Etna Sunset Experience - Avventura mozzafiato da Catania

Very good tour. Alessandro was a knowledgeable guide. He explained everything about the volcano. We walked part-way up Mt Etna and actually got to see a spectacular sunset! The first part of the ascent was the hardest, but after that it was okay. I was with my 78 year old mother-in-law. She used sticks which helped a lot. We had hiking boots, but trainers would be fine, if you don't mind them getting dirty from the volcanic dust. It was dry when we went. If you did it in wet conditions, I'd recommend grippy footwear.

Our guide was fantastic, very passionate about Sicily and so knowledgeable about the volcano. The van we travelled in was comfortable and the journey had plenty to see. We enjoyed the tasting on the way (felt no pressure to buy anything, but did because it was fabulous!). Etna is incredible and overall an amazing afternoon.

Really enjoyed the tour with Eduardo, very knowledgeable and passionate about Mt etna. Highlight was definitely seeing the lava caves once it went dark.

I was the only English speaking guest with a group of French speaking guests. I booked and paid for an English group and was not told until I was in the trip. The guide spent way more time speaking in French than English and when I asked near the end of the tour “could you please explain in English what you just explained in French?” He was annoyed I asked and said yes I will and then gave me a one sentence explanation that he had spent minutes explaining in French. When I said “is there not more information in English?” He said well it’s much easier to explain in English and that yes he told me everything. It was impossible to hear him sitting in the back of the bus so I had to squash in the middle front seat. A microphone world have been helpful! It was very dark once we walked back down the mountain only his light from his mobile in front of himself which did not help those walking behind him. A portable torch like he loaned us at the cave would have been helpful. There was no outline of the itinerary out updates of where we were going or what time we would finish. No sunset because of thick ask clouds but th ere was no control over that. I would not recommend this tour.

Excellent tour, weather was kind good short hike after some wine.....................................

All round great experience. Top end wine and food tasting followed by a very informative visit to a lava cave and a great hike on Mount Etna. Christian was a great guide.

Our guide Flavio was awesome. Super nice and answered all our questions. The tour itself was a great time and being able to see Etna walk along the craters was very cool. Would recommend!

Due to weather conditions at certain altitudes of Mount Etna, sometimes the goal of seeing the sunset is not achieved. However, it is an experience that is worth it and thanks to the guide's explanations you learn a lot.

What a great experience and superb looking after of the group from the tour guide Flavio. We were picked up from our hotel and taken for a wine and olive oil tasting experience, which was great. Staff there were lovely and wines and snacks we tasted were delicious. Then we went to a lava tunnel but had a much shorter trek to see some crates on the side of Etna due to it getting dark, windy and rainy. Being scared of heights I was worried about the 1.5 hour trek, so was really pleased it got cut short. The bit was did had wide enough paths for me not to freak out and it wasn't too steep or difficult - enough to get a flavour of the amazing landscape and get views of Catania from 2000 mtrs above sea level. Really good experience so thanks to Etna Tribe and Flavio.

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It was a great Tour with a great Guide. Every answer we had around Mt Etna or sicily he could answer with a nice Story around. Would do it again!