Mount Etna: Summit Crater Trek with Cable Car



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.

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

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 down a fun descent of volcanic sand and admire the volcanic amphitheater of the Valle del Bove, a spectacular caldera 8 km long and 4 km wide. Return by cable car to the starting point. The tour may be subject to changes due to volcanic risk or weather conditions Cablecar price and 4x4 is not included (65 per person)

Includes

Volcano guides Mount Etna hike Hiking boots Walking sticks Wind jacket Helmet Insurance Free parking (until stocks run out)

Important Information

  • The cable car ticket round trip is 52€ per person , in case we are allowed to to climb the summit we will take cablecar round trip and 4x4 just way up (65€ per person )

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

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