Why choose this Palermo tour ?
This is a private and exclusive tour, you will only be in the group, there will be no other people. We will be out of the normal tourist circuits, we will visit isolated, peaceful and safe places. in countryside areas away from the city. Full day excursion driver who speaks English available during the day explaining the main things to do and see. During the tour you will visit: Erice, a unique Medieval town located on a top of a mountain at 760 meters, a city full of churches, castles. In Erice you can also taste the typical almond sweets of local production as well as delicious wines.After the tour you will go down to Trapani around lunchtime. After we will continue the visit of the Saline.this tour is managed only with a Driver up to 7/8 people. The Driver cannot escort people inside the monuments. However, it has the skills to promote the most important highlights by providing basic historical and cultural information.
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What makes Best Excursion in western Sicily to Erice, Trapani Salt Flats from Palermo a unique experience ?
meeting point with your driver and guide, departure
Tour of the Medieval Village
This territory, on which the universitas exercised its jurisdiction, was divided into fiefdoms and contrade, whose ownership belonged to the same universitas or to private individuals: its extension was, until 1846 of about 40,000 hectares, its coastline continued for 26 miles from the beach of Castellammare del Golfo to that of San Giuliano and within it included three baronies. The first was that of Baida, which bordered to the north with the beach and whose baron enjoyed the mere and mixed empire; the other was that of Inici, of whom the Sanclemente were lords; the last one was that of Arcodaci, owned by the Monroy family. The fiefdom of Ralibesi belonged to the universitas, whose name – like that of many other districts of the region – is of Arab origin, the fiefdom Xambola, the fiefdom Lacci, the fiefdom Punta, so named for a point of land that extends towards the sea called Capo San Vito, the fief of Castelluzzo, which took its name from a castle that was located in this town, and the Sanguigno fiefdom.
The salt pans can be visited in every period of the year, you can also attend the collection of sea salt, still manually made by salt workers.
The large heaps of salt are very choreographic and are found numerous along the large tanks, during the harvest period you can also see many species of migratory birds, such as pink flamingos, herons and knights of Italy.
The area of the reserve is very large and is managed by the WWF ITALIA, inside there is a Salt Museum, numerous ancient mills and a watchtower.
Salt Museum inside a Mill
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
Best Excursion in western Sicily to Erice, Trapani Salt Flats from Palermo Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Round Trip
- Exclusive Private Tour, only for your Group
- Transport by Licensed and air-conditioned minivan or car
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Professional English speaking Driver
Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Tickets
- Licensed Guide
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Apetour N.C.C. di Peritore Cristian.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Rome.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 10 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 8 Travelers is accepted for booking.
