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Insight Tours Europe & Britain: Malta
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In 'The Golden Age of Touring', select groups of travellers expected and received personalized service, balanced itineraries and carefully chosen, well located hotels. Over time, many of these desirable touring principles have long been forgotten - but not by Insight. We remain committed to the ideals of the Golden Age and have refined touring to deliver comfort, enjoyment and value, which is why more people choose Insight each year for their European holiday.
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Sicily in Depth with Malta Option (2012/13) with Insight VacationsInsight Tour Code: T934
Land Price From: $2,920.00
12 Days
Experience the unique legacy of the Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Saracens, Normans, crusading Knights of St. John, the Bourbons, Ottoman Turks and even the Mafia! Tour Pace: This tour operates at a reasonable pace. Sicily is remarkably compact and the driving distances are short. Hotels: If you want to wind down after the tour then the relaxing three night extension on Malta is highly recommended. The Best Western Ai Cavalieri lies on a quiet Piazza, within walking distance of Palermo’s main sights. The Colleverde is ideally located for the visit to Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, while the Villa Esperia is only 100 metres from the cable cars that take you into Taormina’s picturesque historic centre.On Malta you are locally hosted, so Valletta’s Grand Excelsior has been selected for its facilities and convenient location.
Included Quality Dining
- A Welcome Reception with light meal (WR)
- Dine-Around evening at your own choice of restaurant from our selection in Palermo (DA)
- Enjoy wine and good cheer at your end-of-tour Celebration Dinner in Catania. (CD)
- 7 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 1 three-course table d’hôte Dinner, plus tea or coffee (D)
Included First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Headsets for all guided visits and walking tours
- Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight’s Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveller Welcome pack
- Airport arrival and departure transfers at scheduled times on Day 2 and Day 12. (Should your flights not coincide with these transfers, please make your own way to/from the airport)
Included Premium Highlights
- Taormina: Visit the Greek Theatre with views of Mt. Etna. Visit the courtyard of Palazzo Corvaja, seat of the first Sicilian parliament, and stroll along Corso Umberto to Piazza IX Aprile.
- Cefalu: Visit the Cathedral and walk down to the medieval stone fountain in the old fishermen’s quarter.
- Palermo: See Teatro Massimo, Quattro Canti Square, Fontana Pretoria and Palermo Cathedral.
- Monreale: Witness the dazzling mosaics, paintings and multi-coloured marble of the Cathedral.
- Erice: Explore the quiet alleys of this ancient walled town
- Trapani Salt Marshes: Stop at one of the restored windmills and learn about the ancient process of salt extraction.
- Marsala: Visit a family run cellar and taste the Sicilian wine.
- Agrigento: Enjoy a guided tour of the Valley of the Temples.
- Ragusa: See the famous Baroque buildings and churches.
- Syracuse: A guided visit to Syracuse’s archaeological area including the Greek theatre and Paradise Quarry. Explore the ancient streets and delightful squares of Ortygia.
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