Etna Morning Trip
Description
Amazing excursion giving you the chance to discover different aspects of the highest volcano in Europe. Live your dream with trekking, lava flow cave exploration and breathtaking landscapes.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Start from your accommodation.
Along the trail that will take us up to 2000mt a.s.l., our guide will tell you about how the highest volcano in Europe was born, without leaving the aspects related to flora and fauna that characterize it. After admiring old and new lava flows we will proceed on foot to the inner part of old craters. The charming panorama and the picturesque scenery will give us the feeling of being on the moon. After a short break, the hike will continue with a visit, carrying helmet and torch, inside a lava cave to admire a unique spectacle. Walking through a luxuriant vegetation, we will finally admire the spectacular Valle del Bove.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up times can be between 8:20 and 9:00am. In case of accommodations in ZTL areas we will give a meeting point reachable by walking 5 minutes
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- not recommended for travelers with flu or cold
- not available for people who has covid
Reviews(1,366)
We had an absolutely wonderful experience exploring Mount Etna and the lava caves. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate, making the entire experience extremely enjoyable. She shared an abundance of information about Etna’s volcanic history, geology, and the surrounding area, while also making sure we felt comfortable and safe throughout the tour. Visiting the lava caves was a real highlight—such a unique and unforgettable experience. I only hit made head once…thankfully we were provided helmets! Our guide’s passion, enthusiasm and expertise truly made the day special. We learned so much, took in some incredible landscapes, and had amazing experience from start to finish!
Informative and interesting tour. Prepare to do some hiking! Bring your hiking shoes, long pants, and windbreaker. It was windy and cool. Blowing ashes in your face. Wearing sunglasses and balaclava would help. Cool climbing in the lava cave. Being up on Mt Etna was a nice refreshing break from the heat wave in August.
EasyJet were easy and even immigration wasn’t too bad so getting there was great! Booked an uber from the airport to Catania and was rejected 4 times by drivers after having been accepted! Shame on you Uber! Seems like only normal taxis will go to the terminal. On arrival at Romano House hotel the staff were brilliant and our room was ready early 10/10. On exploring Catania it’s a paradox, an absolutely beautiful place with wonderful warm and welcoming people partly spoiled by huge amounts of graffiti EVERYWHERE! Such a shame. The history, the food, the drinks, the people WONDERFUL! The service EXCEPTIONAL! Special mention must go to Antonio the bar and breakfast manager at Romano House what a man what conversation what service from a true pro! Sommelier extraudinaire. “Welcome to our Bar” snacks and happy hour from 7-9 just wonderful. Seek out the small family run restaurants for great food at great prices and as always great service. Romano House also has access to their sister hotels lido and provides transport and free loungers and brolly which is worth its weight in gold. Also did a tour of some of the other historic towns in Sicily which were stunning and graffiti free! Beautiful. Sicily really delivered.
Excellent guide, Guiseppe Well organized
Unique experience. Etna Park is magical and deserves to be visited. Luca, our guide, was very knowledgeable; he picked us up at the meeting point and took us to all the planned stops, also explaining the route as we went. We are very satisfied!
An enjoyable tour with a very pleasant guide who was very knowledgeable and passionate about Etna. Overall, the tour is suitable for everyone. The hike is steep just in the first 4-5 mins. The pace is leisurely with lots of breaks. We enjoyed the lava cave and the view from the final stop was spectacular!
Our guide was very nice and friendly; we were picked up from the hotel on time and brought back. It was also very pleasant that the group was small (6 people); you could take your time, ask the guide questions, discuss, and it never felt rushed. Mount Etna and its surroundings are a natural wonder, definitely worth seeing. Overall, it was a very good experience.
The guide was amazing. He picked us up at front of our hotel. He spoke fluently Italian, Spanish and English. He was very passionate and knowledgeable about everything that we saw, including the craters, vegetation and rocks. He also gave great tips about visiting the city of catania, including an amazing local restaurant. The hiking was easy, and whenever there was a harder path, the guide helped everyone. We also visited a beautiful cave. We really recommend you bring comfortable shoes. The car was very comfortable with AC.
Super friendly guide who was truly passionate about it. Pick-up went smoothly.
This morning, our guide Giuseppe allowed us to discover the foothills of Mount Etna and its region. It was a great discovery with the family. I received all the information regarding the meeting via WhatsApp, and the meeting took place as planned, at the indicated location. We got into his car. Our guide was very professional, attentive to our pace, our safety, and our well-being throughout the tour. We learned many things about the formation of volcanoes, volcanic caves, as well as Sicily and its geological history. We also had the pleasure of tasting cantucci accompanied by Zibibbo, a lovely gourmet touch that enhanced this morning. We had an excellent time as a family and highly recommend this experience.
