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Private Etna Tour from Messina
Embark on a private tour from Messina to Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano. Explore craters, learn about its history, and indulge in Sicilian wines and food.
Embark on a private tour from Messina to Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano. Explore craters, learn about its history, and indulge in Sicilian wines and food.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Taormina - Your personal tour guide will pick you up at your accommodation/port in Taormina area, Catania or Messina, and you will start your wonderful private trip 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…
- Taormina - Your personal tour guide will pick you up at your accommodation/port in Taormina area, Catania or Messina, and you will start your wonderful private trip 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, where you will visit local honey shop and taste the produce of the fertile volcano land - such as honey and liquors. Then you will continue to drive up the volcano and reach an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level. Here you can feel the exceptional atmosphere of Etna volcano, admire the lunar landscapes and visit some extinct lateral craters. Later you will reach an Etna Winery where you will have a food and wine tasting. A professional sommelier will offer you 4 glasses of Sicilian Etna DOC red and white wines. After the tour, your guide will drop you off at your accommodation or port in Taormina area, Catania or Messina.
What's Included
- Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off
- Private driver/guide
- Bottled water
- Guided tour of Etna
- Private tour for your party in an air-conditioned car
- Private local tour leader
- Winery visit with food and wine tasting (optional)
- Round-trip transportation in a private car
- Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off
- Private driver/guide
- Bottled water
- Guided tour of Etna
- Private tour for your party in an air-conditioned car
- Private local tour leader
- Winery visit with food and wine tasting (optional)
- Round-trip transportation in a private car
What's Not Included
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Cable car and 4x4 to the summit (3000 m) - 65 Euro per person
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Cable car and 4x4 to the summit (3000 m) - 65 Euro per person
- Gratuities
Additional Information
On this exclusive tour suitable for 2 people, you’ll explore Etna, Europe’s tallest active volcano, in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle. This tour is tailored just for you and your group, ensuring the highest quality experience.
Accompanied by your personal friendly guide, you’ll learn about the formation of the volcano, its eruption history, and…
On this exclusive tour suitable for 2 people, you’ll explore Etna, Europe’s tallest active volcano, in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle. This tour is tailored just for you and your group, ensuring the highest quality experience.
Accompanied by your personal friendly guide, you’ll learn about the formation of the volcano, its eruption history, and the legends, traditions, and lore of ‘Mother Etna’ and Sicily. As we traverse through quaint mountain villages in our private ride, you’ll finally reach a height of 2000 meters. Here, you can take in the breathtaking views, inspect the craters, browse through lava-themed souvenirs in the local shops, and enjoy a meal or drink at a restaurant or bar.
If you prefer, we can also arrange a visit to one of Etna’s top wineries where you can savor some of Sicily’s finest wines and delicacies.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- 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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jamiho
Oct 27, 2024
Fantastic personal tour of Etna - Prestelli Tours was a pleasure to work with from beginning to end.
The office staff answered emailed questions very promptly during the planning phase, which made it so easy. What’s more, they didn’t even request a deposit. Payment is requested in cash at the time of the tour.
And then the tour: our guide Alberto picked us up right at our hotel in Taormina and he was wonderful. He is studying for his advanced degree in vulcanology at the local university, and has lived his whole life with Etna outside his bedroom window. He couldn’t have been more friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
First we stopped at a place to taste and buy local honey and wine, then on up the mountain to a lava tube where we hiked in a hundred meters or so. The ground was very rocky and uneven, so wear good shoes!
Then on to the parking area near the cable car. We opted not to go up and hike further upslope, but there are lots of very cool extinct cones to hike on near the parking lot. The views are amazing, the place is otherworldly.
Then on to a winery for a tasting and lunch. Prestelli has a relationship with several local wineries, we were taken to La Gelsomina, which I highly recommend for its charming owner who was happy to chat with us about the wine and his wine business. The food was very good as well.
We also visited a second winery which also served food. This place, Gambino, was a much bigger and slicker operation, with lots of tour buses rolling through, but still very pleasant.
At the end of the day we were tired, full and happy.
Highly recommend Prestelli.
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Adam_r
Sep 8, 2023
Great tour, flew by! - Massimo was fantastic and informative throughout the trip. Tour lasted bang on 7 hours start to finish, perfect amount of time hiking and the vineyard was fantastic!
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Susanraeb2023
Jul 28, 2023
Best way to see Mt. Etna, experience a local winery, and enjoy an amazing Sicilian lunch! - Amazing day!! Samuela started our day with excellent communication on meeting location. We quickly hopped in her very clean lovely private car and away we went! We stopped in the lovely village of Linguaglossa and enjoyed a coffee. Then we visited a quaint shop that had local honey, liquors, and gifts. After trying many types of honey and delicious liquors(and buying several which did make it home!) we headed for the volcano. What an amazing sight to see. It was a beautiful day, clear sky and we could easily see the white smoke from the living mountain. We hiked to previous craters and experienced the beauty of the plants and trees growing in the rich soil. After our exhilarating hike, Samuela, took us to a beautiful local Mt. Etna vineyard to sample their lovely wine. And it was so good!!! Of course, we had to buy some and one bottle actually made it home in our suitcase! We enjoyed the other bottles during the rest of the trip!
This tour was so much better than anything we had experienced with the cruise and was truly a highlight of the entire cruise. Samuela shared her love of Sicily, it’s specific culture and people. Truly a place we intend to return for a longer stay.
I highly recommend this company, Prestelli Sicily Tours! Samuela, thank you so much for the lovely day! We will be back!
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Elaine_o
Dec 5, 2022
Mount Etna Volcano Tour with Mauricio - We loved our trip to Mount Etna, we felt it was one of the highlights of our trip in Sicily. Mauricio was a real treasure to have as our tour guide. He was very upbeat and passionate about our excursion, which made it positively more enhanced! We found him superb, very knowledgeable, informative and a lot of fun. His English was spot on and very easy to understand. He definitely exceeded our expectations as a tour guide. We would highly recommend him on this tour or any other tour he may provide.
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Anthonypo6130fx
Sep 11, 2022
Amazing - Anthony and David were incredibly friendly and caring! They are super passionate and proud of their hometown and and very knowledgeable of the areas we are visiting. They made sure me and my wife were comfortable at all times, and wherever they needed they were their to help. Very good people who made the tour that much better for us! Thank you both!
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Frabbito
Aug 24, 2022
THE BEST TOUR EXPERIENCE EVER! - My name is Frank Rabbito and together with my best gal, Denise, we live in Naples, Florida in the USA, but visit Taormina each year. We had the destinct pleasure of meeting our driver, Antonio (Anthony), and our guide David who took us on the most enjoyable tour of Etna, honey farm, a winerie, and so many other places we never knew existed here in Sicily. Being Sicilian myself, I quickly understood how warm and friendly these two wonderful fellows actually are. They made us feel so much at home and their knowledge of this area is amazing.
Speaking with them throughout our drive was a pleasure beyond compare. So, if you want an experience to remember, please call and ask for them by name. You will not be disapointed for sure.
ITALIAN:
Mi chiamo Frank Rabbito e insieme alla mia migliore ragazza, Denise, siamo a Napoli, in Florida, negli Stati Uniti, ma visitiamo Taormina ogni anno. Abbiamo avuto il piacere di incontrare il nostro autista, Antonio (Anthony), e la nostra guida David che ci ha portato nel tour più divertente dell'Etna, della fattoria del miele, di una cantina e di tanti altri posti che non sapevamo esistessero qui in Sicilia. Essendo siciliano, ho capito subito quanto siano cordiali e amichevoli questi due meravigliosi ragazzi. Ci hanno fatto sentire così a casa e la loro conoscenza di questa zona è incredibile.
Parlare con loro durante il nostro viaggio è stato un piacere senza paragoni. Quindi, se vuoi un'esperienza da ricordare, chiama e chiedi loro per nome. Non rimarrai deluso di sicuro.
The best!!!
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Agathe73
Aug 6, 2022
Amazing day with Marco - Marco was a great guide, he knows a lot about Etna and vulcanos around the world. This was not our first vulcano visit so we had plenty of questions! Very knowledgeable about Sicily, a pleasent guy.
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Shimon_r
Jul 10, 2022
Alberto and Mamma Etna - WOW! Our trip to Mt. Etna exceeded expectations. Primarily due to our fantastic guide, Alberto! He is local not only to the area but to the mountain itself! He was highly prideful of Sicily and especially passionate about Mamma Etna. He was kind, sweet, and extremely knowledgeable. I don't know if this travel company allows requests, but if you can, definitely ask for him. 5/5, BEST, TOP!
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Hollyg1968
Jul 6, 2022
Personalized Day Trip to Mt Etna! - Bruno took us on a lovely adventure through Sicily! He was so good to my mother, who had limited mobility and was able to adjust the trip to fit our needs. He pointed out many sights along the route to Mt Etna and was very knowledgeable about the volcano. We learned a lot from him! When we asked on the spur of the moment to try a "real" cannoli, he took us to aa amazing little bakery in the town at the base of the volcano. This place had been in business for almost 100 years and the cannoli was the best I have ever had! We also bought a few other small treats - 6 cannoli, some nut bars, and marzipan fruits - $12 Euro! We then proceeded to the winery, which was one of the most beautiful settings for lunch I have ever seen. All the food and wines were local and presented and explained by the host/family member from the winery. We made some purchases and then headed back down the mountain. I needed some cash and so Bruno made an additional stop at an ATM for me, which seems pretty simple, but Bruno informed me that most of the ATMs in the small towns had been removed due to crime - trucks smashing into them and hauling them away. He had to make a special effort to get me to an ATM. I appreciated all of his help . Finally, upon returning to the cruise port, Bruno presented my family with a bag of yellow plums from his own garden! The only thing we missed out on was a visit to the honey farm, which I had looked forward to, but ended up not missing at all.
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Shahid2302
May 23, 2022
In the words of Tina Turner - "Simply The Best" - A superb private tour of Mount Etna, Miele honey factory and Etna Gambino Winery (including a fine lunch in stunning surroundings). However, the day was made truly special by no other than Maurizio -- quite simply the best guide we have had the pleasure of meeting. Maurizio was friendly, articulate, amazingly well informed and also very witty, chap - so never a dull moment. A man who started off as our "guide" ended the day as our "friend",. So, thank you Maurizio for an amazing fun day that we will never forget. We have family in Sicily so our paths will surely cross in the not too distant future. All the very best to you and your family.. Take care.
Shi & Lucia.
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