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.
Posted By : Cathy G
A great tour, efficiently run with a large group speaking three languages. First stop at Alcantara river was a nice break in a long journey with an option to go down to see riverside caves (extra cost). Etna ‘base camp’ was a surprise to find a string of uninspiring restaurants and tatty tourist shops in an awesome remote natural environment. There are options to hike or take a cable car and four wheel drive truck then hike up to the craters. Good commentary throughout. It’s amazing but do take sturdy footwear and a wind proof jacket. Very affordable and good value tour. Private tours also available if you want to avoid crowds.
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 14:38:45 
Posted By : Nick_T
Best part was standing between two craters on the ridge. Mind-blowing even without a serving of lava.
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 13:00:06 
Posted By : Elizabeth_M
Seeing the orange and lemon orchards on the way and the contrast of the lunar type landscape on the mountain. Seeing the craters.
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 12:50:49
Posted By : MAUREEN_A
We had visited Etna previously & therefore can advise anyone visiting to go up to the higher station via the chairlift & trucks. The views are amazing and an experience never to be forgotten. Perhaps our only criticism of this tour was that if you do the full experience an extra hour needs to be added to the tour so to also experience what is at the lower level.
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Posted On : 2024-06-13 03:44:42
Posted By : Helen_F
Excellent trip with a lovely guide. Worth going up the cable car & jeep to 2900m to do the walk as it was very interesting.
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 15:35:07
Posted By : michelepG3614CV
What a fun day experiencing an up close and personal experience with an active volcano. Temperatures were perfect, there wasnt much wind and visibility was great! The guide was very very informative and shared great info about the towns we drove through along the way. Her English was very good and easy to understand. We did the trip to 2900m via cablecar and jeep and then met the volcanist who lead our hike to the highest crater. Spectacular views and overall great experience. We dressed in layers and wore good running sneakers. Soil is loose and paths can be steep which was fine for us but wouldnt be if you had any mobility issues or were not in decent shape. Also its ideal to wear long sleeves and long pants, there were a LOT of tiny bugs that landed all over us.
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 15:20:41
Posted By : sarahwT4289YY
SAT group did not disappoint. Departure was on time, the bus was comfortable and our tour guide Alexandra was so informative and very sweet. Our bus driver Angelo was the best driver I have ever had manoeuvring the bus in the slim Taormina streets!
The trip went so smoothly we loved it so much that we booked another trip right away with SAT group.
Thank you again!
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 10:14:42
Posted By : A3097QTrachelm
The trip was amazing. The bus ride in was very knowledgable, with lots to look at and learn. 100% it's worth the upgrade to be able to use the Cable car and the 4x4 to get up to the top. Once at the very top you get to walk around the 2022 Eruption Crater. Not physically exhausting at all. Lots of areas to get food and beverages at the bottom. 3 pick up/ drop off points which worked great for people even not staying in Taormina. If you are not planning on paying for the cable car/ 4x4 it's very unlikely you will be able to hike to the top in time to get back to your departure.
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 04:19:08
Posted By : Jule R
For an 8-hour tour on Taormina, we were only really on the mountain for 2 hours.
Unfortunately, we had little time & in general the Etna experience is a mass process, which makes the experience not so special anymore
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Posted On : 2024-05-21 03:26:02
Posted By : Louise_H
Pick up on time, good guide on bus multi - lingual. Clear on explaining what was going to happen. Enough time to take photos at cable car summit.
4x4 was fun, the guided walk less so; we had a howling wind with a low cloud base that was changing all the time. Quite scary but exhilarating when completed.
Journey back with less commentary which was fine.
Overall trip about 6 hours
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Posted On : 2024-05-19 13:19:33
