Randazzo - Alcantara and wine tasting tour from Taormina

С таким количеством туров, которые мы предложили, мы действительно хотели найти то, что было выгодным, поэтому мы отправились в офис туристической информации в Таормине и пообщались с людьми там. Они спросили нас, что нам нужно, в какие дни у нас есть, и мы соглашаемся на этот тур. Мы прибыли в автобусное депо (незадолго до 8 утра), сели на автобус и прочь, собирая других пассажиров по дороге. Наш гид был трехязычным (итальянский, английский и немецкий - я позже слышал, как он говорил по-французски!) Был ОЧЕНЬ ИНФОРМАТИВНЫМ и с удовольствием отвечал на вопросы, когда мы путешествовали. Первой остановкой был ущелье Алькантара - WOW! ! Будьте готовы к ХОЛОДНЫМ, но бодрящим воде, а затем блуждать по национальному парку. Следующая остановка: «RANDAZZO», чтобы увидеть Базилику Санта-Мария-Ассунта - построен из кирпича лавы! ! Прогулка по местным рынкам (не лучшим рынкам), однако, посещение Deli было FANTASTIC! отбирать вкусные холодные порезы мяса, провалов и сыров! Живя в Австралии, мы ограничены тем, что можем вернуть - так что я купил вкусные фисташковые печенье: -) После этой остановки мы отправились в Этну! ВОТ ЭТО ДА! Какой потрясающий опыт! Добравшись до Везувия, я решил не ходить на вершину Этны (необязательно), но мой друг действительно ушел, и она не была разочарована. Она сказала, что руководство для этой части тура было чрезвычайно информативным и полезным в ответе на вопросы.  Я остался в маленькой деревне - магазин подарков и ходьба вокруг разрушения, вызванного вулканом - в том числе видя в основном - крытый отель! Должен сказать, наш экскурсовод на автобусе был невероятным, объясняя так много не только того, что произошло в этом районе в результате извержения, но и его личного опыта! Я бы очень рекомендовал этот SAT на один день - вы не будете разочарованы!

We enjoyed the scenery from the comfortable coach and the on-time aspect of the entire day. Since I am a walker, I loved our first stop and could have enjoyed more time there. Although the 2nd stop has a lovely cathedral, the market was full of junk or produce (nothing a tourist wants) and the cheese & sausage tasting silly since we were headed to the winery where they served exactly that. I would have much preferred a pasta with our wine but the mushrooms with the antipasta were delicious. The wine, not so much. Grounds were fantastic with the caves, the dinning room set beautifully and service quite good. Overall, a good value day tour, thank you.

From start to finish a smooth and well run tour. Thoroughly enjoyed exploring the Alcantara Gorge, Randazzo and the exceptional wine tasting. Aleksandra was a great host and provided a thorough guide to all of the places we visisted. Would highly recommend if you wish to get out and see the real Sicily behind Taotmina and Naxos. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great trip all round ...from the gorge , Radazzo food tasting but especially the wine tasting ...very informative host,she explained all the processing and family history around the making etc.... Lovely day......(Renatta was an excellent guide).

Our tour went ahead despite the forecast of heavy rain. So it was armed with umbrellas and rain jackets that we ventured out. It rained constantly which meant we couldn’t get down into the gorge at Alacantara but took some photos from the top. At Randazzo, the markets were OK but nothing special. We were a large group of 47 and by the time I got to the food tasting, little was left. As the day went on the rain got heavier. At 1900 metres on Mt Etna, we exited the coach just long enough to take some photos from under our umbrellas and then opted for the tour guides recommendation to have lunch in the restaurant further down the mountain. Those who wanted to walk around at 1900 metres or go to the top we’re very disappointed, including us. We checked with the SAT office in Taormina that the tour was proceeding the day before and we spoke about the forecast for poor weather. They decided to still go ahead rather than cancel the tour, which had been cancelled in the previous days. We would like to mention that our tour guide, Alfredo, and our bus driver were fantastic.

My trip occurred on a day of torrential rain storms. I felt that the tour company would cancel but that did not happen. We mostly accomplished to get soaking wet and have lunch on mt ETNA since the upper areas of the volcano were also closed that day. So basically we drove around all day wet in a bus. The tour guide and bus driver were very nice and did a wonderful job considering the day. The company should have reimbursed everyone on this trip or at least given us a credit for another trip.

<p>Probably could have done with longer in Randazzo but we saw the sunday market. Etna was really good and the food in the refuge restaurant was fabulous and really cheap. Alcantra Gorges was unbelievable and breathtaking and is well worth a full day visit. Great trip all round.</p>

<p>We had a really fun day on this tour. It gives you a great chance to see what this part of Sicily has to offer, cramming quite a lot in to a relatively short space of time, without making it feel rushed. The star of the show is definitely the Etna trip - it's a fascinating place even though it was extremely cloudy at the top so there weren't many views to see!. I would urge people going on this trip to bring warm clothing, even if it feels like a hot day down below, as it's very cold at the high altitude and there were patches of snow on the ground even though we went in June and the temperature in Taormina down below was 30C..</p> <p>The Alcantara gorges provided a nice walk around, though we didn't think they were particularly spectacular. Personally I think the tour could ditch the Randazzo part completely as it's not an especially nice village and there's not much to do there although the stop-off does provide an opportunity to grab lunch.</p> <p>I feel it important to mention that a few things mentioned on the itinerary on the Viator tour didn't actually happen. For example:<br/> - the guide did not come around the gorges with us we were left to walk around on our own<br/> - there was no cable car on the trip and this was not even mentioned at any stage.<br/> - the guide did not come with us to the craters: we were basically dumped out of the 4x4 and left to wander around on our own.<br/> - disappointingly, we did not actually go to the summit. We went high up Etna, but not to the summit. The guide actually said to someone on the way back that it is not allowed for tourists to visit the summit any more - so why advertise otherwise?</p> <p>None of these issues were massively problematic and we still had a good day, but it seems odd to mention things like this on the itinerary if they're not going to be provided, or even mentioned. I would urge Viator to revise the details provided on this site, so that they match what is actually provided.</p>

<p>The trip was good but he only covered Mount Atna. This trip covers Randazzo and Alcantara Gorges. They never even mentioned those two places once in the trip. I paid for all three and got only one out of this.</p>

<p>Enjoy the whole day. The highlight of the day was Mount Etna. We were so lucky to have had a beautiful and clear day. Would highly recommended this day tour to everyone. The tour company was excellent as they had organised the day before to pick us up from our hotel and take us closer to the pick up point for the tour.</p>