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Private Erice, Marsala & Mozia Tour: Walking through Ancient Sicily from Palermo
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Erice
Explore the ancient streets of Erice, the historic center of Marsala, and the archaeological gem of Mozia on this private tour. Immerse yourself in the rich cultural and historical heritage of Sicily with a knowledgeable driver as your guide.
Explore the ancient streets of Erice, the historic center of Marsala, and the archaeological gem of Mozia on this private tour. Immerse yourself in the rich cultural and historical heritage of Sicily with a knowledgeable driver as your guide.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Borgo Storico Erice - Erice: This town holds historical significance as a religious site linked to goddesses of fertility. It is renowned for its delightful homemade pastry shops, celebrated globally for marzipan candies, and almond and pistachio pastries. Additionally, it is well-known for its numerous local craft shops.
- **Isola di Mozia…
- Borgo Storico Erice - Erice: This town holds historical significance as a religious site linked to goddesses of fertility. It is renowned for its delightful homemade pastry shops, celebrated globally for marzipan candies, and almond and pistachio pastries. Additionally, it is well-known for its numerous local craft shops.
- Isola di Mozia (Mothia)/ San Pantaleo - Marsala is a destination to be savored at a leisurely pace. Explore its Baroque old town and the ancient salt pans leading to the island of Mozia. The historic center is compact and intimate, easily explored on foot within a couple of hours. Giuseppe Garibaldi and his Thousand passed through Porta Garibaldi, one of the two historic gates still visible, along with Porta Nuova. Within the WWF-managed oriented nature reserve of the salt pans of Trapani and Paceco, which protects pink flamingos, lies the Salt Museum, offering insights into the world of salt farming. The lagoon, known as the Stagnone, is also a nature reserve where archaeology, history, nature, and trades converge. The shallow waters are dotted with salt pans and mills, along with four small islands: San Pantaleo (the ancient and modern-day Mozia), Isola Lunga or Grande, Scola, and Santa Maria. In Mozia, visit the Whitaker Museum.
- Marsala - Marsala, a picturesque coastal town, is steeped in history and renowned for its production of fortified wine. Visitors can wander through the historic center’s narrow streets, adorned with elegant Baroque architecture, and visit notable sites such as the Cathedral and the Palazzo VII Aprile.
What's Included
- All taxes, fees, and facility charges
- Fuel surcharges
- All taxes, fees, and facility charges
- Fuel surcharges
What's Not Included
- Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
- Tour Guide
- Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
- Tour Guide
Additional Information
Explore the ancient streets of Erice, a medieval town originally settled by the Elymians, and embark on a journey through the historic center of Marsala and Mozia, uncovering the rich cultural and historical heritage of Sicily. The nearby island of Mozia is an archaeological treasure, once inhabited by the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans.
Please note…
Explore the ancient streets of Erice, a medieval town originally settled by the Elymians, and embark on a journey through the historic center of Marsala and Mozia, uncovering the rich cultural and historical heritage of Sicily. The nearby island of Mozia is an archaeological treasure, once inhabited by the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans.
Please note that the tour does not include a licensed tour guide. Instead, a driver will accompany the tour, offering basic information about each location on the itinerary in English.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Location
Borgo Storico Erice
Via Salerno
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Lori_p
Sep 25, 2024
Must visit - Segesta and Erice were beautiful sites to visit. There’s sufficient time allowed to enjoy the beauty of each site. I was fortunate to have a great driver too! Thanks for the concert Dario!
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Donna_c
Jun 23, 2024
Absolutely perfect from start to finish with our driver, Dario Sileci - The highlight of the trip was Erice. One of the most gorgeous towns I have ever seen in Italy. Our driver Dario was charming, funny, extremely knowledgeable and very cautious and careful along our drive. I would choose him again when coming back to Sicily. Thank you Dario
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Arena91
Mar 21, 2020
An exceptional transport! - A great trip also requires a type of choice: how do I move? If you are in town you can also do it on foot, but if you want to see outside places better get a hand from locals. We have booked the Rental Service with driver with this company for the tour of Selinunte, Segesta and Erice. What can I say... a show! Punctuality, friendliness and kindness we noticed from the first moment. A big thank you to our driver Domenico (who loves 70s/80s music) who made us live an unforgettable holiday. Thanks to his advice Sicily has entered our hearts. We were so satisfied with the Service that we also bought the tour of Agrigento and Scala dei Turchi and the hotel-airport transfer for the last day. Highly recommended!
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Jft704
Oct 24, 2019
Unforgettable experience. - The driver (Giovanni) was very likeable and provided us with helpful tips. His professionalism has to be underscored. The car was comfortable. The time spent at Segesta and Erice was enough. One more hour (at least) for Selinunte would have been quite appreciated as the site is vast and enchanting! The excursion is good for having an overview of the Eastern part of Sicily.
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Lars
Sep 30, 2019
West Sicily tour - Very friendly and flexible driver, who worked with us to have enough time at each site for a visit. One could easily spend a full day each at Selinunte and Erice.
We are very satisfied with both the service and price. Our driver was excellent, but with limited English skills so that he functioned as a driver rather than driver and tour guide.
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Robert_a
Jul 23, 2019
Enjoyable Excursion With Great Driver - There were 8 of us, including 3 children. We enjoyed the trip and the areas we visited. Our driver was very pleasant, a good driver, and very knowledgeable. Definitely recommend the trip. We would have liked more time in arrive, but no fault of our driver.
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Claudiach6839rf
Jun 26, 2025
Journey to south west Sicily - All beautiful, but. Don't forget to visit the island of Mozia! And Favignana, and Monreale, and Palermo, and Marsala and.... Agrigento with its valley of temples and Selinunte...
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Martinmartivita
Jul 1, 2022
leisure - Beautiful day tour. A little tight time for visiting the salt pans but it is worth it. Recommended!
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Frank_p
Oct 13, 2019
Not a TOUR! Very misleading title - This is not a private tour. It is a driver. Our driver spent almost all of this time on the phone talking texting. Even though he was from area he did not point out any areas of interest on a long car drive. When we got to Selinunte we did not know what to expect in terms of time. The driver did not go to the closer parking lot to pick us up. We ended up spending more time there than expected since we did not know and then we had to skip Segesta to leave time for Erice. We would have been much better off doing a group tour. Putting the word TOUR in the description for the name is really false and it is in no way worth the price we paid.
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Paul_w
Sep 22, 2019
Tour is the wrong word - Selinunte and Segesta were fantastic sites . The driver was pleasant but seemed to have been placed into the ‘tour’ with no notice. He was twenty minutes late and didn’t tell us where we were going in the first instance. We relied on our maps to find out. Although we booked an English speaking driver he only spoke a few words of English so could not properly have a conversation. He missed the Segesta turning which resulted in a longer journey. We gave Erice a miss as didn’t want an even longer day.
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