Pantelleria Island Tour

Wild Nature, Local Culture

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Overview

Complete tour of Pantelleria island, discovering its wild nature, local great wine, culture, archeology, food, always enjoying volcanic and thermal phenomena that characterize this unknown island of Sicily. Living in a renewed traditional building, the ”Dammuso”, driving off road vehicles and trekking to explore all the hidden thermal spots.

On the island, linked by ferry and airplanes, is always possible to be guided to the best restaurants and local nightlife.

Highlights

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Sleeping into the typical ”Dammuso” lodge

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Take a sauna inside a natural cave hidded through the forest

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Relax into natural Jacuzzis boiled by the volcano

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Visit to a Pantelleria Cappers farm, the most famous variety of the world

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Passito wine: drink and visit to the wineries and learn the secrets of the vineyards

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Run the island in 4×4 vehicles

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Visit to several archaeological sites

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Eat lots of traditional dishes like local peoples do

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Enjoy volcanic phenomena

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Snorkel and fish in Mediterranean deep waters

Take a Tour

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Full Trip Porgram

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Day 1: Arrive to Sicily, picked up at one of the 4 Sicilian Airports (Trapani or Palermo are recommended), by the guide to catch connecting fly (30 minutes) to reach the destination Island and taken to the typical ”Dammuso” lodge.
First excursion, to a volcanic ”sauna cave” into the forest, to reach after an easy landscapes looking walk. Relax, about 40 min, sauna and drink into the cave. Visit to the Cappers farm, with tasting of a Pantelleria’s unique products selection; the particular trail give a special flavor to many natural products. Typical Sicilian cooked dinner or restaurant.

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Day 2: Relax to a prehistorically inhabited cove with natural volcano’s Jacuzzi; in this geo volcanic spot is possible to submerge gradually in several thermal pools ranging from 26 to 40C°; it’s possible to do this every day on request. Visit to the ”island into the island” lost town, the Elephant rock, and Tramontana cove (West Side). Barbecue launch. Off-road trip with small cars and Trekking to the top of the island. Visit to the ancient Volcano and prehistoric tombs called ”Sesi”. Relax in the main town, with restaurants for Sicilian dinner.

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Day 3: Another Jacuzzi boiled by the volcano, this time inside a Roman time’s cave, full of legends and mentioned by the epic poet Homer. Relax and wellness to Venere’s pool, a small crystal clear lake inside a volcano mouth; here is possible to strew its clay on the body and relish the quiet and great landscapes.
Typical lunch. Visit to Favare, a volcanic geysers spot inside ”Big Mountain” Natural park, used to capture steam and water used for animal breeding. Visit to a prehistoric spot. Sicilian dinner or fish barbecue.

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Day 4: Visit to vineyard and winery of the famous ”Passito” wine to discover the secrets and taste it with an expert. Free activities at guests choice or island exploration with the guide. Sicilian launch and transfer in Sicily to airports for flight back or following trip.

N.b. It’s always possible to add one more day in Pantelleria (or in Sicily) to the trip or add one night close to Palermo or Trapani airports to comfortably catch the best connection fly.