Mount Etna: Trek to 3000m with cable car and 4x4

About This Experience

A trek from the Guide Alpine Etna Sud shelter by Rifugio Sapienza, up by cable car and 4x4 to about 3,000 m at Torre del Filosofo, with an alpine guide, boots, helmet, jacket and backpack.

In the Operator's Own Words

• Admiring Summit Craters and Bove Valley
• Entering a lava channel and admiring the last lava flow
• Admiring lateral craters, walking on black sand land
• Experience the thrill of walking on the last lava
• Adventure on the most active volcano in Europe

What's Included

• ✓ Guide
• ✓ Trekking equipment:
• ✓ Ankle trekking boots
• ✓ Long thick socks
• ✓ Helmets
• ✓ Disposable under helmet
• ✓ Kway jackets
• ✓ Backpacks
• ✓ Trekking poles (limited number)

Not Included

• Packed lunch and water bottles
• Cable car and 4x4 bus: €45 per person to be paid onsite (by cash to speed up the check in operations)

Good to Know

• This excursion goes up to 3000 meters (Torre del Filosofo) with a cable car and 4x4, and only cable car down (tickets for cable car and 4x4 are 45 € per person and have to be paid at the meeting point in the morning, by cash to speed up the check in operations)
• This activity includes a 3-4 hours walking part

Not Suitable For

• Children under 6 years
• Pregnant women
• People with mobility impairments
• People with heart problems
• Wheelchair users
• People with respiratory issues
• Visually impaired people
• People with motion sickness
• People over 95 years

Not Allowed

• Shorts
• Baby strollers
• Baby carriages

Meeting Point

The meeting point is at Guide Alpine Etna Sud shelter, next to the Rifugio Sapienza.