Excursion
name:Etna
4x4
Shore Excursion Typology: 4wd
private active tour
with escort Difficult: EASY Duration:
Half
Day - 5 hours When:all year
around Price:
See Rates at the bottom
page.
30% discount
for children under 10
years
Lava fields along the way to the
upper Etna slopes during a group Etna 4wd excursion.
ETNA 4x4
Shore Excursion Itinerary
Driving on the way
back
Etna 4x4 shore excursion isan
exclusive tour
to
explore the
Mount Etna volcano. Our knowledgeable
and enthusiastic guides
will show the Etna
landscapes and wildness,
endemic flora and
geological features
explaining the
surrounding fragile
environment. Having care
of it, we'll take you
following off-road
itineraries through
Etna's lava fields
always driving on
tracks, exploring
caves, and walking to
reach the "Valle
del Bove" Caldera's rim,
immense theatre of some
major last eruptions.
After the visit of a
lava tunnel and having
had a pic-nic lunch with
sicilian food and wine,
VolcanoTrek's guides
will drive you up to
2000 meters, from where
we will walk across the
lava flows of the 2002
eruption up to the 2002
eruptive fissure (2
hours long roundtrip
walk )* to experience
the incredible power of
nature that surrounds
you.
* On request, it's
possible a shorter walk
.
Cave
exit (lava tunnel)
Highlights:
Eruptive fracture of
2002
Etna's eruption - vents
and lava field | Piano
Provenzana area and its
destroyed touristic
facilities | Valle del
Bove" Caldera | Lava
tunnel** (volcanic
cave)|.
Geological and Nature
Highlights:
eruptive fractures,
cinder cones, spattern
cones, monogenic cones,
volcanic bombs, aa
lavas, formation of lava
flow banks and lava
tunnels**.
**Safety helmets and
flash light are provided
by VolcanoTrek.
ETNA
4WD HALF
DAY
Itinerary:
Clients
Having only an half day
for your Etna excursion,
looking for a really
easy tour, and having in
mind to see as much as
possible, the half day
excursion by 4wd is the
best option.
The excursion will start
from your accomodation
or from a pick up place.
An exclusive
half-day
Etna 4wd tour
to explore the volcano
Mt Etna. Our
knowledgeable and
enthusiastic guides will
show the Etna landscapes
and wildness, endemic
flora and geological
features explaining the
surrounding fragile
environment. Having care
of it, we'll take you
following off-road
itineraries through
Etna's lava fields
always driving on
tracks, exploring
caves, and walking to
reach the "Valle
del Bove" Caldera's rim,
immense theatre of some
major last eruptions.
After the visit of the
caldera, VolcanoTrek's
guides will drive you up
to about 2000 meters,
where we will see the
effects of the 2002
eruption against the
touristic facilities of
Piano Provenzana walking
across the lava flow to
the destroied hotels. On
the way back
possibility to have a
short and easy trekking
(1h long roundtrip walk)
to the 1865 eruptive
fissure.
Timpa Rossa mountain
refuge
Highlights:
Eruptive fracture of
2002
Etna's eruption -
vents and lava field |
Piano Provenzana area
and its destroyed
touristic facilities
|
Valle del Bove" Caldera
| .
Geological and Nature
Highlights:
eruptive fractures,
cinder cones, spattern
cones, monogenic cones,
volcanic bombs, aa
lavas, formation of lava
flow banks.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Service is operated in
English. For other languages, please contact us.
Participants should
wear trekking shoes suitable for rugged terrain
or
jogging shoes at least,
and a wind-proof jacket. A rucksack
can be usefull, too.
This excursion
is graded EASY (for all ages). However, weather conditions apply (strong winds,
cold and snow, even in summer).
All participants must
be in good health (no asthma, no respitory disorders, no heart problems, no
blood pressure problems).
Period:
Excursions are scheduled throughout the entire year
RATES
PRIVATE TOURS
-
RATES
for
ETNA By 4WD
30% discount forchildren
under 10
years
For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher via email once your booking is confirmed.
