• Saline Culcasi - Stroll Through the Salt Tanks: Enjoy a serene walk along the tank banks where seawater gradually evaporates, creating stunning color contrasts between the white salt, the blue sky, and the pink waters.

Explore the Salt Cycle: Gain insights into the sea salt production process, from water evaporation to manual harvesting, following a traditional method passed down through generations.

Saltflower Tasting: Conclude the tour with a tasting of the exquisite locally produced flavored saltflower, offering a sensory experience that enhances the visit.

• Museo del Sale - History of Trapani Salt

The museum features a historical collection of tools, vintage photographs, documents, and maps that showcase the evolution of salt production in Trapani, from its Phoenician origins to the present day.

Visitors will learn how salt was not just a commercial product but also a valuable currency and strategic resource in the Mediterranean.

‍ Guided Tour and Educational Insights
An expert guide will lead participants, providing engaging explanations of the salt cycle (from evaporation to packaging) with the aid of scale models and interactive installations.

Special emphasis is placed on the ecological and social significance of salt pans in the region.

• Saline Culcasi - Saltworker’s Experience: Hands-On Salt Living

‍♂️ Become a Saltpanner for a Day
Participants will don the traditional attire of a saltpanner, complete with boots and tools, fully immersing themselves in the salt tank environment.

Guided by an expert, they will learn to “break” the salt crust, rake it, and transport it using the manual method that has shaped the history of salt pans.

Practical Activity in the Tubs
The activity occurs directly within the operational salt pans, in a designated and safe area.

Travelers will use typical wooden rakes to move salt, gather small heaps (known as “werewharves”), and physically appreciate the effort and care behind each grain of salt.

Connection with Nature and the Rhythm of the Sun
The experience is guided by nature’s rhythms: light, heat, wind, and water play crucial roles and will be thoroughly explained during the activity.

• Tour of the museum housed in a historic 18th century windmill.
• Manual salt harvesting with traditional tools in operational tanks.
• Exhibition of tools, maps and photos on the history of saliculture.
• Guided access to the Culcasi salt pans in the WWF Reserve of Trapani and Paceco.
• Comparison of salt varieties and explanations on gastronomic uses.
• Expert Guide explains and supervises all practical activities.
• Ecological and cultural focus on techniques and traditions of salt pans.
• Kit included: boots, rake, straw hat.
• Guided tasting of natural and flavored salt flower produced on site.
• Walk between the tanks with explanations on the salt cycle and the brackish environment.

Experience the enchantment of Saline Culcasi, where history, nature, and tradition converge in a stunning landscape. Wander through the salt pans in the WWF Nature Reserve and marvel at the distinctive hues of the sunset mirrored on the water. Explore the historic 18th-century windmill, now the Salt Museum, and be captivated by the tales and tools of an ageless craft. Feel the thrill of the saltworker’s journey by engaging in the manual salt harvest using traditional tools, guided by those who practice this craft daily. Observe flamingos and migratory birds, listen to the tales of salt, and enjoy the purest, natural or flavored fleur de sel. Conclude your visit with a small handcrafted souvenir and the memory of an authentic Sicilian experience. This unique adventure, perfect for everyone, will allow you to connect with the essence of an extraordinary region.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.