Private Excursion to Taormina from Catania: A Journey on The Godfather's Trail

Embark on a private excursion from Catania to Taormina, following in the footsteps of The Godfather. Visit the famous town of Savoca and explore the charming town of Taormina, known as the pearl of the Mediterranean.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Via Teatro Greco - The tour begins with pick up at your hotel, or at the cruise terminal of the port of Catania.
    We provide both cars and minivans depending on the request and the number of participants. The following tour is to be considered private.
    From Catania we will leave for Taormina (about 50 km), we will visit the Greek theater…
What's Included
  • Private Tour
What's Not Included
  • Entrance to the Greek theater of Taormina
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

If you find yourself in Catania, or if you disembark at the port from a cruise, you’re invited to join us for a memorable day trip that lasts 5 to 6 hours. A driver will pick you up from a location of your choosing, even if it is not on our standard pickup list. Your first stop will be the famous town of Savoca, which takes around an hour to reach. This…

Location
Via Teatro Greco
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Juancarlos_b
Sep 24, 2024
Spectacular Trip - Taormina and Savoca was spectacular. Very beautiful and a lot of restaurants and stores to visit in Taormina and a very incredible Greek theater from old times. The guide was very good and explain in detail the highlights of what we were visiting.
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Joanne_r
Jul 20, 2024
Excellent Tour and Amazing Tour Guide - Salvo was the most amazing tour guide, he taught us so much information about the region and in particular Mt Etna. He also recommended the most amazing seafood lunch destination in Taormina which had both excellent food and postcard views. The town & walk around tour of Savoca where part of the godfather was filmed was also a highlight & a place we would love to visit again.
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Melanie_h
Jul 4, 2024
Beautiful Taormina! - Such a convenient way to see beautiful Taormina on a cruise stop! Highly recommend this company! The theater is a must-see.
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Paul_c
May 31, 2024
Must do tour - Beautiful tour, saw many wonderful sites - great tour guide. Thank you for the tour and for being a great companion.
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Lenson
May 12, 2024
Godfather! - It’s was a rainy day but the tour was awesome. Our guide, Valeria, was incredible and man could she drive!!!. We’re talking Mario Andretti. It was a great tour!
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C95rxfernandaa
Mar 8, 2024
Excellent experience, organization and planning - Excellent tour, our guide Valeria took us through the streets of Savoca where The Godfather was filmed, she also took us through Taormina, everything was super well organized and detailed. I highly recommend it, my husband and I were very happy. Also, the day before this tour, we had another tour which was cancelled, so we are very grateful because this agency saved us at the last minute so we didn't miss our last day in Taormina and Savoca as we had planned. We also told him that we liked the White Lotus series and he took us to the hotel and the places where it was filmed ❤️
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Roslyn_c
Nov 12, 2023
An experience - Great guide. We had very little daylight to fit everything in but our guide managed beautiful. Very mountainous terrain.
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Venetia
Oct 15, 2023
Lovely tour day - We had a lovely day with our driver Valentino. He took us to Savoca and we had a relaxing coffee at the Bar Vitello, walked up to the church and enjoyed the area. Our time in Taormino was super as well. We had been to the Greek amphitheatre the day before on our 10 day bus tour, so we got to see other parts of the town and try some typical street food. We even got to go into the courtyard of the Four Seasons hotel where White Lotus was filmed. Another couple who were in the vehicle when we got picked up, were taken to their hotel due to some issue. And so, we had the whole day just us....it was great. Thank you.
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Paula121270
Aug 2, 2024
Discrimination of disabled people at clubhouse - On the final night of our holiday . We visited the showdown as we had all week. The security guard on the door stoped my husband in his mobility scooter and said . You can not keep that in the clubhouse. My husband is a double leg amputatee . I made it clear that he needs it to go to the bathroom as he cant walk on prosthetic legs as he has brittle bones . The security guard became aggressive and told us we were leaving and not to buy bingo tickets. The manager was called and after a long debate on being told the scooters and wheelchair in the premises were more exempt than a double leg amputatee husband common sense prevailed and he was allowed in . This was embarrassing and disgrimanative. The security guard shouted this is "Bull S**t" before storming off in front of my family and the manager . Trecco Bay this is shocking from such a reputable family holiday park . The staff need to be taught discretion, tolerance, and respect . A disabled person should never be made to feel that way . Sh ame on you ....
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Ben_r
Oct 8, 2023
Nightmare - Called me the day before, said my 1pm booking had to be 9am. Ok no problem, my private car I booked showed up and the driver told me it was with another couple and we were going to pick them up. Called the operator of the tour (the driver was a 3rd party driver for the day) and she said no, this is your tour and argued with me, yelling at me on the phone. I said well I’m only in Catania one day, can we fix this? I’ll split the car with the other couple and tried to find a solution as the tour was advertised as private. She said no, I’ll refund you, I don’t care. I asked for a solution, she said I don’t care. I said I’m only here one day, I’d like to still go, she said no, I refund you. I told her I wasn’t going to leave her a good review on Viator for how rude she was being, and she got even more mad and told the driver to drop me where I was which was about 3 miles from my hotel. She said she has enough business and doesn’t care. The driver was a hired guy, a really nice guy and brought me to my hotel luckily. Then I called Viator to get my money back for the day, they needed to call her, after they called her she said she was going to book me another shuttle with someone who doesn’t speak English. After she told the driver to drop me where I was, I couldn’t trust her to bring me where I needed to go. This operator tried to make me full stupid, bullied me into an earlier time, lied about the booking being private, lied to Viator, told the driver to kick me out, and yelled at me. I never raised my voice once, I tried to find a solution, and in the end was quiet in front of the other guests about what happened because the driver was embarrassed and felt terrible for how I was treated and I wanted him to have a good day with the other older couple we picked up and not ruin their day too. I would stay far away from this lady and book something from a more reputable group.
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From $109
up to 15 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).