Shore Excursions Palermo
When In Rome Tours are proud to offer very special tour options from Palermo cruise terminal into scenic north west Sicily. We cover all the most important historical, religious and cultural sites in and around Palermo, with food and wine tasting all along the way. Enjoy the most beautiful city in Italy!
Prices
To confirm your 'Shore Excursions Palermo' booking, click Check Availability below and pay a 50 Euro deposit per person. Balance payment information will be sent with your confirmation e-mail.
195 Euro per person.
Tour Duration / Availability
Approximately five (5) hours plus two (2) hours transit time to and from the port of Palermo on Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat excluding religious holidays.
Shore Excursions Palermo / Meeting Point
Port pick up. Please let us know when your ship arrives in Palermo. We also need to know the name of your ship.
Overview / Itinerary Option #1
Morning arrival at Palermo Port. Depart with private driver and cultural guide for an orientation tour of Palermo featuring various Norman and Arabic infused architectural monuments from the 11th and 12th centuries. You will see the Monreale Cathedral and its Cloisters, Palatine Chapel and Royal Palace, St. John of the Hermits Monastery, and Martorana and San Cataldo churches as well as the cathedral in Palermo per se. Lunch at the Focacceria San Francesco follows where you can savour authentic Sicilian flavours across a variety of dishes, from 'Panino con la Milza' (spleen and cheese sandwich) to 'Panelle' (deep-fried chickpea fritters) and 'Arancini di Riso' (rice balls stuffed with tomatoes, peas and mozzarella) to complement the experience.
You would then join your driver for a return to Palermo port in good time ahead of your ship's departure. This is a fully private cruise tour from the port of Palermo with further options to visit Segesta, Cefalù, and the Madonie Mountains on request. This tour is not combined with others.
Overview / Itinerary Option #2
Arrival at Palermo port. Depart with private driver and cultural guide for a visit to the town of Corleone, known as the birthplace of both the real and fictional Mafia. Corleone was originally founded during the Arabic conquest of Southern Italy in the 9th Century, at which time it was known as 'Qurlayun'. The tour includes visits to a local non-profit anti-Mafia organization, involved in both educating and assisting the community and local businesses in the culture of legality, and the Ficuzza Royal Hunting Lodge, built by Ferdinando I during the 18th century. The lodge is located in the mountainous Ficuzza nature reserve. Thereafter you may partake in a rustic lunch and wine tasting at a local vineyard.
Return to the port of Palermo / options as above.
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Our van and driver will be waiting for you as you disembark from your ship. The driver will be holding a sign that reads the name as requested by you in your booking. At the end of the tour your driver will accompany you back to the port in time for your ship's departure. Lunch, food, wine tasting, driver / guide gratuities not included in tour cost.
