100% worth the price! Ricardo was a fantastic guide, and we saw three UNESCO World Heritage sites in a single day, all the way from Catania. The best part? It was a private tour, so no crowded vans, no multiple language translations, no tie to anyone else's schedule. And the three towns were sups cool, each unique in its own way. Modica was our favorite, with Ragusa a close second. Best for folks who want to see a lot in a single day and who don't need to lollygag everywhere they go, as it's a long drive, and you don't have all day in one place!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Wi-Fi on board
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Chocolate Tasting in Modica
Excludes
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Guida specializzata
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
The tour begins in Ragusa Ibla with the visit of the baroque style historical centre. Ragusa ibla can be considered a real open-air museum, where the opulence of the Iblean baroque coexists in synergy with the nature of the iblei mountains. Here we will admire the wonderful Saint George’s Cathedral in Piazza Duomo, The "Portale di San Giorgio", a wonderful arch in in Catalan Gothic style dating back to the 1400s, the beautiful "Giardino Ibleo" and many buildings in baroque style.
We continue to Modica, whose historical centre (Modica bassa), is also in Baroque style. The two Cathedrals, San Giorgio, which dominates the village from the top of the hill and San Pietro, located down along the main street, are both extraordinary exemples of the Sicilian Baroque. We will make a stop at the ancient chocolate shop Bonajuto to assist the explanation of the process to make the typical local chocolate, made according to an ancient recipe of the Aztecs brought to Sicily by Spaniards during their domination. Free tasting of chocolate is included!
We will end up with the visit of the fascinating village of Scicli, where, once again, the main architectural style is Baroque. We cross the fascinating landscape rich in steep limestone walls, carob trees, low walls, small churches and quarries, and we come to the sight of what we would call a gem in the heart of Sicily. We start the walking city tour with the Chiafura Archaeological Park, where will be possible to see the caves dug into the limestone rock where many families still lived until the middle of the last century. Then starting from The San Bartolomeo Church we will across the town center rich in baroque style palaces and churches that made Scicli became part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
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Reviews
Guide was on time and very engaging, but didn’t go with us in any of the towns. . . Parked, pointed us in the right direction, and sat in the car. Would have enjoyed more commentary and explanation of the sights we visited. Good sales guy at the chocolate factory, but actual tour was sold out. . .had we known there was no tour, we could have bought tickets in advance, but thought it was part of our tour.
My friend and I really appreciated our Ragusa, Modica & Scicli tour with Riccardo of Taxi Catania NCC . He was professional, friendly and made sure we had the time and space to explore these Sicilian towns on our full-day adventure! I highly recommend him!
Ricardo was a wonderful guide. He was very knowledgeable and easy-going. I highly recommend this tour. Modica chocolate tour needs to be scheduled ahead of time, so something to look into before going.
Roberto was incredible. So informative, flexible, and considerate. We saw so much. He stopped at numerous wonderful overlooks for photos. His knowledge of the history, geography, and customs of the area gave us insight of the area. He gave us choices of what to see and how to see them in each locale. We two 76 year olds appreciated his consideration. He made sure we had information for the remainder of our stay. Grazie mille Roberto! XO
Martino was great. We covered a lot of ground that day. He took us to a number of Fabulous places to admire great views of the area. He was happy to take pictures of us at special places which we appreciate. He was friendly informative it was a pleasure to spend the day with him.
A excellent experience. Driver was absolutely great. He was very knowledgeable and flexible. The towns visited were baroque jewels.
I booked this tour and I asked to my friend who lives in Taormina to come with me . The driver was totally ignored me whole the time and only chatting with my friend in Italian. I was totally invisible to him . I know he was a just driver but I really did not feel welcome by this driver just chatting with my friend in Italian . I was the one who is paying whole price and my friend supporsed to be my guide . At the end ,he even asked my friend if she enjoyed this tour but not to me . I appreciate him being flexible to change the route a bit . However not appropriate for treated me as invisible whole time . I am very generous tipper when it comes to tipping since I worked most of my life as customer service getting tip from my customer .so I understand how tip helps . Too bad I’ve did not get 25percent tip I prepared for him .
Such a wonderful tour with Riccardo! Highly recommend. Very accommodating and knowledgeable and most importantly engaging. Easy day of sight seeing, shopping and eating.
Thoroughly enjoyed our trip. Our driver and tour guide Riccardo was excellent. Extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We would recommend Taxi Catania and Ricardo to everyone.
We spent the day with Martino of Taxi Catania. He met us promptly at the agreed upon location. He was very flexible allowing us to to totally change our itinerary to suit our needs. He was very friendly and anxious to make sure we enjoyed our day. We especially enjoyed walking , shopping and eating in Catania. I would recommend him without reservation
Our guide was a hour late because he went or was sent to the wrong port. Verified that I put the correct port on my reservation. We had a o completely miss one of the cities. While I was very happy with our time in Modica and Ragusa, would have like to make it to Sicili. Our driver spent a fair amount of time on the phone as well. The vehicle was nice and clean. Our driver was nice and courteous. When I reached out to the tour provider, the response was “well these things happen”. Not really the response I was expecting. I paid for a tour to 3 cities and got 2.
Our driver was Richard, who was passionate and knowledgeable about the areas which we visited. We stopped for places to take photographs, visited cathedrals and had time on our own to take in Ragusa.
This tour is very interesting and beautiful we all enjoied every city and Giuseppe was a good profesional and kind with us Thanks. We will recomend this tour.
A very professional driver. . He was patient and never rushed us. Recommended a delightful restaurant for lunch in Ragusa - La Piazzetta. Make sure to buy chocolate in Modica.
Ragusa, Modica and Scicli are beautiful historic cities, well worth visiting. Our driver, Armando, was charming and accommodating. If you have the time, this is a very enjoyable day trip.
Perfectly organized tour. Punctuality of the driver and precise explanations of the places visited. Maximum flexibility in the management of various visits to cities. I recommend it in case you need a private tour.
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