Best Volcano Hikes and Treks in Catania: Our Top 10

1.Guided Trek 3,000 Meters to the Summit

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,407 reviews · from $113Our pick

Review of Mount Etna’s 3,000-meter guided trek, with cable car, volcanic craters, guide tips, fitness needs, costs, and practical advice.

“a wonderful and very emotional experience and adventure and the top leader of the Lucca group who passed on a lot of knowledge and information and care for all of us. The path is instructive, wonderful views of the craters, I recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about volcanoes and especially about the waters of Lucca”

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2.Etna Sunset Tour: Volcano trek, Cave & tasting from Catania

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,290 reviews · 5 hours · from $70

Review of Etna Sunset Tour from Catania, with crater hike, lava cave, local tasting, guide tips, price advice, and practical details.

“Lorenzo was a very good tour guide, Very informative and made the tour very enjoyable. The sun came out just enough for some photos. The cave, the tasting and Mount Etna was all good fun. Would highly recommend this tour. Make sure to take warm clothing for the top as it can get very cold and windy!”

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3.Mount Etna Adventurous Hiking Tour with Equipment

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 784 reviews · 7 hours · from $88

Hike Mount Etna from Catania to 2,400 metres, explore a lava tube, and enjoy volcano views with gear, guides, and transfers included.

“This trip was amazing and absolutely great value for money! Great walking pace, took lots of comfort breaks but not in a slow way, loads of interesting facts and info about craters, rock formation, the history, and just could generally answer all weird and wonderful questions about etna, catania and Sicily! Our guides Ernesto and Alessandro were hilarious, generous and fun! The lunch spot at the peak of our hike (not the summit) was incredible and the guides had all the equipment you could need so there wasn’t a need to overpack! E.g shoes coats backpacks, boot covers, helmets, walking sticks. We also got picked up from central catania which…”

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4.trek on Mount Etna, Lava Cave & tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 563 reviews · 7 hours · from $68Best value

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!”

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5.Etna Volcano: South Side Guided Summit Hike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $78Top rated

Review Etna’s South Side summit hike, with guide quality, costs, fitness demands, equipment, weather risks, and practical tips for booking.

“be in good physical shape and able to withstand the max altitude of 3000m Provide warm clothing hat and glovesAuto-translated”

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6.North Upper Craters Guided Tour by 4×4 with Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 243 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $94

Ride Mount Etna’s north side by 4x4, hike to 2,900 meters, and see craters, lava flows, and coast views with a guide.

“Hade beställt en engelsk tur, men fick en bland tur. Svårt med barnen. Väldigt torftig information från guiden. Turen var knappt 2 timmar. Var inte uppe vid observatoriet som det stod. Vackert men gick inte det som utsades.”

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7.Mount Etna Sunset Trekking with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · 6 hours · from $81

Explore Mount Etna from Catania with a small-group sunset trek, lava craters, coastal views, Etna wine, and Sicilian snacks.

“Amazing experience, very knowledgeable guides and a cute dog :) Recommended!”

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8.Private mt. Etna trekking and pic-nic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $274

Review of a private Mt. Etna trek from Catania with lava cave, picnic, flexible routes, guide, transport, and practical booking advice.

“We had an incredible trip to Mt. Etna! Enzo picked us up at our Airbnb apartment in Catania, and told us we were the only ones on the tour that day, so we could design our trip any way that suited us. He navigated the trip through town and up tRead more”

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9.Etna Summit Craters Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $84

Review of Etna’s summit craters excursion from Catania, with cable car access, lava cave, local tasting, costs, tips, and family advice.

“Very interesting excursion with an excellent guide Lucia. Unusual landscapes, many different places visited”

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10.Tour to the Summit Craters of Etna 2920 meters with cable car and Jeep

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $318

Review of Etna’s 2,920-meter summit tour from Catania, with cable car, Jeep, lava cave, volcanic guides, honey, and wine tasting.

“Wonderful day—guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. I would highly recommend. However, a bit concerning Mt Etna erupted 2 days after we were there! 😳”

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