What does it cost for a private guide for a Sicily vacation trip?

Well, I just got back from a 10 day trip to Sicily in October and I can tell you it's great, very affordable and a lot less tourists.

So, what's it gonna cost you for a privately guided Sicilian vacation trip?,....that's a loaded question because it all depends on how you want to travel,....

Do you only want to stay in cities in 5 star hotels or are you willing to stay on Farm Agriturismo's to really get into the Sicilian culture?....these are the things I work with you on determining then we first decide how you want to spend your money on accommodations. From there we determine what you like and want to see and then I book as many things as possible ahead of time. I work alone and have been doing this for so many years now I know exactly how to go about these things.

Generally speaking, with my daily guiding fee and all my expenses, a lot of my tours end up around $350 to $400 per day per person often times including your airfare as well, depends if you're flying business class or not?,....I can also be part of your air travel and find you a really great route and airfare,..I like to possibly meet my tourists en-route so we all arrive together.

Ok, so in Sicily there's lots to see and do and a lot less travel time between the East Coast and West Coast and there is an airport in Palermo on the West Coast and an airport on the East coast in Catania. Mount Etna is the Volcano that is right next to Catania airport so sometimes flights are diverted or canceled to there so a round trip through Palermo is less risky but Catania in general has no problems. I just flew into there and out of there 10 days later with no problems at all.

The northern East coast of the island has the beautiful and historic city of Taormina and the Godfather filming town of Savoca. Catania itself is gritty but has a rich history and some great things to see like the daily fish market, Piazza Duomo and Piazza Bellini, named after the Composer Vincenzo Bellini, originally from Catania.

South of Catania you'll find Siracusa and the island of Ortigia and further south west of there are the small Baroque hill top towns of Noto, Modica and Ragusa.

As we work our way over to the East coast of the island we stop off in the middle at Piazza Armerina and the Villa Romana di Casale to visit an ancient Roman Villa with floor Mosaics,...super fascinating!

In the south West portion of Sicily we definitely go and see the famous Greek temples from 455 BC in Agrigento with a stop off in the seaside village of Sciacca.

Continuing up to the Northern shore, no trip is complete without a few nights in Palermo - it's a very walkable city with great Churches and Palaces and the biggest opera Hall in all of Italy at Teatro Massimo.

Sicily has some of the best food in all of Italy with some dishes that are only iconic to the island. Pasta ala Norma in Catania, Pasta ala Sarde in Palermo, Cannoli's and Arranicino - both of Arabic origin - to die for....and the price of everything in Sicily is less.

If you have the desire to visit Sicily, don't hesitate,....it's safe, crime is way less than many years ago and the Mafia doesn't close down things for days anymore. If you have family roots from Sicily - even better - I can take you to their town and help you research your family tree. I just was in my Tedesco family hometown. This is a very good reason to travel to Sicily with me.

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