Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

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Day Tours and Shore Trips

February 21, 2012 in Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

Discovery Sicily’s hidden natural beauties, history, mythology and culture by these exciting on-demand tours. They depart from your convenient point in Catania, Taormina, Messina and Siracusa areas. They also work as private shore trips from the calls of Messina, Naxos, Catania and Siracusa, for less than the cost that you pay on board. These tours are arranged for (at least 2 people) individuals or small groups and cannot be purchased from the cruise line. Easy Sicily can also arrange customized tours for your own group, according to your taste, time frame, and budget. Tell us what kind of attractions and sites you’d like to see or an activity that your group is interested in, so that our staff can design a personalized programme for you. Feel free to contact us for any further detail. Here is below a list of possible tours that you can enjoy with us.

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Private Etna Tour & Wine Tasting Attraction (1)

February 13, 2012 in Active Day Tours, Culinary & Wine Tourism, Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

The variety of natural wonders makes the Mount Etna region a truly astounding place. This guided private tour combines the best of the largest active volcano in Europe with a pleasant wine tasting in a beautiful setting.

We meet volcanic caves, gorgeous woods, and old and new lava flows facing the blue Ionian Sea sparkling below.A stroll on the northern slope of the volcano is a thrilling experience and you can get much more from it taking advantage of the knowledge of our qualified guide.Later, you enjoy a guided wine tasting, matched with home-made appetisers and durum wheat bread, at a beautiful example of high-altitude of Etna vineyards.

Works: April – October

Departs: daily; make arrangement at booking time.

Meeting point: pick up at your convenient point in Catania, Messina, Siracusa and Taormina areas.

Duration: 5 hours circa in addition at the transfer time

Transfer time (round trip) approx.:

- from Taormina or Catania areas: 2 hrs.

- from Messina or Siracusa areas: 3 hrs. circa.

Available Languages: Italian, English and French

Info & Booking

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Taormina Guided Walking Tour (2)

February 28, 2012 in Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

Experience Sicily’s world-famous tourist resort with an experienced guide. Explore further at your own pace the pedestrian centre of Taormina.

Works: all year round

Departs: daily

Starts: make arrangements at booking time

Pickups: on your convenient point in Messina, Siracusa, Catania and Taormina areas

Tour duration: 2 hours circa, plus over one hour of free time, in addition at the transfer time.

Transfer time (round trip) approx.:

- from Taormina area: half an hour.

- from Messina /Catania: 2 hours circa;

- from Siracusa: 3 hours circa.

No wonder if Taormina is such a popular tourist destination! It is definitely unsurpassed in beauty. It has all of the desired attributes that appeal visitors, stunning views, ancient ruins, winding medieval streets and tiny passages each with its own secrets and an abundance of quaint shops, boutiques, great restaurants, cafés and ice-cream bars. With your guide, you will visit the pedestrian area of this fascinating town. You will also have over one hour to explore further at your own pace, the downtown area of Taormina.

Available Languages: Italian, English, French, German.

Info & Booking

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Taormina walking tour & private boat ride (3)

February 3, 2012 in Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

Spend a wonderful day exploring the very best of Eastern Sicily at a leisurely pace. Experience Sicily’s world-famous sights and enjoy a boat ride to the town of Taormina.

Here is an essential ‘Must Do’ excursion when visiting Sicily. Discover Taormina by the sea on board of a private boat and take a walk to explore the pedestrian centre of the town.

Works: April – October

Departs: daily; make arrangement at booking time.

Meeting point: pick up at your convenient point hotel in Catania, Messina, Siracusa and Taormina areas.

Tour duration: 5/6 hours in addition at the transfer time.

Transfer time (round trip) approx.:

- from Messina and Catania areas: 2 hrs circa;

- from Siracusa area: 3 hrs circa.

Available Languages: Italian, English, German, French.

Info & Booking

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Taormina Walking Tour (4)

February 28, 2012 in Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

Experience Sicily’s world-famous tourist resort. Explore further at your own pace the pedestrian centre of Taormina.

Tour: self-guided

Works: all year round

Departs: daily Starts: make arrangements at booking time

Pickups: on your convenient point in Messina, Siracusa, Catania and Taormina areas

Tour duration: 4 hours, in addition at the transfer time.

Transfer time (round trip) approx.:

- from Taormina area: half an hour.

- from Messina /Catania: 2 hours circa;

- from Siracusa: 3 hours circa.

No wonder if Taormina is such a popular tourist destination! It is definitely unsurpassed in beauty. It has all of the desired attributes that appeal visitors, stunning views, ancient ruins, winding medieval streets and tiny passages each with its own secrets and an abundance of quaint shops, boutiques, great restaurants, cafés and ice-cream bars.You can visit at your own pace the pedestrian area of this fascinating town, agreeing with your driver pickup point and time.

Info & Booking

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The Old Puppet Maker’s Lab (5)

February 21, 2012 in Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

What better way to know Sicily, if not plunge into its ancient traditions.

The extraordinary cultural depth of “Opera dei Pupi”, known as an original and traditional expression of art, has been in the World Heritage List of UNESCO since 2001. Visit the Napoli family’s puppet making laboratory, located in the heart of Catania, close to the main monuments of the Baroque town and the famous open-air fish market.

During the second half of 19th century, puppetry was the most popular performance art. This guided visit inside the Old Puppet Maker’s Lab is very different from the usual attractions for tourists. You will meet the only family in Sicily that makes these puppets and have performed in Italy and the rest of the world since 1921. More than just staging a show, the Napoli family will explain to students, tourists and lovers the technique and the rules of this old tradition inside their traditional lab in Via Reitano, situated in the heart of Catania.

The members of the family work with hand puppets, costumes, sceneries and all that is required for a show. The most interesting thing about Sicilian puppets is that each of them is a unique work of art: a wooden sculpture with metal and cloth.

Works: April – October

Departs: on request.

Meeting point: pick up at your convenient point hotel in Catania, Messina, Siracusa and Taormina areas.

Tour duration: max 4 hrs, of which1.30 hrs. circa inside the lab, in addition at the transfer time

Transfer time (round trip) approx.:

- from Taormina: 2 hrs.

- from Siracusa and Messina: 3 hrs.

- from Catania: in Catania.

Available Languages: Italian, English, French, German.

Info & Booking

Tags: Catania, Giardini Naxos, Messina, port of call, private shore trips in Catania, private shore trips in sicily, private tour, Sicilian puppets, Sicily day tour, Sicily handcrafts, Sicily shore trips, Sicily traditions, Siracusa, walking in Italy, walking in Sicily
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Etna Volcano Adventure (6)

June 21, 2011 in Active Day Tours, Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

A unique experience on Europe’s largest and active volcano. Climbing to the summit of a volcano and looking inside its smoking craters is a thrilling experience. If you are a mountain lover, Volcano Adventure is something won’t want to miss.

Mount Etna is the second most active volcano on earth and there’s no better place on earth to witness and understand the forces and the power of volcanoes. It dominates the skyline of Catania at the highest point of 3,350 meters and its snow-capped summit is visible from anywhere on Sicily’s east side. The hike is hosted by an expert alpine guide.

Works: May – October

Departs: daily; make arrangement at booking time.

Meeting point: pick up at your convenient point in Catania, Messina, Siracusa and Taormina areas.

Tour duration: 5/6 hours in addition at the transfer time.

Transfer time (round trip) approx.:

- from Catania: 2 hrs.;

- from Taormina: 2.30 hrs.

- from Messina and Siracusa: 3 hrs.

Trail difficulty: medium, for fit people

Available Languages: Italian, English, Spanish and French

Info & Booking

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Sicilian Cooking Lesson on Mount Etna Region (7)

May 21, 2011 in Culinary & Wine Tourism, Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

Learn how to cook some classic Sicilian recipes in a warm and friendly atmosphere and experience firsthand the great flavors of Sicily.

Sicily is not only a beautiful and dreamily spot of the world to visit but, if you are a Mediterranean cuisine lover, it is also the right place from which to take some cooking inspiration.

Works: April – November

Departs: daily, except Saturday and Sunday; make arrangement at booking time.

Meeting point: pick up at your convenient point hotel in Catania, Messina, Siracusa and Taormina areas.

Tour duration: 5 hours in addition at the transfer time.

Transfer time (round trip) approx.:

- from Messina and Siracusa: 3 hrs.

- from Catania: 1 hrs.

Available Languages: Italian, English (Spanish and French on request)

Please note: The minimum number of student per class is 4; the maximum is 8.

Info & Booking

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Sicilian Cooking Lesson in Taormina (8)

February 28, 2012 in Culinary & Wine Tourism, Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

If you are looking for something out of the ordinary, experience firsthand the great flavors of Sicily by participating in a cooking class! Stay inside a well-known gourmet restaurant and learn all the Sicilian secrets that even local people don’t know yet in preparing such great dishes. On the island, contamination from different cultures has produced a fusion of tastes that makes traditional Sicilian cuisine a feast for the senses.

Works: all year round

Departs: daily Starts: at 9.00; make arrangements at booking time

Pickups: on your convenient point in Messina, Siracusa, Catania and Taormina areas

Tour duration: 3 hrs. approx. in addition at the transfer time.

Transfer time (round trip) approx.:

-from Messina/Catania: 2 hrs;

-from Siracusa: 3 hrs.

Info & Booking

Tags: Giardini Naxos, Messina, port of call, private tour, Sicilian cooking lesson, Sicily cooking class, Sicily day tour, Sicily shore trips, Siracusa, Taormina, volcano, walking in Italy, walking in Sicily
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Sicilian Pastry Course in Taormina (9)

February 28, 2012 in Culinary & Wine Tourism, Private Day Tours & Shore Trips

Learn how to make some classic Sicilian pastries in Taormina. The art of Sicilians of making confections – combining nuts and fruits with sugar and honey – is well known all over the world. These dessert are prepared in different ways according to the family or the town where these come from. Surely however, these sweets and almond-based cookies, rich in color and elaborately designed, are the proud of Sicilians.