ITALY · LAVA AND ERUPTION TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 14 lava and eruption tours in Italy justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
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!”
Trek Etna’s 2002 eruption craters, lava fields, and forest with a guide on a three-hour hike from Piano Provenzana.
“We had a great time, guide was friendly and knowledgable. thank you!”
Review of Etna’s morning or sunset trek from Catania, with Silvestri Craters, lava tunnel, gear, private transport, and practical tips.
“The experience was outstanding. It was a great hike with outstanding views, lovely tour guides with detailed information about the excursions. I highly recommend.”
Explore Catania’s lava-built center, fish market, baroque churches, and Ursino Castle on a small-group walking tour with a licensed guide.
“Alicia was a great tour guide. She truly knew the history of the city and provided many insights that were very interesting”
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.
Review of the Etna and Alcantara tour from Messina, with Mt. Etna hiking, Sicilian food, transport details, value, and practical tips.
“Our tour was only four people which was amazing. We were picked up easily at the port in Messina and drove towards Mt. Etna. We stopped at a bakery for an included breakfast. I didn’t know this was part of the trip but we were able to get a cafe and your choice of baked items: croissants, cookies, cannolis or arancini. Then we continued to the base of Mt. Etna trails. Because this was a small group we were able to get to an area that the big tours aren’t so as a result our experience was very private. It is a very beautiful and different experience. It reminded me…”
Walk Mount Etna’s 2002 eruption craters from Piano Provenzana with an English, French, or Italian guide and sweeping Sicilian views.
“Great activity! To do with the family. Really top notch 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!”
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