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.
Posted By : TriciaQ186605
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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Posted On : 2024-09-30 05:14:27 
Posted By : TANYAMICHELLE_G
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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Posted On : 2024-08-18 05:46:18 
Posted By : SILVIAS376
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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Posted On : 2024-08-03 15:19:38
Posted By : Carol_D
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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Posted On : 2024-07-22 15:50:30
Posted By : Wendy_P
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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Posted On : 2024-07-18 08:58:02
Posted By : K803QEdavidep
Participated in Tour of Syracuse and Etna tour - organization, guides and bus driver very professional. Definitely to recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-07-08 16:30:41
Posted By : Roam45203813163
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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Posted On : 2024-05-01 09:54:15
Posted By : Sharon_B
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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Posted On : 2023-10-20 15:09:06
Posted By : Dominey246
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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Posted On : 2023-10-20 11:53:53
Posted By : Suzanne_J
It was fun snd do interesting to have a guide who could tell thx stories behind the amazing history we saw. Bus driver amazing all those bends snd turns. Meet some lovely people over lunch from the tour. Top rating thankyou
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Posted On : 2023-09-06 14:09:41
