Day trip

Catania: Mount Etna Morning or Sunset Day Trip with Tasting

Activity provider: Etna Est
Day trip

Catania: Mount Etna Morning or Sunset Day Trip with Tasting

Activity provider: Etna Est
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From US$ 64.12 per person

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Explore Mount Etna on a guided day trip, either privately or on a shared, small-group experience. Try some local delicacies, investigate Etna’s lava flow caves, and enjoy roundtrip transportation.

About this activity

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Covid-19 precautions
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Duration 6 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Spanish, Italian, French
Pickup included
From any accommodation in Catania
Small group available

Experience

Itinerary
4 hours
  • Catania

  • 1 hour
  • Mount Etna

  • Visit, free time, wine tasting, walk

  • 1 hour
  • Catania

Pickup included
Main stop
Transfer stop
Highlights
  • Benefit from a professional local guide who will accompany your group
  • Enjoy air-conditioned pickup and drop-off at your accommodation in Catania
  • Explore Mount Etna at 2000 meters up, including a guided trek around its craters, landscape, and lava flow cave
  • Try some Sicilian local delicacies — "cantucci" biscuits and "zibibbo" wine
  • Choose from a small-group or private guided experience in a choice of languages
Full description

Enjoy an adventurous day trip to Mount Etna, including handy roundtrip transfers from Catania. Best of all, customize your tour according to your needs, choosing from either a private or small-group experience in a choice of languages. Explore the volcano’s ancient craters, a lava flow cave, and try some local products, while taking in some breathtaking panoramic views along the way. Start your day with a pick-up from your Catania accommodation in an air-conditioned 4x4 or minivan. Digest some fun facts about the volcano from your professional guide as you drive 2000 meters up. Hear about everything from the volcano’s natural resources, memorable landscapes, and flora, to lava flows that have swallowed roads and buildings in past spurts of activity. Once you reach 2000 meters up, take a guided walk around the ancient craters, recent lava flows, and other-worldly landscape. Rest easy as the trek is an easy one, suitable for both families with younger children and older family members. Try a mini-sampling of Sicilian delicacies during the trek, with some "cantucci" biscuits and "zibibbo" wine both up for tasting. After a short break, head to your next stop — a lava flow cave. Using a helmet and flashlight, you’ll discover the cave’s origins and stand-out features in ample time with your guide. Your last stop is a panoramic viewpoint at Monte Pomiciaro, granting you unforgettable views and photo opportunities over the Valle del Bove, the volcano’s most important valley. If the sunset option is selected, take in breathtaking views of Etna during 'Golden Hour'. After your volcanic adventure, head back to Catania, where your tour will conclude.

Includes
  • Group size of 8 or 16 (depending on option selected)
  • Roundtrip transportation and hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Light guided trek on Mount Etna
  • Guided visit to lava flow cave
  • Safety helmet and flashlight
  • Local guide
  • Sampling of some local Sicilian products
  • Summit visit or trek
  • Etna cable car
  • Lunch and water
Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women
  • People with mobility impairments
  • People with heart problems
  • Wheelchair users
  • People with high blood pressure

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What to bring

  • Windbreaker
  • Snacks
  • Hiking shoes
  • Water
  • Comfortable clothes
  • Gloves
  • Weather-appropriate clothing

Not allowed

  • High-heeled shoes
  • Sandals or flip flops

Know before you go

  •  This activity does not include the volcano summit — it goes to a maximum height of 2100 meters
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 2835 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Transportation
    4.8/5
  • Service
    4.7/5
  • Organization
    4.8/5

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Leonardo was our guide! He was very funny and a nice person! He took good care of us and he was answering all of our questions! He picked us up from our accomodation. Thats where he left us at the end. (He asked if we wanted another place to leave us). In his car we were 8 persons. We started our trip with a vieew point where we could see lava flows. We continued with a cave where he gave us helmets and lanterns. We ended with an 1 hour hike around the craters where we tasted a wine and an biscuit. 20 min break for shopping and then we got home! In our way home he recommended us some nice places to eat! I really enjoyed this trip with Leonardo!!!!

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March 25, 2023

I had booked the morning tour to Mt. Etna and experience was fantastic. I usually don't take guided tours and explore places on my own but for this one considering the risk I decided to go ahead with a guided tour. The guide Gaitano was amazing, full of energy and knowledge. He gave us all the information from the shifts in the landscape of the volcano to the lava cave. It was nice to see the cave I wouldn't be able to find it on my own ever. Towards the end we enjoyed some sicialian wine and snack. It was a fun day overall. I definitely recommend get your guide to anyone who wants to hike Mt. Etna

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March 16, 2023

Iorga was a great guide and made for a unforgettable tour! He was kind, funny, helpful, and knowledgeable. He picked us up at our accommodation, took us to Etna, guided us though a beautiful hike, led us into a lava cave exploration, skewed us a lava mouth, and let us taste a typical Sicilian dessert. All while giving excellent information about the surroundings and the history of Etna! He made our experience delightful!

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March 12, 2023

Product ID: 395066