5-Hour Mount Etna Tour from Catania with Lava Tube and Tastings
About This Tour
Discover Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, through nature, flavours, ancient craters, lava flows, lunar landscapes, lush forests and breathtakin...
Duration: 5 Hours · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · Cities: Catania, Mount Etna, Taormina · Languages: English, Italian, Polish
About Catania
Catania
Etna towering overhead, Catania pulses with a distinct Sicilian energy; a place where Norman churches sit next to sun-splashed piazzas and local guides show off layers of Greek, Byzantine and Roman heritage.
What's Included
- Pick-up and drop-off from Catania
- Professional tour guide service
- Equipment necessary to visit a lava tube (helmets and torches)
- Local products tasting
Not Included
- Pick-up from outside Catania
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Mount Etna, Lava Tube and Ionian Coast Views
Visit Etna from its southern side. Admire its old, extinct craters at an altitude of 2000 metres and amazing views of the Ionian Coast, from Taormina to Catania. Take a look inside the lava tube. We will encounter many ancient and recent flows of solidified lava along the way. Taste local honey, flavoured olive oil, local wine and other Sicilian delicacies. Get to know a lot of interesting facts about Mount Etna and volcanic phenomena, as well as history and anecdotes referring to the territory dominated by the highest active volcano in Europe.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Catania, Province of Catania, Italy · Tour start: Catania, Province of Catania, Italy — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.