SICILY · PRIVATE
Good private tours fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Private guided walk in Palermo with a local. Customize your route, get ticket help, and plan great meals, from 2 to 8 hours.
“Fabulous walk around Palermo with plenty of historical and archeological information. Great food tips too.”
Private 6-hour Etna wine tour with hotel pickup, 3 winery stops, guided tastings, and food pairings across volcanic slopes.
“meeting people at the wineries and hearing their personal stories on how the winery developed their businesses.”
Kayak Vulcano’s east coast for 2 hours of caves, thermal bays, and bubbling fumaroles, with gear included and options for beginners.
“Très bon guide ! Avec une excellente réactivité.”
Godfather vs Mafia tour from Taormina, visiting Savoca and Forza d’Agro film sites with a guided walk, plus pasta lunch and Etna wine.
“Such a fun, informative and delicious tour! Valerio was the best tour guide! He was kind, patient and so knowledgeable of the history of Sicily and the films and the connections between the two. I highly recommend!”
Private custom walking tour in Palermo with an English local guide, hotel pickup, and flexible route to history, markets, and great food.
“Our guide Alejandro was great. informative, flexible and personable. After the tour he sent us a summary of all that we saw. Bravo!”
Private Godfather tour from Taormina to Savoca and Forza d'Agro with Bar Vitelli cannoli, Sicilian lunch, and mafia history, with pickup.
“The right guide makes all the difference. There was a fair amount of walking . The restaurant my guide, Marco, picked for lunch was excellent.”
Taste Sicily on Etna from Taormina: small-group food and wine tour with winery tastings, lava-stone villages, and lunch.
“Visited 2 wineries. Well organized tour. Our chauffeur to the wineries had enthusiasm. 5 wine tasting glasses. Food was More than adequate. 4 appetizers, pasta and dessert.”
Private Mt Etna and winery tour from Taormina with honey tasting, crater views, and lunch plus red and white wine tasting.
“Marco was excellent and informative. Honey store was different and we enjoyed. Winery food was amazing and the wine. People there were so friendly. We did order some to ship home.”
Walk Ortigia with a licensed private guide, from Greek Apollo to baroque cathedral and sea views at Arethusa, in about two hours.
“There is do much history to Ortigia and the beautiful architecture all around! Our guide provided all the context to what we were seeing. Highly recommend!”
Private 5-hour Etna hike from Catania with pickup, Valle del Bove views, lava tube with helmets, and Etna honey and wine tasting.
“This excursion was amazing and went way above my expectations. Antonio is so accommodating, and gave us such an intimate educational awesome hike avoiding the overcrowded tourist tours. We just loved the varied landscapes and learning the why. Was a hi light of or trip and so glad we chose Antonio! Highly recommend for nature lovers and hikers alike.”
An easy Taormina evening walk for Sicilian tastings: Prosecco, fish and Grillo wine, red Etna reds, cannoli, torrone, and limoncello.
“We were a group that of six, which was just right for this tour. Alfredo our guide was excellent, full of anecdotes and good Sicilian humor. He was very informative and made the tour very interesting and enjoyable. The food and wine which we tasted were all of excellent quality as was the choice of restaurants at which the food and wine were served. An excellent evening out.”
A private 2 to 3 hour walking tour of Taormina, from the Ancient Theatre to baroque piazzas and Roman ruins, with an English guide.
“Unbelievable experience with Rosario, who was filling in for Chiara. A walking encyclopedia of seemingly every subject. A native of next-door Naxos with a sincere passion and excitement about what he is showing you. I cannot imagine a better guide for this tour, or any tour for that matter. Thanks Rosario!!”
An evening walk through Taormina with a local guide, tasting Sicilian seafood, land flavors, pastries, and wine in 3 stops.
“The group really got along well. Drinks, food fantastic!”
Private Godfather tour from Taormina: Savoca and Forza d'Agro movie sets, Bar Vitelli, churches, plus lunch with wine.
“We absolutely had a fabulous day with marco our guide from start to finish he totally knew his stuff highly recommended 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”
Private tour from Messina to Taormina, Castelmola, and Savoca, with Godfather film stops, almond wine, Etna views, and Messina highlights.
“Friendly and intimate tour. Guide went out of her way to lead us into small businesses where we could sample products and meet the owners and, in one case, the Baker. Tour extremely well structured and very informative. We were given free time in Tarominia to have a nice lunch and browse some shops. Fillipo, our driver, was extremely good at navigating narrow winding roads. Felt very safe with him behind the wheel. Tonya, our guide is American born and has lived in Sicily for 22 years. Spoke fluent Italian to the people we interacted with yet so easy for us to understand what she was saying because she had…”
Every kind of day out on the island, and the best of each.
