Day Trips

From Catania: Mount Etna 4x4 Tour with Rifugio Sapienza Visit

Duration

8 hrs

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Free cancellation anytime before the start of your experience

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Guided tour

Transfers available

    • Travel across Mount Etna’s southern slopes in a 4x4 vehicle, departing conveniently from central Catania.

    • Learn about Etna’s volcanic history at Cava Asero, a former lava quarry shaped by ancient eruptions.

    • Drive through the Serra La Nave pine forest, where green woodland dramatically contrasts Etna’s lava terrain.

    • Stop at Teseo Screpolato, a monumental bronze sculpture overlooking sweeping volcanic landscapes.

    • Enjoy over 2 hours of free time at Rifugio Sapienza to explore the Silvestri Craters and mountain surroundings.

    • Round-trip transfers from Catania

    • 4x4 off-road to Etna southern slope

    • An Italian or English-speaking guide

  • Via Vittorio Emanuele II 188
    Start point

    Via Vittorio Emanuele II 188

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    Cava Asero

    1. Cava Asero

    Stop at a former lava quarry carved by centuries of eruptions and discover how Etna’s powerful volcanic activity shaped the surrounding landscape and rock formations.

    Passes By

    Teseo Screpolato

    2. Teseo Screpolato

    Rifugio Sapienza (2,000m)

    3. Rifugio Sapienza (2,000m)

    Via Vittorio Emanuele II 188
    End point

    Via Vittorio Emanuele II 188

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    Your ending point would be same as your start point

  • Free cancellation anytime before the start of your experience

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