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Etna Alcantara tour: the majestic lava landscape
(14) Reviews
Messina
Important Information
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Etna Alcantara tour is the experience to discover two totally different types of lava landscapes. The first part of the day will take you to the northern side of Mt. Etna at 6500 ft above sea level. Here you will learn about the stages that led to the origin of Mt. Etna and the different types of volcanic activities all hiking up to the edge of some of the extinct craters formed by ancient eruptions.
In the second part of the Etna Alcantara tour, you will visit the Alcantara Valley where the Alcantara River has shaped the famous basaltic lava canyon formed by prehistoric lava flows of Mount Etna. Here you will spend some times by the River, having the possibility to go in the cold water, ad...
Highlights
7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Taxes
Round trip transfer by private A/C van
Entrance ticket to the Alcantara Gorges
Walking tours/ hikes
Liability Insurance
Discover Messina Travel Assistance
Live comments on board
Professional tour guide
Gratuities
Private expenses
Anything which is not specified in the “Inclusions”
Lunch
Etna Alcantara tour: the majestic lava landscape
(14) Reviews
Messina
About
Etna Alcantara tour is the experience to discover two totally different types of lava landscapes. The first part of the day will take you to the northern side of Mt. Etna at 6500 ft above sea level. Here you will learn about the stages that led to the origin of Mt. Etna and the different types of volcanic activities all hiking up to the edge of some of the extinct craters formed by ancient eruptions.
In the second part of the Etna Alcantara tour, you will visit the Alcantara Valley where the Alcantara River has shaped the famous basaltic lava canyon formed by prehistoric lava flows of Mount Etna. Here you will spend some times by the River, having the possibility to go in the cold water, ad...
Highlights
7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Taxes
Round trip transfer by private A/C van
Entrance ticket to the Alcantara Gorges
Walking tours/ hikes
Liability Insurance
Discover Messina Travel Assistance
Live comments on board
Professional tour guide
Gratuities
Private expenses
Anything which is not specified in the “Inclusions”
Lunch
Itinerary
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La Madonnina del Porto
The stele was raised by the will of Archbishop Angelo Paino
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Fontana di Nettuno
The fountain of Neptune is the second fountain created in Messina by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli
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Chiesa di S. Francesco all'Immacolata
It is an impressive temple, the second in size for the churches of Messina
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Piano Provenzana
Norther part of Etna Volcano
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Alcantara River Park
the Alcantara river Park, established in 2001, is a protected area the cold Alcantara river originates in the Nebrodi Mountains and flows into the middle of a spectacular lava canyon. In the Alcantara area became a River Park.
1 hour
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Mount Etna
Is the highest active volcano in Europe with it 10.900 ft. The newest mountain of Sicily, it started its eruptions 500.000 years ago and since then has never stopped!
