Sicily Art and architecture Trips

This is a comprehensive tour. My definition of a great trip is the combination of leader,program and group- it these are all excellent it can’t be bettered. This was my 37th tour. The efficient group leader could have added some extra information as we travelled through different areas. He didn’t want to make a tip kitty so we were constantly tipping as we went along. I think this may have been more costly for us and extra work for himself and is annoying as it interrupted the visit and we didn’t always have the correct money/change. It would have been useful to have a daily briefing indicating timings for the day ahead. We had our trip notes,but timings are very useful both for travel times and breaks.eg.one day we had a long lunch time and if we had wanted to swim it would have been good to know in advance this wouldnt have involved what I affectionately call an “Explore Scramble”. - a massive rush to meet on time. Yes- we may’ve needed time reminders as we went along. The itinerary was excellent and luckily the group was lovely. So it was a good trip.

Really great trip, Antonio is a fantastic leader, extremely knowledgeable about Sicily’s history and he imparted his knowledge with skill and humour. We were slightly concerned before the trip that there wouldn’t be much walking, we’ve been on over 10 holidays with Explore and they’ve mainly been chosen so that we get exercise as well as sightseeing. We needn’t have worried, we put in the kilometres exploring some of the large temple sites. As we went in October, we anticipated mixed weather but generally it was lovely and warm. The slopes of Etna were a bit chilly but definitely not to be missed. A great holiday and a great bunch of fellow travellers, very multinational group.

We chose explore for the itinerary having considered many other companies and we were not disappointed. Placido, our tour leader was great fun and looked after us very well. The use of local guides in most places provided in depth knowledge.

Superb tour, Antonio was the best leader I have had in now 9 Explore trips worldwide, which is a high bar indeed. He effortlessly delivered the right amount of background information for an island with a hugely complex history, thoroughly professional in all he did. His lectures were interesting and well pitched. Accomodation standard and location was excellent, as was the itinerary and pace of the trip. Some of the island's gems were jaw dropping in their magnificence. The group ran like clockwork and everyone enjoyed the trip enormously. I would love to go back, and this was my second trip to Sicily with Explore. Well done Explore!

Superb holiday, excellent itinerary, so many wonderful sights to see. The holiday ran like clockwork not a moment was wasted, our Guide Antonio had a fantastic knowledge of the history of Sicily and his passion was infectious. Very good Group and I think that everyone had a fantastic holiday.

Fascinating tour with great variety of archaeological sites and Baroque architecture. Our guide, Antonio, was very informative and looked after us extremely well. The planning was excellent and the accommodation very comfortable and well sited.