Aeolian Islands day: Lipari and Vulcano
A 12-hour day: we drive you to Milazzo port in the morning and collect you in the evening, you choose the boat to Lipari and Vulcano.
Highlights
- Early hotel pickup, back in the evening
- To Milazzo port and back, your group only
- Lipari and Vulcano, the islands closest to Milazzo
- You choose the boat: a day trip or the hydrofoil
- Your driver waits for your boat to return
- The Aeolian Islands, a UNESCO site
About this tour
You choose the day at sea: a boat day trip that calls at Lipari and Vulcano on the same day, or the scheduled hydrofoils. You buy the ticket from the boat company, which sets the timetables, fares and season; you tell us the boarding and return times, and we set the pickup.
Lipari has its harbour town and the castle on the rock; Vulcano has its dark sand beaches. What is open on the islands depends on the local rules of the day.
Itinerary
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Pickup
Your driver meets you at your hotel or address at a time set from your boarding time.
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Milazzo port
Your driver drops you at the port in time to board the boat you booked.
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Lipari
By boat, on your own: the harbour, the town and the castle on the rock.
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Vulcano
The second island of the day: the dark beaches and whatever is open that day.
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Back in Milazzo
Your driver waits at the port when your boat comes in.
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Return
In the evening, back to where we picked you up.
What's included
- A vehicle with driver for your group only: a sedan for 1 to 3 people, a van for 4 to 8
- English-speaking driver
- Pickup and drop-off at your hotel or address
- Fuel
- The drive to Milazzo port and back
- Your driver waiting at the port until your boat returns
- Stops for photos whenever you like
Not included
- Entrance tickets to archaeological parks, museums, cloisters and paid areas: you pay them on site
- Boat or hydrofoil tickets to the islands: you buy them yourself from the boat company
- Lunch and drinks: you choose where to stop, your driver can suggest a few places
- Tips: optional
Good to know
- We do not sell the boat: day trips and hydrofoils to Lipari and Vulcano have timetables, fares and seasons set by the boat companies. Check them and book before you book the tour, then add the boarding and return times in the booking notes.
- If the sea cancels or moves your boat, tell us at once: your driver adapts the return time, but we cannot guarantee boat connections.
- Your driver drives, waits for you and suggests stops and timings, but does not explain the sites: in Italy, by law (Law 190 of 2023), only an authorised guide may do that.
- The tour price does not cover entrance fees: you pay them on site, or online beforehand where the site allows it.
- Pickup at your hotel or address at the agreed time: in historic centres with limited traffic the car comes to your hotel where traffic rules allow, otherwise to the nearest point, agreed beforehand.
- The price is per group, not per person: by sedan for 1 to 3 people, by van for up to 8. The tour is private: no other travellers join you.
- You can cancel free of charge up to 120 hours before the day of the tour.
Pickup
Pickup at your hotel or address (Catania, Acireale, Taormina, Giardini Naxos). Add the exact address in the booking notes.
Frequently asked questions
Is the boat ticket included?
No, you buy it from the boat company. The tour covers the drive to Milazzo port and back, with your driver waiting for you.
What time do we leave the hotel?
It depends on your boat: we set the pickup at 07:00 or 07:30 from the boarding time you give us, with a margin for traffic.
What if the boat comes back late?
Your driver waits at the port. If the time changes, call or message us on WhatsApp at +39 392 177 4905.
Can we start from Taormina or Giardini Naxos?
Yes, pickup is in Catania, Acireale, Taormina or Giardini Naxos: from Taormina, Milazzo port is closer than from Catania.
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