This hiking excursion will take you to the 1923 and 2002 craters of Mount Etna, two of the most impressive and recent volcanic features on the north side of the mountain.
You will walk along the lava flows that spilled from these craters, passing through the beautiful beech woods lava fields of Etna, where you can admire the fascinating shapes and colors of the volcanic rock.
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Piano Provenzana
Start the hiking excursion and reach the 1923 Bottoniera craters
Hike the 2002 craters
Descent the exciting ash slope and back to Piano Provenzana
The end of the tour
Ending Point
Piano Provenzana
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Private Volcanological Guide
WHAT TO BRING!
Warm clothing
Hiking boots or sport shoes
Sun hat
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
1 lt of water per hiker
Bandana for volcano dust
Backpack
All items can be rent or buy on site
Travelers should have a good physical fitness level.
The tour is absolutely forbidden to pregnant woman’s, people with heart and blood pressure problems, diabetes, asthma, knee or back problems, altitude sickness or other serious medical conditions.
The itinerary may be subject to change depending on local restrictions due the volcanic activity, weather conditions, or other factors that may affect the safety or feasibility of the hike.
Only children from 7 years old can join this tour.
As a licensed Tour Leader and Volcanology Guide, my specialty is leading tours on Mount Etna and his wineries. However, I am not qualified to guide you inside historical monuments, churches or archaeological sites as the theatre of Taormina
I am Vincenzo a Professional Volcanological Guide of Mount Etna, specialized in private tours to Mount Etna.
The tours I propose are:
- Hiking tours to Summit Craters of Mount Etna
- Easy Walking tours
- Etna Wine tasting
- ATV - Quads tours
- Shopping tours
I am passionate of traveling, hiking and share my volcano knowledge with travelers visiting Sicily and Etna.
I am a tour guide of Sicily since 2000, I speak fluent Italian, English, French, and Spanish, and I can communicate with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
My tours are educative, but also fun and engaging. I like to interact with my guests and make them feel comfortable and welcome.
To make my hiking excursions more authentic and memorable, I love to add some personal touches with an interesting storytelling.
If you are looking for a local official Volcanological Guide, to visit Mount Etna I would be happy to assist you and make your visit to the volcano the highlight of your trip in Sicily.
Laura W.
Adventure to Mount Etna & Authentic Sicilian Street food | From Messina
“Perfect Day in Sicily with Vincenzo”
There were four of us on this tour and Vincenzo provided a perfect day for us. We started with a stop in a bakery in a small village on the drive up to north side of Etna. Then a short hike up to the 1865 lava fields during which Vincenzo explained the history and characteristics that make Etna special. We then went to the village of Milo where Vincenzo had arranged for us to have freshly made arancini and wine on the main square with breaktaking views of the sea. Then a stop in Taormina for cappuccino and shopping capped a perfect day. Thank you Vincenzo for your wonderful hospitality!
$250/ per group