Mount Etna Day Trip from Taormina | La Vacanza Travel

Mount Etna Day Trip from Taormina

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: Italy, Sicilia, Taormina
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  • 8 hours
  • Taormina
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Visit Sicily’s famously fiery volcano, the magnificent Mount Etna, on a day trip from Taormina. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mount Etna is Europe’s tallest active volcano, and views from it over Parco dell'Etna (the national park) are breathtaking. Explore the foothills around the base station on a 3-hour independent hike, or upgrade to include transport to Mount Etna’s upper area and an escorted walking tour of the upper crater included Mountain Guide service. Main departure point is from Taormina Bus Terminal. Alternative pick up points are available along the route only on request.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Taormina, Taormina, Province of Messina, Sicily

Pick up point only on request.

Stop At: Mount Etna, 95030 Catania, Sicily Italy

Visit Sicily’s famously fiery volcano, the magnificent Mount Etna, on a day trip from Taormina.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna, 95030 Nicolosi, Sicily Italy

Reach Rifugio Sapienza 1900 meters

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Professional multilingual guide
  • Entry/Admission - Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Wind jackets and boots rental
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Warm clothes and comfortable shoes are recommended
  • The high-altitude ascents are not indicated for heart passengers, asthmatics and pregnant women.
  • Please note that for your safety, all excursions to Etna do not reach the edge of the main craters and customers are always kept on a safety zone.
  • The cost of the excursion to Etna, ascent inclusive, has a special price valid only with advance reservation. When buying the ascent on board, the cost will be higher.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 49 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Terminal Interbus Taormina, Via Luigi Pirandello, 98039 Taormina ME, Italy


Departure Time

08:30 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

U1488NZjillm

22 Nov, 2023

Fab trip which included exactly what we were looking for. Bus to cable car, then cable car to top, then a walk around some craters and great viewing experience.

Gary_K

24 Oct, 2023

We had a fantastic trip to Mount Etna with a very useful and informative guide and a driver who managed to negotiate all of the tight turns in the roads between Taormina and Etna. Arriving at the base camp, we were led to the cable car, then to the jeeps to take us to the high craters, where we could walk around and hear from another guide with relevant information on the history of Etna. Overall, an amazing trip helped by each of the guided, and we would thoroughly recommend this trip to others!

George_L

22 Oct, 2023

The bus broke down causing delayed arrival to Mt Etna, no tour guide on replacement bus, poor description of the half day tour as had to wait for all full day tour folks to return before leaving Mt Etna. Half day tour folks ended up arriving late standing around in gas station during the morning waiting for repairs or a new bus. Did not get back to Taormina hotel until after 6PM for what was advertised as a half day tour. The plans we had for that afternoon were lost. The half day tour of Mt Etna is not recommended and is poorly advertised.

Holly_G

16 Oct, 2023

The tour was really good, easy pick up at the main Taormina bus station. The tour guide was informative throughout the journey. It was good to be left to walk alone around the craters at 1900ft. I felt it was plenty of time to be left to walk, check the shops and grab something to eat/drink before getting back on the coach. Easy pick up later back to Taormina and again tour guide provided good information on the trip back to Taormina. Would definitely recommend.

E8029

16 Oct, 2023

Booked through ‘Get Your Guide’. The tour was pretty well organised at the bus terminal (08:30 pick) but do not be afraid to confirm you are on a list for what looks the right bus. The trip itself is about an hour and a half on the road with about a half hour getting up the Etna slopes. Your tour guide allowed 15 mins for a bathroom break at the Etna drop off point which is where you also receive your cable car and upper slopes pass. Cable car was fun with some amazing scenery on the way up. You are then at about 2800m then queue for the 4WD jeep-bus to the upper slopes where your mountain guide takes over and you climb a short trek to the highest point you can go 3300m). We had Marco who provided an interesting summary of recent volcanic activity mixed with geological facts and figures. Really nice guy who answered many questions but also found time for a team photo! Do listen to these guys. If they say stay in area, stay there; unlike a few bozos who insisted on wondering off and even challenged the guide when he ordered them back on safety grounds. Could not really fault the Etna trip. If I had one criticism it is that we could have had more time on upper slopes. However, it gets very busy and they have to move people through. We departed at 13:00 back to Taormina bus terminal. A most amazing experience - thoroughly recommended.

User's Picture Gallery

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Etna Upper Craters Tour - Awesome experience.

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Worth doing.

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Really good excursion to Mt Etna summit

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Magical trip to ETNA

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Nice day, well organized but some improvement possible

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Wonderful view

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Worth the trip

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A lot of travelling for little value

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Volcano hidden by fog

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Great guided tour of mt. Etna

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Knowledge about Sicily History.

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Good tour

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A memorable and exciting trip to Mount Etna.

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Good trip to Etna

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Our trip to Mt Etna!

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Day trip to mount Etna

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Trip to the top

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Mt Etna

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The basic tour to 1900 meters.

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Beautiful Mt Etna

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Amazing experience - highly recommended!!

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Etna Tour with SAT from Taormina

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Great Combo Tour: Range Rover and hiking with Lunch at the Winery

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