We had a wonderful tour with Simone visiting Mt. Etna and Taormina! He was very knowledgeable and friendly. Due to no one besides my family of four signing up, we had a private tour which was great! Highly recommend this tour and particularly Simone as a tour guide!

This was one of our favorite tours. The driver took us anywhere we wanted to go. He told us all about the places we visited and even took pictures of our group for us. Messina and Taromina are absolutely amazing!!! This tour was so worth it!!! Thank you for an amazing experience!!!

Well done! Do this instead of booking a tour through the cruise ship. Cruise tours do not go to Castelmola! Lunch at Castelmola, overlooking Mt Edna was amazing! Driver was simply wonderful! The van goes where buses can’t go. Stops at vistas for pictured are done with the van, where tour buses can’t go! Great trip!

Really great tour! Our tour guide Simone was excellent! Very beautiful scenery with lots of time to explore. Went very smoothly. Comfortable ride with a good driver. Would highly recommend this tour

My wife and I took this tour on our honeymoon. We had a fantastic time seeing beautiful Taormina as well as sites from the Godfather. Our guide was great and I would recommend this tour

We had a great private group tour of Taormina, Castelmora, & Messina made special by the outstanding driver/guide services provided by Fabio. He was professional, knowledgeable and courteous. He is a native of the area and knows so much about the history of the cities, towns and villages. He is a teacher and his ability to communicate so well made us appreciative students. We would definitely book a tour with Fabio if we have the chance. While Taormina is one of the most beautiful towns in Sicily and Messina is one of the major cities of the island, a visit to the small traditional village of Castelmora which sits on the mountainside above Taormina was the highlight of our tour. We were lucky enough to visit on a Sunday morning which happened to be the date of First Communion for the community's children. What a wonderful experience to see them in their gowns with the proud families surrounding them.

Sergio was our guide and he was extremely knowledgeable about the area. He is an excellent educator who taught us much about the history. The scenic drive was amazing with many sites to see in Taormina.

My family and I took a Mediterranean cruise stopping at several different countries. Sicily was most important to me as this is where my family is from. Of all the excursions/tours we did on this cruise, Sicily was hands down the best! Our guide, Sergio, gave us the experience of a lifetime, Knowledgeable, friendly, and very helpful, I can honestly say he made this tour so special for us. I promised Sergio a picture of the sentimental souvenir I purchased (with his help to negotiate a good price), so I am posting it here hanging proudly in my kitchen. Please make sure he sees this; I don't know how else to get these to him :)

My husband, mother, and I booked this tour while our cruise ship was docked in Messina because all other excursions through the ship were sold out. We’re so glad that we did! Sergio was our guide. He picked us up directly from the port along with another couple and drove us first to Mt. Etna, then Castelmola, then Taormina, before dropping us back off at our ship. He was a phenomenal guide. As a local, he was extremely knowledgeable about the history and current events of the region and brought us to cafes, restaurants, and shops off the beaten path where he haggled great discounts for us. He was extremely friendly and inviting, and you could tell he truly loves what he does. After hearing about our intent to grab cannolis in Taormina, he instead brought us to his favorite local bakery in Messina and treated us to some incredible, fresh cannolis. By the end of the tour, he felt like a family friend. Hands down the best shore excursion experience I had for the entire trip.

The tour did not meet our expectations. We got an impression that the driver and the guide were doing this tour for the first time. The driver got lost and used google maps on phone when driving and didn't always keep the safe distance to vehicles in front. So we didn't feel too safe. The guide was most of the time silent. She didn't have much information about the Etna or Taormina to share with us. At Etna we stopped on parking lot/village where we couldn't see much. We had short time there, but we were not allowed to go walking closer the extinct crater or anything - just a parking lot and shops next to it. At Castelmola, close to Taormina she brought us as a group to one restaurant which served a good food - so no complaints about that. We have small group, but still the little guidance we got was with English and Spanish. The stories were about the same in both languages so I guess the Spanish speaking guests didn't gain much more information than we did. We got back to our ship in time so that is the positive thing in addition to good meal in this tour.

We waited 90 minutes at the Messina Port (cruise ship port) and the transport never showed. When we called the number of Messina Cruise Lines the number is no longer in business. When requesting a refund from Trip Advisor they refunded $0. THIS IS A TRAP!!!! Don’t waste your time booking this trip!!!!

Mario was a wonderful tour guide—very nice personality, knowledgeable, and on time. I had trouble walking on the slippery slope at Mt. Aetna and he held my hand and guided me on the walk. He suggested a good restaurant to eat at inTaormina, which was very helpful. It was like a private tour because there was only one other couple with us in his Mercedes vehicle.

The tour was fantastic and the sites we visited stunning. The driver was punctual and professional, the vehicle, comfortble and clean. 100% recommended

We recently used this company duringr our mediterranean cruise. We were a group of 11 and we visted Mount Etna and Taoriminia past dec. 19th. The volcano it's amazing, full of snow and smoking. Our diver Sergio was simply amazing, funny and profesional. I recommed this company if you travel to Sicily.

Nina was an excellent guide..her knowledge and love of her native city was infectious.. when we return we will surely request her again