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In Sicily, I found a small company called Astone Tours (sicilywithmario.com) run by Mario Astone that offered an incredible full-day private tour for about the same price as the ship was charging for a transfer. Of course, there are potential downsides to "going it on your own" - but these options worked really well for our family.

Rick Steves forum


I was there last month and we used Mario of "Sicily with Mario." I can't say enough good stuff about him and his brother! They picked us up, took us to the wonderful little hilltop...

“Loved Sicily!” (Kimberly, St. Louis MO)


We booked the Taormina and Castelmola tour with SicilywithMario.com after reading the many positive reviews here. Mario was always prompt and quick to response via e-mails to organize ou...

“An unforgettable day in Sicily...Grazie Mille, Mario!!”


We had THE most wonderful day with Mario Astone in Sicily. Before leaving the states, we corresponded via e-mail...he was always very prompt with his responses and easy to deal with....

Eric and Rosalba (Hamilton - Canada)


Our family of five were met at the port of Palermo by our guide, Fabio, a Sicilian with a true and genuine love for his land. We had Fabio for a day long private tour so we asked if he w...

Mary from Chicago, IL


First I want to say the correspondence with Mario ahead of time was very prompt, and he answered numerous of my emails as questions came up. We were a group of 8, 5 adults and 3 childr...

Jean: From cruisecritic.com


Friday morning the weather was lovely again as Sicily came into view, followed by the first views of enormous snow covered Mt. Etna. One of the nicest things about the cruise was th...

KB GER-USA: I would recommend SicilyWithMario for transport 10x over


Our experience with this transport service was the best we have EVER had. We had the best time. Super clean, super friendly, super punctual and helpful. Very mindful of my handicapped ...

Magiccruiser - Oakdale, CA


I just returned from a 9 day cruise on the Carnival Magic and our day out of the port of Messina was our absolute favorite! I know that sounds crazy after visiting Rome and Florence on t...

John (USA)


In Messina we were picked up by our guide, Ignazio, fom Mario Astone Tour, who is Mario’s brother. He was just fantastic. He spoke really good English and even treated us to litt...

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In Sicily, I found a small company called Astone Tours (sicilywithmario.com) run by Mario Astone that offered an incredible full-day private tour for about the same price as the ship was...

Theresa - USA


Just returned a couple of days ago from our 7 nt. cruise onboard the Navigator of the Seas. We had a WONDERFUL day on Sicily thanks to Mario Astone. He was a wonderful driver and took us...

Arthur - USA


Arranged for a 6 person private tour with Mario Astone from Messina. His brother Ignacio picked us up at the cruise pier. He was prompt, friendly and his vehicle was spacious and in ex...

BeeGeeGC - Australia


We are a family of four just returned from a cruise last week on Carnival Magic. After scouring Cruise Critic and following various threads we also used Mario Astone. We had Fulvio. I...

Carol - Minnesota


We did a tour of Castelmola, Taormina and Messina with Igazio (part of the Mario ...

ny cruisequeen - new york


We returned from a cruise in Europe this August and spent a fabulous day touring Sicily with Mario. He is an absolutely delightful guide for a wonde...

Ruth and Larry - Chicago


We just returned from a cruise that included a stop in Taormina. 8 of us had hired Mario for the ful...

Lea - Monaco


We did not book any excursions with the ship which turned out just fine. In Messina, we walked past all of the taxi drivers and thou...

Wantcrusemore - USA


We used Mario Astone in Messina. Her gave us a wonderful day in Messina, Taormina and Castelmola. I understand from othe...