After being picked up from your hotel you will head for Etna South Station - Rifugio Sapienza. The guide will give you all the information you need about the history and the territory of the volcano and you will visit the sites of the last eruptions and the old Silvestri Craters.
From Rifugio Sapienza (1920 mamsl) you can choose one of the these alternatives:
The excursion will continue with the visit of a lava cave with helmets and torches.
The next stop, on the way down you will visit an organic farm for a delicious sampling of typical products such as honey, wine, oil etc.
The tour will continue with the visit of Alcantara.
The excursion to Alcantara River will allow you to discover all the various aspects of this very particular water stream. Walking down the small paths along the cultivated fields, the so-called “delizi”, you will reach the river, where it will be possible to admire the Gurne, natural pools created by the running water, small lakes and waterfalls surrounded by beautiful riparian vegetation. A walk through nature, history and tradition, where the ruins of the Francavilla Castle can be observed.
You will continue by visiting the gorges: canyons formed over the millenniums by the water of the river on the lava basalts of Etna. Here it will be possible to admire the columnar basalts, lava formations resulting from the erosion process and the slow cooling, whose extraordinary shapes have various thicknesses and orientations.
Windbreaker / Tennis shoes / Water / Hat and sunglasses.
Tours suitable for the whole family, including children under 12 and seniors.
Nature tours, suitable for those who want to be in close contact with the environment.
Tours that include trekking routes, of easy, medium, or difficult difficulty.
Date | Price | Web Price* |
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From 01/04 to 31/10 |
87.00 € : 12+ 72.00 € : 3-12 years n.i. 20.00 € : 0-3 years n.i. |
79 € : 12+ 67 € : 3-12 years n.i. 20.00 € : 0-3 years n.i. |
Date | Price | Web Price* |
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From 01/04 to 31/10 |
89.00 € : 12+ 75.00 € : 3-12 years n.i. 20.00 € : 0-3 years n.i. |
81 € : 12+ 70 € : 3-12 years n.i. 20.00 € : 0-3 years n.i. |
Shuttle bus (return) / Multilingual guide / Trekking shoes (on request) / The kit for visiting the Cave / Sampling
Optional activities available on Etna such as: 2 hours quad tour, Cycling to the top, Etna high altitude / All that is not specified under “the cost includes”.
At the chosen accommodation or meeting place
After crossing the border of the city you will start the ascent towards Etna, crossing some of the characteristic Etnean villages
Trekking through a path of Parco dell'Etna or Etna high altitude option
Visit of a lava flow cave
Sampling of typical products in a local farm
Excursion to Alcantara river
The tour will end at the pick-up location