Etna and Alcantara Gorges
Etna and Alcantara Gorges is the excursion to choose if you feel like visiting the main beauties of Europe’s highest active volcano in a single day.
The Etnean landscape in fact has the characteristic of being very varied and gives images of unique and sensational beauty, from the sea to the mountains to the rivers that flow from it.
Immersed in endemic greenery and as majestic as Mount Etna, the Alcantara River Gorges will welcome you between beauty and myth, making the tour an evocative and unforgettable experience.
Perfect for families with children, couples and groups, Etna and Alcantara is a complete excursion that will let you savor the atmosphere of the volcanic landscape with all its unique features and fascinating legends, passing through a lunch of typical products that will complete the experience.
Etna e Alcantara: details of the experience
Etna and Alcantara is a hike with an easy level of trekking on Etna and at the Alcantara Gorges, available in the period from April to November.
Its success depends on weather conditions, let’s see now all the stages of the hike:
- Pick up at your accommodation in Catania (free transfer)
- Arrival at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level.
- Walk over the lava flows and extinct craters
- Lunch included at an Etnean refuge with typical Sicilian products
- Visit inside a lava flow cave
- Guided tour of the Alcantara Gorges
- Return to Catania by our vehicles
Full Description Etna and Alcantara from Catania
Info and booking
EARLY BIRD PRICE
Only if you book at least 5 days before
79€
(69€ kids up to 12 yrs)
STANDARD PRICE
If you book just before the date
89€
(79€ kids up to 12 yrs)
Tour Schedule
The Etna and Alcantara tour begins around 8:30 a.m. with a free transfer from your accommodation that will take you directly to 2000 meters for the start of the excursion. Insert speech that the exact time will be communicated the night before by the office
The tour ends at about 5 p.m., at the starting point, after an intense day spent among the beauty that most characterizes the Sicilian landscape, its history and myth in the world.
Additional Info
The Etna and Alcantara excursion requires participation of a minimum of 6 people and is among the most interesting excursions right for the variety of landscapes visited. Children can also take part in it and will benefit from a €10 discount on the participation fee.
The excursion participation fee includes:
- Insurance
- Entrance to the Alcantara Park
- Guide for the entire excursion
- Lunch at the restaurant
- Helmet and flashlight for visiting caves
- Whatever is expressly provided for in the program
As with all excursions it is good to be properly equipped, so the recommended equipment is:
- Hiking shoes
- Long pants
- Windproof jacket
- Water (essential!)
- Swimsuit and beach towel