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Top Class Summer 2012
Exclusively in
english
GROSS RATES FOR PERSON in double room: € 895,00
• Accommodation in four stars hotels centrally located
• Welcome cocktail
• 7 Dinners, 2 Lunches, 7 Breakfast
• Aperitif in Ragusa Ibla
• Transportation De Luxe motorcoach or minivan with driver/guide
for groups with less than 15 pax
• English speaking tour escort
• Local guides where necessary
• Porterage at Hotel
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1st day Saturday Catania
Independent arrival at the Hotel Una Palace in Catania.
Accommodation. Welcome cocktail, dinner and overnight at your
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2nd day Sunday Catania - Siracusa - Ragusa
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Syracuse and visit the
archaeological area including the famous Latomie of the Paradise
and the Dyionisios “Ear”. Continue to the island of Ortigia, the
small baroque old city centre of Siracusa: visit of the
Cathedral and the Arethuse fountain. Lunch on your own. Depart
for Ragusa and visit of the enchanting historical centre “Ibla”,
with its Baroque stunning palaces and churches. Enjoy a tasting
of typical products of the island in a nice bar in the main
square by the Dome. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at Hotel
POGGIO DEL SOLE. |
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3rd day Monday Ragusa - Caltagirone - Piazza Armerina -
Agrigento
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Caltagirone famous for the
production of ceramics and pottery: visit of a ceramics
laboratory and opportunity of shopping. Continue to Piazza
Armerina and visit the worldwide known Villa Romana del Casale
thanks to its well preserved mosaics. Lunch in a local
restaurant with a special menu chosen to give the opportunity to
taste the local specialities. Depart to Agrigento and visit the
Valley of the Temples including the Temple of Juno, Concord,
Heracles, Zeus and Castor & Pollux. Accommodation and dinner at
hotel DIOSCURI BAY PALACE. Overnight. |
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4th day Tuesday Agrigento - Palermo - Monreale
After a buffet breakfast depart to Palermo. Accommodation at
GRAND HOTEL PIAZZA BORSA. Time at leisure and lunch on your own.
In the afternoon visit of Monreale : the Cathedral, one of the
most beautiful monuments of the world with its Moorish
architecture and the Benedictine Cloister in Arab-norman style.
Continue to visit the historical centre of Palermo, one of the
largest of Europe, including the Cathedral, the Palatine Chapel,
the Royal Palace. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in
your hotel.
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5th day Wednesday Palermo -
Segesta - Erice - Trapani - Palermo
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Segesta to admire the Temple
and the Theatre surrounded by a suggestive landscape. Continue
to the medieval village of Erice placed on the top of a hill
overlooking the city of Trapani and the Egadi Islands: walk
through its tiny and characteristic streets. Lunch on your own.
Down to Trapani for a panoramic tour of the salt windmills,
still working. Return to Palermo. Dinner and overnight in your
Hotel.
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6th day Thursday Palermo - Cefalù - Parco dei Nebrodi - Taormina
After a buffet breakfast, depart to Cefalù a former fishing
village, now a charming coastal town. Enjoy a walk to the city
center and down main street to reach the Arab-Norman Cathedral
and the medieval wash-house built in the rock. Drive through the
Park of “Nebrodi” and stop at the Miraglia Forest for lunch with
a typical menu. Continue to Cesarò, Randazzo and visit the Etna
park from an unusual point of view - the north facing side -
surrounded by beautiful landscapes. Arrival in Taormina.
Accommodation, dinner and overnight at hotel VILLA DIODORO,
located near historic centre of Taormina.
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7th day Friday Taormina - Etna (Optional) - Taormina
After a buffet breakfast, morning at leisure or for those who
will be interested, possibility of an optional excursion to the
Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe. Weather
conditions permitting, across fascinating landscape, we will
reach a height of 1800 metres, where we will enjoy a fantastic
panorama of the Ionic Sea. In the afternoon visit of Taormina,
the small medieval village called "the pearl of the Ionic Sea".
Enjoy time at leisure for shopping or walking through the tiny
streets. Possibility to visit the Roman - Greek theatre on your
own. In the late afternoon return to the hotel. In the evening
be ready for a farewell dinner in your hotel.
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8th day Saturda Taormina
After a buffet breakfast, end of the Tour. |
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OPERATING DATES: 2012
April…07…21
May…05…12…26
June…02…16…30 July…14
September 01…8…15...22…29
October…06…13…20
GROSS RATES FOR PERSON: € 895,00 in double room
€ 895,00 in double room
Suppl. single room: € 225,00
3rd pax in triple room: € 860,00
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RATE INCLUDES:
- Accommodation in 4 stars Hotels centrally located
- Welcome cocktail
- 7 Dinners, 2 Lunches, 7 Breakfast
- Sicilian typical products tasting (wine, chocolate, biscuits,
etc) in Ragusa Ibla Transportation De Luxe motorcoach or minivan
with driver/guide for groups
with less than 15 pax
- English speaking tour escort
- Local guides where necessary.
- Porterage at hotel.
RATE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Transfers in/out
- Entrance fees (Price for entrance fees for all the tour is €
57,00 per pax updated to the day 20.06.11)
- Beverages
- Everything which is not clearly specified under “rate includes
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TRANSFERS AEROPORTO/HOTEL:
- Prezzo netto per persona (valido solo il sabato in
connessione con i circuiti Jolly e Colores de Sicilia):
- € 25,00 per persona per tratta (min 2 pax)
- Supplemento 1 pax: € 20,00
- Supplemento night time (22:00-08:00): 20%
POST-TOUR ACCOMODATION AT HOTEL PALACAE - CATANIA OR HOTEL VILLA
DIODORO - TAORMINA : on request
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CANCELLATION FEES
- 100 % penalty for NO SHOW
- 70 % penalty from 1 to 3 days before the beginning of the
Tour.
- 50 % penalty from 4 to 7 days before the beginning of the Tour
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- 25 % penalty from 8 to 14 days before the beginning of the
Tour. |
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CATANIA
UNA PALACE HOTEL (4 stars)
or similar
Via Etnea, 218
95131 CATANIA
Tel: 095 2505111
Fax: 095 2505112 |
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RAGUSA
POGGIO DEL SOLE RESORT (4 stars)
or similar
S.P. Ragusa/Marina di Ragusa Km 5,7
97100 RAGUSA
Tel: 0932 666452/668521
Fax: 0932 667288 |
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AGRIGENTO
DIOSCURI BAY PALACE (4 stars)
or similar
Lungomare Falcone e Borsellino
92100 AGRIGENTO
Tel 0922 406111
Fax 0922 411297 |
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PALERMO
GRAND HOTEL PIAZZA BORSA
VIA DEI CARTARI, 18
90133 PALERMO
Tel 091 320075
Fax 091 6116700 |
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TAORMINA
VILLA DIODORO (4 stars)
or similar
Via Bagnoli Croci, 75
98039 TAORMINA
Tel: 0942 23312
Fax: 0942 23391 |
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FOR ORGANIZATIONAL REASONS, THE
ITINERARY MAY BE REVERSED OR MODIFIED WITHOUT NOTICE. IN ANY
CASE RETEVACANZE ENSURE THE VISITS AND EXCURSIONS MENTIONED ON
THE JOURNEY
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