Transfer-Tours from Palermo
Rely on our expert driver!
Renting a car could be a good solution to visit Sicily being free to stop everywhere whenever you want, but it may present some obstacles: firstly, if the roads are totally unknown to you, you will lose time trying to find the right route; furthermore, it’s quite hard to find parking right near the spot. Transfer Tours offer you the opportunity to be escorted by an expert driver who will be happy to give you information about our beautiful island and who will drop you off right in front of your spot!
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Enjoy a stress-free journey!
What about your luggage? Both if you decide to move by bus or by a car on rent, your suitcases can represent a problem; leaving them in the boot can be a little risky, while going around carrying bags will make you look like a pack animal! Transfer tours give you the chance to get the full experience without worries; your driver will take care of your luggage for the whole stopover, and you will be free to enjoy your visit taking with you just your camera to take nice pictures!
to: TAORMINA
Stopovers: Agrigento and Piazza Armerina
Approx. Travel Time: 9/10 hours
Arranged: with English Speaking Driver
Pick-up: Palermo (your hotel)
Drop-off: Taormina (your hotel)
Today meet our driver and departure for Agrigento. to visit the finest of all ancient Greek sites—the complete Doric Temples (Admission fee: not included), This afternoon we then continue onto Piazza Armerina to visit the famous Villa Romana del Casale (Admission fee: not included). Built in the middle of the 4th Century AD as a hunting lodge by a Roman patrician (it is not known for sure who the owner was) the Villa is home to some of the best preserved and extensive examples of Roman mosaics spread over around 3500mt. Later onto Taormina.
to: SYRACUSA
Stopovers: Agrigento and Piazza Armerina
Approx. Travel Time: 9/10 hours
Arranged: with English Speaking Driver
Pick-up: Palermo (your hotel)
Drop-off: Syracusa (your hotel)
Today meet our driver and departure for Agrigento. to visit the finest of all ancient Greek sites—the complete Doric Temples (Admission fee: not included), This afternoon we then continue onto Piazza Armerina to visit the famous Villa Romana del Casale (Admission fee: not included). Built in the middle of the 4th Century AD as a hunting lodge by a Roman patrician (it is not known for sure who the owner was) the Villa is home to some of the best preserved and extensive examples of Roman mosaics spread over around 3500mt. Later onto Syracusa..
to: AGRIGENTO
Stopovers: Corleone and Platani River Valley
Approx. Travel Time: 8 hours
Arranged: with English Speaking Driver
Pick-up: Palermo (your hotel)
Drop-off: Agrigento (your hotel)
Today meet our driver and drive to the interior of Sicily in South direction for an off the beaten track experience. Throughout this suggestive scenic drive you will admire several little Villages and will enjoy local life as real Sicilians do. Later onto the Royal Palace in Ficuzza (external view), once used as hunting lodge by Ferdinand IV of Bourbon.
Then to the near town of Corleone. Then we will drive through the Platani River Valley admiring rural landscapes surrounded by the Sikan Mounts. Later we will continue to Agrigento
to: TAORMINA
Stopovers: Cefalù
Approx. Travel Time: 7 hours
Arranged: with English Speaking Driver
Pick-up: Palermo (your hotel)
Drop-off: Taormina (your hotel)
Today meet our staff and departure for Cefalù, just one hour’s drive east of Palermo, sitting serenely between its natural bay and the towering rocky granite mass of La Rocca. For a small town, Cefalù offers a great deal, including sandy beaches, winding Mediaeval streets flanked with all manner of shops, excellent restaurants serving the freshest of fish and last but probably first, its unique Norman Cathedral. Also of interest is the Mediaeval wash house – lavatoio – which is fed by a natural spring and the Osterio Magno which, according to tradition was King Roger’s very own residence. It now houses art exhibitions. Later onto Taormina.
to: SYRACUSA
Stopovers: Agrigento and Piazza Armerina
Approx. Travel Time: 9 hours
Arranged: with English Speaking Driver
Pick-up: Palermo (your hotel)
Drop-off: Syracusa (your hotel)
Today meet our driver and departure for Agrigento. to visit the finest of all ancient Greek sites—the complete Doric Temples (Admission fee: not included), The area was included in the UNESCO Heritage Site list in 1997. Founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C., Agrigento became one of the leading cities in the Mediterranean world. Its supremacy and pride are demonstrated by the remains of the magnificent Doric temples that dominate the ancient town, much of which still lies intact under today’s fields and orchards. .
This afternoon we then continue Syracusa..
to: AGRIGENTO
Stopovers: Segesta and Erice
Approx. Travel Time: 8 hours
Arranged: with English Speaking Driver
Pick-up: Palermo (your hotel)
Drop-off: Agrigento (your hotel)
Today meet our staff and departure for Erice uptown, which was an important religious site associated with the goddess Venus. Erice is a wonderfully preserved Mediaeval town offering the most breathtaking views and a palpable sense of history. This afternoon onto Segesta one of the major cities of the Elymian people, one of the three indigenous peoples of Sicily. Segesta’s ancient Greek temple can make a valid claim to being the best preserved in the world, and its amphitheatre boasts a hilltop position on Mount Barbaro second to none. Today we visit the Temple (Admission fee: not included). Later onto Agrigento.