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| Itinerary for Sicily Tour |
Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) conducts more than 200 tours in Sicily every year. What is amazing is that the tours don't run in the summer, when it's too hot in Sicily. There are tours almost every day during the season. That gives them an advantage over other tour companies because they can hire the best travel guides and get the best deals at hotels and restaurants. We are often warmly welcomed by the locals.
I heard a lot of good things about this tour from other OAT travelers and that's one reason why I signed up for this trip. I have been to other parts of Italy but never south of Rome. I picked October for my travel because it's the best time to travel in Sicily. Here is the abbreviated itinerary of the tour:
Day 1 - Depart U.S.
Day 2 - Arrive in Palermo, Sicily
Day 3 - Explore Palermo • Controversial Topic: Conversation about Sicilian Mafia with local experts
Day 4 - A Day in the Life of Castelbuono
Day 5 - Overland to Monreale • Segesta • Overland to Mazara del Vallo
Day 6 - Explore Mazara • Tunisian Kasbah • Home-Hosted Lunch
Day 7 - Museo del Sale visit • Boat ride to Mothya Island • Sicilian cooking lesson
Day 8 - Overland to Piazza Armerina • Valley of the Temples • Agrigento
Day 9 - Overland to Ragusa • Villa Romana del Casale • Winery Tour
Day 10 - Old Town Ragusa • Fiat ride through Modica
Day 11 - Val di Noto farm visit • Optional Sicilian cooking lesson tour
Day 12 - Overland to Catania • Siracusa • Explore Ortigia
Day 13 - Explore Catania • World War II Museum • Conversation about volcanology
Day 14 - Catania • Visit Taormina
Day 15 - Catania • 4-wheel-drive journey to Mount Etna
Day 16 - Return to U.S. or begin your post-trip extension
The tour starts in Palermo, the biggest and capital city of Sicily. Then we go on to Mazara, at the western part of the island where it sees few tourists. After that we travel to the middle of the island and stay 3 nights in Ragusa. On the way to Catania we'll stop at the town of Siracusa. an ancient port with a rich history and an UNESCO World Heritage Site. We'll spend the last four nights of our tour in Catania. Using this as a base we'll also visit Taormina, another popular tourist town. We end our tour by driving up to Mount Etna.
