Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate 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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Availability for every day, all year round from Catania with free transfers from your accommodation. Guided tour of 8 hours which tells the biology, geology and volcanology of the Etna Volcano. You will have the opportunity to walk in paths surrounded by nature, away from tourist areas and on several dormant craters. The fauna and flora of Etna will be your traveling companions in the story of a unique territory in terms of endemicity. Explore a beautiful lava flow cave with helmets and torches. A fantastic tasting of wines, liqueurs, honey and much more will make you discover the flavors of the Volcano. With Etna behind us , we will go in the beautiful " Alcantara Gorges " canyons of lava a...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
The infant rate includes a car seat
Multilingual tour guide
Guided visit of the Alcantara River Park
Air-conditioned vehicle
Trekking shoes (upon request)
Tastings of local products
Anything not specified under "inclusions”
Meeting Points
Departure
P.za dei Martiri, 19
Geographic coordinates 37.50392537580437, 15.095278868549638
We will meet at P.za dei Martiri, 19 - Right in front of the Kilogrammo restaurant
We have our white flag with our logo (red colour).
IMPORTANT Customers must arrive 15 minutes before the start of the tour.
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Etna & Alcantara River Tour
Castiglione di Sicilia
About
Availability for every day, all year round from Catania with free transfers from your accommodation. Guided tour of 8 hours which tells the biology, geology and volcanology of the Etna Volcano. You will have the opportunity to walk in paths surrounded by nature, away from tourist areas and on several dormant craters. The fauna and flora of Etna will be your traveling companions in the story of a unique territory in terms of endemicity. Explore a beautiful lava flow cave with helmets and torches. A fantastic tasting of wines, liqueurs, honey and much more will make you discover the flavors of the Volcano. With Etna behind us , we will go in the beautiful " Alcantara Gorges " canyons of lava a...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
The infant rate includes a car seat
Multilingual tour guide
Guided visit of the Alcantara River Park
Air-conditioned vehicle
Trekking shoes (upon request)
Tastings of local products
Anything not specified under "inclusions”
Meeting Points
Departure
P.za dei Martiri, 19
Geographic coordinates 37.50392537580437, 15.095278868549638
We will meet at P.za dei Martiri, 19 - Right in front of the Kilogrammo restaurant
We have our white flag with our logo (red colour).
IMPORTANT Customers must arrive 15 minutes before the start of the tour.
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Itinerary
1
Alcantara River Park
The Alcantara River Park is a wetland in Sicily that was established in 2001 in place of the pre-existing reserve and includes that part of the territory of the metropolitan cities of Messina and Catania that forms the river basin of the Alcantara River, and is located on the northern slope of Etna, with the aim of protecting and promoting the existing natural system.
3 hours
2
Parco dell'Etna
The excursion will start discovering old basalt lava flows, volcanic caves, secular woods and it will continue with the tastes and smell of Sicily. You will visit an area of ancient explosive activity, Hornitos, a half-volcano and a state shelter.The lunar landscape of “Bove Valley” and the black ash’s desert will make your excursion a gorgeous day. Finally a tasting of honey, wines and typical Sicilian product
4 hours
3
Valle del Bove
The Valle del Bove is a large basin located on the eastern side of the volcanic edifice of Etna, within the protected area of the Etna Park, in the territory of the municipality of Zafferana Etnea (CT)
15 minutes
4
Rifugio Sapienza
located at 1,910 metres above sea level on the southern side of Etna, in the municipality of Nicolosi (CT).
30 minutes
5
ORO d'Etna - Farm Costa - Beekeeping
"In Zafferana the air is good for the lips, it smells of fresh baked bread, of broom. And from up there, from the three thousand meters of Etna, Sicily is a three-pointed star in the upside-down sky of its ancient sea."
