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From Taormina: Mount Etna and Alcantara River Tour

By Kemedia
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €89 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Visit Old craters on Mount Etna and see lava flows rocks
  • Trek the paths of the Parco dell'Etna or ride the cable car to higher altitudes
  • Explore a lava cave in safety
  • Sample the typical produce of Sicily
  • Small group (up to 8 people)

Activity location

    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy

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What's included, what's not

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    Shuttle bus (return)
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    Pickup in Taormina and Giardini Naxos. From your accommodation, or nearby.
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    Multilingual guide
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    Trekking shoes upon request (in the notes of booking or by the day before the excursion. Requests received after may not be fulfilled due to organisational constraints)
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    Helmets and torches to visit the cave
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    Local products tastings (such as honey and olive oil)
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    High altitude access to 2,500 metres by cable car; or 2,900 m by cablecar and 4x4 minibus with guide (to be paid on the spot)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets
  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Depart from Taormina and head to the Rifugio Sapienza on Mount Etna. Learn the history of the volcano and visit the sites of its last eruptions.

Choose to trek along the nature paths of the Parco dell’Etna or get your ticket to take the cable car and a 4x4 minibus to 2,900 m.

Explore a lava cave with all the proper equipment. Continue down the mountain and stop at a local producer for a delicious sampling of typical delicacies, such as honey and oil.

Discover the different corners of the Alcantara River. Walk down small paths, past cultivated fields, and see the natural pools and waterfalls and continue to get up close to different basalt and unexpected lava formations.

NOTE: If you’re arriving by car, please meet your guide at the Terminal Interbus Recanati Naxos

Location

Activity location

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    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Catania
    • Catania, Sicilia, Italy