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Independent Travel Packages - Palermo
We'd never discourage you from discovering Sicily on your own. Our packages - which can be personalized* beyond the choices outlined here - are for independent travellers who'd like just a little more convenience. Here's what's included:
• 3 or 4 nights accommodation in standard room (based on double occupancy) in centrtal Palermo.
• 1-day pass for City Sightseeing® Hop-on/Hop-off Bus.
• 1 transfer to or from Palermo Airport.
• 1 dinner for two at local restaurant.

4-Star Hotel Selections in Palermo
Price is per person for entire package including hotel based on double occupancy.
3 nights 4 nights Extra night
Plaza Opéra - in the theatre district a few steps from the Politeama opera house, convenient to shopping, dining and sightseeing.
Hotel Plaza Opera.
€259.00 €299.00 €55.00
Principe di Villafranca - centrally located a few blocks from Via Libertà in Palermo's main shopping district, near dining and interesting sights.
Hotel Principe di Villafranca.
€279.00 €329.00 €65.00

*Options include (prices on request):
• Additional days at rates indicated above.
• Additional transfer to/from airport.
• Full day excursion (about 8 hours) to Segesta, Marsala winery, Trapani salt pans (lunch not included).
• Half or full day personalized walking tour of historic Palermo with licensed tour guide.
• Half day excursion to Monreale and Segesta.
• Full day (maximum 7 hours) Cefalù and Monreale (lunch not included).

Purchase Conditions:
• Minimum 15 (fifteen) day advance, prepaid reservation required, guaranteed based on room availability at time of reservation.
• Payment (deposit) may be effected over the phone, or online with our secure server at www.bestofsicily.it/pos.asp.
• This package is specifically intended for clients who purchase it directly, and is not sold through travel agents.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:
• From time of reservation until 15 (fifteen) days before scheduled check-in, all but €50.00 per person is refundable.
• From 14 to 6 days before scheduled check-in 50% is refundable.
• From 5 to 3 days before scheduled check-in 20% is refundable.
• For cancellation within 3 days ofscheduled check-in, or in the event of no-show (i.e. failure to check in), no refund.
• This package is specifically for clients who purchase it directly, and is not sold through travel agents.

TO CONTACT US... to reserve this special offer
Reservation and contact information (including our actual office address in Palermo) follows. Here's our primary contact info:
historic-tour@bestofsicily.com
TEL: +39 091 626 9685, FAX: +39 091 380 9900
From the United States or Canada you may also contact us by Skype at 312-239-0420 or 718-473-0803.
Please remember that there's a six-hour time difference between Central European Time here in Italy and (for example) North American Eastern Time in Toronto and New York. Or... you can pay online with a credit card (under "Notes" please indicate the tour, start date and number of participants). A 250 euro minimum deposit is required when you reserve.

ABOUT US: Chat & Tour (which does business under the trade name Tradizione Turismo) is a licensed tour operator and travel agent located at Via Generale Sirtori 25, Palermo, Italy, a member of the IATA and ASTA. Service shall be governed by the laws of the Italian Republic and the European Union. We've been in business for over ten years, and our personnel have over twenty years' experience in this field. Basic services are insured in compliance with Italian law. Certain fees indicated (i.e. costs cited which are outside the actual service price), particularly admission fees at archeological sites, are understood to be beyond the tour operator agency's control and therefore subject to change without notice.

LEGAL STUFF: Tradizione Turismo by Chat & Tour, Via Generale Sirtori 25, 90145 - Palermo, Italy. Full Travel Agency Licence Number: 996/VII/Tur-Sicily • IATA Tids 96 27583 0 • VAT (Partita IVA): IT04943140824 • ASTA Member Number: 900166379 • Site Member: ID 9310610 • NTA Member: TID 034 250.

TRAVEL TIPS
Visas: If you're an EU citizen you probably won't need a visa to enter Italy. Visitors from certain other countries can visit Italy for up to 3 months without a visa, though their passports must be valid for the entire duration of their stay. These countries include the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and others. Check the Italian Foreign Ministry website or contact the nearest Italian consulate to see whether you need a visa to enter Italy.
Credit Cards: Some restaurants and shops only accept cash. Mastercard and Visa are the most widely accepted credit cards; fewer Sicilian establishments accept American Express.
Currency Exchange: Italy's currency is the euro (€). Banks cannot exchange large amounts of currency, usually limiting transactions to €400 at a time. Visit the currency converter for current exchange rates.
Dining: Lunch, the main meal of the day, is usually served around 1, dinner at 8. Expect exceptional Sicilian wines, but no poultry. Few restaurants in Sicily serve chicken, which is roasted on a skewer and sold at stands as a take-away meal. Pizza is an evening food, and coffees containing milk (cappuccino) are usually served in the morning.
Tipping: 10% is normal in restaurants.
Smoking: Not permitted in restaurants or in any buildings open to the public, including stores and hotels.
Safety: To discourage purse snatchers women should carry small purses, if any, Along streets, carry your purse on the side away from traffic, as some thieves steal them while riding motor scooters. Backpacks should not be worn (but instead carried) in crowded areas or on buses.
Dress: In churches, including Monreale Abbey, Cefalù Cathedral and Palermo's Palatine Chapel, women should not enter with uncovered arms or wearing miniskirts or very short pants. Men should not enter wearing short pants.
Weather: Visit Best of Sicily's weather page for forecasts and current conditions.
Business Hours: Most stores and offices are closed in the afternoon from 1 until 4, when they open until 7 or 8.

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