Full Day Sicilian Tour from Palermo: Explore Erice and Marvel at Marsala

Escape Palermo’s hustle with a full-day tour to Erice and Marsala. Enjoy medieval charm, wine tasting, and scenic drives. Book your adventure now.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Erice - The amazingly sited Castello di Venere in Erice. Towering over the west of Sicily at 751m above sea level and often covered in its own personal cloud, Erice is a wonderfully preserved Mediaeval town offering the most breathtaking views and a palpable sense of history.
  • Marsala - Marsala is the most populated town in its province and…
What's Included
  • English speaking driver/tour leader
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Complimentary water bottle
  • Exploration of Erice
  • Engaging wine tasting session
  • Exterior tour of the Marsala salt pans
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
Additional Information

Dedicate a day of your Sicilian adventure to explore beyond the island’s capital with this all-encompassing small group day tour from Palermo, led by an experienced tour guide. The itinerary includes a trip to the medieval hilltop town of Erice, a delicious lunch, a wine and olive oil tasting at a winery or traditional farm, and a scenic drive along…

Location
Via Volturno, 44
Via Volturno
TOWNS OF ITALY TOURIST HUB & COOKING SCHOOL | PALERMO Located at Via Volturno, 44, 90138 Palermo. We kindly request your arrival at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before departure. Regrettably, we cannot accommodate latecomers.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jenna_b
Nov 9, 2024
A perfect day in Sicily! - This tour was one of the highlights of my one month travel around Europe. You get to experience so much in this daylong tour, and it never felt rushed. Part of what made the day so great was our amazing guide Renato. He had a warm, easygoing personality and had so much knowledge to share. It was the perfect balance between relaxing and educational.
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Rob_l
Oct 19, 2024
Not to be missed. - Make time to include in your plans. Best tour on our trip. Guide was great, comfortable transport and excellent lunch.
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Amanda_j
Sep 21, 2024
A great tour with a super guide! - A really enjoyable tour with a fantastic guide in Renato who always checked in that we were okay, answered our Qs and made it lots of fun. Erice was wonderful to see and the winery in Marsala was really informative with a super host + the food and wine was delicious.
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Michael_s
Sep 21, 2024
All Day Adventure!! - Loved everything about this trip!! Renato and his team were very professional, informative and funny while taking us through our adventure. Each location was beautiful, opportunities for pictures and wrapped it with a delicious lunch full of wine and pastas at the vineyard! Would definitely recommend to escape the city side of Palermo and check out the beautiful country sites of Sicily!
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Annem_k
Sep 16, 2024
Towns in Italy - Everything was amazing. Our guide assisted me when I couldn’t get to the destination in a timely manner.
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Mark_c
Sep 14, 2024
Lovely day trip out of Palermo - Comfortable trip to some beautiful places along NW of Sicily. Wonderful views from Erice and across salt flats near Marsala. Interesting trip to vineyard and meal in the beautifully refurbished grounds. Renato was friendly and knowledgeable. All good!
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Giuseppa_c
Sep 10, 2024
Erice, best guide and food!!!!! Cannot fault!! - This your with Renato was absolutely enjoyable. He was punctual, friendly, accommodating and knowledgeable in the areas we went too. Eric’s was simply magical, although foggy on the day, but made it even more mystical a place, and so that we could get the view Renato stop at another view point further the the hill so we wouldn’t miss out. The salt flats of Marsala was really fascinating and interesting. And the location for the wine tour and lunch was impeccable the most beautifully appointed winery. And Renato is already an excellent photo taken and does vey cool selfies. Cannot recommend this tour enough!! A must!! The day went by so quickly. Most enjoyable!!!
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Craig_r
Oct 3, 2024
Fantastic say - The visit to Erice and the Donna Franca vineyard were fantastic! We spent the day with Renato, who was incredibly nice, thoughtful, and helpful. Be prepared for a long day, as Erice and Trapani/Marsala are not close to Palermo. But they took such good care of us and we all had a great time. The visit to the salt flats of Trapani was necessary, but frankly could have been removed. Erice is not to be missed, and the winery was fantastic. There, Manuela was a wonderful hostess. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this tour!
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Susan_m
Sep 26, 2024
Lots of driving with no commentary - Erice was magnificent but no time to stop. Headed for a pastry shop, had a pastry but no time to buy any to take away. Nice wine tour in Marsala with lunch but again no time to buy any wines.
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Linda
Sep 23, 2024
Not great! - Our guide Rinaldo was very Nice and informative. We enjoyed the drive and company of the other guests as well! The ride was pleasant. We could not hear what the driver was saying and pointing out along the route as we were seated in the back of the van. The winery tour was fantastic! However, the owner Paoli, did not speak English and our guide was not present for the lunch, therefore, we were not told anything about which wine we were being served in real time. She literally poured the wine and left. Also, we waited quite a while for service or anyone to acknowledge us between tastings. While Several other tables, including some people part of our tour who were staying at the resort, were served several tastings and she conversed with every table but ours. Would not recommend this tour!
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