Tour : Sicily & Malta beautifully combined Islands Educational Experience for Travel Agents and Professionals November 12-21, 2018 Meals: D Day 1 Benvenuti a Palermo! Welcome dinner with the Group at Mondello Resort Mondello,Sicily,Italy Meeting Location Palermo Airport - Punta Raisi We will meet this evening at Mondello Resort, where we will have a brief presentation with welcome cocktail, followed by our welcome dinner. Overnight at Mondello Resort and time to rest up for the adventure that lie ahead. Day 2 Page: 1 Palermo, Monreale and the seaside area of Mondello
Palermo,Sicily,Italy Monreale,Sicily,Italy Mondello,Sicily,Italy After breakfast we will depart for an half day guided tour of Palermo. We will start the visit from the old part of the city with the Royal Palace, the Palatina Chapel and the Cathedral. Afterwards you will visit Monreale, an ancient royal town with spectacular views over the countryside towards the sea, where there will be time to visit the beautiful Cathedral here and some of the City's main attractions. In the afternoon there you will explore Palermo at your leisure or arrange an optional excursion to Monte Pellegrino (The Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia). Dinner on your own and overnight at the Mondello Resort. Day 3 Castellammare del Golfo - San vito Lo Capo with its Riserva dello Zingaro Castellammare del Golfo,Sicily,Italy San Vito Lo Capo,Sicily,Italy Sicily,Italy A full day awaits you after breakfast. First depart for Castellammare del Golfo where we will stop for some overlooking seaside pictures to take on the way to San Vito Lo Capo which sits on the farthest point of the cost situated on top left hand side of the boot, such well known City for its Couscous Festival running around the end of September. From here we will able to do a cooking class in one of our Agriturismo called Baglio in the Sicilian dialect and admire the extraordinary beauty of this area with visiting "La Riserva dello Zingaro" which is a rare rocks area recognized as Patrimonio Unesco and then check in to Hotel Mediterraneo which is a tourist experience in the island to discover Sicilian traditions. Overnight here right by the Mediterranean seaside, San Vito Lo Capo. Day 4 Erice - Marsala - Trapani Page: 2
Erice,Sicily,Italy Marsala,Sicily,Italy Trapani,Sicily,Italy Today we will continue on our schedule itinerary by heading to Erice, a small mountain top medieval village in western Sicily that has changed little since Sixth Century BC. Stop at a bakery shop to taste the typical local almond pastry and enjoy the stunning overlooking view of the west coast of Sicily. Proceed on to Marsala famous for its liquor and historical buildings where you will visit the Donna Fugata winery, one of the largest in the Island where you will have an unforgettable wine tasting. In the afternoon you will get back to the hotel in San Vito Lo Capo for some rest and then head to Trapani to admire its medieval districts situated on the headland pointing out to the sea and have a lovely dinner tasting the delicious Ravioli with the fish soup expressively cooked and served only in this City. Dinner on your own and return to San Vito Lo Capo. Overnight at hotel Mediterraneo. D Day 5 Agrigento - Piazza Armerina - Ragusa Agrigento,Sicily,Italy Piazza Armerina,Sicily,Italy Ragusa,Sicily,Italy Following breakfast at the hotel, you will depart for Agrigento to get a guided tour "Valley of Temples" where you can admire the temple of Juno, Concorde, Ercuoles and the Temple of Castor and Pollux. Then you will Continue to Piazza Armerina, where you will stop on the way to have a taste of the typical Sicilian products, like olive pate, marmeleades and local wine in Alia town Patrimonio Unesco, followed by a visit of the well known "Villa Romana del Casale" famous for its beautiful collection of late-roman mosaics and the Cathedral. You will arrive into Ragusa in the late afternoon to check in to hotel "Poggio del Sole" with dinner and overnight there. Day 6 Modica & Ragusa Ibla with departure to Malta Page: 3 L
Modica,Sicily,Italy Ragusa Ibla,Sicily,Italy Silema,Malta Following breakfast, you will depart for Modica to see the splendor of this town and get a feeling by looking into the past when populations from all over the world were living in those heritage areas. After that you will go to Ragusa Ibla for lunch and admire this breathtaking ancient City and beautiful Saracen place colonized by many Worldwide nationalities. Here we will be all ready to get on the Ferry to go to Malta. Departure from Pozzallo at 9 PM (1 hour and 45 minutes on sealing and have a chance to eat onboard). Dinner on your own and pick up in Malta to transfer to Grand hotel Palace. Overnight here. Day 7 Valletta and St.Julians amazing areas of Malta Valletta,Malta St. Julians,Malta After a full buffet breakfast, ready to get departing for a full day excursion visiting the pretty and stunning City of Valletta. Here you will have an opportunity to be taken into this amazing history of this place as well as doing shopping. In the afternoon we will see St. Julian which is another pretty area where we all are going to have an aperitif and then let you have your free time to enjoy the SPA at the hotel. Evening at leisure and overnight at Grand hotel Palace. L Day 8 Gozo and Comino islands Gozo,Malta Comino,Malta Silema,Malta Today after a delicious buffet breakfast, you will have a spectacular and memorable day in Gozo and Comino. You will be getting on a ferry to reach Gozo which is an island just in front of Malta where you absolutely need to inform about to your travelers. You will be driven around by admiring the beauty of this island and taken to the Blue Grotto. After lunch we will do an inspection at the Ferrieha Farmhouse managed by our dear friend Marcello who moved from Milan 12 years ago then you will go to Comino which is another smaller island 10 minutes by boat from Gozo. From here we will head back to Malta Palace hotel and overnight there. Day 9 Departure from Malta at 6 AM onto Noto and Siracusa with dinner in Taormina Page: 4 L
Noto,Sicily,Italy Siracusa,Sicily,Italy Taormina,Sicily,Italy This morning you will be departing at 6 AM to get back to Sicily and stop in Noto which is a wonderful town to discover the beautiful Sicilian baroque style and then on to Siracusa, one of the most interesting archeological site of the island. Guided tour of the Archeological park, The Roman Amphitheater, the Greek Theater, The Ear of Dionysus, the cave of Cordari, island of Ortigia, the most ancient nucleus of the city with its stunning Cathedral. Check in to Hotel in Taormina with dinner and overnight there. Day 10 Enjoyable day in Taormina Taormina,Sicily,Italy D Today after breakfast you will enjoy Taormina with our official tour guide taking you to the Greek and Roman Theater and wonderful place for walking around, fine shopping, wonderful beaches and just about anything you could wish for in terms of fine-dining. In the early afternoon you will go visiting Mount Etna and the beautiful and romantic town located on Mount Tauro. Relax over, dinner and then get some well- deserved rest. Overnight in Taormina. Day 11 Page: 5 Time to depart and say Arrivederci soon!!!
Palermo,Sicily,Italy Cefalu,Sicily,Italy This morning you are unfortunately ready to fly back home but no just yet before stopping in Cefalu and Tindary Sanctuary on the way to the airport. For any of your needs in Sicily following the conclusion of this tour, we are happy to assist you including transfers, flights and ferries back to mainland Italy. Contact us at team@italygroupspecialists.com. Thank you so much for been with us, we hope to see your people visiting these 2 islands much more frequently. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Page: 6