Mt. Etna Summit: Experience the Highest Active Volcano in Europe with Guided Tours
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13 Ratings
Città metropolitana di Catania

Embark on the thrilling journey to ascend Europe’s tallest active volcano and marvel at Sicily’s eastern coast enveloped within a moon-like terrain. The tour will be led by Alpin or Volcano guides.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Etna Alpine Guides Excursions - Exciting and adventurous journey to the summit craters of Mount Etna, one of the most famous and active volcanoes in Europe.
    Taking a cable car and an offroad car to reach higher altitudes you’ll access the starting point for this trek on Mount Etna. The cable car provides a scenic ascent, and the offroad car allows you to cover more challenging terrain to get closer to the summit.
    On trekking with an Alpin guide, you will reach the summit craters of Etna in all their majesty! You will descend on foot to 2.500 m a.s.l. where you will take the cableway again to come back to the meeting point.
    Just ensure that you’re well-prepared, follow safety guidelines, and enjoy the breathtaking landscapes that Mount Etna has to offer.
What's Included
  • Helmet provided for safety
  • Trekking sticks included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Obligatory fee to be paid on the spot: €78 each person
Location
Etna Alpine Guides Excursions
Reach the Etna Alpine Guides Excursions cabin - Etna South, Nicolosi, Catania
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Arridon
May 28, 2024
Great value tour - I was disappointed there was no actual lava spewing from the volcano when we visited so it was a good job our tour guide Enzo was so knowledgeable and affable to make up for it. It was an extremely educational and fun day out and the food at the wine tasting place was fantastic too. Overall a great value experience would certainly recommend for other first time visitors.
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A7984ikalexf
Jan 6, 2024
Wonderful experience!! Peppe Exceptional Guide - Beautiful excursion to the top of Etna: having reached the Sapienza refuge, we took the cable car and then the hummer buses to reach an altitude of 2,900 m and lower 'A Montagna' in all its splendor. We were accompanied by Peppe, a very good and highly trained guide, who entertained us for the entire duration of the journey from Catania to the Sapienza refuge with accurate explanations and anecdotes about the history of Sicily. Upon returning from the tour he then took us to the Etna Enoteca for a tasting of typical products. I recommend to everyone!! Irene and Alex from Mantua
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Rowenal790
Oct 16, 2020
Amazing Summit Hike experience - What a day! Couldn’t have been better...we had a tour with Luca who took us to the summit crater and central crater. We saw lava spouting from the summit which was amazing. The weather was perfect and Luca was so knowledgeable in explaining the geology and history of mount etna. We were treated to the best views of Sicily and mainland Italy. We were super well looked after (safety being priority) with safety gear and boots etc. We were very apprehensive about what to expect going to an active Vulcano summit but the whole experience was professional, safe and exciting. We learnt so much, plus it was so much fun! One of the best experiences I’ve ever had.
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Fgbirba
Oct 16, 2020
Experience Etna & Bike Rental - There are many tours to Etna but this is absolutely the RECCOMENDED ONE. Well organized, expert and passionate guide (they gave us trekking shoes and jackets: very appreciate). The beautiful landscape did the rest.... I also rented a bike to continue my tour of Sicily by bike: perfect equipment, tips and useful maps....
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Annas5488
Apr 23, 2020
Exellent tour with excellent guide - Spent a wonderful time in Sicily in September 2016 and was lucky to take the Etna tour with Franco Mazza, a great guide who told us the very interesting facts about the history of Sicily on the wat to Etna. The excursion was perfectly organised and this fantastic experience and memories will be with me forever
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Touringitalia
Sep 28, 2019
A truly wonderful experience - We saw the top of Mt Etna with Luigi. He was a very knowledgeable and engaging guide. We had the most wonderful day. Highly recommend.
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Zsolt
Aug 26, 2019
Fantastic trip to the summit - Fantastic experience. I can strongly recommend this tour to the top of Etna. It was well organized, the guides are very helpful, they speak English and French besides Italian. We felt ourselves safe all through the journey. Around the end of the tour a storm came and they professionally brought everyone down safe and sound. Really professional and friendly guys.
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