Etna Adventure: Summit Trek and Crater Views

Explore Mount Etna: cable car rides, 4x4 adventures, and volcanic cave tours. Enjoy a Sicilian picnic or cozy chalet lunch. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mount Etna - Spend the day discovering one of the world’s most beautiful and active Volcanoes during this small-group trip to Mt. Etna. Depart in the morning from Catania and head to Rifugio Sapienza at Etna’s base. Travel by cable car and off-road vehicle up to the volcano’s craters, and go for a hike at 3000 meters!

Visit a cave of volcanic origins with the equipment provided by us (helmets and torches).

What's Included
  • Trekking shoes, wind jackets, helmets, torches
  • Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
  • Lunch
  • Live commentary on board
  • Transport service via Jeep (no Off Road) or minibus from Catania
  • Trekking at 2950 meters with a vulcanological guide
What's Not Included
  • Souvenirs
  • Snow Cat tickets (when necessary, during winter time)
  • Admission fees
Additional Information

Beginning in Catania, a knowledgeable guide will accompany participants along a stunning natural trail, sharing insights about the origins of the volcano. At an elevation of 2000 meters, participants will take a cable car to reach 2500 meters, followed by a 4x4 vehicle ride up to 2950 meters. Alpine guides will present the breathtaking scenery at the…

Location
Mount Etna
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Corinne
Sep 29, 2025
Exceptional! - With Giovanni, a young experienced guide, cultured, smiling and patient. He has a perfect grasp of his subject and it is a real plus! Mi trekking day on Mount Etna, magical place and much more than a volcano for Sicilians, yes Giovanni we understood and felt it with you! Impeccable organization: timing, points of interest, rest time, brunch (even for me gluten-free)... We were 8 in all including 5 who neither knew nor spoke the same language and yet, what an unforgettable moment of sharing!! Discovery in addition to Catania, an unknown city that really deserves to be visited. Beautiful. Count with the cable car extra (70€ anyway 😬) but you will not regret it. This day will remain for me the highlight of my trip to this surprising and disconcerting Sicily.
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Traceyty9990lt
Sep 9, 2025
Etna Trip - Highly recommend this trip. Picked up at 8.30 prompt and headed to base camp where we were able to get warm coats and shoes. Cable car was amazing, then in a truck where we drove further up the mountain to start the lava trek. Very very windy but not as cold as I expected. It was quite tiring but well worth the effort as the views and sheer scale of the landscape was spectacular. Then headed back down and went for a lovely picnic before going into a small larva cave and then getting dropped back off at the hotel. Tour guide was brilliant
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Climber665426
Jul 20, 2025
- Wonderful time with Giovanni, an extraordinary guide who taught us a lot. We took part in the excursion with our children aged 6 and 14, we all had a fabulous day! The views of the craters are breathtaking..., The icing on the cake: excellent lunch of Sicilian street food, with a small local wine...! We recommend Etna Experience, communication is easy and efficient, all the staff is very professional. Do not hesitate, they offer excursions for all levels.
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Ellen
Oct 17, 2024
Excellent tour and guide - We had a great day of hiking and learning with Marco on the Easy Top Etna tour. He was prompt, fluent in English, friendly, very knowledgeable about the volcano, botony, & history of the region. I felt that he had a good sense of the individuals in our group and made sure everyone was sarisfied. The lunch provided was delicious! Everything was coordinated smoothly and we got to experience the beauty and majesty of Mamma Etna with a local. Highly recommend!
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415leilanil
Jul 18, 2024
Great experience from booking to hiking - If you are planning to visit Etna, I highly recommend you book a tour with Etna Experience. Our experience with them was fantastic, from the efficient and courteous team in reservations to our knowledgeable guide Marco who spoke perfect English. We did the full day "easy" tour, took the 4x4 bus, the cable car, had lunch and then visited the Silvestri craters and a cave. Marco shared so much incredible information with us about Etna, volcanos, and indigenous plants - in perfect English - and you could feel how much he really cares about his customers and this precious part of Sicily.
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Northstar30318842570
Jul 8, 2024
Not so easy but definitely Well worth it! - Etna Experiences was a terrific resource (we did a sailing trip with them as well). Our day went well above our expectations - literally! Our guide, Angelo, was punctual and patient at our pickup spot 2 blocks from our lodgings. We stopped to pick up hiking boots and poles,after he checked our shoes for adequate treads. Well-informed, he was able to share so much about the area, the volcano, the eruptions… The trip to our high destination involved a van, cable car, large ATV , and a hike. Easy it was not but within our capabilities (our group of 4 ranged from 32 to 73 yrs old) and definitely well worth it . Back to the base of the cable car, we hiked through a lava field up to the edge of a lateral crater, and learned about botany as well as seismic history. Finally, we had (provided by EE) delicious pasta and lovely wine, followed by great cannoli, at the Refugio Sapienza. It was a terrific day for all of us.
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Laylajanew
Jun 2, 2024
A great day seeing the volcano - Great tour, just as described. Flavia was really helpful booking us in and answering questions and Andrea was our tour guide and he was really knowledgeable, interesting and funny. Lunch was amazing and plenty of wine!
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Curious10039152146
Mar 30, 2024
Best tour in Sicily - One of the best guided tours I have done. Our tour guide was a really passionate volcanologist who gave us a lot of information about the volcano and the surrounding environment. The views were absolutely spectacular and we had a nice picnic with traditional Italian sandwiches at the end. Would highly recommend this if you want to visit Etna and learn more about it. The trek itself is not that difficult so anyone can access it.
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Na-vk-14
Mar 28, 2024
Excellent! - We didn’t really know what to expect but we couldn’t have imagined a better guide. Danilo was very passionate, enthusiastic and easy-going, which made the entire day to a big success! The tour was interesting, exciting and sometimes even a little adventurous - a perfect combination. The excellent weather conditions were a great addition to this unforgettable experience.
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Thierry_s
Oct 5, 2025
Thanks to our guide who did the best with poor and capricious weather. - Lunch and makes it a Picnic, so in case of bad weather, as for us it is far from ideal.
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up to 8 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).