Taormina: Etna Volcano Private Food and Wine Tasting Tour
Get a taste of Sicily with this private tour to Mt. Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano. Leave the driving to your private guide and take in the scenery as you drive through mountain villages, stopping at a local honey shop. Visit volcanic craters and an Etna winery for lunch and a tasting of red and white Sicilian wines. Note that an admission fee for Etna entrance is not included.
Highlights
- ✓Explore Mt. Etna with a private guide
- ✓Skip the hassle of a rental car and let your guide do the navigating
- ✓Visit a honey shop and a local winery
- ✓Admission fee for Etna entrance is not included
What you'll see & do
- ✓Your personal tour leader will pick you up at your accommodation/port in Taormina area, and you will start your wonderful private travel to the highest active volcano in Europe. Driving by comfortable, air-conditioned car through the small authentic mountain villages, you will admire unforgettable picturesque views of Sicilian countryside full of oranges and lemon plantations, olives and almond trees, houses and churches built of lava stone. Our first stop will be in Zafferana Etnea, small charming village on Etna slope, famous with its honey. You will visit a local honey store and taste the produce of the fertile volcano terrain - honey, olive oil, olives, wines and liquors. We recommend wearing comfortable closed-toe shoes and bringing extra layers, such as something warm and a windbreaker or rain jacket, to be prepared for changing weather conditions.
- ✓You will continue to ascend Etna reaching "Rifugio Sapienza" station at 2000 mt. Here you can visit famous Silvestri Craters, admire breathtaking panoramas, visit souvenir shops offering gifts of lava, refresh yourself in some bar or restaurant. Optional ascent by cable car and jeep with the authorized Alpine guide to 3000 mt. If the tour starts in Messina you will visit the Sartorius Craters. After visiting Mt.Etna, the guide will chauffeur you in relax to one of the best wineries on Etna slope. At the winery you will have will have a tour of the estate, see how the grape is growing, and visit the cellars, while the expert sommelier explains you all about the wine making process and the history of this family run winery. Then you will have traditional delicious and hearty lunch of locally produced cheeses, salami, prosciutto, fresh bread, olives and home-made olive oil and a traditional pasta dish. A professional sommelier will offer you 4 glasses of Sicilian Etna red and white wines.
What's included
- ✓Visit of one of the best Etna wineries and food and wine tasting
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Alcoholic beverages
- ✓Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off
- ✓Private driver/guide
- ✓Guided tour of Etna
- ✓Private tour only for your party by comfortable air-conditioned car
- ✓Private local tour leader
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Round-trip transportation by private comfortable car
What's not included
- ✓Cable car to an altitude of 3000 m (78 Euro for 1 person)
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Ticket for Etna Entrance
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Bring comfortable shoes and a jacket
We have private tours, only for your party, however at the beginning of the excursion we will give each guest a mask, protective gloves and hand sanitizer.
Your private guide will pick you up at your accommodation, port or train station in Taormina, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni or nearby.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Taormina: Etna Volcano Private Food and Wine Tasting Tour
Get a taste of Sicily with this private tour to Mt. Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano. Leave the driving to your private guide and take in the scenery as you drive through mountain villages, stopping at a local honey shop. Visit volcanic craters and an Etna winery for lunch and a tasting of red and white Sicilian wines. Note that an admission fee for Etna entrance is not included.
Highlights
- ✓Explore Mt. Etna with a private guide
- ✓Skip the hassle of a rental car and let your guide do the navigating
- ✓Visit a honey shop and a local winery
- ✓Admission fee for Etna entrance is not included
What you'll see & do
- ✓Your personal tour leader will pick you up at your accommodation/port in Taormina area, and you will start your wonderful private travel to the highest active volcano in Europe. Driving by comfortable, air-conditioned car through the small authentic mountain villages, you will admire unforgettable picturesque views of Sicilian countryside full of oranges and lemon plantations, olives and almond trees, houses and churches built of lava stone. Our first stop will be in Zafferana Etnea, small charming village on Etna slope, famous with its honey. You will visit a local honey store and taste the produce of the fertile volcano terrain - honey, olive oil, olives, wines and liquors. We recommend wearing comfortable closed-toe shoes and bringing extra layers, such as something warm and a windbreaker or rain jacket, to be prepared for changing weather conditions.
- ✓You will continue to ascend Etna reaching "Rifugio Sapienza" station at 2000 mt. Here you can visit famous Silvestri Craters, admire breathtaking panoramas, visit souvenir shops offering gifts of lava, refresh yourself in some bar or restaurant. Optional ascent by cable car and jeep with the authorized Alpine guide to 3000 mt. If the tour starts in Messina you will visit the Sartorius Craters. After visiting Mt.Etna, the guide will chauffeur you in relax to one of the best wineries on Etna slope. At the winery you will have will have a tour of the estate, see how the grape is growing, and visit the cellars, while the expert sommelier explains you all about the wine making process and the history of this family run winery. Then you will have traditional delicious and hearty lunch of locally produced cheeses, salami, prosciutto, fresh bread, olives and home-made olive oil and a traditional pasta dish. A professional sommelier will offer you 4 glasses of Sicilian Etna red and white wines.
What's included
- ✓Visit of one of the best Etna wineries and food and wine tasting
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Alcoholic beverages
- ✓Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off
- ✓Private driver/guide
- ✓Guided tour of Etna
- ✓Private tour only for your party by comfortable air-conditioned car
- ✓Private local tour leader
- ✓Lunch
- ✓Round-trip transportation by private comfortable car
What's not included
- ✓Cable car to an altitude of 3000 m (78 Euro for 1 person)
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Ticket for Etna Entrance
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Bring comfortable shoes and a jacket
We have private tours, only for your party, however at the beginning of the excursion we will give each guest a mask, protective gloves and hand sanitizer.
Your private guide will pick you up at your accommodation, port or train station in Taormina, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni or nearby.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.