Etna Experience organizes Etna tour, excursions, full and half day trips to enjoy the best visit, trekking and guided tours to Mount Etna Volcano
Start. One of Etna Experience’s expert naturalistic guides will pick you up at 8:30 a.m. from your hotel in Catania or from an agreed meeting point, to take you aboard one of our 8-seater vehicles (jeep or minivan).
Ascent to 2950 mt. You will reach Rifugio Sapienza. There the tour will continue taking the cable car up to 2500 meters and a special 4×4 vehicle to reach an altitude of 2950 meters. So, together with a volcanological guide, you will enjoy the magnificence of our volcano standing in front of the impressive Central and South Eastern Craters, surrounded by ancient and recent lava flows.
Discovering Etna. Once back to Rifugio Sapienza we will head in the direction of Monte Nero degli Zappini, for a naturalistic walk with our guide, to discover the geological and botanical aspects of Etna.
Snack. You will stop nearby the mountain shelter Santa Barbara where you will enjoy a picnic made of authentic Sicilian “Tavola Calda” (street food), sweets, water and Etna wine.
Explore the lava caves of Etna. In the afternoon, you will visit a volcanic cave using the equipment provided (helmets and torches) to safely explore it. Our expert guide will introduce you, with some basic information on speleology, to the fascintating phenomena often related to eruptions.
Come back. The Mt. Etna Summit Easy tour will finish at 5:30/6:00 p.m., when you will come back to Catania.
From April 1st to June 30th:
• € 159 for adults;
• € 144 for students up to 24 years;
• € 98 for children from 0 to 12 years.
From July 1st to September 15th:
• € 169 for adults;
• € 154 for students up to 24 years;
• € 98 for children from 0 to 12 years.
From September 16th to October 30th
• € 159 for adults;
• € 144 for students up to 24 years;
• € 98 for children from 0 to 12 years.
From November 1st to March 31st:
• € 159 for adults;
• € 144 for students up to 24 years;
• € 98 for children from 0 to 12 years.
In case of abundant snow, the snowmobile will be used and the price will be € 189,00 per adults and students and 105€ for children from 0-12. The surplus will be asked of the customer on the day of the excursion, since it is not possible to estimate it in advance.
Please, consider that if weather conditions won’t be good enough, the cable car company may decide to close for safety reasons. In that case, the guide may decide to make some changes in the itinerary, according to the season.
