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Country Roads of Southern Italy & Sicily (Small Groups, 14 Days)

14 days
From Rome to Palermo
4.5
3 traveler reviews

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In-depth Cultural
Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 20 - 24
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Rome

    Meals
    Dinner (Welcome Dinner with wine at a local restaurant)

    Included Activities

    • Welcome Dinner with wine at a local restaurant
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  2. Day 2

    Rome

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided walk through Rome with Local Expert
    • Visit Trevi Fountain
    • Visit the Pantheon

    Optional Activities

    • Guided tour of Trastevere medieval quarter with Local Expert
    Landmarks
    Trevi Fountain
    Pantheon
    Trastevere
    Itinerary Image 1
  3. Day 3

    Rome to Sorrento

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided visit to Vatican Museums with priority access and Bramante Staircase
    • Visit Sistine Chapel
    • Visit St. Peter's Basilica
    Landmarks
    Vatican Museums
    Sistine Chapel
    St. Peter's Basilica
    Mount Vesuvius
    Itinerary Image 1
  4. Day 4

    Capri

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Jetfoil cruise to Capri
    • Open-top taxi ride to Capri Town
    • Orientation walk through Capri Town with Local Expert

    Optional Activities

    • Guided visit to Gardens of Augustus with Local Expert and views of Faraglioni Rocks
    • Limoncello tasting
    Landmarks
    Gardens of Augustus
    Faraglioni Rocks
    Itinerary Image 1
  5. Day 5

    Pompeii to Alberobello

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided walk through Pompeii with Local Expert
    Landmarks
    Pompeii
    Itinerary Image 1
  6. Day 6

    Alberobello

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Four-course Farm-to-Table Highlight Dinner at Trattoria Terra Madre with locally-sourced organic produce)

    Included Activities

    • Guided exploration of Trulli of Alberobello UNESCO World Heritage Site with Local Expert
    • Farm-to-Table Highlight Dinner at Trattoria Terra Madre with pasta-making demonstration
    Landmarks
    Trulli of Alberobello
  7. Day 7

    Alberobello

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Visit to Lecce with its Baroque architecture and buildings
    Landmarks
    Lecce
  8. Day 8

    Alberobello to Grottole to Matera

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided exploration of Sassi UNESCO World Heritage Site in Matera with Local Expert
    • Visit to Grottole village with local guide Andrea as part of community regeneration project
    Landmarks
    Sassi di Matera
    Grottole
  9. Day 9

    Matera to Taormina

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner with wine at a specially selected local restaurant (Dine-Around Evening))

    Included Activities

    • Ferry crossing across Strait of Messina
    • Guided visit to Greek Theater of Taormina with Local Expert
    • Orientation walk including Palazzo Corvaja courtyard and Piazza IX Aprile
    Landmarks
    Greek Theater of Taormina
    Palazzo Corvaja
    Piazza IX Aprile
    Corso Umberto
    Itinerary Image 1
  10. Day 10

    Taormina

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Drive through national park to Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano
    Landmarks
    Mount Etna
  11. Day 11

    Taormina

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner with wine at a local restaurant)

    Optional Activities

    • Optional Experience to Syracuse
    • Early morning experience of the dawn coast of Europe
    Landmarks
    Syracuse
  12. Day 12

    Taormina to Agrigento to Palermo

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided walk through Valley of the Temples with Local Expert
    • Visit Temple of Concord
    • Visit Temple of Juno
    Landmarks
    Valley of the Temples
    Temple of Concord
    Temple of Juno
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  13. Day 13

    Palermo

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Celebration Dinner of delicious local cuisine and wine)

    Included Activities

    • Guided walk through Palermo's old city with historian
    • Visit Palatine Chapel in Palace of the Normans
    • Visit Palermo Cathedral
    • Celebration Dinner with wine at a local restaurant
    Landmarks
    Palatine Chapel
    Palace of the Normans
    Palermo Cathedral
  14. Day 14

    Palermo

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4.5(777 reviews)
Response time
12 hours
Response rate
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Cancellation policy

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Traveler Reviews

4.5
Overall rating based on 3 Reviews
  • Itinerary
    4.5
  • Transport
    5.0
  • Guide
    4.3
  • Accommodation
    4.3
  • Food
    4.3
  • 4.5

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  • A
    October 20th, 2019
    We booked this trip with very high intentions as this was not cheap, With the exception of two hotels included in...
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    Traveled in September 2019
    Reply from: Insight Vacations
    Thank you for sharing your feedback, we are truly disappointed to hear that your experience with Insight Vacations on the Country Roads of Southern Italy and Sicily did not meet the standards you had perhaps hoped for. We will be sure to review your comments with our team to see where possible improvements could be made to better the overall quality of our services. Moreover, we hope to have the opportunity to restore your full faith in our guided holidays in the near future.
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  • M
    May 4th, 2019
    I had some additional holiday time and would be travelling solo, and decided to choose Insight Vacations to explore...
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    Traveled in September 2017
    Reply from: Insight Vacations
    It is with great delight to learn about what an amazing time you had on your first Insight Vacations trip. Also, we are extremely proud of our Travel Directors and how much effort they put into making your time on the road as relaxing and seamless as possible. That being said, we are overjoyed to have been given the opportunity to host you and we definitely look forward to discovering more great destinations with you soon.
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  • J
    December 25th, 2015
    Southern italy is beautiful and seeing it by bus was relaxing and enjoyable. We have not stopped raving about it to...
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    Traveled in July 2012

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    Benjamin

    Asked on January 31st, 2023

    Have read that some of the hotels are not near the towns and transport is needed. Deal breaker for us..expect all accommodation to be near sites and resturants..your comment?

    Accommodation
    • Insight VacationsOperatorWritten February 2023

      With Insight you normally do have really nice accomodation between 4 and 5 star and the hotels are normally located as close to the city centre as possible. It looks like for this trip you do have certain places on the itinerary where that is just not possible. Either due to the size of the city or the streets within it that may not allow a bus to stop or go through to get into the hotels located right in the heart. In those places you will be taken into the city to enjoy them to your full extent. In other places you should be quite close to the city centres. Places like Sorrento, Palmero and Rome would be centrally located for example.

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    Barry

    Asked on December 30th, 2022

    Can I start this tour in Sorrento instead of Rome?

    Tour Details
    • Insight VacationsOperatorWritten January 2023

      You are able to join the group in Sorrento on day 3 of the tour. This tour has already been popular with solo travellers so if you would like to join this departure we would need to request availability from our operations team. There is also the option of sharing a room with another traveler on this departure.

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