Private Excursion of Taormina and Alcantara Gorges from Taormina
Discover the magic of Sicily on a private excursion from Taormina, where you'll delve into the picturesque town's history and the natural splendor of the Alcantara Gorges.
Stroll through the charming streets of Taormina, admiring its well-preserved Greek theatre, vibrant pedestrian street, Corso Umberto, and the panoramic views from the lovely Piazza IX Aprile.
Continue your journey to the Alcantara Gorges, a geological marvel created by ancient volcanic activity and the erosive power of the Alcantara River. Be captivated by the stunning basaltic rock formations, the deep canyons, and the crystal-clear waters that flow through this breathtaking landscape. Wander along designated paths, bridges, and stairways in the geological park or take a hike on the botanical and geological trail to explore the area's lush vegetation, unique flora, and fauna.
For the adventurous at heart, opt for a guided river trekking experience, where you'll explore the gorges up close.
White lotus TV series tour the best of Sicily in 4 days
The White Lotus Tour will show you some wonderful sites of the Sicilian island, the ones in which the second season of the famous Tv show, recently prized in the States as Best Mini-series of 2022 and winner of two Golden Globes, White Lotus was set.
The White Lotus tour will start with:
- visit the amazing Taormina and the sites of the TV series;
- visit “Giardini Naxos”, another important location for the show's shots and a boat trip to Isola Bella;
- visit Catania and all the iconic spots you see in the series;;
- Visit the baroque town of Noto, location of an important part of the show..
Private Tour of Montalbano
Your private driver will accompany you throughout the day to let you know all the places where the Inspector Montalbano drama was filmed. Furthermore, it is a tour that includes a fascinating journey between Modica and Scicli: two masterpieces of Sicilian Baroque that are very widespread in eastern Sicily. In particular we will visit the Municipal Palace of Scicli and other archaeological sites of notable importance, Modica with its unmistakable Chocolate and Ragusa Ibla with all its splendor.
We will also make a stop in Punta Secca, a splendid seaside village where the "Casa di Montalbano" is located with the possibility of stopping for lunch at the "Enzo a Mare" restaurant to taste some typical fish-based dishes (place frequented by the Commissioner Montalbano).
Finally we will visit the Donnafugata Castle, an ancient noble residence chosen to reconstruct the house of the Mafia boss Balduccio Sinagra.
As soon as the Tour is finished we will return to the destination requested.
Catania Airport(CTA) to Siracusa Port-Round Trip Private Transfer
Book your Private Transfer from Catania Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Siracusa Cruise Port and return.
Don't go through all the hassle of waiting in a long taxi or shared shuttles queues and use our private, door to door airport/port transfer.
Your driver will be waiting for you at a scheduled time and you will travel comfortably to your destination.
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Dining Experience at a local's Home in Acireale with Show Cooking
Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.
Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee).
This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
Oil and food tasting in the province of Agrigento
You will walk among the organic olive groves, accompanied by an agronomist
You will visit the oil mill and witness the oil extraction process
You will taste bread and oil, an unparalleled sensory journey
Private Pasta & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Marsala
Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines.
During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes.
Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages.
Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
Sacred Sicily Pilgrimage
This is both an esoteric inward alchemical Journey that use the environs of Sacred Sicily to help you to transmute body, soul, and spirit.
Authentic Sicilian Flavors Class at Local Home in Noto
Live a true Sicilian countryside experience! Make fresh cavatelli and seasonal ravioli from scratch, cook authentic sauces, enjoy local wine, homemade dessert, and stories of tradition in a charming rural setting.
Small Group Market tour and Dining Experience at a Cesarina's home in Marsala
Would you like to discover the most authentic side of Italian gastronomy and share it with other enthusiasts of the “cucina italiana”?
Enjoy this shared Market tour and typical Dining experience.
Visit the vibrant local market and learn about the seasonal produce and secret ingredients.
Then, head to your Cesarina’s house to enjoy a 3-course dining experience, showcasing the authentic regional dishes stored in the cookbooks of your host.
You will take part in an experience which is so much more than just a lunch or dinner. You will make new friends, feel like one of the family and live like the Italians do.
Catania city to Siracusa Cruise Port - Departure Private Transfer
Book your Private Transfer from Catania city hotels to Siracusa Cruise Port.
Don't go through all the hassle of waiting in a long taxi or shared shuttles queues and use our private, door to door city/port transfer.
Your driver will be waiting for you at a scheduled time and you will travel comfortably to your destination.
Meeting with a Nameplate
Door-to-door Service
No Hidden Charges
Clean cars & Professional drivers
Private Photo Session with a Local Photographer in Cefalu
Want to capture your amazing honeymoon? Family vacation while the kids are still little? Your perfect couples retreat from everyday busy life? A solo trip without asking strangers to take pictures of you? Stop searching, we got you here!
We are the largest network of local vacation photographers in the world! Besides Cefalu, we operate in over 700 destinations worldwide! We always make sure that every special moment of each client is captured well.
We believe in our service and quality of our photos so much that we even offer a 100% money back satisfaction guarantee for your photo shoot. Which means, if you don’t like the result of your photo shoot, you can contact us within 7 days and claim your money back!
So what are you waiting for? Become one of our hundreds of happy customers by treating yourself to this special experience! Your family and friends will love the result too!
Caltagirone: Traditional Ceramic Town Walking Tour
Explore Caltagirone on a private guided tour, starting at the Public Garden, one of Italy’s 10 most beautiful gardens, in Liberty style. See statues, majolica, flower beds, the Moorish-style music stage, and the Teatrino Belvedere with city views.
Passing the Ceramics Museum, continue to the historic center and the Tondo Vecchio, a theater-shaped terrace with the town’s coats of arms and the Sicilian Trinacria.
Walk across the S. Francesco Bridge, a 17th-century bridge with five arches decorated with local relief ceramics.
Through palaces and churches in Baroque and Liberty styles, reach the Cathedral of San Giuliano with a majolica dome, frescoes, and a Baroque wooden choir.
Nearby is Piazza del Municipio, with Palazzo dell’Aquila and the former Palazzo Senatorio, now the Luigi Sturzo Gallery.
The tour ends at the Staircase of S. Maria del Monte, 142 steps decorated with colorful tiles, adorned with flowers during the Infiorata and 4,000 candles for the patron saint’s feast.
Noto: Sicilian Baroque Architecture Guided Walking Tour
The guided tour of Noto takes you back to the Baroque era, starting at Porta Reale near the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. You’ll climb to admire stunning interiors and frescoes, then continue along the main street to the Church of Santa Chiara with its richly decorated columns and statues. In Piazza del Duomo, you’ll visit Palazzo Ducezio with its mirrored rooms and the grand Cathedral of San Nicolò, a Baroque masterpiece. The tour proceeds to Via Nicolaci, famous for its flower festival and ornate balconies of Palazzo Nicolaci. Strolling through the alleys, you’ll see the historic Loggia del Mercato and end at the neoclassical Tina di Lorenzo Theater and the 18th-century Fountain of Hercules.
Secret waters and ancient tunnels: the Qanats of Palermo revealed
Descend into the belly of Palermo and discover the Qanat, the ancient system of underground canals built to convey water from the slopes to the city. The tour of the Upper Jesuit Qanat, under the Altarello neighborhood near Casa Micciulla, reveals a masterpiece of Arab-Jesuit hydraulic engineering over 1,100 meters long and up to 16 meters deep. Guided by experts, you will pass tunnels dug into the rock, just over a meter and a half high, where the water still flows silently. Ventilation shafts, natural springs and signs of ancient workers tell centuries of history. The experience, reserved for small groups and equipped with equipment provided on site (boots, helmet, wetsuit), offers an immersive path between darkness, coolness and the sound of water. An authentic and rare journey that combines history, archaeology, nature and adventure, allowing you to experience Palermo DA a unique perspective: that of its underground water veins that have nourished the city DA centuries.
Private Pizza & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Taormina
Don't lose the opportunity to become a "pizzaiolo" (pizza-maker) and a great tiramisu maker! Enter a local home, connect with an expert home cook and discover how Italian mamma and nonnas used to prepare awesome pizza at home.
With this private hands-on cooking class, you will learn how to make pizza and tiramisù from scratch from a real Italian family. To complete your feast, enjoy what you have prepared for lunch or dinner with a selection of local wine included.
Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family with a pizza party once you come back home!
This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages.
Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
Private transfer to Cantine Gambino from Taormina/ Catania
A unique experience not only for nature lovers, but especially for wine lovers. A visit to one of the most renowned wineries located on its slopes of Mount Etna is an unmissable opportunity to discover the authentic flavors of this volcanic land. A warm welcome and an introduction to the history of the winery and the territory. A walk through the vineyards to understand the peculiarities of cultivation in a volcanic soil. Visit to the Winery: Exploration of wine production and aging areas. Wine Tasting to choose and pay on site: during the tasting, you will have the opportunity to taste different wines, each with its own distinctive notes paired with local food. Etna wines are known for their freshness, minerality and aromatic complexity. Among the most famous are Etna Rosso, produced from Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio grapes, and Etna Bianco, mainly from Carricante and Catarratto grapes.
Private Pasta & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Ragusa
Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines.
During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes.
Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages.
Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
From Castellammare to Scopello e bike tour
Explore western Sicily by ebike with an exciting tour from Castellammare del Golfo. Pedal through a mix of country roads, surrounded by endless vineyards. You will reach the castles of Inici and Baida, now reduced to ruins, but witnesses of a fascinating history. Our ascent will continue to the village of Visicari, where you can visit the ancient Islamic granary. From here, the descent will take us to Scopello, a charming village now home to cafes, shops and boutiques. From the belvedere area, with a panoramic view of the gulf, we will be able to admire the tonnara (tuna fishery) and the suggestive faraglioni (stacks). In Scopello, during the stop, you will have the opportunity to savour the delicious local speciality, ‘pane cunzatu’: bread baked in a wood-fired oven, enriched with oil, oregano, fresh tomatoes and anchovies.
A unique adventure that will allow you to discover the most authentic Sicily, among breathtaking views, history, culture and gastronomic traditions.
White Lotus and Castelmola Private Tour from Taormina
If you are a series lover, you cannot miss our White Lotus tour in Taormina. The director, Mike White, chose to film Season II of this multi-award-winning series in the wonderful Taormina and surroundings.
The first step of this tour is Castelmola, from where you can enjoy a stunning view overlooking the most famous Taormina and the majestic Mount Etna. This beautiful village offers the opportunity to taste one of the most typical almond wines, a liqueur wine that Sicilians usually enjoy after lunch or dinner.
An important stop is the sanctuary, Madonna Rocca. In an episode of the series, you can recognize the panoramic terrace where Ethan Spiller, personified by Will Sharpe, goes to run in the early morning.
The last part of this tour will be Taormina: a charming town and the main location of the White Louts Season II. You will admire the courtyard of the Four Seasons, the main boulevard, the wonderful view from April IX Square, and the scenic structure of the Greek-Roman Theatre.
Ortigia & Greek Theatre Private tour from Syracuse cruise port
Welcome to one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites this island has to offer. Syracuse, a favorite for Greek history enthusiasts, will give you the chance to travel back in time and experience a city that has traces of different eras and conquerors in every corner. Enjoy Ortigia and The Greek Theater on this half-day private tour.
In Top Private Tours we want you to have an amazing experience, that is why our tours can be customised to you liking! Hope to see you soon!
Private Tour in Castelbuono with Cheese Farm Experience
You’ll visit Castelbuono (half hour drive from Cefalù), a charming town nestled in the heart of the Madonie Natural Park, where history, culture, and culinary delights await. Today, we invite you to embark on a journey through this picturesque Sicilian destination, beginning with a visit to the iconic Castelbuono Castle.
No visit to Castelbuono would be complete without a stop at Fiasconaro, a renowned pastry shop that has become synonymous with Sicilian sweets.
After immersing yourself in history, it's time to delve into the culinary traditions of the region with a cheese farm experience - Slow Food site - in the Madonie Natural Park. An hour drive from Castelbuono takes you deep into the picturesque countryside, where rolling hills dotted with grazing cows set the scene for an authentic Sicilian adventure. You'll have cheese making demonstration and lunch with the farmer.
Sicilian Street Food Cooking Class in Piazza Armerina
Live a unique culinary experience dedicated to Sicilian street food, with arancini as absolute protagonists
E-bike ride and tasting
An e-bike ride is the perfect opportunity to relax in the open air immersed in the nature of the Sicilian countryside, among vineyards and olive groves and breathtaking landscapes.
Enjoy this walk with the Sicilian landscape that will be the backdrop for a moment of relaxation in the countryside of Alcamo.