9 Hiking Tours in Catania to Build a Day Around

1.Mount Etna: Guided Volcano Summit Hiking Tour with Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,784 reviews · from $124Our pick

Hike Mount Etna with a volcanic guide, cable car, lava tunnels, summit craters, and Valle del Bove views from $124.61.

“We did Etna hike and Pepe was our driver. He is a lovely guide as well! Funny, helpful and reliable and he speaks so many languages! He provided useful and local information on the way to Etna and on the way back. We really enjoyed our excursion and would definitely recommend 😊”

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2.Mount Etna: Trek to 3000m with cable car and jeep

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,978 reviews · from $62

Review of Mount Etna’s 3,000-meter trek with cable car, 4x4, lava channels, recent flows, gear, costs, weather tips, and practical advice.

“wonderful organization, i really liked it. The guide really helps to explore the surrounding area of Mt Etna, shows interesting places. and he was happy to answer all of my questions. I definitely recommend it!””

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3.Mount Etna: Summit Crater Trek with Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,875 reviews · 5 hours · from $77

Review of Mount Etna’s summit trek with cable car, 4x4 ride, crater walks, lava tunnel, costs, difficulty, safety, and practical tips.

“It is an amazing experience! We miss the lava flow, didn’t see it as we were a couple of days ‘late’ Alessandro, our tour guide was so good! Let us rest as much as possible and showed and explained everything for us! Definitely recommended tour!”

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4.Etna Volcano: South Side Guided Summit Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,545 reviews · from $67

Review of Etna’s South Side summit hike, with cable car, crater views, guide insights, costs, fitness needs, and practical tips.

“Excellent tour, the guide was clewrky very knowledgeable on the geological history of the Island and volcano and knows his way around the volcano like the back of his hand, clearly very passionate about Etna, living locally and having visited other volcano's around Europe to improve his experience and knowledge on the subject area. The views were stunning. Unfortunately webcould only ascend to 3,000m due to seismic activity, however the visit was well worth it and of course safety must come first. Excellent tour.”

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5.Mount Etna Trekking Trip off the Tourist Path

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,351 reviews · from $78

Review of Etna’s off-path hike from Catania, with lava caves, Valle del Bove views, gear, guides, difficulty, and value.

“The guides were wonderful and very knowledgeable. I thought it was awesome but there were a few people on hike that struggled. Maybe should have a bit of a warning that this is a pretty hard hike for someone who isn't used to hiking.”

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6.Etna Nature Tour with Hiking, Cave Visit, & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 502 reviews · from $45Best value

Explore Mount Etna’s craters and lava cave, then taste Sicilian honey, olive oil, wine, and liqueurs with a local guide.

“Ended up getting a private tour (since it’s the past the holidays and low season). Our guide, Andrea, was phenomenal… so knowledgeable about Etna, Catania, Sicily (in general), and volcanos! He answered all of our various questions and spoke English really well. We decided to do the cable car option ($30 each) and then trek ourselves to the crater created during the 2001 eruption (instead of the Jeeps which would have been another $38 each)… very happy with that decision since clouds rolled in blocking the Jeep’s panorama viewpoint. I am young but not the most fit, however, Andrea’s pace allowed me to ascend slowly without feeling rushed. It wasn’t…”

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7.Etna Volcano: South Side Guided Summit Hike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $78Top rated

Hike Mount Etna’s summit craters with a volcanologist guide, cable car, 4x4 transfer, gear, costs, fitness needs, and practical tips.

“be in good physical shape and able to withstand the max altitude of 3000m Provide warm clothing hat and glovesAuto-translated”

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8.Mount Etna: Summit Trek with Cable Car and snack included

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 278 reviews · from $109

Review of Mount Etna’s summit trek with cable car, guide, gear, snack, crater views, pricing advice, fitness needs, and practical tips.

“You do this once in lifetime so dont miss it. Take winter clothes even in July and paper mask for sumporium. It is not easy to climb up but guides are great.”

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9.Mount Etna: Half-Day Guided Tour and Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 264 reviews · 5 hours · from $70

Review of Mount Etna’s five-hour guided hike from Catania, with craters, lava caves, coastal views, local tastings, and practical tips.

“Very well organized, full of details and experiences and enjoyable tour.”

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