Mountain Excursions

From North Etna: Mount Etna Summit Craters Hiking Tour

Duration

5 hrs

Guided tour

    • Tackle Etna’s wild north slope on a guided high-altitude trek from 2,800m to the 3,300m summit zone, with round-trip transfers included.

    • With a certified multilingual guide, understand the formation of ash fields and landscapes on a hike from the transport stop to the rims of Bocca Nuova, Etna’s largest active crater.

    • On your way up and back you get to cross expansive lunar landscapes and the red & black rock terrain of Valle del Leone, offering direct views of summit craters.

    • A certified multilingual guide fluent in English and Italian

    • A group of 8 participants (max)

    • Trekking pole, shoes, & helmets

  • TOTAL DURATION5 hours
    Pizzi Deneri (2,800m)
    Start point

    Pizzi Deneri (2,800m)

    Get direction
    Bocca Nuova (3,300m)

    1. Bocca Nuova (3,300m)

    Reach Etna’s highest summit crater. From here, follow your guide past steaming fumaroles, jagged lava flows, and the crater’s deep vent, with sweeping views of Etna’s summit landscape.

    Pizzi Deneri (2,800m)
    End point

    Pizzi Deneri (2,800m)

    Get direction

    Your ending point would be same as your start point

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    What our guests say

    Oct 2025
    Woke up crazy early with my girlfriend for this tour and honestly it was SO worth it. Our guide (shout out to Marco!) was suuuper friendly and dropped a ton of facts about Etna that I totally didn’t know. Kinda chilly at the top, so bring extra layers, trust me! The whole group felt like a little volcano family by the end. Hike was tough but views = EPIC.
    Oct 2025
    Went solo and was a bit nervous but everyone (staff + group) made me feel welcome. The wind was wild, so we couldn’t go all the way up, but the alternative route had those steamy vents everywhere (smells like eggs, lol). Guide explained everything in simple terms. A bit crowded at the start, but once we spread out it was peaceful.
    Oct 2025
    I dragged my two teens here and they grumbled at first but actually ended up loving the hike! Our guide, Francesca, kept everyone engaged, made us laugh, and even let my daughter try walking with her trekking poles for a bit. Weather was chilly but clear so we got those insane crater views. 10/10 mom win!
    Oct 2025
    Tbh, I expected a bit less waiting before the tour started. We stood around for like 40 min before anything happened. The bus ride up is BUMPY but kinda fun. Once the hike began, tho, the scenery made up for the slow start. Would I do it again? Maybe, if they fix the timing.
    Oct 2025
    Crazy cool experience!! Went with a group of friends and laughed the whole way up. The air up there is sooo fresh, you feel alive. Guides gave us helmets and walking sticks, which felt a bit overkill at first but definitely needed when we hit the loose ash. Our shoes are still kinda black, lol. Totally worth the mess.

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