SICILY · AUDIO TOURS
The 14 best audio tours you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Skip lines at Taormina's Ancient Theater with a multi-language audio guide, plus sea views from one of Sicily’s biggest arenas.
“Tickets helps us skip the long queues and the audio guide was helpful.”
Skip-the-line ticket and multi-language audio for UNESCO Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, plus exhibition entry and self-guided routes.
“la visite est parfaite. a faire au coucher du soleil magnifique. cependant l audioguide n est pas top. 1es explication par temple ne dure qu une minute du mal a trouver la position exacte sur le site. et comme l appli est sur le téléphone, quand on prend des photo il faut se remettre sur l appli.... donc je recommande cette visite bien sûr mais sans l audioguide un manuel a vendre a l entrée est presque mieux”
Smartphone audio guide for Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, geolocated stops with native-language narration about Greek temples and rites.
“Tried to call a taxi. None at the taxi stand. Dialling a taxi wanted too much information - not prepared to give so… didn’t make it. paid for but did not enjoy.”
Skip-the-line entry to Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples plus a digital audio guide and Treasures of Italy exhibition, on your phone.
“Unable to access audio guide Not normal. Contact Viator who sent me back to your city. Try to call them without successAuto-translated”
Self-guided ticket to Monreale Cloister with an audio app. See Norman mosaics, 228 columns, and a quiet fountain garden in Sicily.
A self-guided Catania walk with audio and text in multiple languages, guiding you past major sights from Ursino Castle to San Nicolò l’Arena.
“This is a really nice and inexpensive way to see the sites of these small cities. Listen to the history of each place the night before and if you use google maps to get back to your starting point it’s a perfect way to see what you’d like. Go at your own pace.”
Visit Palermo’s University Botanical Garden, see 12,000 plants, and use a digital Palermo audio guide for $12.
Self-guided Palermo walk with local audio and maps. See UNESCO Arab-Norman sights, markets, squares, and art for about a day.
“Useful and above all comfortable audio guide: you hear it and feel it again when you want. Well structured: explanations, anecdotes and very useful mapsAuto-translated”
Full-day Sicily trip from Catania to Agrigento Temples and Piazza Armerina Roman mosaics, with multilingual audio guide and timed visits.
“We were not notified that the driver did not speak English. There was a pre-recorded description during the ride, but the driver could not communicate with its passengers.”
Full-day audio-guided tour from Siracusa to Marzamemi and Noto, with a multilingual guide, easy transport, and time to explore.
“This could have been better. The office where we were to meet was completely torn apart as they were doing work, and no one from any tourist service was there. At one minute before starting time a van arrived and we got in. The driver was only a driver and only spoke Italian. He drove exceedingly fast which eventually we mentioned to him. The audio guide was a voice in 4 languages telling a little about Marzamemi and then Noto, but was not pleasant to listen to. After our two hours in Noto the driver took us back to the meeting point in Syracuse, less than six hours after we…”
Follow Inspector Montalbano’s south-eastern Sicily trail from Catania to Punta Secca, Scicli, Ragusa Ibla, and Modica with an audio guide.
“Guida molto disponibile simpatico, Salvatore, posti che meritano di essere visitato.”
Audio-guided full-day trip from Catania to Syracuse, Ortigia, and Marzamemi, covering Greek ruins, Baroque streets, and seaside views.
“Escursione rilassante e autista soddisfacente nella guida dell’auto .”
Self-guided Palermo scavenger hunt with GPS audio and riddles at nine landmarks. Flexible start, 2.8 km walk, $9.46 value.
“So much fun. We did it on our first day to help us get to know the way around the city and it was and amazing way to do that. Unfortunately some of the buildings we covered due to restoration making some of the clues impossible but obviously not thw fault of thw tour provider. Still and amazing activity and a fun way to explore”
Skip the line at Segesta, ride a hassle-free shuttle, and explore the Greek temple and theatre with a digital audio guide across Sicily.
“This place is massive and so worth the effort. I do wish there was more availability for audio guides and some for kids to be able to listen. The shuttle to the theatre was a huge help for without it, I never would have made it all the way up. There was so much to see that I was not able to do it all. What a fantastic historical place!”
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