Taormina & Castelmola With Lunch
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Taormina & Castelmola With Lunch
By Discover Messina Sicily
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Ages 0-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 7h
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English, Italian, French, Spanish
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- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
- Driver/ Guide
- Live commentary on board
- Local guide
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
What's not included- Gratuities
- Entrance ticket to the Greek Roman theatre
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
- Option 1Terminal Crociere, 98122 Messina, Metropolitan City of Messina, ItalyThe guide will meet you inside of the port, on the left side of the ship. She will have a signboard on which will be written the name of our company: DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY and you will also see our logo: A LION HEAD.
- Option 2Via I Settembre, 110, 98122 Messina ME, ItalyFOR THE GUESTS THAT ARE NOT CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS: The meeting point at our office DISCOVER MESSINA SICILY, located in Via I Settembre, 110.
- Option 3Porto di Giardini Naxos, Via Schisò, 98035 Giardini Naxos ME, ItalyThe travellers will meet the guide in front of the small three columns temple, located in front of the port of Giardini Naxos.
Pickup details- THE PICKUP TIME IS SETTLED 30 MINUTES AFTER THE DISEMBARKATION. Example: if your ship arrives at 8:00 AM the pickup time will be 8:30 AM; if the ship arrives at 9:00 AM the pickup time will be 9:30 AM, and so on.
Port pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.- Messina PORT
- GIARDINI NAXOS PORT
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 23689P41- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 23689P41
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- 2Pass byPorta Catania di Taormina
- 3Pass byTorre dell'OrologioPiazza IX AprilePorta MessinaPiazza Duomo
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- timbo7420 contributionsA wonderful highlight of our vacationMy wife and I spent a day in Taormina and Castelmola with Discover Messina Sicily while on a trip through a number of Mediterranean locations. Among the 6 or 7 tour groups we used in our trip, Discover Messina Sicily was by far the best. Our guide, Sara, was very knowledgeable, easy to spend a day with, and very kind and helpful. She and our driver suggested extra stops beyond our initial itinerary when it became clear time would allow. Best of all, it was clear that Sara loves her town and island. As she provided history, mythology, and other information about the region, we couldn’t help but love the place, too. Five stars and some! Thank you for a memorable day, Discover Messina Sicily!Written 2 February 2025
- P9991FEjant0 contributionsBeautiful Italy and tour guide Katie!Our guide was outstanding! Katie was a delightful caring and informative tour guide as she took us on the Messina and Godfather tour, yesterday. She generously provided us with an almond cookie on the bus and shared with us all of the rich history of Messina. She was like family to us so rapidly that I even invited her to be a guest in my home if she ever wants to visit Michigan in the United States Hands-down she gets a 10 star review from me!Written 31 January 2025
- ChrisC433-5150 contributionsGreat Tour from Messina!This was an awesome tour. We were picked up right where we disembarked the ship (name on card). The bus driver was phenomenal! The Godfather Tour was really informational. Getting to walk the same path as in the movie was iconic. Having granitas and cannolis at Bar Vitelli was a great experience. Taormina was absolutely lovely. The views of Mount Etna were breathtaking! Our tour guide (Kate) couldn’t have done anything better. She was amazing!Written 30 January 2025
- jillsV2502DA0 contributionsThe best experience!This was a fantastic tour. The guides were amazing and so kind. We had such a small group that they added extra stops to see a few off the beaten path sites. We learned so much, saw amazing things and we are so grateful to the guides.Written 30 January 2025
- tweti520 contributionsWonderful Tour and Tour Guide!We visited Mt Etna & Taormina. This was our favorite tour during our 10 Day cruise. Our guide, Carmelo made the day so enjoyable. He was informative, friendly and very personable. You could tell he loved this beautiful island of Sicily. We had plenty of time to explore the craters of Mt Etna, visited an olive tasting farm and the bustling town of Taormina. Our bus driver, Carmelo & our group made for a perfect visit to Sicily.Written 21 January 2025
- Brandon V0 contributionsCastelmola & TaorminaWe booked the Castelmola & Taormina trip and were very impressed with whole experience. It started off with a wonderful drive through the hills and tunnels following the coastline which had spectacular views. We visited Castelmola first where we took a walk through the small village and made our way to the top where we had magnificent views of the mountainside and coast. We then visited Taormina where we received an excellent walking tour from Gabrielle who highlighted all the significant historical landmarks as well as gave us some restaurant recommendations that were fantastic.Written 30 December 2024
- victoriamL7172QM0 contributionsBrilliant tour - the most knowledgeable tour guide!We had such a great experience with Sara as our guide on this tour. Other reviews have said she exceeded expectations, and that was the case for us too. Sara's knowledge of Messina, Taormina and Sicily generally is incredible. She told us so much about the history and culture of the island, and there wasn't a question that she couldn't answer. I really appreciate that level of context when visiting a place, but she really impressed us. She also knew the best place in Taormina to get cannoli, which is valuable enough on its own!Written 28 December 2024
- Colleen B0 contributionsAmazing!!I can’t say enough good things about this tour. Roberto was amazing!! This personalized tour was better than we ever expected to say the least. Thanks for a lifetime of good memories!Written 3 December 2024
- Adventure456751567150 contributionsSara is an amazing guide!After an unexpected port change our cruise ended up stopping in Messina. And boy are we glad we were able to experience the beautiful towns of Taormina and Castelmola. Our guide Sara was amazing and exceeded our expectations. We will be back to Sicily and when we return will be booking with Sara!Written 3 December 2024
- Rick_W960 contributionsEtna and TaorminaThe tour was good but sadly we had poor weather. It was very Foggy up on Mt Etna so we couldn't see the summit. In Taormina it rained quite a bit so we got soaked but that did not change our enthusiasm for Sicily and especially Taormina...It was a beautiful and colorful little city!Written 2 December 2024
- R6416QKmandym0 contributionsStreet Food TourOur tour guide Roberto was amazing and the food was delish! It was a great balance of history and food. Thank you so much for an excellent day in Messina!Written 2 December 2024
- DayDreamingForever0 contributionsPerfect day excursion in MessinaTaormina and Castelmola Shore Excursion 6hrs Excellent tour for our cruise ship visit. The guide & tour company reps met us on the pier and were easy to find, and all very well organised. During the drive we were given lots of interesting information on Sicily. In beautiful Castelmola we had a short walking tour followed by some free time to explore more or have coffee and enjoy the amazing views. In Taormina we had a full hour walking tour through the length of the town - so fascinating and interesting and beautiful! We then had free time to wander and explore, to shop, to eat, and to relax and enjoy this gorgeous town. The guide pointed out recommended places to eat etc. The coach brought us back to the ship pier, on time. Overall a really excellent tour that was good value for money, esp when compared to the Cruise line excursions on offer. We had a perfect day in Messina/ Sicily. Highly recommended!Written 30 November 2024
- DKstrvls0 contributionsPerfect day in SicilyWe spent a perfect day on our cruise's port stop in Sicily touring Taormina and the Blue Grotto. Giulia was a wonderful guide. She shared fascinating information about what we were seeing and wonderful stories of her life and family in Sicily. The stories about her grandma were both funny and heartwarming. Our boat ride was absolutely gorgeous and so relaxing. Our Captain was entertaining and very friendly. He showed us so many beautiful sites and our swim in the gorgeous blue waters was wonderful. Our free time in Taormina afterwards allowed us to explore its beauty at our own pace. We couldn't have asked for a better day. Thank you Giulia!Written 25 November 2024
- L8941YIjennys0 contributionsFun with SaraSuch a wonderful day with Sara! This was the only day of our 15-day trip where the weather was rainy, but that didn't stop our adventure. We started exploring the town where Sara was very knowable about the history. We walked, and then she took us to the best place in town for a Cannoli ( drool) . Next it was off to the Mt Etna area to a wonderful winery , unfortunately the clouds and rain didn't allow us to see Mt Etna, but it didn't matter as our time at the winery was full of laughter and great wines. Before our trip the communication with Discover Messina was just amazing they answered my many questions and were very accommodating, would recommend highly. This was a private tour of 9 people.Written 23 November 2024
- 177tamiw0 contributionsNice stroll around MessinaWe enjoyed our Messina walking tour with our guide Claudio. He was knowledgeable and kept a good pace for our group. We had a nice break for that included a treat. Glad he got us to the square in time for the church bells! This tour was on mostly flat ground.Written 16 November 2024
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Port Angeles, WA23 contributions
July 2023 • Family
We did Castelmola and Taormina + the Greek theater (without the included lunch) as a cruise excursion, and ended up going to the same restaurant since others in our tour were already going there. Both towns are beautiful! There was a good balance between the guided tour and free time in both places. Mariarita was a great guide, making accommodations for people and herding the kittens quite well. 😅 If you’re doing the included lunch, just note that the restaurant does cooking lessons so it was busy and quite slow (especially if you order pizza) - but it was really tasty. Also I don’t think the Greek theater was particularly great - if the weather is right you’ll get a really cool view of Mount Etna, but otherwise it’s not as interesting as any other Greek or Roman theater you can see in other places (they still host shows there so they had these ugly white plastic chairs covering the lower levels), and definitely not worth it if you’re there on a super hot day when you can’t even enjoy yourself and take your time wandering the premises.
Written 31 July 2023
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Thank you for your kind comment! I'm happy you enjoyed the beauties of the island.
Hope to see you again in the future!
Kisses,
Mariarita
Written 3 August 2023
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