The 7 Best Two-Hour Experiences in Sicily

1.2-Hour Salt Flats Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 286 reviews · from $51Our pick

Travel by air-conditioned van from Trapani to the Maria Stella salt pans and Nubia with guide Alessio or another English-speaking local guide. Walk beside the pools, visit a renovated salt mill museum, watch for flamingos, taste flavored salt, and finish with sunset views.

“Alessio is a wonderful guide with passion for history of traditional salt production and local territory. Inform in advance on all details and always in touch if needed - highly recommended”

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2.1 1/2 – 2 Hours Guided Excursion of Etna by Quad

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 233 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) Top rated

You’ll drive an automatic quad from Rifugio Sapienza across Etna’s black lava fields, past craters, an eruptive fracture, a lava cave, stone buildings, broom forest, and pine woods. Each quad carries up to two people, and the English tour is capped at 12 participants.

“It was terrific tour and interesting going to the cave and learning. I would do it again. Tour guides were great.”

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3.Palermo in 2 hours Main monuments and historic markets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 136 reviews · from $23Best value

Walk Palermo with a licensed guide, passing Teatro Massimo, the Teatro dei Pupi, Piazza Pretoria, Piazza Olivella, the Capo Market, and the ancient Cassaro. You’ll hear stories about Santa Rosalia and the Beati Paoli, sample a little street food, and enter the Arab-Norman cathedral.

“Maurizio truly loved his job, and you can feel. The tour lasted 3 hours and it was impossible not to pay attention. He told us a lot of amazing details as about the city’s history and present. He is not a dry tour guide type - he shared his opinion about the city’s politics and taught me how to haggle with local merchants properly.”

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4.2-Hour Tuk Tuk Tour of Syracuse and Ortigia

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 38 reviews

Ride a private Ape Calessino through Syracuse and Ortigia with an English or Italian guide. Stop at the cathedral, Arethusa Spring, Maniace Castle, Apollo Temple, Madonna delle Lacrime, and Caravaggio’s Saint Lucia church. Pickup and drop-off are available at your chosen location.

“Wonderful, knowledgeable guide. Great way to see the city.”

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5.2 Hours Calessino/ Tuk tuk Tour to Syracuse and Ortigia Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Ride a private tuk tuk through Syracuse and Ortigia with a local driver, stopping for old-town sights, sea views, the Sanctuary of the Madonna, and Caravaggio’s Burial of Saint Lucia at Basilica Santa Lucia al Sepolcro. English ability can vary by driver.

“Vicenzoo took great care to show us the coty he has lived in all his life. Old town, new town, churches, ocean overlooks.”

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6.2 hours Tuk tuk tour in Siracusa

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12 reviews

Spend two hours in a private Ape Calessino, Sicily’s tuk tuk, with a multilingual driver in English, Italian, or French. You’ll see Syracuse and Ortigia, pass Santa Lucia and Caravaggio’s painting, and slip into narrow lanes that larger vehicles cannot reach. French-speaking guide Vicenzo is one guide associated with the tour.

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7.2 hours guided tour of Catania

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · 2 hours · from $43

Join a daily, English-language walking tour of Catania with a local guide and headset. You’ll see Piazza Duomo, the cathedral, Elephant Fountain, Fish Market, Ursino Castle, Via dei Crociferi, and more, all from outside. Guide Ivan is noted for explaining Sicilian food, festivals, and culture.

“Guide was knowledgeable and at a good pace. Audio sets gave clear speech.”

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