TOURIST EXCURSIONS
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ETNA TOURIST EXCURSIONS
HALF DAY
1) ETNA TOUR MORNING:
Equipment: closed-toe sports shoes, jacket (These may be available if you don't have them, just ask!)
Pick up and Drop Off free from Catania or Trecastagni or depending on location of your hotel.
Meeting point are 2:
-8:00 Catania , piazza Federico di Svevia, close to the small kiosk bar in front of the Ursino castle.
-9:00 Trecastagni, Piazza Sant'Alfio
Price:
- 60€ per person (minimum 2 pax)
- 280€ for private tour
2) ETNA HIKING:
Pick up and Drop Off free from Catania or Trecastagni or depending on location of your hotel.
Meeting point are 2:
-8:00 Catania , piazza Federico di Svevia, close to the small kiosk bar in front of the Ursino castle.
-9:00 Trecastagni, Piazza Sant'Alfio
Price: Basic price 60€ per person (minimum 2 pax) - 50€ per person (minimum 3 pax)
3) ETNA HIKING + FUNICULAR :
Starting from the cable car, we will reach an altitude of 2500 meters. From here we will start slightly uphill towards the extinct crater formed in 2001, Mount Escrivà. We will climb its steep slope to reach the top, enjoy the view, take pictures, look inside the crater and walk along the edge of the crater and then descend back to the base.
We will resume the path this time in the direction of the April 2017 lava flow.
We will take a few steps on these lava rocks to better understand the shape and the elements. We begin our descent.
First we will stop at ponoramic point to admire the vastness of the Valle del Bove, then continuing we will see a sinking crater (pit crater), La Cisternazza, and to close our tour we will pass by the east side of Monte Escrivà, crossing a wide area full of volcanic bombs.
Last descent to return to the cable car and then to the car to descend to a height of 1700mt and visit a lava cave along the road to Zafferana.
Price: Basic price + 30€ funicular ticket
4) ETNA HIKING + FUNICULAR + OFFROAD BUS:
Starting from the cable car, we will reach an altitude of 2500 meters. From here we will take an offroad bus that will take us up to 2920mt. Once off we will follow the group led by a volcanological guide. We will do the tour (approx. 45 min) of the crater formed in 2002, Mount Barbagallo , we will enjoy the wonderful panorama, photos and then we return to the bus again to descend back to the cable car and from there to the cars.
We will then move up to 1700 meters to visit a lava cave along the road to Zafferana.
Price: Basic price + 65€ funicular+bus+vulcanological guide ticket
FULL DAY
5) ETNA TOUR AND WINE:
-8:00 Catania , piazza Federico di Svevia, close to the small kiosk bar in front of the Ursino castle.
-9:00 Trecastagni, Piazza Sant'Alfio
Price: 150€ per person (minimum 2 pax) - 120€ per person (minimum 3 pax) "Group of maximum 6 persons" - 450€ private tour
-8:00 Catania , piazza Federico di Svevia, close to the small kiosk bar in front of the Ursino castle.
-9:00 Trecastagni, Piazza Sant'Alfio
