Category Etna Summit Hikes & Cable Car Tours

Higher Etna routes may combine a cable car, four-wheel-drive vehicle and a guided volcanic hike. Weather and access rules change quickly, so check the stated altitude and fallback route.

Sicily · ETNA SUMMIT HIKES & CABLE CAR TOURS

The 15 Etna Summit Hikes & Cable Car Tours in Sicily to Book First

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Good etna summit hikes & cable car tours fill up fast in Sicily and the best ones fill up first. Below are the 15 to book, with current prices and what makes each one different, so you can lock it in before the calendar does.

Mount Etna: Guided Volcano Summit Hiking Tour with Cable Car

Mount Etna: Guided Volcano Summit Hiking Tour with Cable Car - Meeting at Rifugio Sapienza, helmets on, and the “real hike” begins

1.Mount Etna: Guided Volcano Summit Hiking Tour with Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,784 reviews · from $124Our pick

Hike Mount Etna’s summit craters with a professional guide, ride the cable car to 2,504 m, and enjoy Valle del Bove views.

“Communication was perfect. Pickup at hotel by Serena was punctual. At nearly 69 years old, I was clearly the oldest. The pace worked for me. Emi the guide was patient and helpful to the slower people. With the altitude, everyone was happy for breaks. Terrain varied: uneven icy snow, loose ash, some slightly muddy sections and hard back. Poles provided for stability. Excellent day!”

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Mount Etna: Trek to 3000m with cable car and jeep

Mount Etna: Trek to 3000m with cable car and jeep - Meeting at Rifugio Giovanni Sapienza, and the timing that keeps you on track

Mount Etna: Summit Crater Trek with Cable Car

Mount Etna: Summit Crater Trek with Cable Car - Getting There: Etna South, Gear, and the Start Area

3.Mount Etna: Summit Crater Trek with Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,875 reviews · 5 hours · from $77

Guided hike on Mount Etna’s summit craters, with cable car and 4x4 access plus lava tunnel and Valle del Bove views.

“Da die Wege im Süden nicht gut begehbar waren, wurden wir auf die Nordtour umgeleitet. Basilio was great, although there have been so many other groups, we took separate routes and fehlt always safe, including skiing downhill with our boots in the new snow early in October.”

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Mount Etna: Roundtrip Cable Car and 4×4 Bus Ticket

Mount Etna: Roundtrip Cable Car and 4x4 Bus Ticket - Price and what you’re really paying for (at about $97 per person)

Etna Volcano: South Side Guided Summit Hike

Etna Volcano: South Side Guided Summit Hike - The Climb Begins: From Viewpoints to Cratere Centrale

5.Etna Volcano: South Side Guided Summit Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,545 reviews · from $67

Hike Etna’s summit craters from the south side with a certified guide, ride the 2,500 m cable car, and walk lava-made terrain.

“Fantastic trip. We feel very safe and we had a really nice experience. It was a sunny day with good weather conditions and we could saw very clearly the top of the volcano. Our guide, Antonio was really passionate about the volcanology and he make our trip more captivating and more interesting. We helped us to better understand the uniqueness of Eten and explained us the natural phenomena that happen related to the volcano. It was like an interactive geography lesson that you always wanted to have!”

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Stromboli: Sunset Trekking at Sciara del Fuoco

Stromboli: Sunset Trekking at Sciara del Fuoco - Getting there: Piazza San Vincenzo, Ashara, and your first gear check

6.Stromboli: Sunset Trekking at Sciara del Fuoco

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,372 reviews · 5 hours · from $35

Sunset hike on Stromboli’s Sciara del Fuoco. Guided by volcanologists, you’ll see eruptions, a red-hot sunset, then hike back by headlamp.

“Nice Tour, good Guide. Unfortunately the clouds covered the volcano so that we could only slightly see one explosion when it was still to bright”

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Catania: Mount Etna Trekking Trip off the Tourist Path

Catania: Mount Etna Trekking Trip off the Tourist Path - Pickup to altitude: how the 7-hour day actually flows

7.Catania: Mount Etna Trekking Trip off the Tourist Path

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,351 reviews · from $78

Off-road Mount Etna trekking from Catania, past fresh lava flows and into Valle del Bove, with a naturalist guide and gear included.

“This was an amazing experience from start to finish. The guides were excellent – very professional, friendly, and truly caring. They provided all the necessary equipment and made sure everyone felt safe. We happened to book the tour on a day with poor weather conditions, but the guides quickly offered us an alternative plan that worked perfectly. Their flexibility and thoughtfulness made all the difference. We’re happy it turned out the way it did – we came back with incredible memories that we’ll cherish for a long time!”

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From Taormina: Etna Tour with Hiking, Cave Visit, & Tastings

From Taormina: Etna Tour with Hiking, Cave Visit, & Tastings - The crater hike: seeing Etna’s past up close

Etna excursion 3000 meters with 4×4 cable car and Trekking

Etna excursion 3000 meters with 4x4 cable car and Trekking - Cable car plus 4x4 up to about 2,850m

Catania: Etna Nature Tour with Hiking, Cave Visit, & Tasting

Catania: Etna Nature Tour with Hiking, Cave Visit, & Tasting - Starting in Catania, then up toward Etna’s action

10.Catania: Etna Nature Tour with Hiking, Cave Visit, & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 502 reviews · from $45

Small-group Etna tour with Silvestri craters, a lava cave visit, and a farm tasting of honey, olive oil, and wine.

“It was a lovely day in nature. We hiked around Etna's craters, learned some new Italian flavors and songs and generally had a great time. Gabrielle was a very kind guide and provided interesting information on volcano's history.”

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Mount Etna Adventurous Hiking Tour with Equipment

Mount Etna Adventurous Hiking Tour with Equipment - Price and What You Actually Get for $90.70

11.Mount Etna Adventurous Hiking Tour with Equipment

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 439 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $90

Challenge and views on Etna. Small-group hike through Valle del Bove with gear, guide, and Catania transport in 6.5 hours.

“The most wonderful experience my husband and I have ever had in our lives! It's a unique opportunity and you should surely book it. The guides Ernesto and Alessandro are the best, they shared their knowledge about volcano's activities through years and you can see how they are passionate for what they do, and they are very, very polite and friendly. I would highly recommend it! Thank you for this great experience :))”

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Etna Volcano: South Side Guided Summit Hike

Etna Volcano: South Side Guided Summit Hike - The Climb Begins: From Viewpoints to Cratere Centrale

12.Etna Volcano: South Side Guided Summit Hike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $78Top rated

Guided South Side Etna hike to the summit craters from Sapienza, volcanologist-led, helmets and poles provided, about 6 hours.

“The vulcanologist guide was very knowledgeable. The hike was quite rigorous, very windy and cold, but stunningly beautiful. The group size was a little too large, meaning you have to push to the front to hear the guide or miss out on the information, but this seemed true of all the guided groups.”

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Etna – Trekking to the summit craters (only guide service) experienced hikers

Etna - Trekking to the summit craters (only guide service) experienced hikers - The authorized 4x4 climb: lava fields, fractures, and big sea views

13.Etna – Trekking to the summit craters (only guide service) experienced hikers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 286 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $139

Hike Etna’s north summit craters with a licensed volcanologist, small groups, included gear, and real north-side geology from 2,960 m.

“We were a group of 6 friends and we enjoyed very much the tour. We thought the hike was done at a very good pace to accommodate for everyone in the group, with plenty of breaks where our knowledgeable guide Nikos gave us detailed explanations regarding the history and formations of the volcano. Strongly recommend this tour for a once in a life experience on MT Etna!”

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Mount Etna: Summit Trek with Cable Car and snack included

Mount Etna: Summit Trek with Cable Car and snack included - Where You Start: Euro Etna Tourism Chalet (And Why That Matters)

Etna, Summit Craters

Etna Summit Craters - Where the tour starts: Piano Provenzana and Etna Nord

15.Etna, Summit Craters

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 272 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $84

Hike Etna’s Summit Craters with provided boots and helmet, visit Bocca Nuova and the North East Crater, then descend Valle del Bove.

“What an Incredible experience, Marco our guide did a phenomenal job, Informative, Super nice, and so passionate in what he does, did a great job keeping us safe, Thank you again Marcos! It truly it was definitely the most physically challenging experience I have ever done in my life, so do HIGHLY recommend to PREPARE PHYSICALLY as it it physically demanding but worth seeing!! Mount Etna was magnificent and the view point breathtaking and being above the Clouds and seeing Lava just stream downhill what an experience, overall HIGHLY RECOMMEND it is something you can’t go without seeing at least once in your life!”

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