Mini Cruise to Panarea and Stromboli from Milazzo port: Explore Aeolian Islands World Heritage Site

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Discover Panarea’s elegance and Stromboli’s volcanic drama on a mini cruise from Milazzo. Explore UNESCO sites, savor local cuisine, and witness Sciara del Fuoco.

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Panarea - Renowned for its exquisite architecture and connections with the global jet-set, Panarea is a highly celebrated island.
Stromboli - Known for its distinctive conical shape, Stromboli is an island that features a continuously active volcano.

What's Included

Port pick-up and drop-off
Transport by motor boat
Tour Guide service

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Ecotax - Entrance to the Aeolian Islands

Additional Information

Suggestive mini cruise to explore two of the most famous Aeolian Islands, located to the north of Sicily, UNESCO world heritage site since 2000: the elegant Panarea and the volcanic Stromboli. The island of Panarea is very famous for its fine architecture and acquaintances of the international jet-set, while Stromboli, an island with a characteristic…

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Panarea

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Romainp1628

Oct 15, 2025

A dream come true! Better than dream! - Cruise all day, with family 2 children 6 & 4 years. I dreamed of it as a kid and the stories of Stromboli coming from my father! It’s even better than imagined! Tarnav organizes the boat trip without fuss, it is fast, Service on board drinks and others. Stoppages are a bit common. For Panarea we took a golf cart taxi and it was very funny (30€ round trip). We all laughed and were able to swim at the beautiful little beach at the end. Stromboli was better than we dreamed. 1h30 walk with my big to the limit without guide. You can hear the volcano rumbling every 20 minutes! Just time to send 4 dishes of seafood pasta and hop on the boat and there! 30 minutes to observe on the bridge, 4 explosions of magma of which the 3rd sent projectiles in the air that rolled on the slope of the pillar of fire! Magic!!! The return is long for the children, everyone is exhausted and a little crammed because on deck it was cool and night. Unforgettable experience

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Catherine_p

Jun 10, 2025

A beautiful moment - The organization of this activity is well thought out, enough free time on each island for a personal discovery. At nightfall, on the boat, volcano observation time, great!

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Fabianos628

Jun 3, 2025

Good. - The tour itself was very good, there is no fault if just that day, the volcano was lazy in showing its strength, but it was worth the experience as a whole.

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Grandtour740511

Jul 7, 2024

Mini Cruise to the Aeolian islands with my cousins! - I was so extremely excited to take this cruise with my cousins. We had this plan for months! We met our tour guide, Alexandria, who was very friendly and informative. She made us feel very comfortable and well informed. We had a great time visiting Stromboli and Panarea. We were even lucky enough to witness volcanic eruptions on Stromboli from a distance of course. I would highly recommend this 10-12 hour mini cruise for anyone visiting north eastern Sicily.

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Grandtour35757102996

Jun 12, 2024

Preferably immediately again - We had a lot of fun and the crew was very professional. The tour guide in particular had a lot of information for us.

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Manja_b

Aug 10, 2025

Great tour! Anytime again and we were very satisfied. - The tour was a complete success, not only the ship, but also our guide "Alessandra" was very accommodating and open to any question or concern. The walk through Panarea offered by Alessandra was very informative. Stromboli was also mega. The Black Beach and the lava eruptions were great and overwhelming to look at. Unfortunately, the garbage overshadows the beauty of the islands, both on the small islands and in Sicily. We can only recommend this tour.

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Jill

Oct 18, 2024

Great Day with Great Sights! - The tour was very good. Whilst the other island was quaint, it was Stromboli, which was an experience that I will never forget. The people that live on this constantly erupting volcano are interesting. Get on the boat and go around the other side of the volcano and see an impressive sight red fire plumes, noise and constant change, amazing. Time in each venue was long enough lots of travel on this tour but worthy of the time to get there. Alexandria, our guide was very good and kept everyone informed even though the group contained a variety of nationalities and languages. SEE organised a trip that works, expect a long tiring day

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Goplaces49730924301

Jul 21, 2024

Stromboli yes, Panerea no. - It was a long trip to Panarea. Not much to see. Getting to the beach was costly, for the short time we were allotted before going back to the boat. 20 euro each way to transport from the dock to the beach. 30 euros to rent a chair and umbrella for the 30 minutes you spent at the beach. Skip this!!! Stromboli was nicer. Seeing the volcanos small eruptions was exciting. If you can choose, pick an excursion that goes only to Stromboli.

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Sofiab585

Jul 5, 2024

Unprofessional - Nothing to say about the beauty of the islands that are certainly worth the visit. Clean ship and friendly staff but what we dispute is the organization of the tour. Due to a prohibition of civil protection to get off at Stromboli they made us stop for 4 hours in Panarea without giving us the possibility of any refund or proposed tour change. Since there are thousands of people on such a small island in the heat of 2pm it is impossible to see or do any activity. For the high cost and inconvenience suffered I do not recommend this company (tarnav.it ) because they have done nothing to make it more manageable and physically sustainable.

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Philippeme7467rq

May 31, 2024

scam, avoid!!!! - Scam!!! The stops last less than 2 hours and you will not be able to see the eruptions of Stromboli because the boat leaves when the show starts (It needs darkness to see the eruptions.). We regret having taken this company especially since we saw the other boats coming while we were already heading at full speed towards the port.. . Total frustration... And what can we say about the guide except that it is absolutely useless!!! company to flee!!!!

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up to 15 guests

1 - Adult