Best of Sicily offers short Sicily tours. The 5-day excursions include trips to Palermo, Monreal, Cafelu, Taormina and Mount Etna. For ancient architecture and history, the tour provides trips to Roman ruins, Norman churches and castles, Greek temples, as well as Baroque churches and palaces. Visitors also can customize their tours. As of 2011, the cost is relatively average, around 830 euros for two. Other tours offered by Best of Sicily are Golden Sicily East-West, which is a one-week tour and Golden Sicily West-East, which cost a bit more, around 999 euros for two.
Bluestone offers escorted Sicily tours as well as day tours and excursions. The escorted tours last 7 nights and 8 days, but they also have mini tours for 4 nights and 5 days. Their various Sicily tours provide trips to Palermo, Catania, Ragusa, Agrigento, Mount Etna, Taormina, Siracusa, Modica and other parts of Sicily. Their short Sicilian excursions offer cheaper prices and allow up to 55 people and visit Palermo, Cafelu, Monreal, Eric marzipan and olive oil factory, Segesta, site of the Godfather and Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. Private short excursions are also available to more areas of Sicily.
Another choice for a budget tour of Sicily is Italy Travel Tours. With stops in Palermo, Cefalu, Cap D'Orlando, Taormina, Catania, Monte Etna, Siracusa, Noto, Ragusa, Piazza Armerina, Agrigento and other popular destinations in Sicily, Italy Travel Tours offers a wide range similar to other tours in the area but for a cheaper price. Their winter tours as of 2011 are 695 euros for 2, and their summer tours are around 845 euros. Their tours include English guides, cocktails, first-class accommodations, wine and food tastings, dinner and breakfast, as well as transportation.
Starting at $1,249, Collette Tours offer an 8-day escorted tour of Sicily that includes Sicilian beaches, villages and Greek and Roman ruins. The tour stops in Caltagirone, Piazza Armerina, Villa Casale, Taormina, Mount Etna, Siracusa, Giardini-Naxos and other locations in Sicily. These trips include transportation as well as an English-speaking guide, and the tours provide historical information as well as entertainment.
