Private Tour of Gole Alcantara with traditional food and wine | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour of Gole Alcantara with traditional food and wine

Duration: 5 hours
Destination: Italy, Province of Messina, Taormina
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  • 5 hours
  • Taormina
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Live this amazing adventure visiting the main national park of Sicily Gole Alcantara. This tour is private, made exclusively for your party. Minimum participants is 2 people.

The Gole Alcantara is one of Sicily’s most popular attractions, and often has the crowds to match. On this private half-day tour, let a local guide help you sidestep the tourists and show you the park’s caverns and rock formations, gardens, and best swimming places. Finish the tour in local reastaurant with tradional food and wine tasting.

Important: when making a booking, please select a tour option depending on your pickup location.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Porta Messina, Corso Umberto 1, 98039, Taormina, Sicily Italy

Your personal tour leader will pick you up from the hotel or other location at your convenience at a time that suits you best. You will live this amazing adventure walking in the unique national park of Gole Alcantara. Several thousand years ago, the Alcantara river's bed was blocked by a lava flow from Mount Etna. As the lava was cooled much more quickly by the water than it would have done otherwise, it crystallised in the form of columns. Over the next millenia, the river naturally eroded a channel through these columns, resulting in impressive gorges and ravines. During this private tour, you will see this natural fenomenon, may swim in cool water, enjoy Sicilian nature inside the beautiful park. Later you are welcome to feel the ancient atmosphere of the old Sicilian seaside town Giardini Naxos, the first Greek colony on the island, followed by superb food and wine tasting in one of the best wine bars with stunning view of the bay.


Duration: 5 hours

Inclusions
  • Private tour
  • Bottled water
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Round-trip private transfer
  • Pasta alla norma tasting
  • Wine tasting
  • Caffè
  • Entry/Admission - Porta Messina

Exclusions
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A minimum of 2 adults per booking is required
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • We have private tours, only for your party, however at the beginning of the excursion we will give each guest a mask, protective gloves and hand sanitizer.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Your private guide will meet you at your accommodation, port or train station in Taormina, Giardini Naxos, Catania or Messina.
Important: when making a booking, please select a tour option depending on your pickup location.

Ports

  • Taormina port
  • Giardini Naxos port
  • Catania port
  • Messina port


Departure Time

Alcantara Tour from Taormina
6/10/2023 - 5/12/2025

Monday - Sunday : 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Alcantra+food&wine frm Catania
2/1/2022 - 5/12/2025
Monday - Sunday : 09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Wednesday - Thursday : 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Friday : 09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Alcantra+food&wine frm Messina
6/10/2023 - 5/12/2025
Monday - Sunday : 10:00 AM - 03:30 PM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

5 hours


User's Reviews

gillj2075

20 Mar, 2023

We had a great trip with Alberto. He was informative and very helpful throughout the tour. He also took us on a spontaneous hike up to an old castle on a hill on our request which ended up being the highlight for me.

1margaretdoyle

25 Jan, 2023

This was a fabulous way to spend the day. We had a wonderful exposure to the exceptional beauty of Sicily. Alcantara is a spectacular site. The trip to Alcantara was so scenic and interesting. Then we had the most wonderful time at the food and wine tasting. Not only was the food exceptional and the wine exquisite, but the family of the wine maker and restaurant were so entertaining and hospitable. We sat outside and enjoyed every minute ! The vehicle was large and comfortable and our guide, Pasquale from Taormina was so very accomodating. We fell in love with Sicily, the food, wine but mostly the people. We shall return! I would do it again! And I would request Pasquale.

Tracy_I

11 Aug, 2022

We had an amazing tour with our guide Nino. He was very informative and was already at the dock waiting for us once we exited our cruise ship. The meal was delicious. Nino also went out of his way to find a bakery for us to buy some pastries.

Patti_I

16 Jul, 2022

Gole Alcantara was amazing to see. Bruno our tour guide was great. The food and wine tasting was delicious and they were so accommodating for those of us who had food allergies.

Cheryl_H

06 Jul, 2022

Great tour with a knowledgeable local guide who took us to some extra spots that most tourists don't see. Highly recommend this tour!

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