CATANIA · LAVA AND ERUPTION TOURS
Good lava and eruption tours in Catania fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 9 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Catania’s Mount Etna sunset Jeep tour, with lava caves, crater views, tastings, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Fabio was very fun and made the whole experience a wonderful time!”
Review of Catania’s Mount Etna jeep tour, with lava caves, Valle del Bove views, local tastings, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“We had a terrific tour. Our guide Orazio was excellent and a great person to represent your company. He was attentive to the group, and very personable. The tour was comfortable and easy enough for everyone. The cave portion might be a challenge for people with knee issues in terms of getting in and out, but you can opt out of that portion and still have a great day!”
Explore Mount Etna from Catania with crater walks, a lava cave, small-group transport, and Sicilian honey, oil, and wine tasting.
“I would highly recommend this trip. However you need to add the extra to go as high as you can!”
Review of Sicily’s private Mount Etna 4x4 tour, with lava caves, forest tracks, craters, Alcantara Gorges, and Etna wine country.
“Our guide Marco was fantastic. He made sure we had an excellent experience and paced it perfectly.”
Review of Etna’s 5.5-hour morning or sunset trek from Catania, with craters, lava flows, a lava tunnel, gear, and practical tips.
“Geweldige tour! Gewandeld tussen de vele kraters van de etna met een adembenemend uitzicht. Je lijkt in een andere wereld te stappen. Tijdens de wandeling kregen we uitleg over de fauna&flora op de etna, maar ook over de vulkaan zelf en zijn of haar uitbarstingen/lava. Super interessant en absoluut een meerwaarde als je meer over de etna te weten wilt komen. Op het einde van de wandeling kan je ‘lopen’ van een steile helling, waar je voeten 30 cm in het zwarte (lavasteen) zand zakken, wat een leuke afsluiter was! Erna gingen we naar een lavatunnel verder op, en kregen we opnieuw een uitleg over hoe/wat. Al bij al, zeker…”
Explore Mount Etna’s craters, lava flows, and lava tunnel, then taste arancino and Sicilian pastries on a small-group tour from Taormina.
“Guide had a lot of knowledge, answered all our questions and it was a really nice experience”
Explore Etna by 4x4 with a lava cave, crater walk, wine tasting, honey, and arancino brunch from Catania or Taormina.
“The guides were very nice and accommodating. The winery we visited was a bit lacking in my opinion but it was perhaps because we are out of season in January. The lava cave we visited was extremely cool to see. They did their best to drive us as high as possible up Etna but unfortunately the road to go further was closed due to snow. Can’t help that. Overall it was a great day.”
Watch sunset over Mount Etna, walk ancient craters and lava fields, and learn about Sicily’s volcano with a local guide.
Ride an e-MTB across Etna lava flows, pine forest and old railway tracks before reaching Sicily’s icy Alcantara Gorges.
“Het was best beetje spannend voor beginners maar zo leuk als je het dan toch gedaan hebt! Geweldige begeleiding!”
Pick a mountain, a crater or a way up it.
