Guided Hiking Tour to Mount Etna and Alcantara Gorges, Sicily

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Enjoy an exciting full-day hiking tour on the eastern side of Sicily: explore Mount Etna and the Alcantara Gorges with a certified guide - open to beginners!

Enjoy an exciting full-day hiking tour on the eastern side of Sicily: explore Mount Etna and the Alcantara Gorges with a certified guide - open to beginners!

When travelling to Sicily, there's nothing better than a guided hiking tour up Mount Etna and the majestic canyon of the Alcantara Gorges. Attracting visitors from all over the world, this corner of Sicily will treat you to unparalleled views. Designed for beginners and nature lovers, this guided hiking tour will allow you to spend a wonderful day immersed in nature.

Your guide will pick you up from your accommodation around Catania and drive you to the starting point of this hiking adventure. Starting at 2000 m high, your guide will brief you about the activity. With this hiking tour, you’ll explore lava flows, forests and black-sanded deserts. Following your guide, you’ll learn about the volcano and get incredible views of eastern Sicily. You and your guide will enjoy a lovely lunch at a mountain hut, run by the locals. Taste Sicily's delicious food and restore before continuing your hiking tour around Mount Etna. Geared up with a helmet and torch, you'll visit a lava cave and get an insight into Mount Etna! Get back in your guide's vehicle and reach the Alcantara Gorges. With a short drive, you'll arrive at the magical scenery of this volcanic canyon and explore its surroundings. At the end of this incredible hiking tour, your guide will drive you back to your accommodation in Catania.

Now is the perfect time to plan and make your Sicily getaway memorable. Reserve your spot on this guided hiking tour to Mount Etna and the Alcantara Gorges!

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Practical information

Course of events

- Pick-up at your hotel in Catania at 8:30 am.
- Your guide will drive you to the starting point of the hike.
- Briefing.
- Start your full-day hike on Mount Etna.
- Lunch break at a mountain hut (included in the price).
- Visit a lava cave.
- Get back in your guide's vehicle and reach the Alcantara Gorges.
- Continue your hiking tour to the Alcantara Gorges.
- Return to the meeting point by 5:30 pm.

Activity requirements

- The minimum age for this activity is 10 years old.
- The minimum number of participants is 6.

Special terms

- Upon booking, contact your guide to confirm the pick-up point in Catania.

Meeting point:
Etnaest - Via Novaluce, 70, 95030 Canalicchio CT, Italy (contact your guide to confirm the pick-up point)
Spoken languages:French, English, Italian
Included
  • Guide
  • Sticks
  • Insurance
  • Helmet
  • Torch
  • Pick-up and drop off
  • Lunch at a mountain hut
Excluded
  • Photos
Do not forget to bring
  • Trekking shoes
  • Hat
  • Sunscreen
  • Water

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