Lava fields along the way to the
upper Etna slopes during our Etna 4x4 tour.
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Adventure
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Educational value
Typology: 4x4
active tour with
a geologist/volcanologist Difficult: EASY Duration:
Full
Day - 8.00 hours(8.30-16.30) When:all year
around Price:
95.00 Euro per adult (Full day Group Tour).
10 Euro less for children under 12 years Private Tour on
request - rates at the bottom page
ETNA 4X4
Tour
Full Day Itinerary
Driving on the way
back
Etna 4X4 tour isan
exclusive
full
day
tour
to
explore the
Mount Etna volcano.
The excursion will start
from your accomodation
or from a pick up place. 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.
PHOTOGALLERY
ADDITIONAL INFO
Tour 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
ETNA 4x4 PRIVATE TOUR- Full day
10 Euro less for children under 12 years
Number of Persons:
1
2
3
4
5-8
Price per Person
FULL DAY
285,00 Euro
185,00 Euro
125,00 Euro
99,00 Euro
89,00 Euro
ETNA 4X4 GROUP
TOUR - Full Day
(not private)
You will be jointed with other persons)
10 Euro less for children under 12 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.
