Southern Splendor Tour 7 Days 6 Nights (Code VDS)
Leaving from Palermo, 4 star hotels
Monday departures
DAY 1 - PALERMO
Arrival in Palermo. Transfer to the
hotel on your own. Dinner and
overnight at hotel.
DAY 2 - PALERMO/MONREALE/AGRIGENTO
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and,
in the morning, visit Palermo. We
will admire the Cathedral as well
as the Palatine Chapel in the Royal
Palace. Panoramic visit of Palermo
and continue to Monreale to visit
the Cathedral and the Cloister.
Lunch on your own. In the
afternoon depart to Agrigento. Visit
the Valley of the Temples, known
for its well preserved Greek
Temples. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 3 - AGRIGENTO/PIAZZA
ARMERINA/SIRACUSA
Buffet breakfast at your hotel and
depart to Piazza Armerina to visit
the Roman Villa del Casale, famous
for its more than 3500 sq meters of
mosaics (on winter departures
Caltagirone will be visited instead
of Piazza Armerina). Continue to
Siracusa. Time at leisure for lunch.
In the afternoon visit the archaeological
area including the Greek
theater as well as Ortigia, the
historical baroque center of the
city. Dinner, overnight at hotel.
DAY 4 - SIRACUSA/ETNA/TAORMINA/REGGIO
CALABRIA
After breakfast, conditions
permitting, excursion on Mount
Etna the highest active volcano in
Europe. We will reach 1800 meters
to visit the Silvestri Craters.
Continue to Taormina and visit on
your own of the Greek Theater as
well as enjoy some free time to
shop or go around the elegant
streets of the city. Depart to Reggio
Calabria. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 5 - REGGIO CALABRIA/PAESTUM/NAPLES
After buffet breakfast we will enjoy
a visit to the Archaeological
Museum where we will admire in
particular the famous Bronzi di
Riace. Depart to Paestum. Lunch
on your own and time at leisureto
visit on your own the archaeological
area. Continue to Naples.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
DAY 6 - NAPLES/POMPEII/AMALFI COAST/NAPLES
Breakfast at hotel and depart to
Pompeii where we will visit the
ruins of this famous city completely
destroyed by the Vesuvio eruption
in 79 B.C. Continue to the Amalfi
coast and panoramic visit of the
two cities (Amalfi and Positano)
from the panoramic road. Lunch on
your own on the road. Back to
Naples. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 7 - NAPLES/CAPRI/ROME
Breakfast at hotel and transfer to
Naples’ port to embark on the ferry
which will bring us to the beautiful
Capri. The island has been the
residence of many Roman
Emperors and it surprises all the
travellers thanks to the landscapes
as well as grottos and Faraglioni.
Lunch on your own. Back by Jetfoil
to Naples and continue by bus to
Rome. End of the tour in a specific
point of Rome (Piazza Cavour). The
tour ends at this point and clients
will have to transfer to the hotel or
to the airport on their own (not
included in our tour’s rate).
Note: Tour itinerary may be
changed or inverted for technical
reasons without notice. |
DEPARTURE DATES |
JAN 23
FEB 20
MAR 19
APR 02, 16, 30
MAY 14, 28
JUN 11, 25
JUL 09, 23
AUG 06, 20
SEP 03, 17
OCT 01, 15 |
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RATES INCLUDE |
- Overnight in 4* hotel
- Half-board accommodation with
buffet breakfast, from dinner the first
day to breakfast on last day
- Transportation by deluxe motorcoach
or minivan
- Assistance of Spanish and English
language tour guide
- Local guides for visits in Palermo,
Agrigento and Pompeii.
- Local taxes
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NOT INCLUDED |
- Transfers airport - hotel - airport
- Beverages during meals
- Entrance fees (€85 total per person) “whispers”fee in cathedrals €3.50pp
- Tips, personal extras
- Anything not clearly specified
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OUR HOTELS
or similar 4 stars
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Palermo: San Paolo
Agrigento: Kore
Siracusa: Jolly
Reggio Calabria: Regent
Naples: NH Napoli |
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