This tour makes it easier than ever to get up close and personal with Mt. Etna: Europe’s highest active volcano, and one of Sicily’s most visible landmarks. Journey to Rifugio Sapienza, at Etna’s base, before your trek; all equipment is included, and an add-on journey to its crater is available (own expense). Next, explore the volcano’s lava caves before stopping at an area farm for a sampling of local products.

Vehicle transit and hotel pickup and drop-off make getting around simple
Discover Mt. Etna up close, and explore the volcano’s lava caves
All necessary equipment is included
Sample Sicilian delicacies, like honey and wine, at an area farm

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Multilingual guide
The kit for visiting the cave
Sampling
Trekking shoes (on request)
INFANT price - Baby seat and baby carrier included

Cableway to reach 2500m (to pay on the spot) This is optional
cableway + 4x4 minibus + alpinist guide to reach 3000m (to pay on the spot) This is optional
All that is not specified under “the cost includes"

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:30 am

Pickup details

Accommodations, port, airport and stations in Catania

What To Expect

Piazza del Duomo (Pass By)

Rifugio Sapienza

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Mount Etna

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Funivia dell'Etna

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Parco dell'Etna

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Grotta dei Tre Livelli

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Enoteca Dell'Etna

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travellers can participate
Notification is required for wheelchair participants
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Traveller Photos

Featured review

Aida_F

Giuseppe was an absolute pleasure of a person and guide. We had SO MUCH FUN during the whole trip. He comes with with TONS of interesting information about Catania, Mount Etna, Sicily, and generally the history of the region & how it connects to our current days. We had a stop at Enoteca dell"Etna & it was the cherry on top of the cake to complete the trip. Worth every penny if not more!

Reviews

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358 reviews

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Worth a visit

Mia_F, Aug 2023

Alessandro was a wonderful guide and he made the day fun and informative! He was very accommodating to speak to me in English when most of the guests were Italian.

DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS TRIP

Aida_F, July 2023

A true Sicilian Adventure!

Gina_G, June 2023

The stories about the various communities and how they have been effected by eruptions/ lava flows. The story and visit to lava cave very interesting. Of course the visit to vineyard and wine tasting was a perfect way to end of the day. Our host/driver was very informative, accommodating and funny.

Good Weather = Good Time

David_K, May 2023

We were blessed with a clear period when we were up on the mountain and it likely makes a huge difference on a participants experience. We saw the peak and the caldera below without any cloud cover and it’s spectacular. The optional cable car/4x4 ride is essential. If you decide not to do it you are denying yourself a true Mt Etna experience. Definitely worth going, but keep in mind your in the hands of the weather gods.

Great Experience

Jenna_G, May 2023

Cable car, lava tube, short hike, guide, Winery, & lots of learning. Luigi & other guide were hilarious, knowledgeable, & friendly.

We felt looked after

Scott_B, May 2023

Thanks to our host and guide, Andrea, we had a great day trip up Mt Etna followed by some excellent food tastings at an Enoteca Dell’Etna. Despite recent rumblings from the volcano, Andrea swiftly put us at ease with his rapid fire talk about his native Catania and the beloved Mama Etna. His careful driving and concern for the group was very clear. We enjoyed chatting in the van about what to do and see in Catania. All in all he made our day a memorable one!

Fantastic!

Angela_L, May 2023

Our guide was great, picked us up right on time, very informative and helpful Worth the price of admission

Freezing in the snow and...

Sheila_M, May 2023

Freezing in the snow and hail. Salvo was a great guide. Food and wine tasting was good. Can’t say anymore

Volcano Etna

Ivan_L, May 2023

The trip bad very good, but unfortunately it was raining most of the time. I guess it would have been much better if it wasn’t raining so much, but still it was a great experience.

An amazing, living part of nature

karenlburke, Apr 2023

The view on a clear day is amazing. Pepe is an excellent tour guide and will help you see as much of Mt Etna as you want to.

It was a great experience going to ETNAand our tour guide was excellent ❤️🙏

Maria_c, Apr 2023

I enjoy every single minute of my tour to ETNA Mouth love the snow and the cold weather, first time in Italy and is been a great vacation time with friends

Wonderful tour, thank you Salvo!

Gary_C, Apr 2023

Salvo is incredible. He had a trilingual group and made everyone feel welcome and repeated info three times so we all could understand. He is informative and energetic. His language skills are excellent and we hope he is compensated extra for this skill and the work it requires during a tour. We highly recommend this tour and especially Salvo!!! Both Mt Etna and cave plus winery were wonderful!

To do but need to add extras

Christelle_N, Apr 2023

Natasha was great and on time for picking up at hotel. The trip to Etna at 2000m was cool. Then if you want to go further you have to pay extra. You will wait at least 1h30 while the people that want to go further came back. Nothing much to do while waiting except going around some craters or shopping. Then we went to visit a lava cave for 20mn max and then tasting some local foods (price OK) Going back to hotel

Everything was perfect....

Ondrej_K, Apr 2023

Everything was perfect. Stuff is very kind and friendly... I recomend this Etna trip with guide Pepe.

March 22 - Mt. Etna and Giuseppeco

James_Z, Mar 2023

Giuseppeco was a wonderful guide with an excellent sense of humor, He made the trip even more memorable with his friendly attitude and his thorough knowledge of the area, its geology, and history. Mt. Etna was spectacular also.

Really great tour

Jessica_T, Mar 2023

Our tour guide Andrea was very knowledgeable and a lovely guide to have. Even explaining Sicilian culture and answered any questions we had. We really enjoyed our entire day learning about Mt. Etna as well as tasting wines and oils from Mt. Etna.

Nice 👍

Olena_L, Mar 2023

It was a nice trip! We enjoyed it very much! The trip was good organized, our travel guide was awesome! Thanks!

All Perfect

Mahsima_M, Mar 2023

Perfect day, knowledgeable guide, and beautiful scenery at Mount Etna, followed by memorable wine tasting. Highly recommended!

Great Experience!

Emily_M, Mar 2023

Florence was knowledgeable. Great customer service! It snowed during our tour, but it was a great experience.

Great day at Etna!

Montse_C, Feb 2023

Our guide, Andrea, was great! He picked us up at the hotel and we spend a really nice morning walking on the Etna craters, going into a lava tube and finally, having a taste of sicilian products! We definitely recommend :)

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