Sicily in 7 days with a private driver
A 7-day tour of Sicily with a car and a private driver, from east to west: you land at Catania Airport and fly home from Palermo, with your luggage in the vehicle all the way. Here is a sample itinerary; you decide the days, the stops and the hotels, and the price comes in a written quote before you confirm.
| Day | Route | Driving time, without stops |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Catania Airport → Taormina | about 57 minutes |
| Day 2 | Taormina → Mount Etna (Rifugio Sapienza) → Alcantara Gorges → Taormina | about 1 h 10, 1 h 15 and 28 minutes |
| Day 3 | Taormina → Syracuse (Ortigia) | about 1 h 35 |
| Day 4 | Syracuse → Noto → Modica → Ragusa Ibla | about 41 minutes, 57 minutes and 18 minutes |
| Day 5 | Ragusa Ibla → Villa Romana del Casale → Agrigento | about 1 h 55 and 1 h 55 |
| Day 6 | Agrigento → Segesta → Erice | about 2 h 40 and 47 minutes |
| Day 7 | Erice → Monreale → Palermo → Palermo Airport | about 1 h 50, 15 minutes and 37 minutes |
The times shown are driving only, in normal traffic. Hotels are not included unless the quote says so; site tickets, the Etna cable car and meals are paid separately. The trip can be cut to 5 days or stretched to 10, and it works the other way round too, from Palermo to Catania.
The trip of several days, step by step
Before you confirm you receive the itinerary and the price in writing.
Dates and people
Your arrival and departure days, the airports, the size of your group and your luggage, the places you do not want to miss and the pace you prefer.
Itinerary and quote
We send you the itinerary day by day with the driving times, the right vehicle and the total price. If you want to change a stop, we go through it together.
On the road
Every morning the driver is outside your hotel at the time agreed, takes you to the day's stops, waits during your visits and leaves you at the next hotel in the evening.
From Etna to Syracuse, from Agrigento to Palermo
The first four days: the east
Taormina is your base for the first two days: the car stops at Porta Catania or the Lumbi car park, and you walk Corso Umberto. On Mount Etna the car reaches Rifugio Sapienza, at 1,923 m; the cable car and the 4x4 vehicles are paid on site. Then Syracuse with the Neapolis park and Ortigia, and the baroque towns of Noto, Modica and Ragusa Ibla.
In Ortigia the driver takes you to your hotel where traffic rules allow, otherwise to the nearest point, agreed beforehand.
The last three days: the centre and the west
On day five you cross the island: the mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale at Piazza Armerina, open every day, then the evening in Agrigento. On day six the Valley of the Temples in the morning, the temple of Segesta in the afternoon and the evening in Erice. On the last day Monreale, central Palermo and the airport.
The driver drives, waits and suggests stops; inside the archaeological parks you visit alone or with an authorised guide, on request, paid separately.
In brief: Sicily in 7 days
How much is a 7-day Sicily tour with a driver?
On request: we send you a written quote, worked out on the days, the stops, the group size and the vehicle. Single transfers already have their fixed price in the form.
Are hotels included?
No, unless the quote says so: you choose and book the hotels, and the driver takes you and your luggage from one to the next.
Does the driver join our visits?
No: the driver drives, waits and suggests stops. Inside the sites you visit alone or with an authorised guide, on request, paid separately.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Yes: the same itinerary works the other way round, from Palermo to Catania, or starting from a hotel or a port.
Yes: we take stops out or add them, for example the boat to the Aeolian Islands at Milazzo or San Vito Lo Capo, and the quote changes to match.
Up to 3 by sedan and up to 8 by Standard Van; groups of 9 to 14 travel in two vans together, 15 to 27 by coach.
Your trip around Sicily
Send us your dates, airports, group size and the places you want to see: you receive the itinerary and a written quote before you confirm.
