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Tour Features

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Air transportation from NYC, including fuel surcharge (only included with Air/Land plan) OTHER GATEWAYS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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First-class hotels for 6 nights

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11 included meals, consisting of 6 buffet breakfasts - 2 dinners at hotel, PLUS - Dining plan: 2 dinners and 1 lunch at popular local restaurants featuring regional cuisine, including: - Dinner in Taormina - Lunch in Trapani - Farewell dinner in Palermo PLUS - Wine-tasting excursion to Marsala

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Wine, mineral water and coffee or cappuccino served with lunch and dinner at hotels and restaurants

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Touring by private deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach

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Professional Central Holidays Tour Director

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Sightseeing as indicated, including local guide and entrance fees

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FREE airport arrival and departure transfers

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Travel bag, one per person

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Document holder and luggage tags

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HEAR CLEAR - Personalized audio system to hear every word your guide says, even from a distance

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Hotel taxes and service charges

Day 1 Thu Depart USA
Evening departure. Meals and refreshments served on board.

Day 2 Fri Catania/Taormina
After your morning arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure. Tonight's dinner is at your hotel. (D)

Day 3 Sat Taormina (tour of Mt. Etna Volcano)
Morning walking tour of Taormina's charming city center includes the Greek/Roman amphitheater, with its spectacular view of Giardini Naxos and Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe. Balance of the day is yours to relax, or explore the slopes of Mt. Etna with our included tour that also offers an interesting honey-tasting session in Zafferana. Continue climbing to 6,000 feet, where you can enjoy the best views, as you drive through the fertile slopes and villages that sit on ancient volcanic eruptions. Tonight you may experience dinner on your own in one of the many colorful restaurants of Taormina. (B)

Day 4 Sun Taormina/Syracuse (optional "Godfather" tour)
Today experience an included excursion to Syracuse. A guided tour of this venerable city highlights the Archaeological Park, Greek Theater, Latomia del Paradiso and Cave of Dionysius' Ear. On the way back to Taormina, we offer a once in a lifetime experience! You may take an optional "Godfather" tour, featuring the authentic villages chosen by Francis Ford Coppola for most of the scenes in the Godfather movies. This is a good way to explore the real untouched Sicilian countryside, local lifestyle and culture. This evening savor a special Sicilian dinner with wine in a restaurant characteristic of this region. (B, D)

Day 5 Mon Taormina/Piazza Armerina-Agrigento/Palermo
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and then, departure to Piazza Armerina to visit the Roman villa del Casale famous for its more than 3500 square meters of well preserved mosaics. Continue to Agrigento. Lunch on your own. Visit the Valley of the Temples, known for its well preserved Greek Temples. Continue to Palermo. Dinner and overnight at hotel. Attention: whenever Villa Romana Del Casale is closed, we will tour the Medieval Village of Piazza Armerina. (B, D)

Day 6 Tue Palermo (Excursion to Segesta/Marsala/Trapani)
(Special Tasting Of Marsala Sweet Wine) Journey to Segesta, a large archaeological zone, with a magnificent Doric temple, 420 B.C. to 430 B.C., located within a beautiful and natural setting that ranks as one of the best-preserved Greek architectural sites. Continue to the sea town of Marsala, re-discovered in the 18th century by English merchant John Woodhouse and known for its sweet wines. Visit a wine cellar and sample some Marsala during a special wine tasting session. Drive along Trapani's coastline and stop for a special Sicilian lunch in a restaurant by the sea and return to Palermo. Your tour director can suggest many interesting quality restaurants that offer ambiance and traditional local cuisine for dinner on your own. (B, L)

Day 7 Wed Palermo (optional tour of Cefalu)
A morning tour of Palermo, a city full of character, features Quattro Canti - a splendid example of Spanish Baroque architecture, the Palace of the Normans and its superb Palatine Chapel, the cathedral, and the famous Benedictine Abbey of Monreale. Here you will admire a 12th century cathedral, housing very fine mosaics representing a complete cycle of the Old and New Testaments. Balance of the day is at leisure to relax or take an optional tour with your tour director to the picturesque fishing village of Cefalu. In the evening, bid arrivederci to your travel companions during a festive farewell dinner with delectable cuisine and sparkling in a fashionable restaurant. (B, D)

Day 8 Thu Palermo to USA (or extend your stay)
Morning transfer to Palermo Airport for your return flight home. Meals and refreshments served on board. Same day arrival into USA. (B)

2010 & 2011 Scheduled Departures

Guaranteed Departures:
Jul. 23, Sep. 3, 17, 24, & Oct. 1, 15, 22, 29, 2010

Dates in RED = Sold Out Departures
Dates in GREEN = Available Departures

Now that you have chosen your package, the following chart below shows “Land Only” rates. To add your airfare, go to Book your Package, select "Flight + Land", select your departure date and departure city and you will add our most competitive airfares to your land price.

Dates

City

Type

First Class Hotels

Sep. 3, 10, 17, 24. (2010)

Land Only

$1,799

Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22. (2010)

Land Only

$1,799

Oct. 29. (2010)

Land Only

$1,649

Nov. 5, 12, 19, 23. (2010)

Land Only

$1,649

Jan. 25. (2011)

Land Only

$1,649

Feb. 22. (2011)

Land Only

$1,649

Mar. 11, 18, 25. (2011)

Land Only

$1,399

Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. (2011)

Land Only

$1,399

May. 6, 13, 20, 27. (2011)

Land Only

$1,429

Jun. 3, 10, 17, 24. (2011)

Land Only

$1,429

Jul. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. (2011)

Land Only

$1,399

Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26. (2011)

Land Only

$1,399

Sep. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. (2011)

Land Only

$1,429

Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28. (2011)

Land Only

$1,429

Nov. 4, 11, 18. (2011)

Land Only

$1,399

Includes 2010 & 2011

Itinerary 2010 & 2011

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