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This full-day trip is among the best Mount Etna tours available from Taormina. Sicily Active will take you to visit two of Sicily's most iconic places; the stunning Alcantara Canyon plowed by a crystal water river and the highest active volcano in Europe. This Etna tour packs in a single day an easy hike to the beautiful Sartorius craters, a visit to an Etna lava Cave, and after lunch, a tour to the Alcantara River Park and the stunning canyon. Here we will walk inside the first hundred meters of this impressive Gorge to marvel at the high canyon walls displaying some fantastic shapes. Who feels like, can enjoy a refreshing swim or chill out by the river banks. Etna half-day tours are also available.
This Mount Etna hiking tour departs from Taormina and Giardini Naxos around 8.30 a.m. An English-speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel. On the way to the volcano, we will drive through two Mountain Villages. Before we start our walk, we will stop for a coffee break in a beautiful chalet where we will provide you with trekking boots and walking poles. The four kilometers long hike winds through a beautiful forest before climbing to the summit of Mount Etna's most famous craters, listed in the UNESCO world heritage. Wearing a helmet and with a torch, we will descend into a lava cave where the guide will explain the geology and history of this Italian Volcano. Lunch we'll be served inside a mountain chalet surrounded by a lush pine forest. In the afternoon, our Etna and Alcantara tour will be heading towards the Alcantara river. The return to Giardini Naxos and Taormina is a schedule between four and five o clock in the afternoon.
After 45 minutes of departure from Taormina, we will stop at 1500 meters of altitude at the chalet "Clan dei ragazzi". Here you will have time to drink a coffee, go to the toilet before the guide explains the details of the day.
Your guide will take you to visit a cave with the help of torches and helmets, then we will go hiking for 4/5 kilometers through an expanse of lava desert, a birch forest and finally we will reach the top of a series of craters on the north side of Etna from where you can enjoy a superb view and take some photos.
For lunch, we will return to the chalet for a one-hour lunch break. Two menus are available, one at € 10 including a sandwich, a drink of your choice and a piece of cake. The second menu costs €15 and includes a pasta dish of your choice, bruschetta, a drink and a coffee. Vegetarian and gluten-free menus are available.
In the afternoon, with a 45-minute transfer, we will reach the Alcantara River, here you can enter the Alcantara Gorge and admire the volcanic landscape composed of magnificent basalt columns.
Bring flip flops and shorts for the afternoon.
Pick up 8:30/9:00;
Drop off 4:00/4:30;
Tour lenght 8 hours;
Trail lenght 4 km;
Walk 2 hours;
Altitude 1800mt;
Minimum age 4;
Level. Easy;
Trekking boots available on request, no additional cost.
The recommended clothing to visit Mt. Etna varies according to the season.
The price of this tour on Mount Etna includes:
Yes we do offer vegetarians meals and we can have gluten free grains. Please let us know at the moment of your booking if you have special eating needs.
No worries, you will not pay. The tour will be cancelled and we will give the chance to rebooked it at your own convenience.
€69,00Kid 0/12 just € 49You can pay with credit card
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