Private tour from Messina: Etna Volcano and Winery Visit with Food and Wine Tasting
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Departs: Sicily, Sicily
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
During the private tour by comfortable air-conditioned car, you will visit Etna - the highest active volcano in Europe. This tour is private - only for your party, nobody else to ensure the highest standards for our clients.
Your friendly private guide will tell you history of volcano creation, about eruptions, culture, myths, and folklore of "Mamma Etna" and Sicily itself. Driving by private car through authentic mountain villages you will visit local honey farm and taste the produce of the fertile volcano terrain, and finally reach “Rifugio Sapienza” at 2000mt. Here you can visit famous Silvestri Craters, admire unforgettable panoramas, visit shops with souvenirs of lava, refresh yourself at some restaurant or bar. Optional ascent with cable car and jeep with the authorized Alpine Guide to 3000mt.
Then you will visit one of the best Etna wineries and have lunch of fresh local food with fine red and white Sicilian wines.
What's Included
Alcoholic Beverages
Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea
Guided tour of Etna
Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off in Messina
Lunch
Private driver/guide
Private local tour leader
Private tour only for your party by comfortable air-conditioned car
Round-trip transportation by private comfortable car
Visit of one of the best Etna wineries and food and wine tasting
Visit to local honey farm and tasting of honey, jams, olives, olive oils, wines and liquors
What's Not Included
Cable car to an altitude of 3000 m (65 Euro for 1 person)
Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Traveler Information
- INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
- CHILD: Age: 4 - 13
- ADULT: Age: 14 - 99
Additional Info
- Face masks provided for travellers
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Face masks provided for travellers
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
What To Expect
Messina
After this atmospheric journey, the guide will chauffer you in relax to one of the best wineries at the foot of Etna. The owner of the winery will welcome you with a glass of cool white grillo, and you will have a tour of the estate, see how the grape is growing, and visit the cellars, while the owner explains you all about the wine making process and the history of this family run winery. Then you will sit on a beautiful terrace with an amazing panoramic view of the Mediterranean, and have traditional delicious lunch of locally produced cheeses, salami, prosciuttto, home-made sausages, cous-cous, mushrooms, vegetables, fresh bread, olives and home-made olive oil. A professional sommelier will offer you 5 glasses of Sicilian Etna DOC red and white wines.
After the tour, your guide will drop you off at your accommodation or port in Messina.
6 hours • Admission Ticket Free
