Tour to Etna Nord 3000 and Alcantara Gorges
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Giardini Naxos
Explore Etna Nord 3000 and Alcantara Gorges. Trek, ride 4x4s, and taste local delicacies. Discover stunning landscapes and volcanic wonders.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mount Etna - This tour allows you to discover the northern side of the Etna Volcano. Once you reach Piano Provenzana, at an altitude of 1800m above sea level, with the help of off-road vehicles, we will accompany you among ancient craters and recent lava flows. Arriving at the Volcanological Observatory at an altitude of 2,750m above sea level, with the guides you reach the Pizzi Deneri to admire the summit craters, the Ionian Sea and the Valle del Bove. The excursion will end with a visit to the craters of the 2002 eruption.
  • Le Gole dell’Alcantara - The Alcantara Gorges Botanical and Geological Park and the Alcantara Gorges are the main attraction of the Alcantara Valley. It is a lava canyon crossed by icy waters.
    Entrance Not Included: approximately €10
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Equipment can be rented on site. Price around €10
  • Brunch
  • Lunch
Additional Information

From a naturalistic point of view, it is the most exciting tour as we will cross the small and typical municipalities of the area such as Calatabiano, Castiglione di Sicilia and Linguaglossa to reach Piano Provenzana. Once you reach the refuge, at an altitude of 1810 m above sea level, free time available to do some soft trekking around the last eruption of 2002. For those who choose the Etna 3000 package, the tour from Piano Provenzana, accompanied by Alpine and Volcanological Guides, continues on board special 4x4 Off Road vehicles to reach the summit craters at an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level. approximately (varies based on climatic conditions and guides’ authorizations) Upon returning, our journey will continue to reach the Alcantara Gorges: a lava canyon crossed by icy waters. Here there will be the opportunity to taste typical local products inside the botanical and geological park and use an elevator to reach the canyon.

Location
capo schisò - Giardini Naxos
Via Calcide Eubea
Cancellation Policy

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

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Z271zxchristinan
May 14, 2024
Serious safety issues/not a good experience - Unfortunately the trip did not go as planned. When we arrived at basecamp, the bus jeep had a punctured tire. The driver just filled air in the tire instead of replacing it with the sparewheel. We all drew their attention to the tire, but they just went on. Then we drove up Etna, when we got around 2600 meter, the driver start backing towards the edge trying to turn the bus around. This was horrifying, I thought my last minute had come. He got the bus turned around with all the passengers inside. Then he drove down 100 meters, and everyone got of the bus. The tire was totally flat. Then we had to wait for another bus to come and get us. This bus couldn't have all the passengers at once. They dorve ud further down to look at Etna. Finally when we got down to basecamp again, there was no bus to take us to Alcantara. We waited for about 45 minutes, then another bus came to pick us up (Not the bus without top, that we were promised). Everybode hurried into the bus and the driver drove of. After 30 minutes he stopped, he had forgotten 2 passengers at basecamp. All in all this trip was horrible, nothing went as planned, and no one informed us or took any responsebility for what happened. When we got back to Taormina, several of us went to the office where we booked the trip to complaint. No help here either. We just got a brochure with an email address we could write to. The response to email I sent, was good, they were sorry for what had happened, and promised to refund some of our money. But here 3 weeks later, nothing has happened. No money refund and no answer to further mails.
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