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Treasures of Sicily and Malta with European Gems Catania - Budapest (2027)

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  • Vibrant plaza in Taormina with a medieval stone church framed by colourful buildings under golden afternoon light.
  • Well-preserved ancient Greek temple with tall Doric columns overlooking a green Sicilian valley
  • Sweeping aerial of Cefalù’s terracotta rooftops hugging the Mediterranean shoreline beneath a clear sky.
  • Historic stone cathedral dominates a colourful Sicilian square with sea views beyond at sunset.
  • Travellers carefully descend ancient stone steps along a cliffside path overlooking an Italian hillside town.
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Itinerary

  1. Intro

    Introduction

  2. Day 1

    Catania to Giardini Naxos

    Catania to Giardini Naxos
    Meals
    Dinner (Welcome Dinner)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Delta Hotel Giardini Naxos by Marriott or similar)

    Included Activities

    • Welcome Dinner
  3. Day 2

    Giardini Naxos - Mount Etna - Taormina

    Giardini Naxos - Mount Etna - Taormina
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Delta Hotel Giardini Naxos by Marriott or similar)

    Included Activities

    • Mount Etna lower slopes exploration with lava formations viewing
    • Taormina guided walking tour
    • Visit Taormina Duomo (13th-century)
    • Visit ancient Greek Theatre in Taormina
    Landmarks
    Mount Etna
    Taormina Duomo
    Ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina
  4. Day 3

    Giardini Naxos

    Giardini Naxos
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Delta Hotel Giardini Naxos by Marriott or similar)

    Optional Activities

    • Taormina Coastline Cruise - depart from Giardini Naxos, cruise past Isola Bella with opportunities to swim and snorkel in clear coves, includes refreshing aperitif
    Landmarks
    Isola Bella
  5. Day 4

    Giardini Naxos - Castelbuono - Cefalù - Palermo

    Giardini Naxos - Castelbuono - Cefalù - Palermo
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch with locals in Castelbuono - traditional regional dishes with warm hospitality in authentic Sicilian setting), Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Palermo)

    Included Activities

    • Castelbuono visit and exploration
    • Lunch with locals in Castelbuono (Insider Experience)

    Optional Activities

    • Cefalù atmospheric streets exploration
    Landmarks
    Castelbuono
    Cefalù Cathedral
  6. Day 5

    Palermo

    Palermo
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Palermo)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Palermo Cathedral
    • Visit Church of St Mary of the Admiral
    • Visit Palatine Chapel
    • A Taste of Palermo food tour (Insider Experience)
    Landmarks
    Palermo Cathedral
    Church of St Mary of the Admiral
    Palatine Chapel
  7. Day 6

    Palermo - Monreale - Agrigento

    Palermo - Monreale - Agrigento
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner at your hotel)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel della Valle)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Monreale Cathedral
    • Visit Benedictine Cloister at Monreale
    • Explore Valley of the Temples in Agrigento with seven ancient Greek temples
    Landmarks
    Monreale Cathedral
    Valley of the Temples
  8. Day 7

    Agrigento - Ragusa - Pozzallo - Sliema

    Agrigento - Ragusa - Pozzallo - Sliema
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Sliema)

    Included Activities

    • Ragusa walking tour with local guide through old town
    Landmarks
    Ragusa
  9. Day 8

    Sliema - Valletta

    Sliema - Valletta
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Sliema)

    Included Activities

    • Valletta city discovery and walking
    • Visit St John's Co-Cathedral
    • Visit Casa Rocca Piccola (16th-century palace)
    • Traditional dhajsa boat cruise through Grand Harbour
    Landmarks
    St John's Co-Cathedral
    Grandmaster's Palace
    Casa Rocca Piccola
    Grand Harbour
  10. Day 9

    Sliema

    Sliema
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Sliema)

    Optional Activities

    • Full-Day Tour of Gozo with Lunch - travel by ferry to Gozo, visit Ġgantija (earliest Megalithic Temples of Malta), explore Victoria's historic Cittadella, admire Xlendi Bay, browse for local crafts, includes light lunch at traditional Maltese restaurant with Gozitan wine tasting
    Landmarks
    Ġgantija
    Victoria Cittadella
    Xlendi Bay
  11. Day 10

    Sliema - Mdina

    Sliema - Mdina
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Farewell Dinner)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Sliema)

    Included Activities

    • Pastizzi Cooking Experience (Insider Experience) - hands-on cooking with local chef in Ta' Xmun Olive Grove, learning traditional art of making Malta's beloved pastizzi
    • Mdina evening guided exploration
    • Bastions views of Mdina
    • Farewell Dinner
    Landmarks
    Mdina
  12. Day 11

    Sliema - Valletta to Amsterdam

    Sliema - Valletta to Amsterdam
    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Travelmarvel river ship)

    Included Activities

    • Welcome Reception on river ship
  13. Day 12

    Amsterdam - Utrecht

    Amsterdam - Utrecht
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    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Gala Dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Glass-top boat tour through Amsterdam's canals with local guide
    • Gala Dinner
  14. Day 13

    Cologne - Brühl

    Cologne - Brühl
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Cruise to Cologne
    • Augustusburg Palace visit (Insider Experience) - UNESCO World Heritage Site, landscaped parks and gardens, Falkenlust hunting lodge, 18th-century Rococo architecture
    Landmarks
    Kölner Dom
    Augustusburg Palace
  15. Day 14

    Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim

    Rhine Gorge - Rüdesheim
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Cruise through Rhine Gorge
    • Winzerexpress mini train ride through Rüdesheim
    • Visit Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum
    Landmarks
    Rhine Gorge
    Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum
  16. Day 15

    Miltenberg

    Miltenberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Miltenberg's well-preserved half-timbered buildings
    Landmarks
    Miltenberg
  17. Day 16

    Miltenberg to Würzburg

    Miltenberg to Würzburg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Visit Würzburg Residence (Baroque palace)
    • Stroll through Court Gardens

    Optional Activities

    • Rothenburg excursion - beautifully preserved walled town on the Romantic Road in Franconia
    Landmarks
    Würzburg Residence
    Court Gardens, Würzburg
    Rothenburg
  18. Day 17

    Würzburg to Bamberg

    Würzburg to Bamberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Cruise Main River to Bamberg
    • Bamberg guided tour including old town hall and Bamberg Cathedral
    Landmarks
    Bamberg Cathedral
    Bamberg Old Town Hall
  19. Day 18

    Bamberg to Nuremberg

    Bamberg to Nuremberg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Explore Nuremberg
    Landmarks
    Nuremberg
  20. Day 19

    Regensburg

    Regensburg
    Meals
    Dinner (Bavarian Evening on Board - authentic Bavarian celebration with local beer, snacks, traditional folk music, song and dance)

    Included Activities

    • Guided walking tour of Regensburg's main sights

    Optional Activities

    • Optional excursion to Kuchlbauer's World of Beer in Abensberg - family-owned brewery featuring Kuchlbauer Tower designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser
    Landmarks
    Regensburg Old Town
    Kuchlbauer Tower
  21. Day 20

    Regensburg - Passau - Linz

    Regensburg - Passau - Linz
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Arrive in Passau

    Optional Activities

    • Český Krumlov full-day excursion - beautifully preserved town in Czech Republic with more than 300 historic buildings
    • Salzburg Sights excursion - journey through Austrian countryside to Mondsee with the famous wedding church from The Sound of Music, guided tour of Mozart's hometown, free time to explore
    Landmarks
    Passau
    Český Krumlov
    Mondsee
    Salzburg
  22. Day 21

    Melk - Dürnstein

    Melk - Dürnstein

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Melk Abbey
    • Cruise through Wachau Valley to Dürnstein

    Optional Activities

    • Optional regional wine tasting in Dürnstein
    Landmarks
    Melk Abbey
    Dürnstein Castle
    Wachau Valley
  23. Day 22

    Dürnstein to Vienna

    Dürnstein to Vienna
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Vienna guided walking tour - St Stephen's Cathedral, Graben, Hofburg, Albertina museum

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Naschmarkt
    • Mozart and Strauss concert - attend concert in Vienna's historic palace or concert hall with evening drive along Ringstrasse
    Landmarks
    St Stephen's Cathedral
    Graben
    Hofburg
    Albertina Museum
    Naschmarkt
  24. Day 23

    Vienna

    Vienna
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Schloss Hof and Lipizzaner Experience - guided tour of estate once residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy and Empress Maria Theresa, elegant palace apartments, Baroque gardens, private introduction to Lipizzaner horses with breeding and training information and special demonstration
    • Visit Bratislava in Slovakia - medieval, Baroque and communist-era architecture, see UFO Bridge and Slovak Radio Building
    Landmarks
    Schloss Hof
    Bratislava
    UFO Bridge
  25. Day 24

    Vienna to Budapest

    Vienna to Budapest
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Budapest guided tour
    • Hungarian State Opera Performance (Insider Experience) - guided tour of opera house, glass of sparkling wine, private opera recital

    Optional Activities

    • Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum - explore World War II hospital within caves beneath Buda Castle, built in 1941 as first-aid shelter designed to withstand aerial bombing
    Landmarks
    Hungarian State Opera
    Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum
  26. Day 25

    Budapest

    Budapest
    Meals
    Breakfast

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