Tours in Sicily-Need Help!

[mjbelen]

I contacted Salvatore of Drive Amalfi for a tour to Taormina and Mt. Etna, but he is booked the day we will be in port. I did not see any other suggested private tour companies in the threads, and I have not been able to find anything on the web.

 

If someone knows a good tour company in Sicily, please pass that information on to me. Thanks!!

 

Joan

[Halutznik]

We were on the Liberty and used Sicily Life (http://www.sicilylife.com) which had been recommended by another CC member. Our driver, Antonio, was lovely (even when my 10 year son stuck his head out the window and vomited while driving down from Mt. Etna!). It was a cloudy and foggy day up at Mt. Etna but our boys loved climbing about and we enjoyed our best cappucino of the trip at the kiosk/souvenir shop. Afterwards we drove to Taormino where Antonio left us to wander around the Greek Theatre, check out the shops and have lunch. He came to pick us up later after having had the van washed. It was an enjoyable and relatively inexpensive day.

[Trixsea]

Hi Joan. I just got back form Sicily and used a tour compant named Sicily Life. I had Sebastiano for the tour and found him to be very accomodating. He was quick to reply to emails and I would recommend him. Email is www.sicilylife.com.

 

If you contact him, tell him Terry said hello.

[mjbelen]

Many thanks to both of you. I just sent them an e-mail.

 

Joan

[lv2cruz]

Halutznik or Trixsia- can you tell me a little more about this company before i book? Did he speak good english and explain things if need be or just a driver taking you to and from where you need to go?

Can you spend as much time as you want in Taromina or does he seem to be on a time schedule?

[Trixsea]

Sebastiano spoke perfect English and had a great sense of humor. He will do whatever you want for as long as you want. Be specific with what you want to do. We spent several hours in Taormina and he recommended restaurants for lunch. We also spent some time in the villages where parts of the Godfather was filmed. Beautiful countyside. Good luck.

[petersonwith3]

for the etna and taormina stops how much was the cost?

[Trixsea]

We did not go to Etna. Had the tour of several villages, Taormina and a quick stop at the Messina Clock Tower. Price was 450 euro for van that held 8 people. Pick up was about 9 am, return to the ship 4-4:30 pm.

[pvkat]

I booked a tour with www.driverinrome for July 2006. It is a 9 hour tour that will pick us up at the dock in Messina and will take us to Taormina and Mt. Etna. Monia from driverinrome has been very prompt with the emails and has been very helpful. I hope this helps.....

Kathy :rolleyes:

[Felice]

We were on the Liberty and used Sicily Life (www.sicilylife.com) which had been recommended by another CC member. Our driver, Antonio, was lovely (even when my 10 year son stuck his head out the window and vomited while driving down from Mt. Etna!). It was a cloudy and foggy day up at Mt. Etna but our boys loved climbing about and we enjoyed our best cappucino of the trip at the kiosk/souvenir shop. Afterwards we drove to Taormino where Antonio left us to wander around the Greek Theatre, check out the shops and have lunch. He came to pick us up later after having had the van washed. It was an enjoyable and relatively inexpensive day.

 

Thanks for the information. Sounds like a terrific day. How much did it cost and how many people were in your group? We'll be there in May 2006 and are really looking forward to it. I'd like to put a tour together with a few of the people me met on the thread.