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From Catania: Etna tour to the Base of the Summit Craters
From Catania: Etna tour to the Base of the Summit Craters
From Catania: Etna tour to the Base of the Summit Craters
From Catania: Etna tour to the Base of the Summit Craters
From Catania: Etna tour to the Base of the Summit Craters
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From Catania: Etna tour to the Base of the Summit Craters

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Available from Nov 13
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Highlights

Enjoy a lunch of typical street food products and Etna DOC wine
Reach the highest possible altitude while visiting the volcano with a guide
See the base of the summit crater
Itinerary
Your expert guide will pick you up at your accommodation in Catania, or another central location, around 8:30 AM. The guide will drive you to Rifugio Sapienza where you will the cable car to 2500 meters. Here, a 4x4 vehicle will take you to the maximum reachable height of 1.7 miles (2950 meters). With the guide, enjoy the magnificence of the volcano in front of the impressive Central and South-Eastern Craters, which are surrounded by ancient and recent lava flows.
Please note that the ticket for the cable car and 4x4 is not included in the price. You will pay for it directly to your guide on the day of the tour.

Return to Rifugio Sapienza to head in the direction of Monte Nero Degli Zappini. Take a nature walk with your guide to discover the geological and botanical aspects of Etna. Stop for a delicious lunch of authentic Sicilian street food (called tavola calda) accompanied by water and Mount Etna wine.

In the afternoon, you will visit a volcanic cave and use helmets and torches to safely explore the depth of the volcano. Your expert guide will teach you some basic information about speleology and the fascinating phenomenon related to eruptions.
Product details
Enjoy an adventurous day on Mount Etna. Catch the cable car and a special 4x4 vehicle to a height of 1.7 miles to the base of the summit craters and then hike 1.2 miles on a lunar landscape.
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What's included
Equipment, if required
Insurance
Picnic with typical products, water, and wine
Professional guide and trekking at 2000 meters
Transportation in a Jeep or 9 seats minibus from Catania
Trekking at 2950 meters (base of the summit crater) with a vulcanological guide
4x4 unimog ticket
Cable car ticket
The cost of the cable car and 4x4 ticket is not included in the tour price. You will pay for them to the guide directly on the day of the tour.
Eligibility
Adult: Age 18 to 99
Child: Age 1 to 17
Change & cancellation policies
If a cancellation request is submitted before 08:30, 1 day(s) prior to the date of use, no cancellation fee will be charged.
If a cancellation request is submitted after 08:30 1 day(s) before the date of use, a fee of 100% will be charged.
If a discount is applied, the cancellation fee will be calculated based on the original price before the discount and will not exceed the amount paid.
Partial refund is not available.
Important note

• Please note that you will not reach the summit of Mount Etna at 3343 meters, you will reach the base of the summit craters at 2950 meters

• There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if the minimum number requirements are not met

• If the weather or volcano conditions prevent access to the summit area, the tour will go up to a maximum of 2,000 meters, and of course, you won't have to pay for the cable car and 4x4 ticket

• When there is snow the cable car must use a snow cat vehicle, which increases the price by 30EUR per person

• All children must be accompanied by an adult

• You must advise us when booking if you require trekking shoes or a jacket

• You must advise us when booking if you require an infant seat

• Please advise us of any dietary requirements

Items recommended to bring:

Cash

Comfortable shoes

Water

Not allowed items:

Luggage or large bags

Sandals or flip flops

Unaccompanied minors

Not suitable for:

People with heart problems

Good to know:

• All children must be accompanied by an adult

• If the weather or volcano conditions prevent access to the summit area, the tour will go up to a maximum of 2,000 meters, and of course, you won't have to pay for the cable car and 4x4 ticket

• Please advise us of any dietary requirements

• Please note that you will not reach the summit of Mount Etna at 3343 meters, you will reach the base of the summit craters at 2950 meters

• There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if the minimum number requirements are not met

• When there is snow the cable car must use a snow cat vehicle, which increases the price by 30EUR per person

• You must advise us when booking if you require an infant seat

• You must advise us when booking if you require trekking shoes or a jacket

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