Emily – United Kingdom
set 2026
2,0
Not a great success! We left Taormina late, then spent an hour picking up fellow travellers before we got going. We then stopped at a filling station which was totally ill-equipped for any numbers at all (we were 59 at that point) so that was chaotic. Our bus guide combined extreme volubility with a near-incomprehensible use of English, though kudos to him for also translating into German... The sites (Siracusa Archaological Park and Ortigia) were fabulous, partly because we had a different, and much better, guide but we spent far more time on the bus than we did at the sites, which was disappointing. The drop-off points are mad - far too close together, and immensely time-consuming, and some people managed to get lost (how?). We got back about an hour late, absolutely exhausted, despite being glad to have seen the sight of Siracusa. I would not recommend unless you're feeling brave!











