the narrow lanes and mountain curves. A wonderful way to see this part of Sicily!
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Maxgilman
Oct 4, 2024
Taormina and Messina - Our guide Serena was wonderful and our driver Francesco was excellent, we spent the day seeing many beautiful sights of Taormina and Messina, including Isolabella. It was a wonderful day.
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Salvatore
Sep 26, 2024
Good trip - I recommend Filippo is a very good guide, serious and responsible .sure we will return, and the tasting of the cannolo is very rich.thanks
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Erika_b
Jul 26, 2024
Great tour - Our group of 9, ages 9-69, really enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Filipo, met us right at the port; it could not have been easier to find him! He was very personable with excellent English and a comfortable van. We enjoyed his information as we drove to Taormina and also enjoyed the free time to explore (and eat!) in Taormina on our own. And the cannoli! None of us were cannoli fans heading in to the tour but these were nothing like the ones we'd had back home-- so delicious! A wonderful way to explore the Messina area for the day.
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Leslie_w
Jul 6, 2024
Amazing tour! - This was one of the best tours of our vacation! Sonia was amazing! She told us all about the history and interesting information about everything we saw. Such a neat place to visit! I can't remember the driver's name but we felt very safe the whole time. Oh and the cannolis were amazing!!
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Mjoines
Jun 27, 2024
Erika set the standard for tour guides - Erika set the standard for tour guides! She truly loves her town which was demonstrated in her knowledge & story telling. Sharing local customs, traditions brought Taormina & Messina closer to my group of 11. Everything went smoothly. We enjoyed Erika! Highly recommend.
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777tamil
Jun 21, 2024
Best Sicily Tour. - This tour was one of the highlights of our 12 day Celebrity cruise. Filippo and Erika picked us up at the port. We visited Messina, Castelmola and our very favorite Taormina. This was my daughter and daughter’s in laws first trip to Sicily and they have fell in love with the beauty of this place. Erika and Filippo went over and beyond to make sure we had a wonderful day. This is the second time I have used them when visiting Sicily. They are like visiting old friends.
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161beatriced
Jun 4, 2024
Excellent service! Amazing experience - Just returned from a day spent in Taormina and Messina centre. We arrived at the port of Messina with the MSC ship, here Filippo welcomed us with an 8-seater van. First positive note: very spacious and very comfortable van (having 3 small children and as many strollers this was not a given). Filippo was very kind and very punctual. First we made a quick stop in Isola Bella, then we visited Taormina which, also thanks to Filippo's instructions, we found truly extraordinary. Afterwards we quickly visited Messina center. To end our day we enjoyed some good Sicilian arancini and truly superlative cannoli. If I could give more stars to this service I would... everything was truly perfect! Thank you!!
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Crystal_h
May 30, 2024
Scrumptious Cannoli with Personable Driver - The cannoli was scrumptious! Driver was personable and informative : ) He was quite accommodating and took some nice photos of our group of 8 ladies, ages 29 to 75!
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