Private Transport to Taormina ??

[cynbar]

My family and I will be in Taormina off the Sun Princess in June. I have read the other thread about DIY Taormina, which indicates that taxis will be plentiful at the pier in Messina but may be problematic for our return. Can anyone recommend a private car service or taxi service we could book with in advance ? . We specifically want to coordinate with a private tour in Taormina that sounds exciting but does not include transportation. Or is this a crazy idea? Many thanks in advance for any suggestions or input on this projected plan of ours!

[Mar1987]

When in the past we docked at Messina port, we hired a private driver through "Sicily-tours.it" and it was great! They picked us up at the port and drove us to Mount Etna, where we could take a chairlift to a higher part of the volcano, then they drove us to Taormina where we had free time for lunch (our driver suggested us a good local restaurant) and walked through the city visiting the greek theatre and having magnificent views towards the volcano again! I highly recommend you them!

[Chadr135]

On 1/18/2024 at 11:40 AM, Mar1987 said:

When in the past we docked at Messina port, we hired a private driver through "Sicily-tours.it" and it was great! They picked us up at the port and drove us to Mount Etna, where we could take a chairlift to a higher part of the volcano, then they drove us to Taormina where we had free time for lunch (our driver suggested us a good local restaurant) and walked through the city visiting the greek theatre and having magnificent views towards the volcano again! I highly recommend you them!

Thanks for this suggestion. I just reached out to them for our cruise in July. Do you have any other tips if we go forward with them? Thanks again!

[Mar1987]

On 3/23/2024 at 12:04 PM, Chadr135 said:

Thanks for this suggestion. I just reached out to them for our cruise in July. Do you have any other tips if we go forward with them? Thanks again!

You're welcome! Great! We had Carmelo as our driver and he was excellent!