Palermo walking tour and Monreale Cathedral visit in Sicily

Excursions & day trips

Sicily, Italy

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Language: English , French
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The tour starts with a visit to the town of Monreale, on the slopes of Monte Caputo
Entry to Monreale Cathedral is included, so you can check out its bronze doors and Norman architecture
You'll explore Sicily's capital city, Palermo, during a walking tour around some of the major sites
There's plenty of free time in Palermo on the agenda, so you can really tailor your trip to your interests
This experience is led by an expert local guide who knows Monreale and Palermo inside and out

What to expect

Sicily's beaches are some of the best in Europe, but there's more to this stylish island than its standout shorelines. Its history and architecture for example, in typical Italian fashion, are showstoppers in their own right. This tour shows off this side of Sicily by ticking off a pair of particularly pretty spots – the capital, Palermo, and the town of Monreale. One of our expert local guides, Rosaria, says “Palermo is the biggest city on the island, so you get to see Sicily's bustling side. But Monreale is a smaller mountain town, so you get to experience a nice mix of atmospheres while visiting some really incredible landmarks.”Your first stop is the town of Monreale, which is nestled on the slopes of Monte Caputo, a 764-metre-tall peak not far from Palermo. The town looks out over the Conca d'Oro Valley, which is known around Sicily for its orange, olive and almond groves – you'll be able to see them all from Monreale's vantage point. The star of the town is Monreale Cathedral, a 900-year-old temple that's decked out with bronze doors, a gold-painted interior and a Norman exterior. Entry to the cathedral is included, and your guide will tell you a bit about its history.From here, you'll head to Palermo, where you'll follow your guide around the city's winding streets during a walking tour. Pretty public squares, temples, fountains – you'll see the lot during your laidback tour. There's some free time scheduled here, too, so you can branch off on your own for a bit before regrouping and returning to your accommodation.

What's included

Transport
Guide
Admission fees

What to remember

Food and drinks not included
Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
Bring suitable footwear
Dress appropriately – no shoulders or knees showing – when visiting religious buildings
Some entrance fees and optional extras are payable locally

Provider

TUI ITALIA S.R.L.

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Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation Fee

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins

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Pickups are available from selected hotels in the following resort: Cefalù
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Shirl

October 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With friends - 55 years old

Excellent

Roberta the guide was bubbly, friendly and very knowledgeable giving the information with enthusiasm and relative . Driver was in time and friendly they made a great team Perhaps a drink and a snake could be included
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CS

October 2025
From Sweden
Traveled as As a couple - 38 years old

Average

Det står att turen skall vara på engelska men den var både på engelska och franska vilket gjorde att den inte blir lika effektiv när guiden skall berätta allt två gånger.
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Werner

September 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 60 years old

Excellent

Uns hat alles gefallen , es hat alles gut geklappt, Reiseleiter hat uns auch in deutsch Information gegeben. Leider gibt es keine deutschsprachige Reiseleitung
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Echt

September 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple

Excellent

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MomoC

September 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Great

The guide Roberta was excellent. I would have preferred longer in the catherdrals and missed out on the catecombes. Overall a really good trip.
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Robert and Gwendoline

September 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple

Excellent

Nothing to improve on other than as the first and last to be picked up it seemed a very long journey Interesting and different day Thank you Guiseppe the driver was great Drove safely and carefully in very busy traffic Roberta our guide was full of knowledge and enthusiasm She made the trip joyful
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Ronny Deschoolmeester

September 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple

Great

Zeer goede gids voldoende kennis en duidelijk taalgebruik
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Sysy

September 2025
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Great

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Jutta

September 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Excellent

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Annah

September 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 59 years old

Great

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Thomas aus Wien

August 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Great

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David Odd

July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 58 years old

Excellent

Excellent tour lady with lots of knowledge. Plenty to do and see as well as free time to explore
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Stephen and Marie

July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Excellent

Did not really like the katacombs. Very much enjoyed everything else in Palermo and the cathedral in Mondreaux was outstanding. Our tour guide Roberta was fantastic, so knowledgeable a lovely girl who built up a great rapport with our group. She was outstanding.
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Simon

July 2025
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 34 years old

Excellent

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Viktoria

July 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Excellent

Hervorragende Reiseleiterin Silvana konnte ihr Wissen gut vermitteln. Sie bemühte sich die Wünsche der Teilnehmenden zu erfüllen. Es war außerdem eine gelöste und freundliche Stimmung. Mit Silvana würde ich Palermo wieder besuchen!
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Matt & Kim

July 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 24 years old

Poor

Spent half the day in palermo traffic which i know can't be avoided but made to stops feel rushed. Not stopping to eat or drink untill 1:30 was too long.
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Jacobs

June 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 56 years old

Excellent

Spijtig geen Nederlandse gids
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Alex86

June 2025
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 21 years old

Great

Besichtigungen und Infos der Reiseführern waren gut, der Treffpunkt in Palermo für die Busfahrt war schwierig zu finden, hier wäre es besser wenn die Reiseführern mit zu dem Treffpunkt/Meetingpoint geht und diesen zeigt
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Antonio

June 2025
From France
Traveled as Alone - 33 years old

Excellent

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Peacemaker

June 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Great

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Johannes

June 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Excellent

Die Gide war ein Wahnsinn . So viel Informationen!!
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ZM

June 2025
From Sweden
Traveled as With family - 34 years old

Excellent

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Peter

June 2025
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Excellent

Super nette Reiseleiterin- nur leider nich in deutsch nur in englischer Sprache. Im Bus waren mehrere deutsche Urlauber- Audio Guide oder schriftliche Erklärung in deutscher Sprache wäre sehr gut
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christophe

May 2025
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 39 years old

Poor

Lors de la réservation de l'excursion nous devions avoir un guide francophone. A la prise en charge, malgré que nous nous sommes exprimés en français auprès de la guide, celle-ci n'a pas tilté qu'il y aurait un souci de compréhension. Nous nous sommes retrouvés dans un groupe exclusivement anglophone. La guide ayant eu pris connaissance de la confirmation que ne devions pas nous retrouver dans ce groupe, cela n'a rien changé !! Payer pour pas avoir ce que l'on demandé !
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The Crawfs

May 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple

Excellent

Roberta was a charming, helpful and knowledgeable guide. Nino was a very competent diver and we felt safe driving through the manic traffic in Palermo. Montreal was beautiful and a peaceful place after the bustle of Palermo. No negatives on this trip. Disappointed with the cancellation of our Lipari trip the following day.
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Pernilla

May 2025
From Sweden
Traveled as With family - 37 years old

Excellent

Mycket trevlig utflykt ?? Roberta var en fantastisk guide.
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Doug Curtis

May 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 59 years old

Great

Guide excellent we didn’t realise there would be that much walking involved we still enjoyed it
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Lub Loosman

May 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 14 years old

Excellent

Super gids daar moet je er meer van hebben
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Cathy

May 2025
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 41 years old

Great

uitleg in 2 talen is teveel en duurde te lang. Je verlies veel tijd daarmee. Je zou de keuze moeten hebben om de kathedraal van Monreale op eigen tempo te bezichtigen en daardoor nog tijd over hebben om de kloostergangen te bezichtigen. De tocht in Palermo is interessant maar wel op een snel tempo. Niet veel tijd over om zelf iets te bezoeken of te ontdekken. Wel ideaal om de volgende dag Palermo op eigen tempo te ontdekken.
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Rick Kujawa

October 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple

Great

Firstly TUI administration messed up. We booked this excursion at least two months before our trip organised by TUI to Cefalù. We turned up at the appointed place 10 minutes early. When the coach arrived the guide didn't have anyone booked by TUI on his list. So he was about to leave without the four people who booked through TUI. Fortunately the guide had the sense to ring TUI to check if we were on the list and TUI admin accepted that those 4 people were on the list. Secondly the start of th
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Fam. Schneider

October 2024
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 39 years old

Excellent

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Alison Hardy

October 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Excellent

Our tour guide Roberta was amazing full of enthusiasm and knowledge would highly recommend the tour.
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Marina

September 2024
From Netherlands
Traveled as Alone - 33 years old

Excellent

heel aardig gids Roberta. houdt van mensen en haar werk.
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Walter

September 2024
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 42 years old

Excellent

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Heinz

September 2024
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 36 years old

Excellent

Ein wunderschönes Erlebnis
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Christian

September 2024
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 68 years old

Great

Die Führerin war kompetent und engagiert.
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Blake

September 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 45 years old

Excellent

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Familie

September 2024
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 14 years old

Excellent

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Vincent

September 2024
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Excellent

Nous n étions pas dans la ********** liste guide anglais et non français mais grand merci à Roberta pour ces efforts en français et son professionnalisme
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AKR

August 2024
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 29 years old

Excellent

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Laura

August 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 29 years old

Excellent

Really good day out our guide was very informative
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Bianca

August 2024
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 19 years old

Excellent

Tolle Reiseführerin (Roberta), angenehmer Fahrer, schöne Sehenswürdigkeiten, die gezeigt wurden und auch ausreichend Freizeit.
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Dirk

August 2024
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 41 years old

Excellent

Zeer goede gids
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Lecluyse Manuel

August 2024
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 44 years old

Great

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Diana

July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With friends - 43 years old

Great

The guide, Salvatore, was excellent. Very friendly, efficient and a brilliant translator. However, he had to translate everything into French and English, which meant that at any one time, half of the guests were bored ! I believe the trip should have been split into two, one in French and one in English. It would have made Salvatore's job a lot easier and led to a more enjoyable experience for all the guests. Other than that, the trip was perfect !
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Joe Stock

July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Excellent

Great trip, Roberta was brilliant!
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Paul

July 2024
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Excellent

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Haakon & Camilla

July 2024
From Norway
Traveled as As a couple - 15 years old

Excellent

Dette var en opplevelse verdt pengene, synes vi. Roberta var både kunnskapsrik og utrolig hyggelig. Dette er en tur vi tar med oss videre. Takk for en fantastisk opplevelse i Sicilia sin hovedstad.
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Frans Waltman

June 2024
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 61 years old

Excellent

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Louis

June 2024
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Great

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Bren

June 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 52 years old

Excellent

The trip was great and extremely interesting. Our wonderful guide Roberta was incredibly knowledgeable and delivered that knowledge in an interesting way keeping everyone engaged. We can’t thank her enough for a wonderful birthday trip, her kindness and great sense of humour made it a day to remember. Thank you Roberta.
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NjAndLo

June 2024
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 27 years old

Excellent

Voyage super intéressant où on en prend plein la vue! Je souhaite au monde entier de faire la visite avec Salvatore qui est un guide sympathique, gentil et pro-actif! Ce Monsieur est exceptionnel et il a rendu cette journée encore plus belle et intéressante!
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Caz

June 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Great

A little more information regarding the whole trip itinerary would be useful as we were unaware that street food was included . The food was very good but we had to wait approximately an hour for it as the suppliers couldn’t cope with the number of people on our trip so it was rather chaotic. Wrong information about pickup times from tui meant we had to return to Cefalù to pickup more passengers before continuing on to Palermo , the bus also broke down on the return journey.
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Doris

May 2024
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 52 years old

Great

Ich fand es sehr schade, dass die Tour nicht in deutscher Sprache angeboten wurde. Ich kann nicht so gut englisch und habe nur die Hälfte verstanden.
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Tina

May 2024
From Sweden
Traveled as Alone - 37 years old

Great

För kort tid i katedralerna. Hade velat se fler guidade besök i Palermo än fri tid.
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Lena

May 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 50 years old

Great

This was a very full day and we saw all the main important sights with a knowledgable and helpful guide. The group was large I would estimate somewhere between 40 and 45 people. This was awkward on extremely busy streets for the people of Palermo and led to slow progress for us. The radio devices were difficult to use in the noisy environment and in addition the guide had to constantly switch between English and French this made it painful and sometimes impossible to hear.
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Mittenaere

May 2024
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 42 years old

Excellent

La visite de Monreale par contre la visite de Palerme ********** rapide avec le guide. A ça décharge nous avions plus d'une heure de ********** à cause de voitures bloquant le bus à un hôtel.
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Martin

May 2024
From Germany
Traveled as Alone - 44 years old

Great

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Johanna

August 2023
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Excellent

Sehr gute Reisebegleitung, guter Plan für den ganzen Tag mit geführten Teilen und Freizeit
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Anne C

August 2023
From France
Traveled as Alone - 54 years old

Excellent

très ********** excursion ,guide très intéressant et ville passionnante tant par l'ambiance que par l'architecture
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Sandra

July 2023
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 19 years old

Excellent

Die Tour war schön und äußerst interessant. Wir haben viele Empfehlungen und spannende Infos über Palermo und Sizilien erhalten. Die freie Zeit war für mich ausreichend. Ich werde Palermo auf jeden Fall wieder besuchen! Unsere lokale Reiseführerin hat einen ausgezeichneten Job gemacht. Zudem war sie ausgesprochen freundlich und witzig. Eine Tour mit ihr ist sehr empfehlenswert. :)
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Jim Wilson

June 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Excellent

Roberta our tour guide was the star of the day. She has an infectious sense of humour coupled with a comprehensive knowledge of both history and culture borne very clearly from a love of the area that she has grown up in. Her knowledge and understanding of Palermo in particular was clearly down to her affection for the city and her 4 years living there. Palermo despite a darker history is now a vibrant city and I would have preferred to concentrate the whole trip there. Thank you Roberta
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The Godfather

June 2023
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 42 years old

Great

Zeer goede gids
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Suus

June 2023
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 14 years old

Great

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Jacqueline Van Wesel

June 2023
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 42 years old

Excellent

Erg informatief soms beetje snel, headphone niet altijd verstaanbaar
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Felizitas

April 2023
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Great

Der Bus kam pünktlich und war zuverlässig. Die Erläuterungen zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten waren ausführlich und verständlich. Die Reiseführerin hat die Fahrt gut organisiert.
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Maggie

October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 49 years old

Great

the knowledge of Roberta and the history
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Wil

October 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as Alone - 43 years old

Excellent

Vond het een hele leuke dag. De gids Roberta vertelde vol passie. Het tempo waar alles in ging was goed. En de bus chauffeur was een hele aangename rij stijl.
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Jackie

October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 49 years old

Excellent

Our guide, Roberta, was wonderful. So knowledgeable, I felt I ‘knew’ Palermo when we’d finished. Nothing was too much trouble for her. Can’t recommend highly highly enough.
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Sabina

October 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Great

Stipt, veel uitleg, een gids met kennis van zaken.
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Anki

September 2022
From Sweden
Traveled as As a couple - 50 years old

Excellent

Mycket bra guide, Roberta. Lagom lång tur.
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Richard

September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 12 years old

Excellent

Tour guide was very knowledgable and friendly
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Sandra

September 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 36 years old

Great

De Palermo tour was de moeite waard. Zeker gids Roberta kwam daar vandaan en wist ons met veel enthousiasme veel te vertellen. Helaas is Palermo te groot om in zo'n korte tijd erdoorheen te gaan.
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Nadine

September 2022
From Germany
Traveled as Alone - 25 years old

Great

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Andrew C

September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 42 years old

Excellent

Great guide. Very informative and nothing too much trouble
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Guy C.

September 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Excellent

Super charismatische en professionele gids die de stad bijzonder goed kende en de klant op de eerste plaats stelde. Prachtige stad en cultuur.
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Mel

September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 59 years old

Excellent

Excellent guide and an ideal way to get a general introduction to Palermo and also see Mont Reale.
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David, Derbyshire

September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Excellent

The tour was well paced. We were introduced to some stunning sites. The walking tour including the market was most interesting. Our guide Roberta was very knowledgeable and conveyed a great passion for her home island. Maybe an extra hour in Palermo but we will visit again
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Richard

September 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Average

Prijs niet in verhouding met aanbod. Niets inbegrepen en nog extra kosten maken en dat voor basisprijs €85
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Tanti

August 2022
From Germany
Traveled as With friends - 20 years old

Excellent

Sehenswürdigkeiten spannend, Guide super! Nicht so toll fand ich, dass vorgängig nicht informiert wurde, dass ich mich in der Kirche bedecken muss
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SJ

August 2022
From Sweden
Traveled as As a couple - 44 years old

Excellent

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Daniel

August 2022
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 3 years old

Excellent

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Ruta

August 2022
From Denmark
Traveled as As a couple - 11 years old

Excellent

Vores guide på turen var fantastisk. Aldrig har vi oplevet sådan en begejstret guide.
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Michel

August 2022
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 38 years old

Great

Cher pour un aller retour à Palerme. On doit en plus payer nos entrées. La guide était fantastique !
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Lene R.

August 2022
From Denmark
Traveled as With family - 34 years old

Excellent

Roberta er en fantastisk sød, imødekommende og professionel guide. Hun har en stor viden og brænder virkelig for at dele ud af den.
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Shoby

August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 35 years old

Great

Roberta was brilliant very knowledgeable and enthusiastic
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Alessia Infantino

July 2022
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 5 years old

Excellent

Nous avons adoré découvrir Palerme avec toutes ses architectures en compagnie du guide Roberta qui est un vrai petit rayon de soleil nous avons eu de la chance de l’avoir avec nous
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Tati

July 2022
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 32 years old

Great

Ein längerer Aufenthalt zur freien Verfügung in Palermo wäre schön.
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Mads

July 2022
From Denmark
Traveled as As a couple - 7 years old

Excellent

Guiden var igen rigtigt god. Det gør sig gældende for de fleste ture. Der var samtidigt god tid til egen opdagelse ved stops. Som altid kommer der en ekstra pris i form af entre ifm tuis udflugter… det synes jeg personligt godt man kunne have inkluderet i prisen eller gjort opmærksom på. Derudover skulle vi skifte bus og måtte vente i ca. 45 min på dette. Men det gjorde tui godt igen ved at tilbyde snacks på food market. God stil.
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Gwen

July 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 27 years old

Average

All inclusive formule was niet wat er beloofd was
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Betty

June 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Great

Roberta is een ontzettend bevlogen en enthousiaste gids met veel leuke weetjes en kennis van de bezienswaardigheden. Het was wel een hele lange vermoeiende dag maar dat kwam vooral door de hoge temperaturen.
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Aline Visset

June 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as Alone - 52 years old

Great

De reisleiding Roberta was erg enthousiast en goed geïnformeerd, bracht de informatie met mooie verhalen. Informeerde regelmatig of het goed ging met iedereen
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Michael

June 2022
From Sweden
Traveled as As a couple - 45 years old

Great

Utflykter skall kompletteras med kontaktuppgifter för både beställaren och ansvarig för utflykterna. Vid en utflykt kom de från hotellet i bil och meddelade att våran buss var trasuh. Det kom en ny efter en timme. Det är bättre om de ansvariga för utflykterna hade kontaktuppgifter om oss .
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Gerhard

June 2022
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 21 years old

Excellent

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Cyriel

June 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 53 years old

Great

De combinatie van Palermo en Monreale is op een warme dag best pittig.
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Amanda

June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 24 years old

Great

This was a good trip but it was very tight on time which meant we had little opportunity to stop for drinks. When we got our free time, my partner felt ill as he was dehydrated. Roberta, the guide is amazing and a lovely person that goes over and above. She was so friendly and knowledgable.
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Mike W

May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 41 years old

Excellent

Roberta was an engaging and knowledgeable guide. She was fun and friendly. We had a blast
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David Fisher

May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 49 years old

Excellent

The tour guide, Roberta Scialabba was fantastic. She had very good English and was very knowledgeable as well as being friendly and helpful and introduced humour into the day. She was very responsive to the group's needs and was prepared to flex the itinery to meet the group's needs. She related to the whole group and was eager to ensure we had a good experience. The content of the day was excellent and I thought it represented very good value for money with some time for personal wandering built in. It achieved a lot in a short time. David and Beverley Fisher (staying at the Hotel Residences Catalanica). David Fisher. (Staying at the Hotel Residences Catalanica).
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Cees

May 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Excellent

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Frank

May 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 54 years old

Great

Roberta de reisleidster is een goede gids die er een mooie dag van heeft gemaakt, goede balans tussen rondleiding en zelf ontdekken van Palermo

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