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7-Hour Tour Of Mount Etna & Catania From Syracuse

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Trekking, Volcano

  • Duration

    7 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English, Italian, Mandarin

Description

Visit the highest active volcano in Europe, with a height of 3327 meters. Witness the spectacular eruptions and the consequent fiery lava flows from a cablecar or trek the Silvestri Craters. Get to taste honey in Zafferana Etnea, the city of honey. Also, see Rifugio Sapienza and Torre del Filosofo to admire the imposing central crater and do much more on this 7-hour tour.

Highlights
  • Learn about honey processing in Zafferana Etnea
  • Explore Rifugio Sapienza 
  • Visit Torre del Filosofo
  • See the Central Crater
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    • Start your tour by visiting a lava river cave formed during the 3rd-century.Then, head to Rifugio Sapienza (1920 m). 
    • From here, you will have two opportunities, continue trekking through one of the Etna Park Paths, up to 2000 meters, accompanied by your Italian tour guide, or a visit to “Etna Alta Quota” (with extra costs to be paid on the spot). Jump into a cablecar and reach up to 2504 meters, and then, with special 4×4 off-road vehicles, you will reach the Torre del Filosofo, at an altitude of 2900 meters above sea level. 
    • Admire the imposing central South-East crater and the historical lava flows that characterize the Etna landscape.
    • After leaving the Rifugio Sapienza, continue to Zafferana Etnea, the city of honey. Also, taste local products like oil, olives, tomatoes, and wine and get to learn the secrets of honey processing. 
    • Return to Syracuse at the end of the tour.
What's Included
  • Pick-up and drop off from and to accommodation (for those who stay in Ortygia, the drop off point is in via Raffaele Lanza, 24)
  • English-speaking Italian tour guide
  • Trekking in Silvestri craters (2000 meters above sea level)
  • VAT
What's Excluded
  • Payment commissions
  • "Etna Alta Quota" option
  • Food and beverages
  • Anything not included in "What's Included"
Know before you go
  • The minimum number of participants: 2.
  • The maximum number of participants: 16.
Meeting Point

Syracuse, Province of Syracuse, Italy

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 EUR 75 Per Person
Child
1 To 4 EUR 60 Per Person

This is a group tour

Starting From

Fromss

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USD 83 / person