10 Sicily Farm Tours to Build a Day Around

1.Alcamo Farm Animals and Aromatic Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 45 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $42Our pick

At Bio Fattoria Augustali near Partinico, you’ll walk through olive groves, vines, citrus trees, and an aromatic garden before meeting horses, donkeys, goats, rabbits, chickens, and geese. Feed the animals, help milk a goat, ride a gentle donkey, make a herb bouquet, and enjoy farm bread, honey, olive oil, juice, and wine.

“We had the most wonderful day at this beautiful place. Kids loved interacting with the animals. Staff are warm and welcoming. Food is next level amazing. A very authentic experience. Our family really lived it and we would certainly book again! A must visit!!”

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2.Visit to the olive grove, oil tasting and lunch at the farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $78Top rated

At Terra Surti near Sortino, you’ll tour a family-run olive mill, taste extra virgin olive oil and Sicilian specialties, and sit down to a farm brunch of bruschetta, cheese, salami, pizzolo, dessert, water, and wine. The two-hour visit ends where it begins.

“Awesome day, exceeded my expectations! Tour was very interesting, we even had the opportunity to pick olives!”

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3.Food Experience at our Farm in Noto Hills

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $148

Meet Fabio and Annarella at Noto’s Belvedere, then ride a few minutes to their private regenerative farm. Walk among carob, almond, lemon, and olive trees, see seasonal harvesting, and share a mostly plant-based Sicilian meal with estate olive oil, Nero d’Avola, white wine, and limoncello.

“The best way to experience Sicily. Fabio and Annarella were the most wonderful hosts and it was the best Italian meal that we had. The farm was stunning and he was so helpful to pick us up closer to the public transportation since we were coming from Syracuse. Could not have asked for a better day.”

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4.Slowlife Family Farm- Cook with us From Garden to Table Syracuse

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $180

Join Carlo and Jessie at their off-grid family farm near Noto for a five-hour garden-to-table day. Pick organic produce, make ricotta ravioli, cook over an open fire, taste local cheese and wine, hear the farm’s archaeological story, and swim in its river lagoon.

“We did the Garden to Table cooking class at Slow Life Family Farm and honestly it was the highlight of our time in Sicily. Jessie and Carlo were so welcoming from the moment we arrived, and within half an hour we were out in the garden picking vegetables that we later cooked so many different dishes with.”

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5.tour with tasting in the Bronte pistachio plantations

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $63

Join Samantha at her organic family pistachio farm in Bronte for a gentle two-hour walk through an orchard cultivated for more than 200 years. Learn how pistachios grow on Mount Etna’s volcanic soil, then sample sweet and savory pistachio products, local produce, and meats.

“My family and I had the greatest time at Samantha’s organic pistacchio farm in Bronte Sicily. She took us on a tour (not too much walking) of the orchard that has been in her family over 200 years and explained to us the farming practices that it takes to grow the pistacchio fruits. We have a profound new appreciation for the amount of effort, ingenuity, and precision it takes to maintain, harvest, and process pistachios. Last but not least the food was LOVELY, the produce grown on Samantha’s land and the meats sourced from within town. Would 10/10 recommend to anyone interested!!”

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6.Olive harvest, visit to the oil mill and typical lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $120

At Terra Surti near Sortino, guide Federica leads you through old olive groves, explains cultivation and pressing, and may involve you in the harvest. You then see the mill, taste the oil, and sit down to a Sicilian lunch with wine, cheese, salami, pizzolo, and dessert.

“What a wonderful place, full of heart and soul. Hand harvested, organic, and beautiful olives, make healthy and delicious oil. Supporting farmers who take care of us and our land feels good and is a pleasure. My tour group loved the visit. Thank you!”

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7.Etna private tour in 4×4 & Sicilian food farm experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $150

Spend about seven hours on Etna with a private English-speaking guide, reaching lava fields, side craters, Valle del Bove, and a volcanic cave by 4x4. Finish at MontataGrande farm with a meal and tastings of Etna wine, honey, oil, pistachio, liqueurs, and Sicilian specialties.

“An exciting experience, which I highly recommend. We were also lucky to do it in the days when the volcano emitted some puffs, and the day was splendid.Our guide Piera was exceptional, prepared and nice. Very nice also the visit to the cave. Excellent food experience, I have problems with food intolerances (I advised during the booking), I was prepared a separate dish with great food, bread and gluten-free rusks.”

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8.Cooking Class in a historic sicilian farmhouse

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $119

Travel by train from Palermo to Roccapalumba-Alia, where Paola and her family welcome you to a 300-hectare farmhouse. You’ll enjoy breakfast, make several pasta shapes and cannoli in a historic kitchen, eat what you prepare, and return to Palermo by train.

“Paola and her Mum were so lovely. The food was amazing and the farmhouse was impressive. It felt like you are cooking with friends. It is a real authentic experience you have to book. Otherwise you can not claim that you have been to Sicily! Thank you for the wonderful day.”

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9.Bronte Pistachio Farm Tour and Lunch with Farmer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $288

Chris and Barbara take you to a small pistachio farm in Bronte, where a local farmer explains Sicily’s green gold before cooking a generous lunch of pistachio bruschetta, pasta, grilled meat, dessert, water, and local wine.

“I reached out to Christopher looking for tour information and he was great about communicating which tour would work best for our family. The youngest in our group of 9 people is 6 months old and he suggested the pistachio farm tour with lunch. We met in Randazzo and had a granita tasting, our first and so delicious! The kids and adults alike were very happy. The pistachio farm was impressive, we all walked away with new knowledge. The pistachio farmer made an incredible spread of delicious food. I mean so much food-it was amazing. It was nice to taste all of the Bronte pistachio products in so many different…”

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10.Private Sicilian Vegetarian Cooking Class at a Farmhouse in Noto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $399

Meet Fabio and Annarella at their farmhouse near Noto for a private, English-language cooking class. Tour their biodiverse farm, prepare three Sicilian dishes, and share a seasonal vegetarian meal with family wine. Gluten-free options, lunch or dinner times, and private hosting make this a personal food experience.

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