Excursion program

The excursion starts at an altitude of 1,923 meters at the departure station of the Funivia dell’Etna. In a modern cable car, you will reach the “Monte Station” at 2,500 meters in just a few minutes (alternatively, the journey can be made by 4×4 bus).

The incomparable beauty of the landscape at this altitude can also be enjoyed from the panoramic terrace of the bar, where you can admire the summit craters on one side and gulf of di Catania seafront on the other. From here, using special 4×4 bus, you will reach the maximum altitude allowed by the authorities in the summit area, at the foot of the SE summit crater, the one producing all the lava fountains in the last years. As required by current regulations, the excursion continues accompanied by Alpine/Volcanological Guides.

Please take into account that we will be at around 2800 m above the sea level on an uneven volcanic ground. Weather might be cold and very windy. Wear or carry warm clothes and rain protection, as well as mountain trekking boots.