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Catania Tailored Tours: Personalized Exploration with a Passionate Local Guide
4.2
12 Ratings
Catania
Experience Catania like a local with personalized tours led by passionate guides. Customize your itinerary or let the locals show you their favorite spots. Discover the city through the eyes of a friend and make lasting connections.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Catania Tango Festival - This is a customized walking tour so the exact itinerary will depend on the duration of the tour and the interests of the travelers and the Lokafyer. If you have any particular interests or would like to see something specific in the city, please request this in advance of the tour.
What's Included
- Customized private walking tour
- Local guide ‘Lokafyer’
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Optional activity costs
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)
Additional Information
Experience the city from the perspective of an impassioned local resident. The tour does not follow a preset itinerary, giving you the freedom to tailor it to your liking or let the local guide provide you a unique view of the city. Our walking tours are about connecting with individuals, not just visiting sites. Forget typical historical tours, discover the city from a local’s viewpoint. Embark on a tour that changes your travel experience to focus equally on the individuals you encounter and the sights you visit. Our ‘Lokafyers’, our local guides, are enthusiastic about sharing their city’s charms, insights, and their personal viewpoints. Since Lokafyers aren’t full-time guides and tour sporadically, they offer an authentic and personalized experience, akin to a friend guiding you through their city. By the conclusion of the tour, you’ll feel at ease traversing the city, confident about possessing all necessary information for an optimal stay.
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Fountain of the Elephant
Piazza del Duomo
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city center we will select a convenient meeting point in the city center.Tour may end at a different location from the departure point unless requested in advance of the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(12 Ratings)
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I2714rdbarbaras
Sep 10, 2023
Fun with Agata - Agata was a fabulous guide. We had a medical issue and her skills were invaluable. Her knowledge of history was thorough and easy to comprehend and appreciated. We loved every
Minute of our time w her.
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Merry_s
Jul 29, 2023
The way to see Catania - Claudia was an amazing guide. She was so knowledgeable about the area both the history and places for us to go to see. She was also super friendly and super informative.
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Joseph_m
Apr 14, 2023
Becoming familiar with Catania - Guide was very knowledgeable and clear communicator. He made extra effort to give recommendations when we asked him for them. He is well versed in Catania history and did added to our tour.
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Evelyn
Oct 8, 2019
Excellent local guide. - Agatha (spelling?) was wonderful. Her local knowledge was excellent and we saw many interesting places in a few hours. This was a great way to get an overview of Catania and we also had a super lunch at a place she suggested.
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Dnl
Jun 6, 2019
Very special and nice - I had a good day at Catania with a really nice guide. It was private and personally. I saw all important Things.
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Maria
May 31, 2019
Bella Catania - Last September I found myself with a free day in Catania and decided a guided walking tour would be good as the weather was wonderful. None of the companies I found on the net could accomodate me at short notice or didn't operate on the day (Saturday) - then I found Lokafy ! the booking process was easy and confirmation was very quick. Valentina was a great guide and a lovely lady, her local knowledge was such a bonus. Can't wait to book another Lokafy next year when I'm back in Italy.
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Andrewh-in-london
May 1, 2019
Awesome local guide - It was an excellent experience all round. I normally like a quick guide on the first day to get properly orientated and see what I would like to return to and explore in more detail. This option was great because we could choose when it would start, how long we wanted and it was reasonably priced when most other private tours are v costly unless you are a big group. We had a real local person and in our case Antonella was superb - she went way beyond what we expected - we received an email before the tour date asking if there was anything specific, we sped round the city centre in 2 hours, she pointed out places of interest incl food choices, she was so helpful in so many ways and it was a great warm welcome. It isnt a type of tour which is heavy on history, dates & info but it did exactly what I wanted which was get a feel for the city to explore more later. If you found this review helpful, appreciate a vote ! thanks
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Linda
Oct 9, 2019
Review of Catania like a local - This was a two hour walking tour. While our guide gave us a good sense of the city and took us to many interesting places, she was not a licensed guide. We booked our tour for 2-4 not realizing that many places are closed for their lunch break. So if you are interested in seeing the local churches you should book a tour earlier. My one complaint was that the guide moved the meeting location from the City Central Square to a McDonalds. While a google map was sent with the change, it is hard to find locations when you don't know the city. We finally had to go to the information center to get directions.
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Nataliia
Nov 1, 2023
Had to fire our guide - We booked a 6-hour tour, but cancelled the tour less than 1 hour into it. Our guide, Jessica, was very unprofessional (she brought her boyfriend on a private tour), her English was bad, and she would only talk to one person, instead of the group. It was just five of us, and we could barely hear or understand what she was saying.
She was walking the streets of Catania talking to her boyfriend and pointing out things saying:
-this is a typical Sicilian church
-This is a colorful elephant.
She took us to see the amphitheater and since she wasn’t telling us anything about the amphitheater, I asked if there was anything interesting we needed to know about this sight. She said “Look at the colors of the lava stone”. That’s it .
We were so disappointed!
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Romancewritr
Oct 28, 2019
Be Wary - Our tour guide never showed up. The day previous, we attempted confirm by calling the number given. It had been disconnected. We called Viator. They were unable to reach the operator either. I was advised by Viator to expect an email or text confirmation. I received neither. This tour was paid and confirmed months in advance. Don't know what's up with this operator,but I wouldn't book them.
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