Mount Etna: Volcano Craters Hiking Tour – Sicily, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Climb up to an altitude of 3,000 meters and enjoy incredible panoramic views near the top craters of Mount Etna. Join a certified guide on a unique adventure from Rifugio Sapienza and safely explore an active volcano, by staying away from the danger zone.

Begin at the Bar Esagonal at an altitude of 1,900 meters. Take a scenic cable car ride up to an altitude of 2,500 meters before starting your trek on Mount Etna.

With special authorization for scientific purposes, pass the current altitude limit of 2750 meters and push to a height of 3000 meters with your guide (only without major altitude sickness in the group).

Touch fumaroles with hot gas emissions and pass by the banks of still-steaming lava flow from the most recent eruptions. You will visit a small basalt canyon (if not buried by snow) and then arrive at the base of the most active crater at the moment, the Southeast Crater.

Next, head to the large craters of 2002, then descend a path (full of snow in winter) to the cable car station to return to the starting point.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Feel hot volcanic rocks underfoot as you walk past steaming lava flows
Discover a lunar volcanic landscape on Mount Etna and admire breathtaking views
Get up close to the fumaroles that spew hot gases from underground
Enjoy explanations of geology and volcanology from a licensed guide
Discover the incredible effects of recent eruptions and trek at high altitude

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