Day 1: Palermo
Arrival in Palermo. Transfer on your own to the hotel. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. 

Day 2: Palermo, Monreale
Full board at the hotel. Half day sightseeing tour of Palermo and Monreale. In the afternoon, it’s possible to provide the optional excursion to Erice, medieval village placed at 800 meters. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 3: Segesta, Selinunte, Agrigento
After breakfast leave to Selinunte , stopping in Segesta to visit the Doric temple. Arrival in Selinunte to visit the archaeological area. Lunch at local restaurant in front of the sea. After lunch departure to Agrigento. Accommodation at hotel. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. 
 
Day 4: Agrigento, Piazza Armerina, Taormina, Giardini Naxos
After breakfast visit the Valley of the Temples. Then leave to Piazza Armerina. Visit of the roman Villa of Casale and lunch at local restaurant. After lunch proceed to Taormina. Dinner and overnight in your hotel in the Taormina’s area.

Day 5: Etna, Taormina, Giardini Naxos
In the morning, conditions permitting, optional excursion to Mt. Etna to visit the volcano (optional ascension up to 3,000 meters, payable locally) . Lunch on your own. In the afternoon visit of Taormina and its Greek theatre. Dinner in a typical restaurant. Back to hotel and overnight. 

Day 6: Taormina, Villa S. Giovanni, Vibo Valentia
After breakfast leave from Taormina to the mainland. Stop in Reggio Calabria: visit of the museum with the famous "Bronzi di Riace" Lunch on your own. Depart for Vibo Valentia. Time at leisure. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. 

Day 7: Vibo Valentia, Cosenza, Alberobello
After breakfast leave to Cosenza. Lunch in a local restaurant. Departure to Alberobello crossing the inland of Calabria viewing fabulous landscapes. Arrival in Alberobello. Dinner and overnight.

Day 8:Alberobello, Matera, Sorrento
After breakfast orientation tour of the typical "Trulli" in Alberobello. Continue to Matera. Stop off to visit the typical "Sassi". Lunch at restaurant. Arrival in your hotel in the afternoon . Accommodation at hotel. Dinner and overnight. 

Day 9: Sorrento, Capri, Sorrento
Full day excursion to Capri island. Lunch on your own in Capri. Tour by bus of Capri and Anacapri. Visit of the Blue Grotto included. Return to Sorrento’s area late in the afternoon. Dinner at hotel and overnight.

Day 10: Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Pompei, Sorrento
After breakfast, departure to Positano. Stop at a panoramic belvedere to make some pictures of Positano. Continue to Amalfi coast. Visit of the Cathedral. Lunch on your own. Depart for Pompei: visit the archaeological area. Return to the hotel in the afternoon, dinner and overnight. 

Day 11: Sorrento’s Area, Napoli, Caserta, Rome
After breakfast leave to Napoli: panoramic visit of the City and leave to Caserta: visit the royal residence (reggia). Lunch on your own and proceed to Roma. Arrival and accommodation at hotel. Farewell dinner in a typical restaurant. Back to the hotel and overnight. 

Day 12: Rome
Breakfast at hotel. End of  your tour

Highlights: Palermo, Monreale, Segesta, Selinunte, Agrigento, Piazza Armerina, Taormina, Giardini Naxos, Mount Etna, Villa S. Giovani, Vibo Valencia, Cosenza, Alberobello, Matera, Sorrento, Capri, Positano, Amalfi, Pompei, Napoli, Caserta, and Rome.

Rates Per Person:
$1,510.00 in double room
$1,830.00 in single room
No reduction for triple room
    
Entrance Fee Total: $95.00
    
Included: 7 Nights Full Board, All Ground & Sea transportation as stated in itinerary, Services of a tour leader, Local Guides and Taxes.
    
Not Included: Airfare, roundtrip transfers from/to airport/hotel, entrance fees to all excursions, telephone, passport fees, visas (if necessary), items of a personal nature, meals and beverages not specified, travel insurance, optional excursions, single supplement charges.
   
Spoken Languages: English and Italian

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