We wrote the book on student tours of Sicily!

We plan tours for university groups, college students, high school students, even ex-students (alumni).

Yes, the very term "student" is relative. Your group may consist of university students having general interests (Sicily's history through the ages) or more specific ones (Greek archeology). Perhaps you are bringing a group of high school students to Sicily. And university alumni make up still another segment of this clientele. Each category tends to have specific interests and requirements.

The most essential element in planning a tour – or adventure – for this kind of group is our staff's willingness to work with professors who may already have preconceived notions about what should be included. What's important is the result. The tour should be enjoyable as well as interesting. Learning can be fun.

Boasting a trimillennial history, timeless Sicily offers a great diversity of academic experiences, with an emphasis on the island's complex past. A few vestiges of this history – everything from ancient temples to medieval castles to baroque splendor – are indicated in the following map.

Most tours of Sicily transcend such limiting fields as "Italian Studies." Experience has taught us that, for the great majority of student groups, variety is a key element. Even so, thematic tours can be the best solution for students studying in highly specialized programs.

Professors accompanying a student group usually present most of the lectures. However, local lecturers and guides may complement this. The quality of the lecturers selected to speak to your students is another important detail in the mix that leads to a pleasant, successful experience.

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Is a student trip affordable?

Yes! Here two factors are important. Firstly, you are working directly with the firm organizing and overseeing the tour, so there is no intermediary agency or vendor (elsewhere in Italy or outside Italy) between you and us earning a commission that drives up the price by twenty or thirty percent. Even when we work with such agencies, we strive to keep prices as low as possible. Secondly, tours during the "low" tourism season, from October to March, keep down certain costs, like hotel rates.

Here a good starting point is our sister site, Best of Sicily, which presents a wealth of information on our island.

If you are a university professor or other educator interested in planning a tour of Sicily for your students, we'd be happy to send you a copy of one of our books (either Sicilian Studies or The Peoples of Sicily) if you send us an email indicating your full postal address, the name of your institution, including the department, and office phone number (required by UPS and other couriers).

Contact us to begin planning your student tour of Sicily!

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