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Sicily Adventure Tours

If you are planning to visit Sicily, surely Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, is likely one of the best outdoor activities to look for.

There are many Etna trails you can choose, from easy walks at lower altitude, to real challenging hikes toward the summit of Etna.

Visit Mount Etna is a thrilling experience, more than all the other places you could explore in Sicily.

Just surrender to the beauty of a fully active volcano and its fiery charm!

In Sicily you will find spectacular culinary traditions, welcoming people, an epic history, marvellous beaches and several active volcanoes.

Etna3340 can help you to organize your perfect holiday through a large range of services.

You can choose among several tours. Sailing itineraries around the Aeolian Islands.

Volcano excursions visiting Etna and Stromboli with its fiery craters in constant activity.

Sicily gastronomic tours, sipping delicious wine made with the finest grapes of Sicily.

Private helicopter tours over Etna, Stromboli and the beautiful Aeolian Islands, and much more.

 

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Sicily Adventure Tours

If you are planning to visit Sicily, surely Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, is likely one of the best outdoor activities to look for.

There are many Etna trails you can choose, from easy walks at lower altitude, to real challenging hikes toward the summit of Etna.

Visit Mount Etna is a thrilling experience, more than all the other places you could explore in Sicily.

Just surrender to the beauty of a fully active volcano and its fiery charm!

In Sicily you will find spectacular culinary traditions, welcoming people, an epic history, marvellous beaches and several active volcanoes.

Etna3340 can help you to organize your perfect holiday through a large range of services.

You can choose among several tours. Sailing itineraries around the Aeolian Islands.

Volcano excursions visiting Etna and Stromboli with its fiery craters in constant activity.

Sicily gastronomic tours, sipping delicious wine made with the finest grapes of Sicily.

Private helicopter tours over Etna, Stromboli and the beautiful Aeolian Islands, and much more.

 

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The excursion on Etna of your dreams?

Since 1987 our guides accompany on the volcano Etna

Call +393334591618

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The excursion on Etna of your dreams?

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Call +393334591618

info@etna3340.com

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Etna3340 to conceive and conduct excellent excursions has: passion, dedication, study, quality and spirit of service. Etna3340 organizes the excursion on Etna accompanied by the guide, away from the crowded tourist flows to enjoy nature.

Choose your excursion on Etna with Etna3340. It is a pleasure to be able to organize the excursion on the Etna volcano of your dreams, with a volcanological guide who accompanies you during excursions on unusual routes.

We can call you and discuss together what it is possible to do as an excursion to Mount Etna during your stay in Sicily. Since 2019 it has not been possible to climb Etna to the summit, due to the eruptive risk (+60 eruptions in 2022).

The hiking limit is currently 2850 meters above sea level. Going off the usual hiking trails? If you are a nature and volcano enthusiast, you will surely enjoy discovering Etna accompanied by a volcanological guide.

In the company of the guide, you have the opportunity to discover a unique landscape in the silence of the volcanic landscapes of Etna on an excursion, different from what other excursion agencies offer.

The Etna3340 guide will make you live an unforgettable experience, away from the hordes of tourists thirsty for selfies and in the event of an eruption of Etna the guide will take you to see the fluid lava.

Etna is a very active volcano. How to visit Etna? With the guides of Etna3340. The most beautiful experience is seeing the eruption of Etna, seeing the hot flowing lava and the active craters.

There are 3 experiences to try on Etna: the helicopter flight on the summit crater, the excursion with night departure before dawn (north side) and the excursion by cable car to the summit craters (south).

To see the flowing lava and inside of Etna's smoking summit craters, opt for a helicopter flight over Mount Etna (it's possible to see the erupting Stromboli and the Aeolian Islands, including Vulcano and Lipari).

If you are a photographer or you like photographing nature and beautiful volcanic landscapes, the excursion to Etna which leaves about 2 hours before sunrise is designed to take pictures in the best moment, the golden hour.

If you want to climb as high as possible and get close to the hot lava in the summit area of Etna, you have to use the cable car on the southern slope of Etna. Here you touch the hot lava and can walk on the smoking craters.

I do my best to offer you the best possible excursion on Etna accompanied by an English speaking guide. As a guide, I have chosen the most spectacular routes, carried out at particular times of the day, particular attention is paid to safety during visits.

Do you want to see an overview of the excursions on Etna and the helicopter flights that I offer? Open the Etna3340 Instagram page or YouTube channel. If you want to be informed about the eruptions of Etna and Stromboli, subscribe to the newsletter.

I will send you by email information about the volcanic activity of Etna, Stromboli and the volcanoes in Sicily. Call +393334591618, to organize a tailor-made excursion on the Etna volcano, in a group or privately accompanied by a guide.

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Etna3340 to conceive and conduct excellent excursions has: passion, dedication, study, quality and spirit of service. Etna3340 organizes the excursion on Etna accompanied by the guide, away from the crowded tourist flows to enjoy nature.

Choose your excursion on Etna with Etna3340. It is a pleasure to be able to organize the excursion on the Etna volcano of your dreams, with a volcanological guide who accompanies you during excursions on unusual routes.

We can call you and discuss together what it is possible to do as an excursion to Mount Etna during your stay in Sicily. Since 2019 it has not been possible to climb Etna to the summit, due to the eruptive risk (+60 eruptions in 2022).

The hiking limit is currently 2850 meters above sea level. Going off the usual hiking trails? If you are a nature and volcano enthusiast, you will surely enjoy discovering Etna accompanied by a volcanological guide.

In the company of the guide, you have the opportunity to discover a unique landscape in the silence of the volcanic landscapes of Etna on an excursion, different from what other excursion agencies offer.

The Etna3340 guide will make you live an unforgettable experience, away from the hordes of tourists thirsty for selfies and in the event of an eruption of Etna the guide will take you to see the fluid lava.

Etna is a very active volcano. How to visit Etna? With the guides of Etna3340. The most beautiful experience is seeing the eruption of Etna, seeing the hot flowing lava and the active craters.

There are 3 experiences to try on Etna: the helicopter flight on the summit crater, the excursion with night departure before dawn (north side) and the excursion by cable car to the summit craters (south).

To see the flowing lava and inside of Etna's smoking summit craters, opt for a helicopter flight over Mount Etna (it's possible to see the erupting Stromboli and the Aeolian Islands, including Vulcano and Lipari).

If you are a photographer or you like photographing nature and beautiful volcanic landscapes, the excursion to Etna which leaves about 2 hours before sunrise is designed to take pictures in the best moment, the golden hour.

If you want to climb as high as possible and get close to the hot lava in the summit area of Etna, you have to use the cable car on the southern slope of Etna. Here you touch the hot lava and can walk on the smoking craters.

I do my best to offer you the best possible excursion on Etna accompanied by an English speaking guide. As a guide, I have chosen the most spectacular routes, carried out at particular times of the day, particular attention is paid to safety during visits.

Do you want to see an overview of the excursions on Etna and the helicopter flights that I offer? Open the Etna3340 Instagram page or YouTube channel. If you want to be informed about the eruptions of Etna and Stromboli, subscribe to the newsletter.

I will send you by email information about the volcanic activity of Etna, Stromboli and the volcanoes in Sicily. Call +393334591618, to organize a tailor-made excursion on the Etna volcano, in a group or privately accompanied by a guide.

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To pass the selection, the guides who work at Etna3340 must know the Etna environment, have a long experience of excursions on volcanic terrain and know how to lead people safely.

Our guides all have in common the love for Etna and Sicily, the ability to convey the passion of the Etna volcano and the desire to share a beautiful excursion on Etna, especially when Etna erupts and you go to see fluid lava.

Our mission n.1 as a guide is to welcome you warmly, respond professionally and sincerely to your specific hiking needs on the Etna volcano. I organize every excursion on Etna as if it were unique, magical.

Our goal as a guide is to make visitors experience an excursion on Etna in an authentic and unique way. The idea is to explain the history and dynamism of Etna, of Sicily and make you live an unforgettable experience.

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To pass the selection, the guides who work at Etna3340 must know the Etna environment, have a long experience of excursions on volcanic terrain and know how to lead people safely.

Our guides all have in common the love for Etna and Sicily, the ability to convey the passion of the Etna volcano and the desire to share a beautiful excursion on Etna, especially when Etna erupts and you go to see fluid lava.

Our mission n.1 as a guide is to welcome you warmly, respond professionally and sincerely to your specific hiking needs on the Etna volcano. I organize every excursion on Etna as if it were unique, magical.

Our goal as a guide is to make visitors experience an excursion on Etna in an authentic and unique way. The idea is to explain the history and dynamism of Etna, of Sicily and make you live an unforgettable experience.

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The excursion at dusk, on incandescent lava

The excursion to the base of the Etna summit at sunset is a unique and authentic excursion, ideal for sports enthusiasts who prefer to embark on an excursion away from the crowded tourist flows.
You will be immersed in the heart of nature to admire the beauty of the volcanic landscape and have an unforgettable experience.
After the fatigue of the day you can relax while admiring a fantastic sunset, in an atypical place full of history, sipping a glass of wine in hand.

  • We touch the hot lava, the hot craters, see the active volcanic phenomena and walk in the volcanic desert at about 3000 meters above sea level (summit base of Etna).
  • Group of maximum 8 people.
  • Dedicated guide.
  • Cable car tickets without waiting at the cash desk.
  • Crossing a lava channel. View of the Valle del Bove.
  • Aperitif dinner at sunset in a refuge on the Etna volcano.

Ascent to the base of Etna by cable car

The ascent to the summit is done by cable car and on foot. You will arrive about 1 km from the summit, an unforgettable memory! The excursion takes place from the afternoon to sunset in a volcanic desert dotted with volcanic bombs, pyroclastic material, volcanic sand, craters and recent lava flows. You will see (volcanic activity permitting): the base of the summit craters, the Valle del Bove, still partly hot craters, a lava channel and recent lava flows (some partly hot).

Provisional timetable for the ascent to the base of the Etna summit. We go up by cable car to an altitude of 1900 meters (Etna Sud). Leaving the cable car at 2500m, we will climb up to about 3000 m of altitude to visit the still hot crater from the 2001 eruption. From the top of this crater, weather permitting, you will see: the summit craters of the South-East, Central (Voragine), Bocca Nuova, the Valle del Bove and the panorama from Catania to Taormina, up to Calabria.

After visiting the crater in 2001, the excursion continues to the panoramic point over the Valle del Bove. You will reach the maximum altitude decided by the guide to see other places in the heart of the volcanic desert. The descent to an altitude of 1900 meters will be carried out on foot at sunset on volcanic sand dunes. In certain climatic conditions it is possible to see the shadow of Etna on the Mediterranean Sea. We reach the base of the cable car (1900 meters above sea level) at sunset. At the end of the excursion we will reach a mountain refuge to enjoy a convivial aperitif at dusk.

 

Etna tour with guide

The exclusive itinerary proposed by Etna3340 allows you to discover the hot areas of the volcano at the base of the summit that are inaccessible without a real, authorized volcanological guide. Our excursions are carried out by a volcanological guide from the Regional College of Alpine and Volcanological Guides of Sicily. The volcanological guide is the only professional authorized by Italian law to lead groups on Etna.

 

Excursion on Etna, on the hotspots of the volcano

To climb to the base of the summit of the largest and most active volcano in Europe, use the cable car located near the Silvestri crater and the Sapienza refuge (Etna Sud). With the cable car we reach an altitude of 2500 meters. The ascent continues, allowing the volcanic activity, on foot up to about 3000 meters above sea level (base of the summit craters). This excursion allows you to walk on a hot lava flow and on the hot craters of recent eruptions (2001, 2003 and the last recent lavas of 2022).

The Etna volcano has hundreds of craters on its sides. Our volcanological guide will explain the eruptive history and how the Etna volcano works. At about 3000 meters above sea level you will appreciate the possibility of approaching the large summit craters (the Bocca Nuova, the Central Crater and the South-East Crater). You can observe the possible eruptive activity, the great depression "Valle del Bove", the panorama of the Mediterranean and the Italian coast.

 

Excursion to the base of the Etna summit

The ascent to the base of the summit craters of Etna at sunset is not an excursion suitable for children (under 12 years), due to the difficulty of the excursion. Equipment provided free of charge: helmet, flashlight, sticks, rucksack and raincoat. To participate in the excursions on Etna, high trekking boots are mandatory. If you don't have them, you need to get or rent them. The price for the rental of trekking shoes is €5 per pair with Etna3340. Tell me your sizes (women and men) no later than 24 hours before the excursion.

Your guide will bring your shoes to you on the day of the hike. During the excursion you will walk on fine and deep volcanic sand. In some places (especially on the descent) the feet sink up to the ankles in volcanic sand. For this reason, low profile trail shoes are only acceptable when used with gaiters. High hiking boots are accepted only when worn with gaiters or mid-calf socks. The guide will tell you how to use them. When you tell me your shoe size (women/men), consider 1 size up from your usual shoe size. Equipment required but not included.

Mid-calf gaiters or socks (to limit volcanic sand in shoes). Trekking pants, sweater/fleece, warm waterproof windproof jacket with hood, gloves, hat, cap to protect your head from the sun, sunscreen, sunglasses. Plan ahead for a picnic and water (1.5 liters per person).

  • About 5 hours of walking (variable according to sporting level).
  • Approximately 4 km over 400 m of elevation gain and D+ and approximately 8 km over 1100 m of elevation gain D-.
  • Dinner + 1 night + breakfast + pocket lunch.
  • Excursion + guide + cable car ticket + free equipment rental (helmet, backpack, k-way, poles).

Our formulas
  • 1) 250€ p.p. Join us at La Cantoniera (Etna Sud) at 1900 meters above sea level (there is free parking). Included: excursion + guide + cable car ticket + free equipment rental (helmet, rucksack, k-way, poles).
  • 2) 350€ p.p. Pick-up at your hotel (Catania/Taormina area) in a luxury VTC vehicle (Mercedes GL or V-Class) with a dedicated driver. Minimum 2 adults. Included: round trip + excursion + guide + cable car tickets + free equipment rental (helmet, rucksack, k-way, poles).
  • 3) "Locanda Milia" formula (on estimate). Dedicated to travelers looking for an experience immersed in nature in the heart of a chestnut grove while enjoying the luxury of its facilities.
Challenging
3000 MT
12 KM
11:00 - 19:00
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