Avoid the big crowy bus and save hours with van transportation to Mt. Etna and Taormina. This tour has not more than 19 persons and the time to reach the destinations takes shorther time than the 30/40 persons bus.
Explore some exint craters and lava fields at 9.000 fts altitude.
Free moreover offer 2 hrs of time in Taormina to sightsee, shop, and taste our famous cakes, like cannoli or granita. Enjoy the stunning view over the coastline and the Isola Bella marine nature reserve (Unesco heritage).
Posted By : Thomas_L
Simone picked us up right at the ship and drove us right to Mt. Etna. When we got there, there were MAYBE three other people there. After exploring at our leisure, he drove us to Taormina and dropped us right at the entrance to the town. When we were ready, I called him and he met us right where he left us off, and took us right back to the ship. Very easy and enjoyable. Simone was great! Highly Recommend!
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Posted On : 2023-07-13 13:02:06 
Posted By : Maryann_T
Mario was amazing! Despite a downpour to start the day, he was so positive that our day in Messina would be ok despite other operators canceling excursions. He ended up giving us a private tour to Mt. Etna where the sun shone as well as Taormina where we had plenty of time to walk around. He pointed us to an excellent restaurant where we had the best Arancini and Pizza and finished off the day bringing us to his favorite bakery for cannoli where we bought cannoli to take back to the ship.
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Posted On : 2022-08-18 08:55:30
Posted By : kimmoj679
The tour did not meet our expectations.
We got an impression that the driver and the guide were doing this tour for the first time. The driver got lost and used google maps on phone when driving and didn't always keep the safe distance to vehicles in front. So we didn't feel too safe. The guide was most of the time silent. She didn't have much information about the Etna or Taormina to share with us. At Etna we stopped on parking lot/village where we couldn't see much. We had short time there, but we were not allowed to go walking closer the extinct crater or anything - just a parking lot and shops next to it. At Castelmola, close to Taormina she brought us as a group to one restaurant which served a good food - so no complaints about that. We have small group, but still the little guidance we got was with English and Spanish. The stories were about the same in both languages so I guess the Spanish speaking guests didn't gain much more information than we did. We got back to our ship in time so that is the positive thing in addition to good meal in this tour.
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Posted On : 2022-08-17 02:22:49 
Posted By : Stephanie_I
We were travelling with a teen, so we wanted to find an experience that would interest him. We all loved the tour. Having our guide made it even better. He was very knowledgeable and you could tell he loved living in the area. We were picked up from our cruise ship and dropped off in time. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2022-08-01 14:13:50
Posted By : _ehunio
Mario was a wonderful tour guide—very nice personality, knowledgeable, and on time. I had trouble walking on the slippery slope at Mt. Aetna and he held my hand and guided me on the walk. He suggested a good restaurant to eat at inTaormina, which was very helpful. It was like a private tour because there was only one other couple with us in his Mercedes vehicle.
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Posted On : 2022-04-18 14:45:00
