Etna Countryside Food and Wine Lovers Tour (Small Group)

Badge of ExcellenceTaormina, Italy

6 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Indulge your love of food and wine on this all-day tour of the Etna countryside. After a convenient hotel pickup, learn about the region’s history and culture from a local guide as you cruise through scenic Sicilian villages. Stop at a family-run winery, a picturesque farmhouse with delicious food, and a pastry bar. Enjoy wine tastings and samples of local cheeses, salumi, and pastas included in the tour price.

Experience the delicious cuisine of Sicily’s Etna region on a guided tour
Get an insider’s view on the region while exploring beautiful villages
Taste local food and wine at a winery and a farmhouse
Enjoy hotel pickup/drop-off and all food and drink samples included

What's Included

All Food samples
Organic Etna Products Lunch
Wine tasting
Pastries & liquors
Local Licensed guide
Round trip transportation by Mercedes Minivan
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Gratuities
Pick up & drop off in Messina & Catania area is not included. Supplement for this is 100€. Thank You

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

10:00 AM

Pickup details

Please INFORM us about the name and address of Your hotel/accommodation in order to pick You up. If not listed, please mention it. From Pick up and Drop off outside Taormina Area (IF POSSIBLE ON YOUR BOOKING DATE) there will be a Supplement starting from 100€ in total, according to the number of Guests and place. Thank You Please be informed that we always try to do our best to be on time, but because of traffic in Taormina pick up could be sometimes 10-15 minutes in late. Thank You in advance for understanding

What To Expect

Taormina (Pass By)

Gambino Winery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Mount Etna

6 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Minimum drinking age is 21 years
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Minimum number to start the Tour is 2 people

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
SAFETY INFO FOR OUR TRAVELERS In accordance with ministerial guidelines on COVID 19, Sicily Activities guarantees for their travellers all the official safety measures: 1.Very small groups are limited up to 8 2.Social distances during the tour are kept at a distance of one meter 3.All minivans are frequently cleaned and ensure appropriate ventilation 4.All guides are provided with masks 5.All on-site partners are ensured to follow appropriate safety policy
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Loryn_K

Excellent tour. Wine tasting at Gambino was great. Farmhouse lunch was exceptional. The house and grounds were beautiful. We left so full and satisfied. Giovanni was a great driver and your guide. He had great stores about Sicily and we learned a lot. We felt like family with the group by the end. We got a flat tire on the way down from the winery. The group worked together to change it with Giovanni. It was a great laugh and story we will carry with us. Team building at its best:). How many tourists does it take to change a tire? We highly recommend this tour. It exceeded out expectations.

Reviews

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Excellent tour. Wine...

Loryn_K, May 2024

The guide was awesome

gene_f, Apr 2024

Orazino was a great guide with good knowledge of the area and history! Good sense of humor….food and wine were excellent!❤️

If you like wine, don’t miss this one

Stephanie_V, Mar 2024

Our guide picked us up from our hotel and drove us to the most beautiful winery and views! Wines were delicious. Then the next stop was a private lunch for our group at another beautiful location, with wine included of course. Exceptional experience!

Amazing food, wine & history of Sicily

Samantha_D, Nov 2023

Our tour guide Denise was incredibly knowledgeable and personable. We learned not only about Sicilian wines and food but also about the rich history! The views were breathtaking and the food/wine was delicious. It was the perfect start to our trip.

Unique

Allison_A, Oct 2023

An excellent trip and the most fabulous host, can not recommend enough! Very knowledgeable, food and wine an absolute treat!

Very enjoyable great good

Debbie_B, Oct 2023

The food the people we met The knowledge of the guide and the wineryIt was are second tour book on Viator and were very satisfied …Great tours

Great tour with great guide!

Lorraine_C, Oct 2023

Our tour guide Antonio was the best ever! Never been on a tour with such a good , kind, knowledgeable guide! The best ever.

A must

Cheryl_P, Sep 2023

This trip was amazing!!! We had the best time. I highly recommend this tour. Our tour guide Orazio was so informative and so friendly. This is a must

Excellent

Lucia_F, Sep 2023

Our driver Oretzio was excellent. He was knowledgeable and answered all our questions. We sang songs on the way home.. We were like family. The food wine was plentiful and delicious. Would recommend this tour to anyone

Mt. Etna Sept 2023

Pamela_A, Sep 2023

Wonderful food and wine tasting in the Sicily countryside around Mt. Etna! Loved our guide Denise. Gambino winery served wine paired with local cheeses, breads, eggplant, and olive oil (which they also produce and sell). Meal at a local restaurant in the country was delicious.

Mount Etna food and wine tour

Robert_T, Sep 2023

Denise was an amazing tour guide… very knowledgeable and a great driver. The wine at Gambino winery was wonderful with the food pairing. The lunch in the countywide of Mount Aetna was a once in a lifetime farm to table experience. I would highly recommend this excursion!

Lovely day!

Melissa_S, Sep 2023

Carlos was a great guide. Witty, knowledgeable, funny. Wish I could have learned even more from him. Vineyard was gorgeous w/ generous pours & pairings.

Gambling wine and farm tour with delicious wine and food!!

Megan_E, Aug 2023

Our guide Ozario was fantastic. He gave us such amazing information on our drive about Sicily, the culture, the vineyards, etc. He was funny, intelligent and was probably the most relaxed kind person and was extremely thoughtful! I would highly recommend this wine tour!!!

I would give this...

Kathrin_R, Aug 2023

I would give this experience 10 stars if I could. Antonio, our driver, was absolutely fabulous, as was the guide at the Gambino winery. The tour was very informative and we had the opportunity to taste a lot of different Sicily and Etna wines. The cheese pairings were out of this world. Best wine and food tour I’ve ever taken.

Food, wine and La Mama!

Marian_M, Aug 2023

Everything about the trip was 5 stars. Carlos our driver was very knowledgeable and kept us entertained. The lunch was unbelievable, scenery was breathtaking. I highly recommend to anyone for a spectacular day!

What a great day - the scenery, wines, food and people on Mt Etna

Alain_L, Jul 2023

Horacio our tour guide was wonderful. Beautiful scenery, and a visit to Gambino vineyards was just fantastic. The people there gave us a great experience educationally and with tastings. Then to Porto Statella for a lovely rustic lunch. The whole day was truly just marvelous.

Amazing

Maria_B, Jul 2023

Orazio, our tour guide was amazing! We drove about 45 minutes from our hotel to Gambino Winery, had wine and food, then went to lunch at a beautiful hotel near Etna! Orazio had so much knowledge and made our trip very enjoyable! Loved it!

Excellent trip and highly recommended

Kenny_H, Jul 2023

The history of the Gambino winery and Siciluan wine in general was really interesting. The wines we tried were excellent as were the food pairings. The lunch we then went on to have was fabulous.

Great tour!

Alyssa_P, Jun 2023

The tour was great! The wineries we visited were beautiful and the restaurant we went to was delicious. Both places had great food, wine, and ambience. Carlos was excellent and very knowledgeable in the areas. He was very nice and easy to talk to! Loved the tour and would recommend to anyone visiting Taormina.

Gambino Winery was amazing, driver was also amazing!

SANNIE_M, May 2023

I enjoyed this tour very much. If I could have done anything differently, I would have just done the first part of the tour which was the Gambino winery tour. The second part was an additional 40 minute drive and felt really out of the way to go just for the food. The food, however, was fantastic. The driver was very friendly, and when she found my cell phone I accidentally dropped in the van, she made sure to find me and return it to me which I really appreciated.

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