The 4 Best Sicily Shore Excursions

1.Taormina Private Shore Tour from Messina cruise port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · 5 to 8 hours (approx.) Our pick

Review of a private Taormina shore tour from Messina, with port pickup, free time, Greek Theatre views, flexible stops, and practical value advice.

“We were assigned a driver who did not speak English which made the drop off and pick up coordination at several locations stressful. He tried his best to meet our needs but our travel experience could have been more enjoyable if we could have asked him questions.”

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2.From Messina private excursion Savoca Taormina Castelmola Messina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $178

Explore Savoca, Castelmola, Taormina, and Messina on a private Sicily tour with scenic views, movie sites, and flexible pacing.

“I highly recommend this tour. Our guide, Francesco, took us to all of the best sites and picture spots. We roamed around at our leisure and it was very easy to reconnect to move on to the next location. We had the best lunch and cannolis. Thank you!”

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3.Private Etna tour from Messina Cruise Terminal+ Lunch at Winery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $316

Review of a private Mount Etna tour from Messina with lava craters, honey tasting, winery lunch, Etna DOC wine, and private transport.

“We loved our trip to Mount Etna, we felt it was one of the highlights of our trip in Sicily. Mauricio was a real treasure to have as our tour guide. He was very upbeat and passionate about our excursion, which made it positively more enhanced! We found him superb, very knowledgeable, informative and a lot of fun. His English was spot on and very easy to understand. He definitely exceeded our expectations as a tour guide. We would highly recommend him on this tour or any other tour he may provide.”

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4.City Segway Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $126Best value

Explore Messina by Segway on a small-group shore excursion featuring the Duomo, Catalani Church, 1908 earthquake history, and scenic city streets.

“Francesco was great! A very fun way to see Messina. It took only a few minutes to learn to ride the Segway and after a while you just moved without thinking.”

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