MARVELLOUS PUGLIA!
January 4th – January 8th 2024
A Short Program
Day 1
Thursday – January 4th
Departure on Airmalta flight KM 640 to Catania at 6.10am. Group has to reach airport by 3:30am. On arrival in Catania at 6:50am, we board our coach GRAN TURISMO and proceed for a quick breakfast,(extra) before starting our way to Cisternino. After crossing the strait of Messina, we proceed further up, allowing a stop for lunch and other stops as needed. On arrival in our luxury Four-star hotel, we are given our rooms, after which we can enjoy the delicious dinner awaiting us in the Hotel restaurant.
Day 2
Friday – January 5th
After our Buffet breakfast today, we shall set out for the famous Zoo Safari in Fasano, a great attraction for young and old. An experience like no other. Just get your cameras ready and enjoy. A delicious lunch awaits us in our comfortable Hotel. Later on we leave for Alberobello where we visit the World famous Trulli. Be prepared to explore and enjoy moving around these unique dwellings. Souvenir shopping will be a delight for most of us. Following this full day, an appetising dinner will comfort us at four star Hotel.
Day 3
Saturday – January 6th
After breakfast we set out for the renowned city of Lecce also nicknamed Southern Firenze. It lies in the southern Apulia region well known for its baroque buildings. In the central Piazza del Duomo the Cathedral of Lecce has a double façade and a Bell Tower. The Basilica of Santa Croce features sculptures and a rose window. This is a central location for exploring the whole of Salento, being the main city of the peninsula. A must visit for its great importance. Today we will not have time to return to Hotel for Lunch and so lunch has to be optional and paid for individually. On our way back we shall visit the Live Crib at Locorotondo which is a great attraction. A delicious dinner awaits us at our Hotel when we arrive.
Day 4
Sunday – January 7th
We shall enjoy our Buffet breakfast and be ready to start on an exceptional excursion to the important city of Bari, the capital of Southern Italy’s Puglia region. Surrounded by narrow streets the 11th century Basilica of San Nicola, a key pilgrimage site holds some of Saint Nicola’s remains. To the south , the Murat Quarter has stately 19th century architecture, a promenade and pedestrianised shopping areas. Lunch awaits us in our Hotel.. Later on we shall leave for Polignano a Mare, the birth place of Domenico Modugno the famous Italian singer, a really beautiful town. A special photo near the famous statue is highly recommended. We shall savour the tempting dinner that awaits us in the evening on our return
Day 5
Monday – January 8th
After our last buffet breakfast in Hotel we board our coach with all our luggage to Start on our way to Catania with a few stops on the way, one of which will be to have Lunch(extra). We need to be at Catania airport at 8:30pm. Our scheduled departure is at 11:20pm (22:20) on KM 643. Arrival in Malta is expected to be at 00.05
Discounted price is €760
Price includes:
N.B All food or drink outside the Hotel has to be paid for extra.
Tassa di soggiorno to be paid in the end of trip.
Entrance tickets to museums, funparks, boats,safari, cable cars etc. are to be paid for extra. PLEASE PHONE 9949 9072 / 21414788 for more details