Mt. Etna and Alcantara river full day tour from Catania

This full-day tour allows you to go from a morning visit to Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, to the beautiful and surprising valley of Alcantara river in the afternoon. In the first part of the excursion, you will submerge in nature and visit old craters and lava flow caves, enjoy breathtaking views, and taste typical local products. In the afternoon, before seeing the famous basaltic canyon named Gorges, you will walk next the river Alcantara through a lush vegetation until to visit the Gurne, little lakes created by the same river.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Etna Tribe, 95121 Catania, Sicily Italy

tour made by etna tribe

Duration: 9 hours

Stop At: Piazzale Rifugio Sapienza, 95030 Nicolosi CT, Italy

Stop for break

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Mount Etna, 95030 Catania, Sicily Italy

trekking in path up to volcano Etna

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna, 95030 Nicolosi, Sicily Italy

trekking through the old craters

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Parco dell'Etna, Via del Convento, 95030 Nicolosi CT, Italy

Trekking through natural path of parco dell'Etna

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Funivia dell'Etna, Via Monte Etna 154, 95030 Nicolosi, Sicily Italy

altitude option with cablecar and jeep of road

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Grotta dei Tre Livelli, 95019 Zafferana Etnea CT, Italy

visit of a lava cave with hekmets and lamps

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Oro d'Etna, Via San Giacomo 135, 95019 Zafferana Etnea, Sicily Italy

Sampling of typical products in a biological farm

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Gola dell'Alcantara, via Nazionale Ss 185, 98030, Motta Camastra, Sicily Italy

visit of alcantara gorges

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Gurne dell'Alcantara. Francavilla di Sicilia, Piazza s. Francesco, Francavilla di Sicilia, Sicily Italy

Visit og alcantara gurne

Duration: 1 hour