CROSSING OF ETNA (from the south side to the north side)
Price per person
Useful information:
Duration: | 7/8 hours |
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Difficulty: | High |
What is included: | ✅ Guide |
Period: | May/June until October. |
Minimum participants | 8 participants. |
South to North
The proposed itinerary will allow you to visit and explore the most striking places on the southern and northern slopes of Etna. The route passes through a continuous succession of ancient and recent craters, vast lava fields, lava caves, until you reach the summit of the volcano, where the central crater with its fumes and intense yellow sulphur will be the protagonist. The itinerary continues for the descent along the northern slope to the locality of Piano Provenzana. Return to Etna Sud by minibus.
The itinerary will take place by cable car and off-road minibus in one-way service up to the maximum limit currently reachable by the means of ascent, and then continue entirely on foot with the guide.
All you need
- hiking boots
- backpack
- windbreaker jacket
- long pants
- hat or cap
- gloves (depending on the season)
- sack lunch***We can provide you with free hiking boots, jacket, helmet, poles.
Useful information
The trek is not recommended for people with heart problems, asthma, pregnant women.
The trek is subject to volcanic and weather conditions, so the guide reserves the right to change and/or cancel the itinerary, even on the same day of departure.
Cable car and transport
The price quoted does not include cable car and bus fares.
These costs may vary depending on the season.
B&B
Our Etna Casa del Sole B&B offers comfortable air-conditioned rooms with WI-FI and access to a garden with an outdoor pool.
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