Boat trips to the Egadi islands of favignana and levanzo

In collaboration with Jumbo Viaggi we organize boat trips to the islands of Favignana and Lavanzo, two of the Egadi islands off the coast of Trapani. You’ll leave in the morning from the port of Trapani to the island of Favignana. There you’ll have the opportunity to do some shopping and grab a drink in of the bars. Back on board, you’ll sail around the island and you can take a swim in the clear sea water. En route to the island of Levanzo there is lunch on board. After you’ve visited Levanzo, where you can also swim in the azure blue sea, the boat takes you back to the harbor of Trapani.

Cooking workshops

Have you always wanted to know how typical Sicilian dishes, like the caponata, the peperonata, the parfait di mandorle or the sarde a beccafico are prepared? Then the cooking workshop is something for you! The workshop takes place in Trapani or at Agriturismo Tarantola in Alcamo. After the workshop you can enjoy a lovely meal, prepared by you, the other participants and the cook. If you’d like to learn how to prepare more dishes, then we can organize a more extensive cooking course, where you’ll be taught how to prepare a complete Sicilian meal from antipasti to primi and from secondi piatti to Sicilian dolci (see Sicilian cuisine).

Sfincione workshops

The sfincione is more or less the Sicilian equivalent of the famous pizza, but the base is soft and thicker than the one used for a pizza and it’s covered with a mixture of tomatoes, anchovies, cheese (caciocavallo), olive oil and oregano. If you’d like to learn how to make the sfincione, you can participate in the sfincione workshop held at Agriturismo Tarantola.

Scuba diving near Scopello

Sicily and the Golfo di Castellammare in particular is a great place for scuba diving. We offer you the possibility to participate in several diving activities, organized by diving center Cetaria in Scopello. You can dive with a buddy, follow an underwater course, or visit the underwater museum, an area in which all sea treasures were left untouched instead of taken to a traditional museum.

When scuba diving is something you have never done before, you should try the “sea baptism”: you’ll have your first diving experience in full gear (and shallow water) with an English speaking instructor. The sea baptism is suitable for everyone, even for children (7 years and older).

If you are already an experienced scuba diver you can rent diving gear at Cetaria.

All Sicilian instructors speak English.

Excursions to Mount Etna

We organize trips to Mount Etna. A trip to this this breathtaking volcano is not only an interesting option for those who don’t want to book an extra night closer to Mount Etna, but also for those who don’t want to drive such a long distance themselves.

A chauffeur will take you to a hotel close to Mount Etna, from which a jeep will bring you to the well-known Rifugio Sapienza at an altitude of around 2000 meters. From here you’ll go for a walk with an English speaking guide to the Silvestri craters. After having visited the craters you can have lunch at the Rifugio.

After lunch you’ll be driven to a volcanic cave. Helmets and torches are provided. After visiting the cave, the jeeps will drive through a chestnut forest with a wonderful view of the Bove Valley, back to the starting point. There the bus will be waiting to bring you back to Balestrate or Castellammare del Golfo.

If you do prefer to drive to the other side of the island with your rental car, you can book several excursions, like tailor made excursions, organized by Corina Schalkwijk.