Etna Volcano: South Side Summit Hike
4.9
290 Ratings
Città metropolitana di Catania

Experience the extraordinary beauty of Etna and its summit craters on a trekking adventure with Ashàra Volcanological Guides. Explore volcanic activity and be amazed by the stunning natural surroundings.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ashàra Volcanological Guides in Sicily - Trekking carried out by a certified company of mountain and volcano guide who will be happy to accompany you with professionalism and safety up to the top of Etna. Take breaks along the way and capture unique photos of the summit craters as you admire the stunning natural beauty all around you.
    After meeting…
What's Included
  • Trekking sticks
  • Helmet
  • Insurance and Volcanological Guides
  • Trekking boots
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Tickets of cable car and jeep 4x4 (60€ per person) to pay on spot
  • Pick up transfer service from Catania or around
  • Wind jacket
Additional Information

Each excursion is carried out in compliance with the levels of volcanic risk.
After the meeting and departure from Piazzale Rifugio Sapienza (Etna Sud), with the cable car and 4x4 jeep you reach an altitude of 2,800 meters and from here in about 2 hours of walking through lava flows and environments looking lunar, you reach the Etna Summit Craters at…

Location
Ashàra Volcanological Guides in Sicily
Piazzale Rifugio Sapienza
Departure from Piazzale Rifugio Sapienza at our Ashàra's Info point located close to Terrazza dell'Etna Restaurant
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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544chenyiz
Sep 17, 2024
5* coudn't ask for better - The day before the hike they sent me a text indicating the time, location, and what we needed to bring, and they where avaible for any question. We started at 8am to " check- in" and briefing, so we were ahead of other organizations . It was organized . It has free parking there. Our guide and geologist (vulconist) was Giovanni. He was excellent!!! The explanations were interesting and concise! Passionate and very aware of the safety issues and procedures! Because of the yellow risk in this moment, we weren't able to climb to the main crater yet the tour was non stopping, we acrossed diferent beautifull sceneries. Very easy to do the hikes, really like in vacation mode. And we almost always dodged others tour groups, so it was better! The climbing (upper) was basically done with the telepheric and the bus. The team was amazing!!
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Francescabn6079qd
Aug 17, 2024
Perfect!! - Great experience!! The association is organized very well, all very helpful!! The trekking activity is very good, the landscapes are spectacular. A huge thank you to Marco for his kindness and professionalism
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Giorgioa815
Aug 13, 2024
Everything perfect and organized - Ashara's organization is perfect. From registration to equipment distribution to the end of the tour. Guide Giovanni is very prepared and manages the group well, although heterogeneous alternating the walk, during which he is ready to help people in need, and clear explanations, interesting in-depth and documented. An experience from which one comes out enriched even if a little tired.
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Margauxlsn
Jul 30, 2024
An exceptional experience to make - Great day spent with Ashàra. We had the pleasure of having Antonio as our guide: funny, safe, he was able to answer all our questions with clarity and kindness. We had the chance to climb during a particularly active phase of the volcano. We recommend with your eyes closed this beautiful experience! (And don’t worry about the effort, the guide watches the rhythm and breaks). Thanks again!
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F6415klnicol_b
Jul 24, 2024
Best possible experience on Mount Etna - Breathtaking and absolutely not to be missed for several reasons: beautiful landscapes, the Guide (Antonio), very nice, very helpful with every question, excellent knowledge of the place and places not to be missed, combined with the ability to calibrate the difficulty of the climb according to needs; finally, they offer the opportunity to make climbs in small groups (2/3 people) or larger, which makes the ascent a little more “intimate” and much more fun. The experience is absolutely worth the cost of the climb! Consigliatissimo!
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X4209jcaliceb
Jul 24, 2024
Lunare - Esperienza magnifica! The landscape is truly unique (so much so that they use it to test the rovers they will take to Mars), it seems to be in another world: behind every dune of ash and volcanic rocks lies something different and enchanting. The visit was made even more exciting by our Guide (Antonio), who between a technical explanation and another was able to entertain us for the duration of the tour (always safely). Despite the four hours of trekking the route was easy and the beauty of what surrounded us took our breath away more than the uphill trails.
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Frédéric
Jul 20, 2024
We had a very good day - We had a great family day with our Guide Antonio who not only took the time to explain the different phenomena related to the Volcano (in a very educational and ultra clear way) and also knew how to take breaks (necessary) to make this outing very pleasant. Antonio is a very good Guide both professionally and humanly. We loved his humor!
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Alizak347
Jul 9, 2024
Fun and Informative hike - Great hike with Fabio! He likes to share information and is a good teacher. He was also very responsible in terms of taking care of each member of the group, which was important on such an extraordinarily windy day.
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Zainab
Jul 5, 2024
ETNA volcano mountain - Omg one of the best the best experience I’ve ever had in my life ! If you are in Sicily please join this group to see the beauty of ETNA mountains.. One of the best ! 5/5
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Blenny2016
Jun 24, 2024
Etna summit craters - Very nice hike for the context in which you move. Zero vegetation and you walk on lava ground. For those who go to the mountains is not only challenging 400/500 meters in altitude but walking on the crest of the crater is exciting. Guides usually volcanologists or geologists can answer all your questions. To be recommended
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From $63
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).