4 Sicily Wine Tours the Drive Pays For

1.Mt. Etna, Wine and Alcantara Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 370 reviews · from $117Our pick

Spend eight hours with a naturalist guide exploring Etna’s craters and a lava cave, then enjoy a Sicilian lunch with wine at a mountain winery before visiting the Alcantara Gorges. Guides such as Andrea, Giovanni, Emiliano, and Marco are praised for clear explanations and warm, careful service. Pickup, equipment, entrance fees, and insurance are included.

“Excellent trip with an amazing guide Giovanni. He was very knowledgeable about not just Etna but a whole host of other Sicilian customs and traditions. The lunch and wine tasting were absolutely perfect and set in a beautiful location. Finally, the trip to the Alcantra Gorge was beautiful and the geology of the place is fascinating. Overall this was a great day out from Catania and well paced.”

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2.Pasta and Tiramisu Small Group Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 348 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83Best value

Spend about three hours in a Palermo restaurant kitchen with an English-speaking instructor such as Simone. Make tiramisu, fresh fettuccine, and ricotta-spinach ravioli, then sit down with your group to eat the meal with wine, Prosecco, or soft drinks. The class is capped at 12 people.

“It was amazing and also entertaining. It was so much fun to learn how make pasta and tiramisu and then eat what we made.”

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3.Etna: Wine Tasting and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 201 reviews · from $129

Spend seven hours exploring Etna’s wine country from Catania. Visit Zafferana Etnea for honey and olive oil, tour two wineries, taste seven wines with a sommelier, and enjoy a Sicilian lunch paired with three Etna DOC wines. English and Italian guides include drivers such as Andrea, Giovanni, Marco, and Francesco.

“We had so much fun learning about Sicily, Etna, and more! Our guide, Marco, was great. Would recommend this tour group to all.”

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4.Palermo Evening Food & Wine Tour with Eating Europe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 154 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Spend about three and a half hours eating through central Palermo with an English-speaking guide. You’ll watch Sicilian pizza being made in a historic palazzo, taste panelle, sfincione, caponata, arancine, wine, and cannoli, and walk through La Kalsa, Quattro Canti, and Piazza Pretoria. Groups are limited to 12 people.

“Guide was very knowledgeable. Loved the history of this "other side". Tastings were delicious!! Would definitely recommend this tour to others.”

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