Etna Sud tour

Overview

Available languages

German

English

Italian

French

Mobile ticket

Do you want to spend a whole day on the Sicilian volcano? You can do it with this tour! Visit with us Etna’s most fascinating places: caves, hot craters, landscapes, woods. But don’t stop here. Push your self… dare the 2700 m!

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Tell us in advance about any special needs or health issues, such as allergies, heart disease, pressure problems, walking difficulties, handicaps. We will do our best to let you enjoy the tour to its full extent. Hiking at this altitude is not permitted to women over 3 months pregnant.

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Mount Etna

Once we reach the ski station, we go up the volcano slope by cableway, coming across old extinct craters as well as lava fields from more recent eruptions. At about 2000 and 2700 m we will be able to see very few plant species that manage to survive in very extreme conditions, such as extreme temperatures both in winter and summer, dry soil, strong wind. All around us, craters and solid lava flows coloured in shades of black, grey and red; here, the incessant activity of the volcano does not allow vegetation to grow. By looking carefully, we can notice round lava rocks that differ in colour and density if compared to the surrounding: we are talking about lava bomb. We just reached the most crucial moment of our excursion: the visit of a crater. It is a pyroclastic slagheap that has been thrown out from the volcanic shaft and, once placed around the eruptive vent, creates a cone. Once we get to the edge of the lateral crater. We will stop for a pic-nic on a crater

6 hours • Admission Included

Valle Del Bove

Amazing view

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

hiking sticks

GST (Goods and Services Tax)

Authorised tour guide

Helmet

packed lunch, panino

Funicular / Cable car ticket

Insurance

Typical products tasting, such as honey, liquors, creams.

Options

Etna Sud tour

Reviews

5.00

30 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Perfect tour
E2148IRandreask,,Mar 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were on the Etna South Tour on March 24. Claudio and Christian organized a wonderful day. Both languages perfectly German and provided us perfectly.
Perfectly organized and expert
703rainerw,,Mar 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Professionally guided trip with expert managing director Claudio and his nice colleague Christian. Both spoke perfect German and were very eager to organize everything to our satisfaction. Can recommend etnaway to 110%👍👍👍
Eruption Tour Review
helisah2222,,Feb 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Absolutely remarkable, the tour was very well organized and they did indeed take us to go see lava! I tried to contact other companies and many other companies would not offer lava tours so I'm thankful I found EtnaWay. Our guide picked us up and dropped us off and was very kind, informative, and welcoming. I HIGHLY recommend going with EtnaWay for any tours on the mountain.
Full of praise
189fennyb,,Aug 14, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
On August 13 enjoyed the tour all day. Gianpaolo was the Guide and he told us a lot about the origin and about the flora and fauna he knew an incredible amount about. We've walked paths you'd never normally go on. Also the difference of lava and stone and of each eruption a story. I have now been to Etna five times but have never seen and heard so much. On the last part we went to the tunnel and also heard beautiful story. Compliment to the Guide Gianpaolo. Wants to say that communication in advance with Etna tours is perfect. Everything is arranged.
Nature
Roving62173235219,,May 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Everyone in the company was nice and professional. The helicopter pilot was very nice and gave us a lot of interesting information about Etna. It was an experience we will never forget. We can only recommend.
Unique experience! Great guides!
NorthStar54900275572,,Apr 23, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
9 girls and two guides spent several hours on this natural wonder. It was a great experience and Claudio and Sebastian were the best guides you could wish for. We were given great advice and information beforehand. This enthusiasm and respect for nature is so admirable and contagious. We will be talking about this experience for a long time. Many thanks to our guides!!! Keep up the good work!
Discovering Etna
alessandraaN7232OF,,Mar 31, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful experience discovering the volcano thanks to the professionalism of Etna Way and Claudio, an exceptional guide, who easily introduced us to the complex history of Etna, thank you.
Mount Etna
fwaloff,,Aug 21, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A very big thank you Claudio for sorting us out. I really do appreciate it. Also thanks to the amazing Davide for being our tour guide. He was extremely knowledgable and made our trip very interesting. I will not hesitate to recommend you to friends and family and anyone else who asks. Once again thank you for going above and beyond on this very enjoyable trip. Fiona
On the roof of Sicily
Mawu63,,May 5, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a wonderful day with many beautiful impressions, knowledgeable and prudent guidance . Our guide Rosi introduced us to the geology, mineralogy, flora and history of Etna in a very interesting way and connected this with many hints about the culture and development of the whole island of Sicily. Pure enthusiasm!
Hugely impressive!
janp672019,,May 4, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The excursion to the summit region was enormously impressive and unforgettable. Claudio Fazio has guided us in a highly competent manner on varied paths through the landscapes on Mount Etna, where everything seems to be constantly changing and you can watch the becoming and passing like hardly any other place on earth. My teen kids were also thrilled and captivated by this experience. And be sure to follow the advice for warm clothing, we underestimated how harsh it can be up there.