Catania Etna summit elevation trekking with cable car and volcanological guide – Sicily, Italy

EXPERIENCE

Get to the top of Mount Etna safely accompanied by licensed mountain and volcanological guides for a unique experience on Europe’s highest active volcano. Start from the area of Rifugio Sapienza, at an altitude of about 1900 meters, take the cable car that will take you to an altitude of about 2500 meters. Begin the trek by passing through the sites of the most recent and important eruptions until you reach the highest point allowed by current ordinances that are issued based on volcanic risk levels and are constantly changing. After stopping for about 30 minutes to have something to eat, admire the surrounding landscape and take a few photos, we will climb the Barbagallo craters (2002/03 eruption) we will descend on the eastern flank of these, and head in the direction of the spectacular Valle del Bove, which is an ancient caldera and as evidenced by recent studies was formed about 9000 years ago, by the collapse of the old eruptive centers of Etna. Following this we will continue in a southerly direction until we reach the base of the crater that was formed during the great eruption of 2001. After crossing this we will go in the direction of the cable car that will take us back to our starting point.

HIGHLIGHTS

Cable car and volcanological guide for nearly 5-hour experience on Etna
Description in any language with trained and experienced volcanological guides
Breathtaking views of Europe’s highest active volcano safely

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