SCS 2009 Performance Tour - Day by Day Itinerary

Thursday, June 25

5:45 PM Departure from Detroit Metro Wayne Airport on Lufthansa LH 443 DTW to FRA

Friday, June 26

7:30 AM Arrive Frankfurt Airport

Clear Immigration (luggage is checked through to Malta)

10:25 AM Depart Frankfurt on Lufthansa LH 4218

12:45 AM Arrive Malta MLA

Proceed to baggage claim, collect your bags, and then go to the arrivals area.

Meet your Tour Manager

Stefania La Rosa

Board coach with luggage

Pastizzi Tasting for Lunch followed by an orientation tour of Malta prior to continuing the journey to Sicily

Ice-Cream welcome by Incantato Tours

6:00 PM Arrival at Harbor

6:30 PM Depart Malta to Pozzallo via boat (bus remains in Malta)

8:00 PM Arrival in Pozzallo, board Sicilian touring coach with luggage and depart to hotel

9:00 PM Check-in at Hotel Principe d’Aragona

Address: Corso Umberto I n. 281

97015 Modica (Ragusa)

Tel: 0039 0932 756 041

Website: http://www.hotelprincipedaragona.it/

Dinner at Hotel

Overnight at Hotel

Saturday, June 27 – Catania

____AM Morning Call
Breakfast

Meet your Tour Manager

Board coach with luggage

10:30 AM Depart hotel for Catania

1:00 PM Arrival in Catania

Lunch on own, orientation tour and time for exploring and shopping in chaperone groups

4:00 PM Depart Catania

4:45 PM Arrive at hotel Primavera dell'Etna

Address: Via Cassone, 86 \ 95019 Zafferana Etnea (Ct)

Tel: 0039 095 7082348

Website: http://www.hotel-primavera.it/

Check-in and free-time to enjoy the pool prior to the shadow tour’s arrival

7:15 PM Welcome dinner with the shadow tour guests at the Hotel

Overnight at Hotel

Sunday, June 28 - Acireale

_____AM Morning Call, Breakfast

Meet your Tour Manager

9:00 AM Depart from Hotel

10:00 AM Arrival in Etna Park and visit with guide of the park

11:00 AM Depart from Etna

12:30 PM Arrival in Acireale

Lunch on own

2:00 PM Guided Tour of Acireale

2:45 PM Depart from Acireale to Taomina

3:40 PM Arrival in Taormina

Visit Taormina & the Greek Theatre

5:30 PM End guided tour

6:00 PM Dinner at Restaurant Bella Blu Taormina

7:00 PM Rehearsal

8:00 PM Concert at Santa Caterina Duomo

Thereafter: Ice-cream treat, then return to hotel

Overnight at Primavera dell'Etna Hotel

Monday, June 29 – Siracusa/Noto

____AM Morning Call, Breakfast

Meet your Tour Manager

Board coach with luggage

8:15 AM Depart from Hotel to Siracusa

10:00 AM Arrival in Siracusa

Guided city tour of Siracusa and a visit to Archeo Park

1:00 PM End of tour

1:15 PM Departure from Siracusa for Avola

1:45 PM Arrival in Avola

Lunch at farmhouse Masseria Sul Mare

3:45 PM Departure from Avola to

Lido di Noto

4:10 PM Arrival in Lido di Noto at Hotel Helios

Address: Viale Lido, Noto Marina - Siracusa, Italia

Tel: +39 0931 812366

Website: http://www.hotelclub-helios.it/

Check in

5.15pm Departure from Hotel to

Noto

5:40 PM Arrival in Noto

Dinner on own

7:00 PM Rehearsal

8:30 PM Performance at Chiesa di San Carlo al Corso

Return to hotel

Overnight at Hotel Helios

Tuesday, June 30 – Scicli/Modica

____AM Morning Call, Breakfast

9:00 AM Depart hotel

Ragusa

10:30 AM Arrival in Ragusa

10:45 AM Guided city tour

12:00 AM Departure from Ragusa to Scicli

1:00 PM Arrival in Scicli

Lunch on own

Guided tour

3:00 PM Departure from Scicli to

Modica

3:25 PM Arrive at Modica

Guided tour of Modica + Chocolate tasting at Antica Dolceria Bonajuto

5:00 PM End of tour

6:30 PM Rehearsal

7:30 PM Concert at Duomo San Giorgio

9:00 PM Departure for Restaurant

9:15 PM Dinner at Agriturismo Melograno

Return to Hotel Helios

Overnight at Hotel

Wednesday, July 01 - Malta

_____ AM Morning Call, Breakfast

Board coach with luggage

7:30 AM Depart hotel for Harbor

8:30 AM Arrival

9:15 AM Ferry transfer to Malta

10:45 AM Arrival in Malta

Orientation tour of Malta

Lunch on own and free time

2:30 PM Arrival and check-in at Paradise Bay Resort Hotel

Address: Cirkewwa, MLH 0968 - Malta, Europe

Tel: (356) 21 521166

Website: http://www.paradise-bay.com/pbh/en/index.shtml

___ PM Transfer to rehearsal

6:30 PM SCS Touring Choir sings High Mass and presents a Benefit Concert at St. Helen Church, Birkirkara

8:30 PM Dinner at Hotel

Overnight at Hotel

Thursday, July 02 – La Valetta/Marsaxlokk

____ AM Morning Call, Breakfast

Meet your Tour Manager

_____AM Depart hotel to La Valletta
9:00 AM Guided city tour of La Valletta including entrance to Grand Palace

12:00 PM End of tour

Lunch on own

2:00 PM Visit of fishing village of Marsaxlokk

_____ PM Exchange with local students and performance in St Julian’s (TBC)

9:00 PM Dinner at Restaurant Surfside

Overnight at Hotel

Friday, July 03

____AM Morning Call, Breakfast

Meet your Tour Manager

9:00 AM Depart hotel go to Gozo

Take the ferry boat
Guided tour of Gozo

Lunch on own in Xlendi

Clinic with Marouska Attard

Visit Basilica Ta’ Pinu

Rehearsal

7:30 PM Peformance in Ta' Pinu Basilica

____ Depart Gozo

Overnight at hotel

Saturday, July 04 – Mdina/La Valetta

____AM Morning Call, Breakfast

Meet your Tour Manager

9:00 AM Depart hotel

Excursion of Malta including a visit to the Hagar Qim Temple site

Lunch on own

____ Visit Mdina

3:30 PM End tour

6:00 PM SCS Touring Choir sings High Mass at St. John’s Co- Cathedral

Continue to experience a local Festa and arriverderci party for the shadow tour guests

Return to Paradise Bay Resort Hotel

Overnight at hotel

Sunday, July 05 – Day at leisure with activities yet to be determined

____AM Morning Call, Breakfast

Meet your Tour Manager

7:00 PM Farewell Dinner at restaurant Razzett L-Antik

Overnight

Monday, July 06 - Return to USA