Mount Etna: Excursion from Catania

Stand at the peak of the highest active volcano in Europe

Start time: 09:00
Duration: 5h 30mins
Live guide: English, French, Italian, Spanish

Registered address: Via Novaluce 70, 95030, Catania, IT

Contact details

Reach out to the Tiqets Help Center, we act as a contact on behalf of the activity supplier

What's included

Half-day guided tour from Catania to Mount Etna

Transport

Professional guide providing detailed information on the volcano and its flora and fauna in 4 languages

Hike up the Etna and to the inner parts of the crater

Visit inside a lava cave

Cave kit (helmet and torch)

Insurance

Hotel pick-up (if selected in the checkout)

What's not included

Cable car ride

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Starting point

Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII, 6, 95131, Catania

Show your smartphone ticket to your guide outside the Bar Nafè in Catania
Please make sure to go directly to the meeting point at Bar Nafè and not to the Etna East office
You can also have the option for you to be picked up by the team. Write your pick-up address during the checkout

Mount Etna

Description

Accompanied by an environmental expert and hiking guide, you will experience an exciting excursion to the highest active volcano in Europe.

The guide will explain the history of this volcano and take you to discover some of the most spectacular places on Etna.

The trek will start with a panoramic view and a visit to the ancient "Valle del Bove," followed by a trip inside an ancient lava cave.

At an altitude of 2000 m, you will explore ancient and recent lateral craters. The beautiful lunar landscape of Etna will surround you on the way back to the starting point, towards Catania from the southern side of Etna.