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We have designed another great trip to one amazing destination: Sicily.
With up to seven UNESCO sites, this incredible Mediterranean Island has so many places of interest that it has been very challenging to put together an itinerary that can cover the most important tourist attractions and, at the same time, do some great riding.
We have decided to use four hotels for the length of the trip, this way we are spending two consecutive nights at every location.
The trip starts in Taormina and ends in Cefalu, in between, be ready to see some incredible places like the Taormina amphitheatre, Syracuse with its incredible Greek and Roman sites and Ortigia, Noto and all the Baroque villages like Ragusa Ibla, Modica, Scicli…
We decided to have a day off the bike, this way we can travel to Agrigento and visit the impressive Valley of Temples and transfer later to Cefalu, the idyllic coastal town that will be the end of our epic trip.
As usual, we will enjoy the best food Sicily has to offer and for sure the gelato, coffee and granita.
SFIDA Cycling provides first-class support in all our trips.
Note: A couple of days earlier, we will end our SFIDA Basilicata-Calabria trip, just across the Strait of Messina. This is a great opportunity to do back-to-back trips and continue your SFIDA dream.
Don’t hesitate to check with us and receive information on what we have planned for the two days in between trips.
| Destination | Italy |
| Duration | 8 Days |
| Dates 2026 | 2-10 June |
| Hotels | 3-4 Stars |
| Meals | All meals included |
| Arrival | Catania (CTA) |
| Departure | Palermo (PMO) |
| Non-Rider | 10% discount |
| Rental Bike | Available |
| Rental E-Bike | Available |
| Price | €4,550.00 |
Total Distance: 433km
Daily average distance: 62km
Total Climbing: 9,340m
Daily average climbing: 1,335m
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PRICES:
TWIN room: 4,550 Euros pp
SINGLE Supplement: 850 Euros
Rental bike: 750 Euros
Rental e-bike: 800 Euros
Own Bike fee: 200 Euros. Given the numerous incidents with our clients bringing their bikes, most of the time with poor maintenance. These situations have become difficult to handle, since our mechanics and staff end up spending a lot of their valuable time fixing those bikes. From this year, we are charging an Own bike fee.
PAYMENT TERMS:
800 Euros when making the booking. Balance to be paid 120 days before the trip starts.
INCLUDED:
8 nights of accommodation between 3 – 4 Stars.
1 SFIDA Cycling jersey. You can order a pair of bib shorts ahead of the trip for 100 Euros.
ALL MEALS INCLUDED.
8 breakfasts.
8 lunches during the rides, some picnic style.
8 dinners, including wine.
NOT INCLUDED:
International flights.
Travel insurance.
Hotel extras: mini-bar, spa, massage.
Tips for the staff.
SUPPORT:
We will have ride leaders and at least one mechanic on our trip.
Our staff/client ratio is 1:4.
Our passenger vans come fully equipped with all the necessary equipment to give the best support during the rides.
We carry gels, energy bars, powder mix, water, fruit, riding food, tools, pumps, spare tubes and tyres to ensure our first-class support helps you through the trip.
Professional first aid kit.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Adapting to the changes in international travel after the COVID-19 pandemic, we are adjusting our cancellation policy accordingly as follows:
120 days before the trip starts – the return of your deposit minus any expenses that we may not be able to reimburse.
90 days before the trip starts – partial refund of the amount of the trip less the 500 Euros cancellation fee, plus any amount that we can’t recover from Hotels and other costs that we may have already incurred in the trip preparation.
If you need to cancel the trip less than 60 days before the trip starts, no amount will be refunded. We will, however, try to credit as much as possible towards a future trip. This depends on the amount that we can get back from the hotels and other costs that we have already incurred in the trip preparation.
We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance as soon as you pay the deposit and buy your international flights.
Make sure your travel insurance covers:
- Refund of the amounts paid in case you need to cancel for any reason.
- Covers the cost of possible damage to your rental bike. Check our T&C for this.
For these reasons, we won’t be holding any spots until the full deposit has been paid.
Hotels are now more strict with how many rooms they are willing to have on hold for groups, so until deposit payments are made, we won’t be able to confirm your spot.
Itinerary
After meeting the SFIDA Cycling trip at the Catania Airport, we will travel to our hotel in Taormina.
Upon arrival, we will check in and have lunch and have a trip orientation meeting.
Once we have prepared our bikes, we will take our first ride on the trip.
We will ride up to Castelmola, which is part of the Borghi Più Belli d'Italia (BPBI). If the day is clear, we should have amazing views over the Etna.
Then we will complete a beautiful loop back to our hotel.
After we shower, we will visit the incredible Greek-Roman Theatre and walk around this beautiful town.
27km/900m.
Today we will ride north of Taormina.
As we will discover very soon, once you leave the coastal roads, it gets uphill quickly in Sicily.
The ride has many places of interest to stop by: Santuario della Madonna dell Aiuto, Savoca (BPBI) and Forza d'Agro (BPBI).
Once back in Taormina, we will visit different places of interest before dinner.
74km/2,030m.
The climb up to Monte Etna is one of the most epic ones you can do in Italy. This UNESCO site is a unique place.
Often featured in the Giro d'Italia, today we will take you up this epic mountain.
Once we all reach the summit and enjoy the incredible views, we will descend to Gravina di Catania. This is the end of today's ride.
We will transfer to Syracuse, where we will stay for the next couple of nights.
77km/2,090m.
Hotel: Hotel Posta.
Today we have a short morning ride to Noto, which is one of the most beautiful Baroque towns on the UNESCO list. We will spend part of the morning and have lunch here.
After lunch, we will have a short transfer back to Syracuse.
This is another amazing place to visit, also part of the UNESCO Heritage. We will visit the huge Greek Theatre, the Roman Amphitheatre and take a stroll around the narrow alleys in Ortigia Island.
39km/300m.
Hotel: Hotel Posta.
The ride to Ragusa Ibla is full of incredible places to visit and great hills to reach them.
The first will be the towns of Ferla, Buscheri and Monterosso Almo, all are part of the BPBI, so worth visiting.
In the afternoon, we will reach Ragusa with time to visit this Baroque town.
102km/1,720m.
Hotel: Iblaresort.
Another amazing ride, this time we will ride to Modica and Scicli.
Those two towns are part of the UNESCO Baroque towns in this corner of Sicily.
In the afternoon, we will focus on visiting Ragusa and its adjacent neighbourhood, Ibla.
55km/970m.
Hotel: Iblaresort.
Sicily is a big island, and to visit one of the most impressive sites: The Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, we have decided to have a day off the bike in this trip.
Early morning, we will transfer to Agrigento, where we will enjoy a guided visit to this incredible man-made wonder.
In the afternoon, we will transfer to Cefalu, on the north coast of the island, where we will spend the last two nights of the trip.
Hotel: Hotel Kalura.
Our last ride of the trip will take us from the seaside town of Cefalu, one of the most photographed places on the island, up to Gratteri.
Gratteri is a picturesque village in the mountains behind Cefalu.
After, we will continue to Castelbuono, an enchanting medieval town with a castle included. The town has an amazing historic centre.
From Castelbuono, we will descend back to the coast and cover the last stretch to Cefalu.
This will be another great way to end this epic trip to one of the most interesting places in Italy.
59km/1,310m.
Hotel: Hotel Kalura.
After breakfast, we will drive to Palermo Airport. We plan to get there by 10:30.
We strongly suggest spending a couple of days in Palermo after our trip ends.
