Mount Etna

The Silvestri craters were formed during the eruption of Mount Etna in 1892. The craters are located at an altitude of 2,900 meters. The craters are accessible by a chairlift from the Rifugio Sapienza. From the Rifugio, it is a short hike to the craters, making visiting this place one of the best things to do in Mount Etna.
The Silvestri craters offer stunning views of Mount Etna and the surrounding area. Also, you can see the city of Catania, and the Ionian Sea. The craters are also a great spot to watch the sunset.

One of the best things to do at Mount Etna is to take a ride on the cable car. The views from the top are simply breath-taking and it is a great way to get a closer and personal look at the volcano.

There are two cable car stations, one at Rifugio Sapienza and one at Piano Provenzana. Rides typically take around 30 minutes, and there are plenty of stops along the way so you can get out and explore. Tickets can be bought at either station.

Living the adventure in a theme park can also be a fun bonding activity for your group while visiting Mount Etna. If you are looking for this kind of excitement, you must visit the Etna Adventure Park. 11 rides in total—5 for kids and 6 for adults and 2 climbing walls with and without harnesses will give your mind the adrenaline rush it needs. Enjoy your day exploring Full, or Full + climbing packages, which have respective prices of €18 and €20.

Skiing on Mount Etna is one of the best things to do at Mount Etna, for which you have to take a cable car that is located 1,900 metres from ground level. You need to arrive at Montagnola where there are ski resorts in winter with the help of a cable car and then enjoy skiing on Etna. Then, drive down six ski-runs: two Amphitheatre, 1 Monte Conca (high), 1 Coccinelle, Monte Conca (low), Baby/Tanau Rpi; where you can ski in the woods. The tickets cost €28 per adult and €16 for children aged from 4 to 10 years. There are also different rates according to your needs. There is also a half day ski pass.

Mount Etna Trekking is a full- or half-day guided excursion that lets you explore Europe's largest active volcano on foot, hiking to its most fascinating craters and panoramic slopes. Board a 4x4 at the meeting point and set off to take on medium to challenging trails as you learn about the mountain's history and geothermal activity along the way. Visit a lava cave (full-day hike) or relax over a tasting of local specialties (half-day hike). Hiking Mt. Etna with a guide is the best way to avoid getting lost on the lava fields. You will also be able to enjoy sweeping vistas from the upper-altitude craters across the valley and coast. You can choose to go on a medium-level half-day hike or a challenging full-day hike. They also have hiking gear available for rent, and offer pickups in Catania (for an extra charge).

Explore Europe's loftiest active volcano with this Jeep tour on Mount Etna. Join a nature guide and head over to about 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) to discover lava overflows and defunct craters, plus take in the views over the Caldera del Valle del Bove. Also slip a helmet and headlamp and adventure into a lava tube to learn how lava overflows are formed and cool. Cover further ground on UNESCO- listed Mt. Etna with a Jeep Tour. Explore with a guide for perceptivity into the volcano’s history and geology. Admire the bird’s- eye views over the country and ocean from 6,500 feet. Visit lava fields and craters, plus enter an underground lava tube.

Located on the islet of Sicily, Mt. Etna is the altitudinous active volcano in Europe. Explore its different aspects on this active tour from Catania that includes hiking up the volcano along a trail to the inner crater. See ancient lava flows, learn about the geological history of the volcano, explore panoramic views and hike into a lava delve. Experience this active volcano closely. Hike along a mountain trail up to 1200mt to spot lava flows and enter a lava delve. Hear about its geological history, and see native foliage. Enjoy the views of the Sicilian geography.

Explore the amazing nature of Etna with the exclusive horse riding activity as you explore the area in a unique way. As you venture out on Etna, you can feel the passage of climates and cultures from the florid citrus groves, to the stations, to the fruit trees and to the groaner timbers of beeches and pines up to the areas of high desert bones where thin juniper backwoods alternate. Etna housed a veritably rich fauna that also included the otter, the wolf, the wild boar, the roe deer, the deer, etc. species that now faded. Presently among the mammals are the fox, the wild cat, the porcupine, several weasels and dormice, as well as rabbits and hares. As for the birds you can meet the red woodpecker, the magpie, the jay, pairs of imperial crows, crows, wood pigeons and rock partridges. In the high mound, you can still see the golden eagle.

The Etna Helicopter Tour is the unmissable activity to discover the knockouts of the loftiest volcano in Europe. With this instigative excursion you will be able to take a complete Mount Etna Tour in a short time. From the departure base in Castiglione di Sicilia (CT), you will board the chopper and fly over the volcano. In a short time, you will reach a mound above 3000 metres. The chopper will approach the peak area, giving you an exclusive viewpoint from which you can admire the frequently still smoking Summit Craters, the ancient and more recent lava flows.

The Etna Speleological Tour is a unique occasion to admire the fascinating physical and geological characteristics of the volcanic caves. The adventure place that you will witness with this excursion is the Three Levels Cave, one of the longest lava caves on Mount Etna.
This particular lava cave is located at an altitude of 1630 meters in the Casa del Vescovo area, in the home of Zafferana Etnea (CT). The name of the Three Levels Cave was chosen since, near the main entrance, there are three different lapping situations. With this Mount Etna Tour you will witness the exhilaration of exploring the meanders of Mt. Etna along some of the lava channels of the most active volcano in Europe. Like numerous other Etna caves, the Three Levels Cave can only be visited accompanied by guides and equipped with speleo outfit.