Mt. Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe and a true icon of Sicily. By coach, cable-car and minibus you‘ll ascend 2900 mts above sea level to the famous mountains main crater. What's more, on this full day experience, you‘ll get to visit one of Italy's most beautiful towns too.

Perched on a clifftop overlooking sweeping bays, Taormina is home to some of the best-preserved historic landmarks in the world. Take time to sip a cappuccino in the Piazza Nove Aprile, browse the chic boutiques, or check out the town's star attraction – its ancient Greek-Roman theatre. Whatever you do, you'll have free time to spend as you like, exploring one of the prettiest towns in Italy.

As well as getting your fill of sightseeing, you'll visit Mount Etna – Europe's highest volcano. But the coach can only take you so far. So you'll grab a cable car or an all-terrain vehicle and journey up to 2,900 metres for the grandstand views atop this historic landmark.

Good trip. Long day but worth it. Cable car and 4x4 to 2900. Good guide at the top, very interesting talk. Showed us steam, ice. Good view when clouds pass over. After 4x4 15min walk uphill. Guide good at waiting for slow walkers.

Didn’t get to 2900m on mount Etna due to queues that were taking an hour to get the 4x4 buses, only got up to top of cable car as wouldn’t have time in the 2 hours allotted to get to the top and back. Unfortunately due to guide saying no matter how long it took if weren’t back in 2 hours would wait for us. Some people took this literally and we had to wait for 4 hours for them to get back which meant we only had 1.25 hours in Taomina and didn’t return to Cefalu until after 9pm.

The guide on the coach was excellent. The guide at Mt Etna we had no contact with on arrival we just had to follow the group. On the day the wind was very strong. The route to the highest point was by foot and a short cut was being taken, because of the wind. We were being sand blasted by ash and the route up a hill was difficult for many. Some said it may be OK when we get to the other side. But we didn't know and turned back as did many others.

The worst part was the long bus ride, which was of course unavoidable. Everything else was great, the guide was incredibly engaged and we learned a lot. As improvement: a detailed itinerary would be very good to see, with potential delays marked down. Things like how long a bus ride takes from A to B, how much time in total there is (we were on time but the guide did mention that the "free" time depends on how quick we are in general).

It was a very long day Our guide Roberta, and driver Cosmo were excellent. Lots of information given. Cosmos took us right into central Taourmina so we didn't need shuttle

Overall a good experience,would have liked less time on mount etna and more time in Taormina.

Why you’ll love this…

Visit the glamourous town of Taormina, the Ioanian Pearl
Immerse yourself in two Sicilian icons
Learn the secrets of Mt Etna and its relationship with locals
Enjoy the impressive view from the top of the volcano

Important to know

Lunch and entrance fees not included
We recommend you wear comfortable, thick-soled shoes
Bring a jacket or cardigan, jumper and windbreaker
Not suitable for expectant mothers, guests with reduced mobility or asthma sufferers

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What’s included

Transport
Guide
Ascent to 2900 mts

Booking fee

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

Pickup points

To see which pickup points are available, check under availability & prices.

Provider

TUI ITALIA S.R.L.

What people say about this experience

4.2/5

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Based on 73 reviews

Review categories

Value for money

4/5

Service

4.3/5

Safety

4.3/5

Staff

4.3/5

All ratings (73)

5 stars (29)

40%

4 stars (31)

42%

3 stars (10)

14%

2 stars (2)

1 star (1)

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Di
Traveled as a couple
September 24, 2025
4.6
United Kingdom
Good trip. Long day but worth it. Cable car and 4x4 to 2900. Good guide at the top, very interesting talk. Showed us steam, ice. Good view when clouds pass over. After 4x4 15min walk uphill. Guide good at waiting for slow walkers.
J
Jayne
Traveled as a couple
September 23, 2025
1.8
United Kingdom
Didn’t get to 2900m on mount Etna due to queues that were taking an hour to get the 4x4 buses, only got up to top of cable car as wouldn’t have time in the 2 hours allotted to get to the top and back. Unfortunately due to guide saying no matter how long it took if weren’t back in 2 hours would wait for us. Some people took this literally and we had to wait for 4 hours for them to get back which meant we only had 1.25 hours in Taomina and didn’t return to Cefalu until after 9pm.
J
Jimbo
Traveled as a couple
September 12, 2025
2.6
United Kingdom
The guide on the coach was excellent. The guide at Mt Etna we had no contact with on arrival we just had to follow the group. On the day the wind was very strong. The route to the highest point was by foot and a short cut was being taken, because of the wind. We were being sand blasted by ash and the route up a hill was difficult for many. Some said it may be OK when we get to the other side. But we didn't know and turned back as did many others.
O
Oleg S
Traveled with family
August 22, 2025
5
United Kingdom
The worst part was the long bus ride, which was of course unavoidable. Everything else was great, the guide was incredibly engaged and we learned a lot. As improvement: a detailed itinerary would be very good to see, with potential delays marked down. Things like how long a bus ride takes from A to B, how much time in total there is (we were on time but the guide did mention that the "free" time depends on how quick we are in general).
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NikkiG
Traveled with family
July 9, 2025
4.6
United Kingdom
It was a very long day Our guide Roberta, and driver Cosmo were excellent. Lots of information given. Cosmos took us right into central Taourmina so we didn't need shuttle
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Nick Madge
Traveled as a couple
May 7, 2025
4.2
United Kingdom
Overall a good experience,would have liked less time on mount etna and more time in Taormina.