Etna Summit Craters: Trek to the Top of the Highest Active Volcano in Europe
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236 Ratings
Città metropolitana di Catania

Embark on a thrilling trek to the summit of Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe. Experience the awe-inspiring power of nature as you listen to the mountain’s breath and witness the impressive Bocca Nuova crater.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mount Etna - The journey to the summit begins with a ride on a cable car and a 4 imes 4 minibus to the Torre del Filosofo area at 2900m. From there, a trek of approximately 1.5 hours uphill brings you to the brink of the central Crater, where you can gaze upon the Bocca Nuova (3250m), which emerged in 1968 and is likely the most magnificent of the…
What's Included
  • Price includes guide and equipment (trekking boots, jacket, felt hat, helmet).
  • Round-trip cable car and jeep up to 2900 meters not included in price.
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

A journey that leads us to conquer the summit of Europe’s tallest active volcano and experience the stir of a vibrant mountain. The climb is facilitated by the use of cable car and 4 × 4 minibuses, taking us up to an elevation of 2900m, in the vicinity of Torre del Filosofo. Subsequently, an approximately 1.5h uphill hike will lead you to the brink of…

Location
La Terrazza Dell'Etna
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Joelle0
Apr 24, 2025
Agency and guide very professional and kind , to recommend warmly - Very nice experience with our guide Simone Pulvirenti, extremely attentive with children in the group, very informed about vulcanology and who knew how to adapt the tour to changing weather conditions and the group. Besides the agency Aitne was very professional before the tour with detailed explanations on what to expect , and they lent us gracious warm windproof jacket, walking shoes (must not go up in sneakers...), stick and even backpack. Seriousness and an excellent atmosphere that you can ask for more ... obviously a very nice walk on Etna
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Guillaumemh1468dm
Apr 24, 2025
Great experience - Great experience. The whole AITNE team was at the top and with little care. We chose the private guide option, a plus considering the use of the volcano. Many explanations about Etna. Many thanks to Massimo.
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Guide53443356941
Apr 19, 2025
Spectacular view from the top of Etna - Spectacular view, slightly challenging trekking but super fun and Massimo driving with great experience and made everything more interesting, recommended!
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Piergiorgio_p
Apr 16, 2025
Nice hike - Is a bit physically demanding but the guide was supernice and the hike beautiful. I suffer a bit the heights but the guide (Vincenzo) helped me to get down from there…a supernice guy
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Alexandra_d
Feb 25, 2025
Incredible Experience - 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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Bas_h
Dec 8, 2024
Great and interesting hike - in spite of the restriction of 3k altitude (placed upon all tour groups) nino (our guide) managed to show us many interesting things and made sure it was a great experience
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Danielamariap2018
Nov 2, 2024
Unique experience, very professional and prepared guide but attentive to everyone's needs, excellent organization. - Unique experience, surreal landscape. Excellent organization, the Our guide Massimo , very professional and prepared, attentive to the needs of everyone in the group, allowed us to live with serenity a moderately challenging hike. Thank you for the wonderful experience also human.
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Ilinka_a
Dec 10, 2024
Great adventure for adults/ not suitable for children - The experience was planned as family adventure, however, it was not suitable for children under 12 and under our guide advise I was left behind with our toddler. Although, the website did not advise on participants age and there was no information about children when we were booking the trip. We paid for the whole family and only when we were at the volcano meeting point the guide looked at us unbelievable that we were bringing our toddler along. So please do your separate research from the website info, for the trip you are booking. Nevertheless, I had to stay at the meeting point with our toddler for over 5 hours waiting for the rest of the family to enjoy the hiking trip. If I knew, I could have planned my day better :-( The rest of the family had a lovely time on the trip and really enjoyed the hiking although they said was quite difficult for untrained people like them, and they would recommend it. At the end, I was also happy with Viator, because they refunded us for two people (me and my toddler) not attending the hike, which was not cheap for my family. Thank you.
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S4714hdsebastianz
May 1, 2025
Great view, but unfortunately without summit crater - Great view (depending on the weather), all necessary equipment like helmet and even jacket and boots could be rented there for free. For this we had to pay in addition to the ticket again about 50€ for the cable car which took us to 2500m where the tour really started. Since the summit was closed due to volcanic activity, we only managed a few hundred meters of altitude before turning back. All in all, however, a beautiful experience with unique views over Sicily.
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Samuelke8720bq
Nov 6, 2024
Disorganized tour in wrong language - Very disorganized tour. We left from the base lodge about 1,5 hours late, and it was not clear how to divide the 60+ of us into three equal groups. As a result we ended up in a group that was 75% French, with a tour guide who spoke very little English. It was a beautiful hike, but recommend staying away from this company.
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From $73
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).