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Mount Etna and Taormina Day Tour: Exploring Europe's Highest Active Volcano and Mediterranean Pearl
4.7
32 Ratings
Catania
Experience the thrill of exploring Mount Etna, Europe's highest active volcano, and discover the beauty of Taormina, the Mediterranean pearl, on this exciting day tour. Walk through lava tubes, taste local products, and explore historic sites.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Mount Etna - Visit the highest active volcano of Europe
- Taormina - Visit the pearl of the Mediterranean sea
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All taxes, fees and handling charges included
- Round-trip shared transfer
- Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience two popular attractions in Sicily in one day.
Scale Europe’s tallest active volcano, delve into a lava tube equipped with hard hats
and flashlights, stroll in the Silvestri’s crater and sample the distinctive local produce
like olives, olive oils, honey, wines, and spirit drinks.
Pause at the base of the volcano for some authentic Sicilian pizza (not inclusive).
In the afternoon, immerse yourself in a complimentary walking tour of Taormina, known as the Mediterranean gem.
Explore the Greek theater (entrance fees are not covered), the cathedral, the botanical garden, and more.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please,wear comfortable shoes and have a wind jacket with you
- hat and sun protection are highly recommended specilly during summer
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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(32 Ratings)
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Cindy_s
Nov 1, 2023
Isa did a wonderful job... - Isa did a wonderful job of describing all aspects of flora fauna and volcano features and characteristics. It was a great tour.
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Rose_f
Oct 21, 2023
A picture perfect Day! - Isabella did a fantastic job! She is well informed, drove safely, and even conjured up a beautiful rainbow rising from the hillside, spectacular! Thank you Isabella for wonderful day.
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Trevor_s
Sep 3, 2023
An informative tour of Mount Etna - Our tour guide Isabella was excellent, very knowledgeable and great company. A tour that I would happily recommend. Thank you
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Trang_l
Aug 12, 2023
Authentic Sicily experience - We had the best local tour with Alessio, giving the authentic vibe of Sicily’s vibe and Mt. Etna. Thank you Alessio for being so approachable, kind and knowledgeable.
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Susanna_m
Jun 12, 2023
Fantastic guided tour of Mount Etna by Isabella - Our day tour of Mount Etna and Taormina was very enjoyable and efficiently organised. It was made even more fascinating due to our tour guide, Isabella. Isabella was so very knowledgeable about the geological aspects of volcanoes and specifically the history of the multiple eruptions over decades. Isabella was very informative also about the plants and flowers we saw. Our visit to the Greek theatre and the public gardens in Taormina was interesting. We would highly recommend this day tour, even though we didn't get to the summit due to the poor weather, it was still truly memorable.
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Linda_k
May 26, 2023
Mt Etna & Taormina - Excellent tour! We learned so much and laughed throughout the day! Thank you Alessio for a wonderful tour!
The Partesano Family
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Leo_c
May 13, 2024
Etna, cold and wonderful. Taormina, beautiful and we could have done with a guided tour here. - The guided tour of Mount Etna was excellent. Our guide was professional, knowledgeable and friendly and clever enough to have had spare coats in her car: we needed these. It was perishing cold up there.
Taormina was fine; without her company. We just wandered about this beautiful town. Her guidance would have enriched our experience.
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Brenda_d
Apr 3, 2024
Mount Etna a must see - Appreciated the pickup at our rental apartment. We loved Etna, but didn’t really get the stop at the roadside vendor. Would have liked a little more time at the crater, to explore the surrounding gift shops. All in all it was a decent tour.
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Jacki_d
Jan 22, 2024
We had a good time but… - Rating is based off of description vs. reality. We got picked up at 0830 (vs 0900) without prior coordination so we just weren’t 100% ready. Better early than late I guess. Our guide was
more of a driver, tho he did explain a few things. There were no hard hats provided for the “lava tub” and we had to use our own cell phone flashlights. We didn’t stop for any pizza, but instead, were given a restaurant recommendation is Taormina. And we stopped at a bee honey farm, where there was no mention of that in the description. Booking through a 3rd party (Viator) may be partly to blame for expectation vs reality, but there were some disappointing aspects while others were a pleasant surprise.
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Shannon_o
Apr 2, 2024
Reviews not Accurate - More strenuous hiking than noted in descriptions. Take hiking shoes. There was no lunch stop so we had to take most of our time in Taormina to eat. Our guide for Mt. Etna was impatient and snippy when we asked to be able to buy water because the very long stop we had in the morning to wait on her didn’t have water to purchase. We found the reviews and description completely misleading.
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