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Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
During the private tour by comfortable air-conditioned car, you will visit Etna - the highest active volcano in Europe. This tour is private - only for your party, nobody else to ensure the highest standards for our clients.
Your friendly private guide will tell you history of volcano creation, about eruptions, culture, myths, and folklore of "Mamma Etna" and Sicily itself. Driving by private car through authentic mountain villages you will visit local honey store and taste the produce of the fertile volcano terrain, and finally visit some extinct craters and admire unforgettable panoramas.
Then you will visit one of the best Etna wineries and have lunch of fresh local food with fine red and white Sicilian wines.
We recommend wearing comfortable closed-toe shoes and bringing extra layers, such as something warm and a windbreaker or rain jacket, to be prepared for changing weather conditions.
What's included
Visit of one of the best Etna wineries and food and wine tasting
Bottled water
Alcoholic Beverages
Lunch
Visit to local honey store and tasting of honey, jams, olives, olive oils, wines and liquors
Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off in Messina
Private driver/guide
Guided tour of Etna
Private tour only for your party by comfortable air-conditioned car
Private local tour leader
Round-trip transportation by private comfortable car
Cable car to an altitude of 3000 mt.
Gratuities
What to expect
Messina
Pass by
Your personal tour leader will pick you up at your accommodation/port in Messina, and you will start your wonderful private travel to the highest active volcano in Europe. Driving by comfortable, air-conditioned car through the small authentic mountain villages, you will admire unforgettable picturesque views of Sicilian countryside full of oranges and lemon plantations, olives and almond trees, houses and churches built of lava stone. Enjoying amazing sea view and lava fields, you will arrive to a charming mountain town, where you will visit local honey store and taste the produce of the fertile volcano land - honey, olive oils, olives, wines and liquors.
We recommend wearing comfortable closed-toe shoes and bringing extra layers, such as something warm and a windbreaker or rain jacket, to be prepared for changing weather conditions.
Mount Etna
2h · Admission ticket included
You will continue the ascent to reach the famous Sartorius Craters (1700 mt.). Here you will visit some extinct craters, admire breathtaking panoramas of the coastline and enjoy the most authentic part of Etna.
After visiting Mt. Etna, the guide will chauffeur you in relax to one of the best wineries on Etna slope. At the winery you will have will have a tour of the estate, see how the grape is growing, and visit the cellars, while the expert sommelier explains you all about the wine making process and the history of this family run winery. Then you will have traditional delicious and lunch of locally produced cheeses, salami, prosciutto, fresh bread, olives and home-made olive oil and a typical pasta dish. A professional sommelier will offer you 4 glasses of Sicilian Etna red and white wines. After the tour, your guide will drop you off at your accommodation or port in Messina.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Your private guide will pick you up at your accommodation, port or train station in Messina.
Additional information
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
We have private tours, only for your party, however at the beginning of the excursion we will give each guest a mask, protective gloves and hand sanitizer.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
