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By Etna Grimper

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €115 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h 30m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Cable car and volcanology guide for an almost 5-hour experience on Mount Etna
    • Description in any language with trained and experienced volcanology guides
    • Breathtaking views of the highest active volcano in Europe, in complete safety

Activity location

    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy

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Hike at 3000 metres + taxi service from Catania

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Return transport by van or car from Catania or nearby towns.

Starting time: 07:30
Price details
€115.00 x 2 Adults€230.00
Total
Price is €230.00

Etna trekking at 3300 metres with cable car, 4x4 bus, and return taxi service from Catania

  • Activity duration is 5 hours and 30 minutes5h 30m
    5h 30m
  • English

This option offers the opportunity to take an excursion to an altitude of 3,300 metres by cable car, 4x4 bus and with a volcanology guide, also using the taxi service with pick-up from your hotel. The cable car and 4x4 bus ticket is not included in the price.

Starting time: 09:00
Price details
€130.00 x 2 Adults€260.00
Total
Price is €260.00

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Multilingual volcanology guide
  • Inclusions
    Insurance liability
  • Inclusions
    Helmet
  • Inclusions
    Walking sticks (upon request)
  • Inclusions
    Shoes
  • Inclusions
    Jacket upon request
  • Exclusions
    Fee of €54 per person (€31 for children up to ten years old) to be paid directly to the guide for the purchase of the cable car ticket
  • Exclusions
    Food and refreshments
  • Exclusions
    Clothing
  • Exclusions
    Transport (to be requested and paid for separately: €40 per person, return from your hotel, from Catania or neighbouring towns)

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Alcoholic drinks in the vehicle, Nudity, Red wine
    • Not suitable for: Children under 10 years, People over 80 years, People over 95 years, People with heart problems, People with motion sickness, People with pre-existing medical conditions, People with respiratory issues, People with vertigo
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Reach the summit of Mount Etna in complete safety, accompanied by licensed mountain and volcano guides, for a unique experience on the highest active volcano in Europe. Depart from the Rifugio Sapienza area at an altitude of about 1,900 metres and take the cable car that will take you up to an altitude of about 2,500 metres. Begin the trek by passing through the sites of the most recent and significant eruptions until you reach the highest point permitted by the regulations in force, which are issued based on volcanic risk levels and are constantly changing. After a stop of about 30 minutes to have something to eat, admire the surrounding landscape and take some photos, we will climb up to the Barbagallo craters (2002/03 eruption), descend on their eastern side, and head in the direction of the spectacular Valle del Bove, which is an ancient caldera and, as recent studies have shown, was formed about 9,000 years ago by the collapse of Etna's old eruptive centers. We will then continue south until we reach the base of the crater that formed during the great eruption of 2001. After crossing this, we will head towards the cable car, which will take us back to the starting point.

Location

Activity location

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    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy