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Etna Trekking Morning or Sunset Known as Ring on the Valley

By Etna Azimut Excursions
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$226 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

The “Etna - Ring on the Valley” trek is a real volcanic bath of Etna ash that you will absorb like a sponge, in your veins.
Etna, with its 3,403 metres of height, is a volcanic giant that dominates the Sicilian landscape, a unique attraction in the world both for its majestic presence and for its volcanic activity. It is the largest active volcano in Europe, a natural laboratory where nature manifests itself in all its power, with spectacular eruptions and a unique landscape, characterised by lava flows, craters, caves and volcanic deserts. These environments offer a suggestive spectacle, with the contrast between the wild nature and the fascinating aesthetics and image of Etna. In fact, it is a symbol of Sicily and its culture, present in legends, traditions and art. Its presence influences the daily life of Sicilians, with crops that adapt to volcanic conditions and a special relationship with the mountain.

Activity location
  • Piazzale Rifugio Sapienza
    • Piazzale Rifugio Sapienza
    • 95030, Nicolosi, Sicilia, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • SP92, 19
    • 19 SP92
    • 95032, Nicolosi, Sicilia, Italy

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Etna Trekking Morning/Sunset - "Ring on the Valley"
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30 AM
Price details
NZ$176.86 x 1 AdultNZ$176.86
Paid at activityNZ$49.13

Total
Price is NZ$225.99
Until Sun, 15 Feb
Etna Trekking Pro - Full day
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English

Etna Trekking Pro - Full day: Per Full Day: trekking circa 6/7 ore + visita grotta vulcanica
Duration: 6 hours: Trekking di 6-7 ore, con 700/800 metri di dislivello, fino a quota 2500/2600 metri, con pranzo al sacco sulla Valle.

Pickup included

Price details
NZ$216.16 x 1 AdultNZ$216.16
Paid at activityNZ$49.13

Total
Price is NZ$265.29
Until Sun, 15 Feb

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    For Full Day: trekking about 7 hours + visit to lava flow cave
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Trekking equipment such as poles, jackets and backpacks
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Baby seat for the transfer
  • What's includedWhat's included
    For Half Day: trekking about 5 hours + visit to lava flow cave
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Small surprise sweet tasting
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Qualified and Certified Nature Guide "pursuant to Law 4/2013"
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Rental trekking shoes
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Rental baby trekking backpack
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transfer from Catania and province (+25€/person) - Taormina and Giardini Naxos (45€/person).
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch or anything not included in the programme sheet

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • SUITABLE FOR REGULAR HIKERS IN GOOD HEALTH AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, PROVIDED THEY ARE USED TO WALKING.

Activity itinerary

Piazzale Rifugio Sapienza
  • 30m
After the guide's welcome with a coffee, and after a short briefing, we will set off for the trek. From the starting point, with the first introduction I will immediately immerse you in the lunar landscape of Etna with its lava flows and its characteristic "buttonhole" craters, among which, some protagonists of recent destructions in the modern history of the volcano.
Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
From the starting point, with the first introduction I will immediately immerse you in the lunar landscape of Etna with its lava flows and its characteristic “buttonhole” craters, among which some are the protagonists of recent destructions in the modern history of the volcano.
Mount Etna
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The walk will proceed step by step, progressively increasing the altitude, which will allow you to appreciate the elegant endemic flora and native fauna, both inside and outside the woods rich in tree species of the high-mountain belt, of the most active volcano in Europe.
Valle Del Bove
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
We will cross sandy deserts, small depressions, accumulations of vegetation typical of lava deserts, accompanied by an incredible panorama that will leave you breathless, until reaching the most imposing and fascinating caldera depression for its majesty, the "Valle del Bove". Through this surreal vision, it will be possible to appreciate a panorama rich in elements, which surround this privileged area; from the summit area of the active craters to the Ionian Sea, where cities of Greek origin have come to life since ancient times, and from the boot of Italy, Calabria, to the Tyrrhenian Sea, it will be exciting to see on days of good visibility, the Strait of Messina.
Mount Etna
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
This is the stage that I like to call “Sotf-challenge”, it will be exciting and equally super fun, in several passages, to be able to sink your legs and feet into the very fine and soft lava sand, to make you understand how much of this sand the volcano emits when it produces its paroxysms.
Grotta Cassone
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Finally, we will proceed for a spectacular descent into the bowels of the volcano through a visit to a lava flow cave (lava tube), generated during a volcanic eruption, equipped with a speleologist helmet and torches, to understand the phenomena connected to the flow of lava, as well as the myths, legends and historical traditions of the uses of the caves.

Location

Activity location
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    Piazzale Rifugio Sapienza
    • Piazzale Rifugio Sapienza
    • 95030, Nicolosi, Sicilia, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    SP92, 19
    • 19 SP92
    • 95032, Nicolosi, Sicilia, Italy

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