Taormina: Private 2-Day Canyoning, Etna Hike & Wine Tour

Highlights

• Explore Etna’s volcanic trails and head underground into a lava cave
• Sit down to enjoy Sicilian wines with food pairings after your hike
• Descend a canyon with the help of two guides and technical equipment
• Feel that little stomach-drop as you step over the edge for your first rappel

Description

Spend the morning exploring Etna, head underground into a lava cave, then sit down to Sicilian wine and good food. Tomorrow, swap the wine glass for a rope and harness. There’s a canyon near Taormina waiting for you.

These two days fit a proper adventure into your Sicily holiday, with enough time to enjoy everything along the way. It’s a private trip for up to four people: bring your partner, your friends or whoever you’d most like to share a slightly adventurous idea with. Stay at your chosen accommodation; we take care of the activity transport, technical equipment and guiding.

Your first day starts with pickup in Taormina or Giardini Naxos and a drive from the coast to Etna. On a guided hike, you’ll explore the volcanic terrain on foot, with time to look around, take photos and appreciate just how different this landscape is from the Sicily you left behind at breakfast.

You’ll also enter a lava cave, trading the open mountainside for a look inside the volcano’s underground world. Helmets and lights are provided.

After the hike, it’s time for another thing Sicily does very well. At a winery, you’ll taste amazing local wines with food pairings. Settle in, find your favourite and enjoy the fact that someone else is driving. Afterwards, we take you back to your accommodation, with the evening free.

Day two takes you to Sirina Superiore, near Taormina. This time, you’ll be following the canyon down.

Before you enter, your two canyoning guides will get you equipped and explain how to use the gear and move through the route. You don’t need previous canyoning experience. You do need good general fitness, reasonable confidence with heights and a willingness to try something new.

Then comes the part you’re here for: leaning back into your harness, trusting the rope and taking those first steps down the rock. What feels unfamiliar at the top starts making sense as you descend. You find your footing, get a feel for the movement and arrive at the bottom with a very good reason to look back up.

With two guides and a maximum of four guests, there’s time to help you get comfortable and space to enjoy doing it yourself. Once you’ve got the hang of it, we’re happy to let you find your rhythm, keeping a close eye and stepping in when needed.

Sirina is about rocky scenery, rope descents and the pleasure of making your way through a place you couldn’t explore on an ordinary walk. Water levels vary: flowing waterfalls and swimming aren’t guaranteed. Come for the canyon and the rappels, and be ready for uneven ground and several hours outdoors.

A picnic or light lunch is included on the canyoning day, along with return transport and photos from the activities. So you’ll have something to show your friends when they ask what you did in Sicily.

A volcano, a lava cave, Sicilian wine and a canyon you descended yourself. That’s a pretty good answer.

Includes

• Private guiding for the outdoor itinerary
• Guided Etna hike
• Canyon descent with two canyoning guides
• Technical canyoning equipment
• Pickup and return within the final agreed operating area
• Transport between the included activities, including fuel
• Winery tasting of four to five wines with food pairings
• Picnic or light lunch on the canyoning day
• Photographs from the activities

Excludes

• Accommodation
• Flights or other travel to Sicily
• Personal hiking and canyoning footwear
• Dinners and additional food or drinks outside the stated inclusions
• Additional wine purchases

Important Information

• This is an active outdoor experience for adults with good general fitness Guests should be comfortable walking on uneven ground, following safety instructions and taking part in rope descents at height Suitable personal footwear is required (mountain boots or trekking shoes) Vertical Flow will provide preparation information and a bring-list

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund