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Magical Etna
Etna by Jeep: Lava caves, Craters, Caldera + Typical tasting
Etna between the craters and lava flows
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Etna by Jeep: Lava caves, Craters, Caldera + Typical tasting

Etna by Jeep: Exploring Craters and Lava Caves and Etna Wines

By Alessandro Mertoli
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Overview

Exciting Jeep tour and walk on the crests of the craters in search of hornito and lava flow caves until reaching the wonderful view of the prehistoric Valle del Bove to discover the origins of the Etna volcano.
The emotion that our excursion provokes is unique. You will feel like walking on the moon and going to the centre of the Earth. Walking along the summit perimeter of the craters you can admire the incredible volcanic cone from where the lava came out.
The pleasant excursion will take you to discover magical places where nature expresses itself simultaneously with destruction and reconstruction.
Finally, the pleasant and relaxing tasting of typical Sicilian products will be the right reward for a unique and unrepeatable experience.

Activity location

  • Mount Etna
    • 95030, Catania, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • SS Sanctuary. MM. Alfio Cirino and Philadelphus
    • 1 Piazza Sant'Alfio
    • 95039, Trecastagni, Sicilia, Italy

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedpole trekking
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedtasting of Etna DOC wines and typical Sicilian products

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Customers who have not reached the legal drinking age in Italy, i.e. 18, will not be served alcoholic drinks.

Activity itinerary

Mount Etna
  • 2h
On the slopes of Etna, the path reveals the volcano. The 2001 eruptive vent emerges, a lunar landscape of basalt rocks. The warm soil underfoot and the smell of sulphur indicate active fumaroles. In front of us, the mouth is a lateral explosion crater, walls with layers of lava. Glowing rocks convey the dynamics of the magma that shaped this place. Although many years have passed, the eruptive vent is still active, with fumarolic activity and fractures in the ground. The landscape shows volcanological signs, such as the presence of volcanic bombs and new fractures. We stop, aware of the geological process. The eruptive vent, with its volcanological spectacle, offers a unique opportunity to understand the internal dynamics of the volcano. The panorama, dotted with lava formations, is a visual lesson in Etna's geological history. With this show in our hearts, we continue the journey, taking the memory of these places with us.
Mount Etna
  • 30m
Cave of the Carcarazzi Craters It is a vertically developing cavity located within the eruptive apparatus of the 1766 eruption of the Calcarazzi mountains, and like all cavities of this type, the walls are extremely unstable as they are made up of welded slag. In the eruptive fracture some magma remains which is consolidating, but a superficial part of the fracture can remain empty and accessible through the explosive or effusive vents, giving rise to a type of volcanic cave. Although the eruptive systems of Etna are very numerous, cavities of this type open only in a few of them, in fact most of the secondary craters remain occluded by the pyroclastic material at the end of their activity.
Valle Del Bove
  • 2h
The excursion reveals the volcano in its grandeur. Once we reach the view over the Valle del Bove, the ancient caldera welcomes us like a geological amphitheatre. Layered walls of lava, pyroclasts and ash narrate the volcano's tumultuous history over the centuries. The formation of the caldera is the result of complex geological processes. During an eruption, rapid emptying of the magma chamber can cause collapse of the top, known as caldera collapse. This event creates the vast amphitheater-shaped depression, like the one we admire today in the Valle del Bove. Lava flows and pyroclastic deposits have further shaped the caldera over time. The view over the Valle del Bove becomes a window on the volcanological history of Etna, a storey written in the rock stratifications. The magnitude of this geological formation offers a unique opportunity to explore the internal dynamics of one of the world's most active volcanoes.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMount Etna
    • 95030, Catania, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESS Sanctuary. MM. Alfio Cirino and Philadelphus
    • 1 Piazza Sant'Alfio
    • 95039, Trecastagni, Sicilia, Italy

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