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Contact UsDeparture from JFK for an overnight flight to Palermo via Rome, London, Paris, Frankfurt, etc… depending on the airline.
Arrival Palermo. Assistance and transfer to your hotel Check-in for 2 nights at VILLA IGIEA HOTEL, a 4-star property in the center of town.
Full day guided tour to visit Palermo and Montreale with private car and English speaking guide.
Morning departure to go to Selinunte, 80 miles / 2 hour drive:guided tour of the archeological site. Continuation towards Agrigento (approximately 62 miles 1h ½ drive). Check-in for 1 nights MASSERIA AGNELLO near Agrigento. Enjoy the local Sicilian food prepared by your host at this nice agriturismo property.
Morning drive to Agrigento Archeological site and visit (2 hour guide services through the site). Free time for lunch Afternoon drive to Taormina: 140 miles, 2 1/4h drive Check-in for 2 nights at VILLA DIODORO in Taormina, a 4 star property in the center of town.
Morning guided city tour to visit Taormina including the Greek Theatre. Afternoon at leisure
Morning drive to Syracuse (75 miles, 1 hour 40 drive), via Catania where you will stop for a guided Foodies city tour: taste some of the local products as you walk through the city. Continuation to Syracuse. Check-in for 2 nights, at GRAND HOTEL ORTIGIA, nicely located in the center of town.
Morning guided tour of Syracuse. See the main landmarks: Ortigia, Il Duomo, Apollo Temple, the Greek Theatre, the Ear of Dionysus, Latomia del Paradiso and the Chiesa de San Giovanni etc…. Afternoon at leisure in Syracuse
Transfer to Messina where you take the ferry to Villa San Giovanni. Continue to Scilla: leisure for lunch. Morning drive is 184 kms, approximately 3 hours In the early afternoon departure to Cosenza. Afternoon drive 170 kms, approximately 5 hours. Overnight in Hotel Italiana Cosenza 4*
After breakfast, visit Altomonte, one of the typical medieval villages of Calabria. Day drive around 250 kms / 3 hours. Continue to Paestum, time at leisure for lunch. In the afternoon, visit Paestum visit with local guide. Overnight at Agriturismo Masseria Feudo
After breakfast depart to Sorrento with an excursion along the coastal road to enjoy Amalfi, Positano and Ravello. (100 kms more or less 2 hour drive). Overnight in Sorrento, Hotel Antiche Mura 4*
Public ferry to Capri. Local guide for the visit. Weather permitting, visit at the Blue Grotto with public boat. Overnight in Hotel San Michele in Anacapri
Day of leisure in Capri. Overnight in Hotel San Michele in Anacapri
Morning ferry back to Sorrento. Private minivan to go to Naples. During the transfer meet your local guide in Pompeii to enjoy a visit to the Archeological site. Evening train to Rome. Transfer to hotel on arrival. Overnight in Hotel Imperiale 4* (Trevi zone)
Day of leisure in Rome. Overnight in Hotel Imperiale 4*
Breakfast. Private transfer to train station Termini
This sample tour is just an example of a specific itinerary related to the country we just described to give you an idea of what is available in that country when you travel.
All our trips are tailor-made and we are at your disposal to plan your trip in consideration of how many people will be traveling, how many days you wish to travel, the season, the standard and the location of the hotels, the amount of meals you wish to include, the guided tours or experiences which will show you not only the “must see” landmarks but also the special interest sites and events you will love that are off the beaten track.
Francoise is the president and founder of Celestial Voyagers. She graduated with a tourism degree at Nice University in France and has worked as a tour director and operations manager in France, Australia and Mexico. Settling in New York City, she founded Celestial Voyagers with the aim of creating uniquely curated group travel for adults and Academia.