Tour overview

Duration: 9 Hours

Tie together our Mt. Etna tour, with a visit of Taormina with a local guide.  This tour is best operated from starting in Taormina at your hotel.  Today you’ll have an incredible excursion to Mt. Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, (as well as one of the worlds).  You will have a pleasant drive through the countryside & mountain villages to Rifugio Sapienza, where you will see the evidence of the eruptions of 1982, 2001 & 2002.

From there, you’ll take the cable car up to La Montagnola (8250 ft.), where you’ll meet your alpine licensed guide, and travel by off road vehicle through the eerie lava-scape to the top of the crater (9,500 ft.). Together you’ll walk to the crater edge to see the lava. A light lunch (NOT included) can be enjoyed at Rifugio Sapienza.  Your Mt. Etna Tour can be extended to include volcanic vineyard and tastings!

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Mt. Etna is a stratovolcano & it has been erupting for thousands of years and continues to erupt today. However, this is not its most famous feature. Mt. Etna contains a six-story Caldera that was created by the collapse of part of the volcano during an eruption in 472 CE, which collapsed around 5,000 years ago forming a large crater at the summit.

Upon returning to Taormina this afternoon, you’ll meet with a local expert guide, who with you’ll enjoy a 2-hour guided tour of the sites and charm of beautiful Taormina.  You’ll see the Greek Theatre atop Taormina, the little piazzas and centro of the village, and its public gardens.  Taormina is the pearl of the Mediterranean.  Its idyllically perched on a rocky promontory high above the sea and has been the most popular tourist destination in Sicily for a several hundreds of years, ever since it became an integral part of the Grand Tour of Europe. Beautifully restored mediaeval buildings, breathtaking views around every corner and a network of winding streets strewn with shops, bars, and restaurants.

Inclusions:

  • Private local expert English speaking alpine guide & local Taormina guide + all transportation, including cable car cost.

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