Italy · TAORMINA TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 12 taormina tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Visit Taormina’s ancient theater with skip-the-line entry, a multilingual audio guide, and sweeping views toward Sicily’s coast and hills.
“Very easy with the skip the line, walked right in!”
Make Sicilian pasta, fish, caponata, and cannoli with Chef Mimmo, then enjoy lunch, wine, and sea views near Taormina.
“More than just a cooking class. We met a lot of fun people, made fresh pasta, cooked and ate a fantastic lunch. Chef is a great host, his staff was wonderful, and the seaside locale was the cherry on top.”
Hear famous Italian opera arias in Taormina’s intimate Nazarena Theater, with Prosecco, piano accompaniment, and bay views for $35.
“My husband and I loved the intimacy of the opera; that we were so close to the performers! Their humor was hilarious! It was moving as well and their voices brought tears of joy to my eyes ! We recommend it highly !”
Cruise Taormina’s coast from Giardini Naxos, enter the Blue Grotto, swim at Isola Bella, and enjoy Sicilian snacks with an aperitif.
“We enjoyed very much, our guide was very nice and friendly and the tour was very stunning”
Review of Mount Etna’s half-day tour from Taormina, with crater walks, a lava cave, guide-led geology, gear, food, wine, and pickup.
“Our guide was very nice, knowledgeable, and passionate. He was the only good part of this trip. The rest of the people in my group were nice enough, but there was one particular insufferable man who kept asking annoying questions and yapping to our guide about nonsense, holding up the entire group. We started off the day with an unnecessarily long and windy 2 hour car ride (it only took 30 min to get home) to a winery where we got fitted with hiking boots and use the bathroom. I am glad I brought water because they did not provide any, nor did they recommend that we bring it ourselves.…”
Explore Savoca and Forza d’Agrò from Taormina, visiting The Godfather film sites with a lively guide and spectacular Sicilian views.
“I had an amazing experience on this tour! Our guide, Marcelo was absolutely fantastic — knowledgeable, friendly, and genuinely passionate about sharing Savoca and Forza d Agrō history, movie, mafia and culture. Every stop was brought to life through engaging stories, humor, and personal insights that made the tour vibrant unforgettable. The tour was perfectly paced, well-organised. You can really tell how much Marcelo love what he does and that energy made all the difference. I learned so much, laughed often. I highly recommend this tour — it was truly the highlight of my trip! Corinne”
Cook Sicilian dishes with Chef Massimo in Taormina, shop the market, make fresh pasta, and enjoy lunch with wine and sea views.
“Far, far exceeded what we thought would have happened with a cooking class. Chef Massimo met us and brought us to a local market he taught us how to correctly pick fruits, vegetables and fish. We went to a meat market and we learned so much that we will be able to bring back home and use with our own family. Just in those few encounters we had learned so much. We took a walk from there across the little city to his home overlooking the water. Along the way he was teaching us everything he could about the area and what helps them make their decisions in cooking. My…”
Explore Etna’s extinct craters, enter a lava cave, and taste honey, olive oil, and wine on a small-group tour from Taormina.
“The whole trip was great—informative, well organized, and truly enjoyable. The guide was excellent and made the experience even better.”
Ride Etna’s cable car and 4x4 jeep from Taormina, then walk the upper craters with Alpine guides at 2,800 meters.
“A must do trip to Mount Etna! We had a great day and felt this was value for money. It was very well organised and our tour guide Alexandra was fantastic! Highly recommend.”
Hike Mount Etna’s extinct craters, enter a lava cave, and enjoy a light winery lunch with wine tasting from Taormina.
“Our guide Ricardo was just perfect. His knowledge about mount Etna is incredible. He was very kind, explained us everything in details and made our day unforgettable!”
Learn Sicilian pizza and often fresh pasta in Taormina with a chef, wine, bruschetta, dessert, and a hands-on meal for $88.
“Our pizza making class was great fun. Our two guides were phenomenal. They were extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We started by having a go at making pasta and then we went onto making our pizzas. There was an interval between making the pasta and pizza where we were given plates of olives, meats, cheese and crusty bread. There was plenty of wine provided for the table too. They also finished the evening off with plates of cannolis and a limoncello. Everything that you make you are able to eat. The table was full of food! I would highly recommend this class it was really great fun and the two guides…”
Make Sicilian pizza and pasta in Taormina with local chefs, wine, cheese, dessert, an apron, and a hands-on meal at Porta Messina.
“So much fun. We met people from from all over the world: US, UK, Belgium, Israel and Italy. The instructors were amazing and made the experience enjoyable. I’m confident I can now make fresh pizza and pasta. We are what we made and had plenty of water and wine to go along with the meal. At the end, we had some fresh cannoli. A perfect evening. I highly recommend.”
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