Day 1

• Fly into Catania (CTA) and get ready for adventure on your yoga retreat in Sicily

• Our guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to our first hotel just north of Mount Etna

• Opening airplane-twist-it-out yoga class

• Welcome dinner and your first taste of local Sicilian deliciousness

• Benvenuti in Sicilia!

Day 2

• Wake up refreshed, hit the mat, and fill up on breakfast

• Journey up the side of Europe’s largest volcano by 4×4 and leg power… get your hike on

• Charge your cameras and capture the stunning views of Sicily from the heights of Mount Etna

• Enjoy a mid-afternoon post-hike lunch at the base of Mount Etna

• Taste and learn about the richness of Sicilian wine at a local winery

• Head back to the hotel for evening yoga for hike-weary legs before dinner 

Day 3

• Morning yoga followed by a leisurely breakfast

• Gear up for a day of classic wanderings

• Castelmola is stunning and classified as one of the most beautiful villages in Sicily

• Perched on a hillside over the Ionian Sea, wander Taormina and the ancient Greek theater of Teatro Greco

• After a guided tour, explore Taormina’s streets and restaurants at your leisure

• As the sun goes down head back ‘home’ for evening yoga

• Enjoy dinner under the stars

Day 4

• An early morning for breakfast and packing (no morning yoga today)

• With bags packed, it’s time to head south

• Wander down the winding streets of Ortigia and take in the stunning Baroque and Renaissance beauties surrounding you

• Stroll backwards through time and explore the 6th-century BCE Temple of Apollo

• Take in the sights and smells of the food market and stop for lunch with the locals

• Say goodbye to Ortigia and continue south to Modica

• Check-in and get ready for early evening yoga

• Head to the restaurant for a dinner of southern Sicilian delights

Day 5

• Rise and shine, yoga, then breakfast

• Get your thinking caps on as you take an archeological tour of Ragusa

• Wander the Hyblaean Mountains’ secrets and wonders

• Visit the Grotta of Trabacche, the Catacombs of Cava Celone and the Hypogeum of Cisternazzi

• Enjoy some free time to explore Ragusa and the lunch spot of your choice

• Head to an ancient water mill in the afternoon

• After listening to the stories of the millers and their families, get your hands-on the local organic flour and make your own Focaccia deliciousness

• Dine on your creations at the mill with the families

Day 6

• Morning yoga and sustaining breakfast

• Noto, the jewel of the Val di Noto, awaits

• Marvel at the Duomo di San Nicolo, and the gorgeous stairs just below, as well as the Palazzo Vescovile, Palazzo Comunale and the Baroque Church of the Holy Savior

• As you stroll through the day you’ll be treated to the gastronomical delights of Noto including cuoppo, the famous Arancina and an unmissable cannolo

• After some free time to explore Noto, journey to Modica

• Another tasty treat this afternoon as you learn about Modica’s famous chocolate history

• Get hands-on as you put your knowledge of Modica’s ancient chocolate making to the test under the watchful eye of a professional maître chocolatier

• Evening outdoor yoga (weather dependent) at the hotel

• Group dinner, if you’ve got any tummy space left, at the hotel

Day 7

• Morning yoga and breakfast

• Spend your morning at your leisure

• Relax poolside, book a massage, head back into Modica, or catch a ride to the beach to hang out

• Return to the hotel early afternoon for a closing yoga class

• Journey to a local farm which produces officinal and aromatic herbs 

• Experience the history and pride behind the olfactory tradition

• Head out to a local restaurant for a closing dinner among the locals

Day 8

• Rise and shine for breakfast and to pack 

• Transfer from the south of Sicily back to Catania airport for departure and a goodbye to gorgeous Sicily