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Syracuse Day Trip from Taormina: Discover Ancient Ruins and Coastal Scenery in Sicily
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Embark on a captivating day trip from Taormina to Syracuse in Sicily. Explore ancient ruins, admire coastal scenery, and immerse yourself in the rich history of this sunny city.
Embark on a captivating day trip from Taormina to Syracuse in Sicily. Explore ancient ruins, admire coastal scenery, and immerse yourself in the rich history of this sunny city.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Parco Archeologico della Neapolis - Visit the Archaelogical area with a local guide
- Ear of Dionysius (Orecchio di Dionisio) - Visit all caves in the archaelogical area
- Duomo di Siracusa - Visit of the main cathedral
- Parco Archeologico della Neapolis - Visit the Archaelogical area with a local guide
- Ear of Dionysius (Orecchio di Dionisio) - Visit all caves in the archaelogical area
- Duomo di Siracusa - Visit of the main cathedral
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tour Leader service
- Local guide service
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tour Leader service
- Local guide service
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fee to Syracuse Cathedral (approx. 2 euros)
- Entrance fee to Parco Archeologico della Neapolis - (free for EU citizens under 18 years)
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fee to Syracuse Cathedral (approx. 2 euros)
- Entrance fee to Parco Archeologico della Neapolis - (free for EU citizens under 18 years)
Additional Information
Spend a day in the sunny city of Syracuse in southeast Sicily on a full-day tour from Taormina! With stunning coastal scenery as well as ancient Greek and Roman ruins, the city is the perfect destination for a day of leisurely sightseeing. Discover intriguing attractions like the Greek Theater (There will be a theater set on the archaeological site…
Spend a day in the sunny city of Syracuse in southeast Sicily on a full-day tour from Taormina! With stunning coastal scenery as well as ancient Greek and Roman ruins, the city is the perfect destination for a day of leisurely sightseeing. Discover intriguing attractions like the Greek Theater (There will be a theater set on the archaeological site during summer) and the Ear of Dionysius on a visit to Parco Archeologico della Neapolis (entry own expense), and then explore Syracuse’s island neighborhood of Ortygia in the afternoon.
- During winter minimum of 12 people. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Location
Terminal Interbus Taormina
Via Luigi Pirandello
Departure for all tours is from the main Bus Terminal in Via Pirandello. Pick up is also available along the coast at Taormina by the sea, Letojanni and Giardini Naxos. Customers are invited to contact for information about pick up.The coach is silver with a SAT logo in red.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(94 Ratings)
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Christine_s
Oct 15, 2024
Syracussa day trip - Packed in a lot of culture for one trip. Certainly worth getting guide(s) for the day to focus in on what the area has to offer
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Wendy_p
Jul 18, 2024
Excellent tour - Excellent tour ! You learn so much! You also visit the important landmarks of Siracusa then you have about two hours to roam freely the island of oritigia!
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Roam45203813163
May 1, 2024
friendly and professional day-trip to Syracuse - Renate Kobler was a great guide and Michele an excellent driver. The itinerary was well-planned and stimulating, with ample time for personal exploration on Ortygia. It is hard to imagine better value for a day-trip to an unmissable location.
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Sharon_b
Oct 20, 2023
Nice to see more of Sicily - A fabulous day trip - it's a long day, but worth it. Great to be picked up from my hotel. I saw, in other reviews, some of the complaints about the duel languages on the coach , but you get used to it. Ortigia was a lovely place - great to get a quick guided tour, and then have some free time to wander a little slmore slowly.
Go on, treat yourself and have a lovely day out
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Tanyamichelle_g
Aug 18, 2024
A Great Tour with a Great Guide - We had a great day tour with Giuseppe (Joseph) - the tour was fascinating and he was a great guide. Very lovely air conditioned coach and a good amount of free time in Ortigia - just be warned if going with a high weather forecast - it was 36 degrees and the heat was absolutely oppressive - drink LOTS of water and perhaps buy one of those street fans!!
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K803qedavidep
Jul 8, 2024
All professional. - Participated in Tour of Syracuse and Etna tour - organization, guides and bus driver very professional. Definitely to recommend.
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Carol_d
Jul 22, 2024
Syracuse somewhat disappointing - I was looking forward to seeing these iconic sites. In particular the Greek and Roman theatres. Our guide was considerate and knowledgeable. Unfortunately the theatre was set up for a current performance so it was not available to see the stage area. We could only imagine. The difficult part of the tour was that the bus was unable to park close to the afternoon portion of of the tour. This necessitated a walk of of over 7 km in 38*C heat to see the church sites and to have lunch and return to the bus. As a result we were exhausted and abandoned the second part of the tour and took a taxi to the restaurant then back to the bus. Consequently after 4 hr driving we saw parts of the theatres but not the remainder of the tour.
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Dominey246
Oct 20, 2023
Needed more time in the two locations, as it all felt rather rushed. - Make sure you take cash with you, as the guide will collect money on the coach to pay for the entrance fee to the Archaeology Park. The coach stopped at a service station on the way to Syracuse, so we could all use the loos and pick up a quick coffee/snack. Unfortunately 3 other buses arrived at the same time, so we spent most of the 20 minute break in a horrendous queue for the toilets with no time to spare to buy anything from the shop.
We spent 1.5 hours at the Park but unfortunately our guide spent long periods of time standing in one spot to talk, or walking painfully slowly along.....and then suddenly ran out of time, so we got to take a quick photo from the side of the amphitheatre before having to dash off to our coach. We really needed an extra 20 minutes so we could walk around the amphitheatre and take it all in.
Our next stop was Ortygia. After seeing a map of Ortygia which highlighted the main attractions, we deserted our tour guide as we knew we could walk at a faster pace to see the sights, and still have time for a leisurely lunch.
The trip home was uneventful, with no bathroom break on the way back.
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Triciaq186605
Sep 30, 2024
SAT Tour - Bus arrived on time. Arrived at location but because of numbers were divided in two groups. Did not find either guide to be very informative and felt tour was too rushed. Lost our guide as she walked off without putting up her umbrella could not find her. Second guide was hopeless. Time alone in the town was fun we went off and did our own thing. You could easily do this tour cheaper on your own !!
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Silvias376
Aug 3, 2024
arrogance and rudeness - I participated in the excursion to Syracuse departing from Taormina. I state that at the agency in Corso Umberto I was told that the return to Taormina would take place around 18.00/18.30. On the day of the excursion, however, the German-speaking guide, one Renate, who accompanied us throughout the trip by bus, informed us that to return to Taormina we would leave at 15:05. Another customer and I arrived at exactly 15:08 and one Renate, particularly upset about the very serious delay of three minutes, was quite arrogant, complaining about the serious lack. Nothing to say about Syracuse which is definitely a wonderful city to visit, but when doing this job you have to know how to relate in a friendly way with customers, it is not enough to provide information. The rudeness of this person was fortunately compensated by the affability of the Italian guide, present on site in Syracuse.
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