Overview
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Do you want to spend a whole day on the Sicilian volcano? You can do it with this tour! Visit with us Etna’s most fascinating places: caves, hot craters, landscapes, woods. But don’t stop here. Push your self… dare the 2700 m!
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Tell us in advance about any special needs or health issues, such as allergies, heart disease, pressure problems, walking difficulties, handicaps. We will do our best to let you enjoy the tour to its full extent. Hiking at this altitude is not permitted to women over 3 months pregnant.
What To Expect
Mount Etna
Once we reach the ski station, we go up the volcano slope by cableway, coming across old extinct craters as well as lava fields from more recent eruptions. At about 2000 and 2700 m we will be able to see very few plant species that manage to survive in very extreme conditions, such as extreme temperatures both in winter and summer, dry soil, strong wind. All around us, craters and solid lava flows coloured in shades of black, grey and red; here, the incessant activity of the volcano does not allow vegetation to grow. By looking carefully, we can notice round lava rocks that differ in colour and density if compared to the surrounding: we are talking about lava bomb. We just reached the most crucial moment of our excursion: the visit of a crater. It is a pyroclastic slagheap that has been thrown out from the volcanic shaft and, once placed around the eruptive vent, creates a cone. Once we get to the edge of the lateral crater. We will stop for a pic-nic on a crater
Valle Del Bove
Amazing view
Options
Etna Sud tour
What‘s Included
hiking sticks
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Authorised tour guide
Helmet
packed lunch, panino
Funicular / Cable car ticket
Insurance
Typical products tasting, such as honey, liquors, creams.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
33 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Top class
emmanueldevriendt,Jun 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really top service and level, not only the tour with Claudio (highly educated on Etna) but also the back office / booking with Guiliana (she organized in a fast tempo as we request private tour on the same day we arrived with our cruise)
Absolutely recommended!
Claudia D,Jun 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A legendary Etna tour! Claudio was a fantastic guide – knowledgeable, warm, and very enthusiastic about Etna and Sicily. The tour was excellently organized, informative, and also very entertaining. Thanks to his explanations and his incredible knowledge of Etna, flora, and fauna, we experienced the landscape, volcanic activity, and the history of Etna much more intensely. Absolutely recommended and one of the highlights of our trip!
10 out of 10 points. Gladly again
DayTrip56041540599,Mar 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was really a great tour. Everything worked out perfectly from the booking to the end. The tour is easy to do and not so strenuous. The Gide has really responded to everyone. Thanks for the great day.
Perfect tour
E2148IRandreask,Mar 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were on the Etna South Tour on March 24. Claudio and Christian organized a wonderful day. Both languages perfectly German and provided us perfectly.
Perfectly organized and expert
703rainerw,Mar 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Professionally guided trip with expert managing director Claudio and his nice colleague Christian. Both spoke perfect German and were very eager to organize everything to our satisfaction. Can recommend etnaway to 110%👍👍👍
Eruption Tour Review
helisah2222,Feb 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely remarkable, the tour was very well organized and they did indeed take us to go see lava! I tried to contact other companies and many other companies would not offer lava tours so I'm thankful I found EtnaWay. Our guide picked us up and dropped us off and was very kind, informative, and welcoming. I HIGHLY recommend going with EtnaWay for any tours on the mountain.
Full of praise
189fennyb,Aug 14, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00On August 13 enjoyed the tour all day. Gianpaolo was the Guide and he told us a lot about the origin and about the flora and fauna he knew an incredible amount about. We've walked paths you'd never normally go on. Also the difference of lava and stone and of each eruption a story. I have now been to Etna five times but have never seen and heard so much. On the last part we went to the tunnel and also heard beautiful story. Compliment to the Guide Gianpaolo. Wants to say that communication in advance with Etna tours is perfect. Everything is arranged.
Nature
Roving62173235219,May 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Everyone in the company was nice and professional. The helicopter pilot was very nice and gave us a lot of interesting information about Etna. It was an experience we will never forget. We can only recommend.
Unique experience! Great guides!
NorthStar54900275572,Apr 23, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.009 girls and two guides spent several hours on this natural wonder. It was a great experience and Claudio and Sebastian were the best guides you could wish for. We were given great advice and information beforehand. This enthusiasm and respect for nature is so admirable and contagious. We will be talking about this experience for a long time. Many thanks to our guides!!! Keep up the good work!
Discovering Etna
alessandraaN7232OF,Mar 31, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful experience discovering the volcano thanks to the professionalism of Etna Way and Claudio, an exceptional guide, who easily introduced us to the complex history of Etna, thank you.
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