Cost: £1795 (s/s £125) Dep: £200 B/L: Feb. 17 Included in the cost: 6 nts. bed & b/fast at Villa dei Papiri, with dinners at the nearby Cristina’s, Parco Archaeologicao della Neapolis entrance fee, Mount Etna cable car plus 4x4 vehicles, all transportation & guidance throughout. Not included in the cost: International flights LGW/Catanaia (approx £245), lunches, travel insurance, drinks, gratuities & items of a personal nature. NB: Costs based upon minimum of 8 guests, with £1 = €1.12 SICILY Birds, Culture & Mount Etna March 17-22 Accommodation & Itinerary Morning flight from Gatwick to Catania and transfer to the delightful Villa dei Papiri for 6-night stay, situated south of Syracusa in a beautiful Eden of orange groves & papyrus reeds, with evening meals taken at nearby Cristina’s. The grounds attract Scops Owl, Fan-tailed Warbler, Nightingale, Turtle Dove & Serin. Also visiting the “cultural” sights in Syracusa including Ortygia & the famous Parco Archaeologica. Plus Mount Etna including cable car and 4x4 vehicle drive through the lava field to the summit, looking for Golden Eagle, Firecrest, Wood Lark & Sicilian Coal Tit. Afternoon flight back to Gatwick. Birding Areas & Highlights Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, offers lots of excellent birdwatching, especially for migrants arriving from Africa along the SE coastal wetlands & headlands. The Headlands. Capo Murro di Porco attracts Northern & Black-eared Wheatear, Woodchat Shrike, Red-rumped Swallow & Subalpine Warbler, Lesser Kestrel & Red-footed Falcon. Stone-curlew & Calandra Lark breed at Penisola Magnisi promontory, with the nearby Riserva Naturale Saline di Priole attracting Greater Flamingos, Black-winged Stilt, passage waders & “marsh” terns. The Southern Lakes. Vendicari Lagoon hosts many waders inc. Little Stint & Curlew Sandpiper, Squacco Heron & Ferruginous Duck, with Slender-billed & Audouin’s Gulls found in the nearby Portopalo Harbour. Riserva Naturale Cava Grande. Inland lies this superb limestone gorge with stunning views, attracting Rock Sparrow, Blue Rock Thrush & Cirl Bunting, plus a variety of beautiful orchids.

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Page 1: SICILY - Island Ventures · Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, ... Naturale Saline di Priole attracting Greater Flamingos, Black-winged Stilt, passage waders &

Cost: £1795 (s/s £125) Dep: £200 B/L: Feb. 17

Included in the cost: 6 nts. bed & b/fast at Villa dei Papiri, with dinners at the nearby Cristina’s, Parco Archaeologicao della Neapolis entrance fee, Mount Etna cable car plus 4x4 vehicles, all transportation & guidance throughout.

Not included in the cost: International flights LGW/Catanaia (approx £245), lunches, travel insurance, drinks, gratuities & items of a personal nature.

NB: Costs based upon minimum of 8 guests, with £1 = €1.12

SICILY

Birds, Culture & Mount Etna

March 17-22

Accommodation & Itinerary Morning flight from Gatwick to Catania and transfer to the delightful Villa dei Papiri for 6-night stay, situated south of Syracusa in a beautiful Eden of orange groves & papyrus reeds, with evening meals taken at nearby Cristina’s. The grounds attract Scops Owl, Fan-tailed Warbler, Nightingale, Turtle Dove & Serin. Also visiting the “cultural” sights in Syracusa including Ortygia & the famous Parco Archaeologica. Plus Mount Etna including cable car and 4x4 vehicle drive through the lava field to the summit, looking for Golden Eagle, Firecrest, Wood Lark & Sicilian Coal Tit. Afternoon flight back to Gatwick.

Birding Areas & Highlights Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, offers lots of excellent birdwatching, especially for migrants arriving from Africa along the SE coastal wetlands & headlands. The Headlands. Capo Murro di Porco attracts Northern & Black-eared Wheatear, Woodchat Shrike, Red-rumped Swallow & Subalpine Warbler, Lesser Kestrel & Red-footed Falcon. Stone-curlew & Calandra Lark breed at Penisola Magnisi promontory, with the nearby Riserva Naturale Saline di Priole attracting Greater Flamingos, Black-winged Stilt, passage waders & “marsh” terns. The Southern Lakes. Vendicari Lagoon hosts many waders inc. Little Stint & Curlew Sandpiper, Squacco Heron & Ferruginous Duck, with Slender-billed & Audouin’s Gulls found in the nearby Portopalo Harbour. Riserva Naturale Cava Grande. Inland lies this superb limestone gorge with stunning views, attracting Rock Sparrow, Blue Rock Thrush & Cirl Bunting, plus a variety of beautiful orchids.