Easy Bike & Photography Tour

Catania, Italy
8 days
6 - 17 People

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A crossroads between Africa, the Middle East & Europe, Sicily is steeped in millenia of history, and overflows with a medley of cultures, flavors, and traditions.

With Baroque cathedrals - sparkling blue seas - Aztec chocolate - and a rustic tradition of handmade farm-fresh cooking - this crazy island offers a luscious cacophony of pure, passionate life!

HIGHLIGHTS
✴ Ride Noto’s Wine Route - a spectacular path meandering through vineyards, lush lemon & almond orchards
✴ Taste Aztec chocolate in Modica
✴ Swim in sparkling waters at the Vendicari Reserve
✴ Relax over a glass of Nero d'Avola wine after a tour & tasting
✴ Stroll through lovely Baroque Ragusa rich with 18 UNESCO heritage monuments, churches, palaces & gardens
✴ Enjoy cocktails at the hippest beach in Marina di Ragusa
✴ Ride through Pantalica Canyon's Necropolis with over 5000 prehistoric cave tombs from the 13th - 7th centuries BC

WHAT'S "EASY" BIKING?
15 to 20 miles a day over flat to gentle grades; terrain is mixed asphalt, dirt roads & grassy paths; route passes through the Noto countryside, along an old railway (aka gentle grade!), in the dramatic Pantalica canyon, through the Vendicari nature reserve and along the sparkling sea.

PHOTOGRAPHY?
We'll have a photographer along to give you tips, and teach you the ins & outs of your camera - whether SLR or point-and-shoot. You will have many opportunities to catch landscapes, cities and daily life on film. Wow your friends when you get home.

Itinerary

7 nights lodging;
Airport pickup & dropoff;
High quality touring bicycles & equipment;
Activities inc. wine, chocolate and cheese-tasting;
Guided tour of Ragusa;
Luggage transport;
English & Italian speaking guides with cell phones;
Transport;
Daily light Italian breakfasts, at least one tasting lunch, 5 dinners of local specialties!
Gratuities for transport & luggage handling;


Catania Airport (CTA), 95121 Catania, Italy

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$2295
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