Etna Trekking Tour & Lunch tasting
Price on request
There are many well-trodden paths, but would you like to discover some new ones? This is the spirit behind your Etna Trekking experience.
We take the paths that are completely immersed in nature and together with your local guide we will explore the great variety of flora and fauna on the flanks of the volcano. Along the way you will pass through Birch woods and forests of Larch before coming to old lava flow tunnels. Your gaze will be filled with majestic views of the volcano on one side and enchanting views of the Gulf of Catania on the other. Lunch will be an outdoor picnic with products from our organic garden, accompanied by a selection of Etna Doc wines served surrounded by nature.
Program
- 1st part: The meeting point is in Zafferana Etnea, a characteristic village on Etna’s slopes, we follow the SP92 route to the start of the “Donkey’s back” trekking path (1h30m approx). Walking through a path plenty of larch woods and bushes we reach the Valle del Bove. That is where we will go through the volcanologic aspects of this geological formation.
- 2nd part: we head towards Rifugio Sapienza to have a closer look at the Crateri Silvestri and the recent 2001/2002 lava flow that raised to the ground the touristic area of the shelter.
- 3rd part: the journey goes on towards Get Your Etna direction (800m a.s.l.), from there the green forests open up to fields molded by the 2002 lava flow. Wine Masterclass with Etna DOC wines and lunch surrounded by nature.
Difficulty Easy
Equipment
Comfortable clothes and shoes, hat, sun cream, wind jacket.
Notes
The temperatures on Etna can be from 10 to 15 degrees °C lower than on the coast