Etna Morning Discovery: Explore Ancient Craters, Trek Scenic Routes, and Enjoy a Sicilian Lunch
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217 Ratings
Catania
Embark on a half-day adventure to explore ancient craters, trek scenic routes, and indulge in a Sicilian lunch. Discover the beauty of Mount Etna with this captivating tour!
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mount Etna - You will visit a lava flow cave
  • Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna - Visit of the Silvestri Craters of the 1892 eruption and the lava flows of 1983 or 2002, the most destructive of the last 50 years.
  • Mount Etna - Trekking of about 2 hours with our environmental guide along the craters at an altitude of 2000 meters
  • Rifugio Sapienza - Lunch in the restaurant
What's Included
  • Traditional Sicilian lunch included
  • Torches and helmets provided
  • Complimentary hotel pick-up and drop-off in Catania and nearby
  • Explore a fascinating lava cave
  • Knowledgeable multilingual naturalistic guide
  • Convenient transfer service
Additional Information

Our Etna Tour Morning presents a half-day journey to explore the volcano which includes a visit to the ancient craters at a height of 2000 meters and a leisurely trek through a trail surrounded by volcanic settings. Beginning from your stay in Catania, we’ll first make a stop at a lava flow cave equipped with torches and helmets. The next stop focuses on uncovering the Silvestri Craters formed by the 1892 eruption on the volcano’s southern side. Advancing, we trek for roughly 1.5 hours on a path marked by old flows and extraordinary scenery in order to uncover the Silvestri craters that erupted in 1892 on the volcano’s southern flank. We will conclude the adventure with a traditional Sicilian lunch where you can enjoy the culinary flavors and wine history of the Etna region. A moment for indulgence but also relaxation before heading back to the meeting point in Catania.

Location
Mount Etna
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(217 Ratings)
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Lonelytraveller7102
Jun 20, 2024
Great easy going tour - It was a really nice tour. Perfect for spontaneous people. Our guide did a great job explaining the science behind the volcano and its impact on the region.
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748sandrienv
Jun 20, 2024
A nice trip - We did the morning tour with lunch included. A bus picked us up. Our guide was a very friendly lady who told us a lot about the region during this bus trip. We got a lot of explanation and could ask questions too. Lunch was nothing special but a good light meal for the price. We enjoyed this tour.
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Garethd192
Jun 19, 2024
Fabulous and fascinating trip to Etna! - Good communication before the trip as we had hired a car and were coming from Taormina. Giuseppe was our guide and we were two of three on what felt like a private trip! Journey to Etna in the SUV was smooth and educational. The visit to the caves was fascinating as you can see how the lava tubes had cut through the land. Our hike up Etna was 1-2 hours but lots of stops to be guided on all the explosions, lava flows, and numerous craters. Lunch was simple and tasty, but for the price very reasonable. Overall a great trip with Tourist - the organisers - with all staff super friendly and we learnt masses! Highly recommended!
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Fearless304762
Jun 15, 2024
Family friendly Etna tour! - The tour was great and extremely convenient for families with kids. Our two boys enjoyed exploring the cave and hiking on Etna. Madielena was an amazing tour guide and shared a lot of insightful information throughout the tour. Highly recommended!
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594ludovicag
Jun 12, 2024
Emozioni sull’etna - For an unforgettable emotion, supported by pleasant, friendly and knowledgeable people, choose "Tourist", you won't go wrong with them!
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L2252ysmayap
Jun 5, 2024
Most special and beautiful tour of Mount Etna and Wine tasting! - Really special experiences and locations! We started with driving up Mount Etna and stopped by a cave where we explored further inside the cave and learned the history and facts about the lava stone and its formations. Then went to a crater with beautiful views and lots of history from that site. Following that we went to many beautiful view points to see the old lava flow formations from back in 1921 and 1600’s. We then went on our wine tour which was also separately booked but as part of the same tour. This was very special and at a beautiful destination with great service. The trip was both relaxing, enjoyable, fun, interesting and super exciting, filled with cool facts and lots of new knowledge about Sicily’s Mount Ryan and its surroundings 😊.
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Karinahirani
Jun 5, 2024
Must do day tour of Etna and local food & wine - Marilena was an amazing hostess and guide, incredible tour from 9am to 3pm, she showed us extra little local things and always asked if we were ok and what we would like to see. Very knowledgeable of all things local to Etna. Easy pick up and meeting point, wine and food tour was delicious, I would definitely book again if I come back. Great quality and super personal service.
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Neilfrancis1960
Jun 4, 2024
An experience to remember - Giuseppe our tour guide was amazing. He went at the pace we wanted to walk around the craters and in the lava caves was superb. The driver around was great. He slowed down so we could take photos and videos and even help the camera to take videos of us. We can’t fault how spectacular the whole thing was. Cheney and spinach pasta lunch did just the trick but I had no room for any canola. The memories we have from the excursion will be there forever and what we saw is nothing you’re likely to see again . If you want an excursion which is more than value for money, I would choose this one or you can upgrade like the couple who were with us who decided to also add the cable car and the jeep ride but either way you will come back knowing you’ve had an experience . Once again the full experience wouldn’t have been made without our tour guide Giuseppe.
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Trek656415
May 24, 2024
Great Etna and Wine tour - We went on the Etna and Wine Tour and it was great! Giuseppe was very informative about all things Etna and the winery was very good - 5 wines and plenty of food to accompany them. Would highly recommend!
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C4227mzlisaj
May 21, 2024
Great tour of Etna volcanoes and cave - We had a great morning tour, and Marilena was a great guide. We were only 5 people in the group, which was very nice. The tour included a simple but good lunch (We had lasagna), and afterwards a cave and a farm with testing of local products. It went from 8 am to around 3 pm. Thank you!
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