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Mount Etna: Summit Crater Trek with Cable Car and 4x4 Option

4.8  / 5304 reviews
Activity provider:aitne
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Mount Etna: Summit Crater Trek with Cable Car and 4x4 Option

Activity provider:aitne
4.8  / 5304 reviews
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Trek across the summit of Mount Etna, Europe's highest active volcano, with a volcano guide on this small group trekking tour. Walk through a lava tunnel and admire dramatic volcanic landscapes.

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Duration 5 hours
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French, English, Italian

Experience

Highlights
  • Hike up Europe's highest active volcano and see beautiful views from the top
  • See beautiful sights and panoramic views around Etna with a volcano guide
  • Feel the raw power of the nature as you examine signs of Etna's past eruptions
  • Relax during a ride on a cable car and travel up the side of an active volcano
  • Explore one of the volcano's lava tunnels and admire various volcanic craters
Full description

Hike to the top of Europe's tallest active volcano with a volcanologist guide. Discover the views from the summit craters, explore a lava tunnel and the Valle del Bove. Meet your guide at the local partner's office opposite the station of the southern Etna cableway. From the top of the cable car you will cross lunar landscapes aboard a 4x4 up to an altitude of 2850-meters in the Torre del Filosofo area. Begin your trek until we reach the edge of the Bocca Nuova (3300-meters) a crater which opened in 1968, one of the most impressive in the area. Stroll to the top and enjoy 360° panoramas and, if the weather permits, see as far as the Aeolian Islands and almost all of northern Sicily. Descend from the summit craters and pass through the craters of the 2002 eruption, then walk inside a lava tunnel and admire the volcanic amphitheater of the Valle del Bove, a spectacular caldera 8 km long and 4 km wide. Return by 4x4 and cable car to the starting point.

Includes
  • Live tour guide
  • Mount Etna hike
  • Hiking boots
  • Walking sticks
  • Wind jacket
  • Helmet
  • Insurance
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Cable car and 4x4
Not suitable for
  • Children under 6 years
  • People with heart problems
  • People with respiratory issues
  • People over 95 years

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Meeting point

Meet the guide next to the restaurant "La Terrazza dell etna" in front of the cablecar station of Etna south

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Not allowed

  • Alcohol and drugs

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 304 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.9/5
  • Transportation
    4.6/5
  • Value for money
    4.5/5

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The sight is exceptional, the pace was alright (maybe a bit slow for me, but it was plenty fast) and the tour guide was very friendly. They had to change the start to the north side due to the recent volcanic activity, but it was communicated in time.

September 22, 2023

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Alex – HungaryVerified booking

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Good guides, good tour. You get to see a lot of things, you go to see the summit, if you are lucky you will see the moment Etna burps. Guides will take care of you, they talk a lot and they talk about lots of cool things Etna related and not only. Go on and do it, you won't regret.

September 18, 2023

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K – PolandVerified booking

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Massimo was keen on meking this a perfect experience for everyone in the group. Pace was set on an easy going trek, no nned to worry about the physical requirements Massimo was fun and still very pro during all of our session. Etna is a must see and Masso made sure we could enjoy all of it while remaining safe ! Congrats

August 25, 2023

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David – FranceVerified booking

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