Adventure

Mount Etna: Cable Car, Jeep, & Hiking Tour to Summit

Activity provider: Sicilying S.R.L.
Adventure

Mount Etna: Cable Car, Jeep, & Hiking Tour to Summit

Activity provider: Sicilying S.R.L.
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From US$ 128.27 per person

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Hike to the summit craters of Mount Etna up to 3,340 meters, with a professional alpine guide. Take a cable car and a jeep up to your hiking point hike for 3.5 hours through this stunning scenery.

About this activity

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Duration 6 hours
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Live tour guide
Italian, English, French, Spanish
Pickup optional
Meet your driver at your accommodations in Catania.
Small group available

Experience

Highlights
  • Hike the Etna Volcano to see to the main craters
  • Take in panoramic views from the cable car
  • Enjoy the Jeep ride through moon-like scenery
Full description

Ascend to the summit of the craters of Mount Etna, one of the most coveted excursions a hiker can make. Hike in full safety with an authorized alpine and volcano guide, and marvel at the beauty and wonder of the highest active volcano in Europe.   Depart from Sapienza Refuge in Nicolosi, and ascend 2,504 meters by cable car. Then, ride in a 4x4 Jeep up to 2,900 meters, to begin your hike. You’ll hike 1.5 hours uphill, passing many craters and taking long pauses to take pictures and rest.

Experience the incredible feeling of being on top of the world in this rocky, beautiful landscape with the giant sky above you. After reaching the summit, descend for 2 hours back to the cable car, which will take you to your departure point.

Includes
  • Cable car return ticket
  • Certified guide
  • Hike up Mount Etna
  • Use of wind jacket, hiking sticks, and helmet
  • Off-road ride from 2,500 to 2,900 meters
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (unless option selected)
  • Food and drinks
  • Tips
Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women
  • People with heart problems
  • People with respiratory issues

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Date

Meeting point

Meet your guide at Bar Monte Gebel on the right side of Rifugio Sapienza.

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Important information

What to bring

  • Weather-appropriate clothing
  • Windbreaker

Know before you go

  • This tour is prohibited for asthmatics and those who have heart problems
  • This tour can be cancelled in case of adverse weather conditions
  • For safety reasons, the itinerary up to 3,340 meters may be changed according to volcanic activity and weather conditions on the day of the experience
  • For seismic reasons, sometimes the jeep tour needs to be changed to a walking tour
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 803 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.5/5
  • Service
    4.2/5
  • Organization
    4.1/5

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My wife and I chose this tour, knowing that the itinerary had been changed due to increased volcanic activity. Eduardo was a fantastic guide who took us up through a lava tube and some craters, and gave us lots of information on the way. Not an easy hike, but not too difficult either.

March 27, 2023

Our guide Eduardo was excellent. Due to conditions the activity was different than what we signed up for. Definitely taking the road less traveled which should probably be part of the description as we were led to believe we would be hiking less strenuous trails.

March 27, 2023

The tour was great! The guide was very friendly and helpful. "A must once in a lifetime" experience! Due to seismological reasons the jeep tour was canceled. It is OK, but the guide wrote we are entitled for 20E/persons reimbursement. I claimed it right after the tour via the web-site. No answer in the past 4 days. This happens quite often with messages sent via websites...

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March 27, 2023

Product ID: 279292