Catania Trip Overview
In this tour you will reach 3000 meters a.s.l. which permits to see amazing and lunar landscapes, the active summit craters with steam, degassing and small explosions, lots of lateral craters, lava flows, lava rocks, volcanic ash.
Tour guides and drivers are certificated according to the Italian law.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic we follow all guidelines from WHO and Italian Government to guarantee your safety.
• Pickup and Transfer service, departing from Catania at 8:30
• Guided tour from 2900m to 3000m a.s.l.
• Arrival time in Catania around 13:30
Additional Info
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Catania, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Catania, Sicily, Italy
In this tour you will reach 3000 meters a.s.l. which permits to see amazing and lunar landscapes, the active summit craters with steam, degassing and small explosions, lots of lateral craters, lava flows, lava rocks, volcanic ash.
Tour guides and drivers are certificated according to the Italian law.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic we follow all guidelines from WHO and Italian Government to guarantee your safety.
• Pickup and Transfer service, departing from Catania at 8:30
• Guided tour from 2900m to 3000m a.s.l.
• Arrival time in Catania around 13:30
Pass By: Nicolosi, Nicolosi, Province of Catania, Sicily
on the way you will see the village of Nicolosi which is situated at the feet of the Volcano Etna. It’s from here that in 1669 started a huge eruption which destroyed villages and in part the city of Catania. From Nicolosi to Rifugio Sapienza (1900m a.s.l.) you will see an amazing lunar landscape surrounded by lateral craters, lava flows and a huge basalt mine, everything mixed with a native vegetation
Pass By: Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna, 95030 Nicolosi, Sicily Italy
Very popular lateral craters from an eruption started in 1892
Stop At: Mount Etna, 95030 Catania, Sicily Italy
After the cable car you stop at 2500m a.s.l.. From here you take a minibus arriving at 2900m and with a volcanologist guide you reach 3000m visiting a lateral crater. Here you are not far from the summit craters (active) and you can see steam, degassing and sometimes explosions
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
