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Etna South Upper Craters Guided Excursion from Taormina

4.6/5
10 reviews

Enjoy a fun excursion to Mount Etna, the highest volcano in Europe and a UNESCO site since 2013. Leave with your tour guide on board a comfortable coach and reach Rifugio Sapienza at 1.900 meters on the south side of the volcano. After a technical stop, ascent by cable car up to 2,500 meters and continuing on board jeeps up to the authorized crater zones at approximately 2,900 meters with the assistance of licensed Guides of the CAI (Italian Alpine Club) who will escort you for a soft trekking. Stop to admire the eventual activity of the summit craters in a safety zone according to weather conditions. Warm clothing and suitable shoes are recommended and can be rented on site. The ascents to Etna’s authorized crater areas are always escorted by guides of the Italian Alpine Club, who are responsible for the safety of the travellers and are subordinated to the decisions of the relevant authorities in relation to the changes of volcanic activity that affect the altitude reached.

Main features

Free cancellation
Place: Taormina
Validity: Flexible
Language:English, Italian, German
Mobile voucher accepted

Additional features

Instant confirmation
Skip the line
Guided tour
E-Voucher
Transport included

Why you’ll love this…

  • Reach 1900 meters with a multilingual tour leader
  • Enjoy the ride by cable car
  • Walk in the authorized area escorted by your Alpine Guide
  • Reach the highest altitude by 4x4 vehicles
  • Admire the upper craters activity on Mount Etna

Important to know

Know in advance:

  • Pick up is also available along the route only on request by contacting the Tour Operator

Remember to bring:

  • Warm clothing and suitable shoes

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.


What’s included

  • Roundtrip transportation
  • Multilingual guide
  • Trekking guide
  • Skip-the-line ticket
  • Cable car ticket
  • Pickup and drop-off from designated areas
  • 4x4 tour

What’s not included

  • Food and drinks

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.


Location

Terminal Interbus Taormina, Piazza Luigi Pirandello, Taormina, ME, Italia

Meeting point:

The meeting point is the main Bus Terminal in Via Pirandello not the Greek theater. Getting out from the Porta Messina arch take the Via Pirandello on the right and go down the hill, you will find it on the right after 500m.

Provider

SAT Group


What people say about this experience

4.6/5

All reviews are verified

Based on 10 reviews


Review categories

Safety

4.4/5

Value for money

4.2/5

Staff

4.4/5

Service

4.4/5


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  • H

    Heather

    Travelled as a couple


    19 June 2025
    4.2

    United States of America

    On time and well organised, although the guide could have been a little more explicit in her explanations - we weren't sure exactly what to do at certain times (although when we asked her she was more than happy to give us the details). Everything was as we expected and very worthwhile.

  • H

    Henrik

    Travelled with family


    11 July 2025
    5

    United States of America

    Kanontrevligt äventyr som jag starkt kan rekommendera.

  • P

    Pitou

    Travelled as a couple


    25 June 2025
    5

    Belgium

    Horaire respecté, guide impeccable

  • T

    TUI Musement Traveler

    16 April 2025
    5

    Germany

  • B

    Beth

    Travelled as a couple


    18 June 2024
    3

    United Kingdom

    Mount Etna itself was fantastic, however the trip was awful. We basically paid for a coach ticket there and back which was way overpriced. We didn’t know no tour was included as the description said ascend from a cable car and jeep. When we got off the bus, the guide gathered everyone together but told us that we only had the basic ticket. She took everyone else off up the mountain and pointed vaguely in the direction we needed to go to see a crater. So we had no guide at all.

  • V

    Vasyl Jung

    Travelled as a couple


    9 October 2024
    5

    Germany

    Guter Service - wir wurden da abgeholt, wo uns bequem war, dank problemlosem Kontakt über E-Mail. Einzigartiges Erlaubnis auf Ätna ist empfehlenswert. Aber sehr langes anstehen in den Schlangen für die Seilbahn und nachher für die Geländewagen um oben anzukommen, sodass keine Zeit bleibt um da etwas Zeit zu verbringen und sich anzugucken, weil man schon zurück in den Bus muss.

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Opening hours: Our team is available from 10.00 to 18.00 CET

Phone number: +44 121 468 3145