"Valle Del Bove"panoramic view.By the Etna hike
we'll reach the valley rim on the left and than will walk down to cross the dark
1991-1993 lava field on the left background.
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Adventure
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Educational value
Typology:
Hike - Private
Escorted Difficult:
MODERATE Duration:
Full
Day - 7
hours(8.30-15.30) When:all year
around
Price:
see rates at the bottom
page
Etna hike itinerary to the main caldera
"At the huge caldera bottom surrounded by high rocky walls
Main caldera as seen from the top
Etna hike
to the "Valle del
Bove"
is an adventure
walk inside the main caldera, showing
you a wonderful
scenary and a moon
landscape. A so exciting educational hike
on the volcano,
so as to leave you enriched in soul and mind.
Despite of the
solitude and
harshness of the
place, you
will be never alone
walking in this
volcanic landscape. The mountain of fire presence
is
everywhere around
you during your trekking: in the
intimate structure
of the rocks and
their morphologies
so as in rumble of
the main craters
overlooking you
from. It will
overelm you,
feeling civilization
miles away from you.
A geologist
and guide of the
VolcanoTrek's
team will start the
journey from the southern volcano slope by the ascent of
the ridge of the
Schiena dell'Asino.
At its top, a
magnificent scenery
opens up before us,
a
5.5x7 Kms diameter
amphitheatre-shaped
depression
in the eastern side
of the volcano
cutting deep into
its flanks and being
open the seaward
side. The valley was
originated by the lateral
collapse of ancient
volcanic structure and its
walls reach in some
points the 1000m of
height. The view is majestic, on the left
the summit craters,
and the scoria cones
of the 2001 and 2002-2003 eruptions, up to
the vision of the
city of Taormina and
the Calabrian
coasts. Below us is
a black sea of
solidified lava,
emitted during the
1991-1993 eruption and
which covered the
vast flat area of
the "Piano del
Trifoglietto".
With
a steep descent we
will descend towards
the bottom of this
natural basin, and
then walk inside,
skirting the walls
and heading towards
the valley. You will
meet laves from the
most diverse
morphologies (rope,
flat, guts, tumuli
ect.) And the
enormous thickness.
After a short lunch,
the Etna hike will continue
on the lava floor
until we meet a path
that through a beech
forest, will take us
back to a ridge and
from there we will
descend to one of
the few water
sources on the
volcano. Do not
miss, if required,
the opportunity to
visit one of the
several (over 200) lava tunnel caves
Geological and Nature
Highlights:
2001 eruption site | 1892 eruption volcanic cones (Mti Silvestri) | 1766 lateral craters | viewpoint on the
Valle del Bove |
1991-1993 Eruptive fissure |
Attraversamento dei
1991-1993 eruption lava field |
Ropy lava and bocche
effimere | volcanic dikes |
**Safety helmets and
flash light are provided
by VolcanoTrek.
Itinerary details
Tipology:
Geological Trekking
Difficulty:
Average
Duration:
7
ore
Distance
5/6
Km
Gradient:
200 m
TOUR PHOTO GALLERY
At the caldera floor
ADDITIONAL
INFO
Etna hike 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 MODERATE. 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:
This tour will not take place in winter time
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.
