Embark on a private tour of Mount Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano. Explore its history, culture, and myths while enjoying breathtaking views. Indulge in local produce and wines at a honey farm and winery. Book now!
- Syracuse - Your private local licensed guide will pick you up at your accommodation/port in Syracuse, and you will start your wonderful private travel to the highest active volcano in Europe. Driving by comfortable, air-conditioned car through the small authentic mountain villages, you will admire unforgettable picturesque views of Sicilian countryside full of oranges and lemon plantations, olives and almond trees, houses and churches built of lava stone. Enjoying amazing sea view and lava fields, you will arrive to a charming mountain town Zafferana Etnea, where you will visit local honey store and taste the produce of the fertile volcano land - honey, olive oils, olives, wines and liquors.
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Mount Etna - You will continue to ascend Etna reaching “Rifugio Sapienza” station at 2000mt. Here you will visit famous Silvestri Craters, admire breathtaking panoramas, visit souvenir shops offering gifts of lava, refresh yourself in some bar or restaurant.
Optional ascent by cable car/4X4 with an authorized Alpine guide to 3000mt.
After visiting Mt.Etna, the guide will chauffeur you in relax to one of the best wineries on Etna slope. At the winery you will have will have a tour of the estate, see how the grape is growing, and visit the cellars, while the expert sommelier explains you all about the wine making process and the history of this family run winery. Then you will have traditional delicious lunch of locally produced cheeses, salami, prosciutto, fresh bread, olives and olive oil and a typical pasta dish. A professional sommelier will offer you 4 glasses of Sicilian Etna red and white wines.
After your private tour, your guide will drop you off at your accommodation or port in Siracusa.
- Private local licensed guide
- Visit of one of the best Etna wineries and food and wine tasting
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Visit to local honey store and tasting of honey, jams, olives, olive oils, wines and liquors
- Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off
- Private driver/guide
- Guided tour of Etna
- Private tour only for your party by comfortable air-conditioned car
- Round-trip transportation by private comfortable car
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Cable car to an altitude of 3000 m (78 Euro for 1 person)
- Gratuities
Enjoy a private journey via a comfortably air-conditioned vehicle to Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe. This tour is exclusively for your group to maintain a top-notch experience. We include pickup and drop-off services from Syracuse.
You’ll be accompanied by a friendly private licensed guide who will share fascinating tales about the volcano’s formation, the eruptions, and the local culture, myths, and folklore surrounding ‘Mamma Etna’ and Sicily. You’ll drive through genuine mountain communities, stop by a local honey farm for a tasting of the products grown in the volcanic soil, and culminate your trip at “Rifugio Sapienza” at an elevation of 2000mt. Here, you can explore the renowned Silvestri Craters, enjoy breathtaking views, shop for lava souvenirs, and refresh at a local restaurant or bar. An optional climb to 3000mt via cable car and jeep with a certified Alpine Guide is available.
The tour will conclude with a visit to one of the finest Etna wineries, where you’ll indulge in a lunch of fresh local dishes paired with exquisite Sicilian red and white wines.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- We have private tours, only for your party, however at the beginning of the excursion we will give each guest a mask, protective gloves and hand sanitizer.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
