trekking Etna
- Visit Mount Etna
- Get on Board of the Cable car
- See the Lunar Landscape
- Hike on an active Volcano
Mount etna cable car tour
Hiking Mount Etna and getting on board of the cable car in the same tour is now possible with this excursion. With our agency specilaized in Mount Etna tours you do not need to worry about anything. A guide will pick you up at your hotel, you will not need to queue at the cable car station, and without aditional costs , walking poles and ticket for the cable car. With this trekking on Mount Etna you will see the summit craters, you will walk on the vast and suggestive lava desert before reaching one of the most beautiful view point on the volcano, the one that overlooks on the suggestive "Valle del Bove" offering a lunar landscape, made of craters and lava flows. The departure of this Etna cable car tour starts from Catania, for those arriving from other locations our guides will wait at Catania train station. Children have a €20 discount. Booking can also be made through WhatsApp. The tour last seven hours and takes placee on mt Etna south side. The cable car ticket is include in the tour price.
Escursion Details
The departure of this cable car tour starts around 8:30 when a guide will pick you up at your hotel or at the Catania train station if you are coming from Taormina. After 50 minutes by car there will be time for a stop in a bar near the cable car station, where you will be given your trekking shoes and walking poles. We will board the cable car to reach a height of 2500 meters from where we will start a fantastic trek of 6km, lasting 3 hours during which the guide will explain the history and geology of the volcano Etna. After reaching the highest point of the trek at an altitude of 2800 meters and having admired the Valle del Bove, we will head back towards the cable car to return to the starting point where we will have lunch in a bar near the Rifugio sapienza. The return to the hotel is expected around 4pm.
Itinerary
- Trasporto da Catania
- Funivia
- Trekking
- Sosta Pranzo
Dress according to the season, you are going to an altitude of 2800 meters!
Useful information
- Departure 8:30
- Return 16:00
- Duration 7 ore
- Altitude 2800 mt
- Lenght 6 km
- Minimum age 8
- Intensity: Easy-Medium
What's Include
- Trasport from Catania
- Cable Car Ticket
- Trekking
- Guide
What to Bring
- Sneakers
- A Backpack
- A Jacket
What happen in case of bad weather?
In case of bad weather you will not be charged. If we have already board the cable car you will be asked to pay just 30% of the tour price. We always contact our guests the day before the tour to inform them about the last minutes details and about the weather forecast.
Available for the period
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
€119,00Kids up to 10 years pay €99. You pay at the end of the tour
Booking
Assistenza alla prenotazione
- Ivano (+39) 334 263 2697
- E-mail info@sicilyactive.com