SHORE EXCURSIONS
The best days ashore.
The 5 most popular messina tours for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
Full-day tour from Messina to Taormina and Castelmola with port pickup, an English guide, and Greek Theatre entrance included.
Most Popular“Sabrina led us on a great tour from Messina to Castelmola and Taormina. She knew her topics well and we appreciated her insights. She was funny and patient. Would highly recommend having her as a tour guide!”
Six-hour private shore tour from Messina to Etna and Taormina with classic tasting of Sicilian honey, olives, wines, liqueurs, and olive oil.
“The tour we received did not cover most of the items from the tour description on Viator website (see below for summary), so this misrepresentation is very disappointing. We contacted Viator to no avail. We will be disputing this charge with our credit card company immediately. From Tour Description on Website: Mount Etna Walk on…”
Shared 4-hour shore trip from Messina to Taormina: Greek Theater, Cathedral and Palazzo Corvaja, free time, plus Messina views and light refreshment.
“Total waste of money. They bring you to Taormina at 9am before anything is open and depart at 11am before you can even have lunch so you are back in Messina by noon. Our cruise ship was not departing until 4:30pm. We ended up taking a taxi back on our own. Other people were upset…”
Private Etna, Taormina, and Godfather film spots from Messina with food, fast transport, and real local tastings.
“Excursions can have lots go wrong from weather to traffic to crowds and even accidents. I judge a tour by how they handle problems. We had an unfortunate communication problem over the meeting location. Nevertheless the tour operator immediately offered us a complete refund. When things go wrong and that will occasionally happen you can't…”
Private 5-hour Messina shore excursion to Tindari, Milazzo and Messina: cathedral clock, ancient ruins, castle views, sea belvedere.
“Antonio was outstanding. He was so helpful and a wealth of knowledge. We enjoyed every moment. He knew many of the shopkeepers and arranged for a private tasting of some local liqueurs in addition to going above and beyond to help us understand history, culture and all the sites along the way. This was an…”
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