Mount Etna: Hike to the top 3350mt from the North Side
Mount Etna: Hike to the top 3350mt from the North Side
Mount Etna: Hike to the top 3350mt from the North Side
Mount Etna: Hike to the top 3350mt from the North Side
Mount Etna: Hike to the top 3350mt from the North Side
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Mount Etna: Hike to the top 3350mt from the North Side

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Hike through an extraordinary lunar landscape between craters and lava flows
Learn from your certified volcanological guide the evolution and history of Etna
Learn more about the volcanic history and geology with your Alpine guide
Itinerary
Discover the highest active volcano in Europe with a guided trek to the summit with your authorized mountain and volcanological guide immersing you in landscapes of exceptional beauty surrounded by craters and lava flows

Starting from Piano Provenzana 1800masl (Etna North), the unique slope that currently allows the climb to the summit in safe conditions, with special 4x4 vehicles, admiring the typical landscape of Etna, we will climb up to 2825masl near Piano delle Concazze.

From here begins the ascent of about 2h to the main crater rim at an altitude of 3.320masl.
You will walk on the edge of the Central Crater, we will face the vertiginous Northeast Crater and we will admire at our side the famous Southeast Crater, author of the most recent and impressive eruptions.

In addition to the vastness of the summit craters, you will admire a unique volcanic environment, with gas emissions, volcanic bombs, and the sparkling colors of the ground due to the sublimation of various elements, including sulfur in particular.

After the visit at the top, the path of descent in addition to being characterized by fine volcanic ash and slag, will always be very panoramic thanks to the beautiful view of the Sicilian coast.
The whole route will be seasoned with pleasant breaks where the guide will explain the history, the formation and the peculiarities of the volcano.

Once again at 2825masl, with the 4x4 we will return to Piano Provenzana, the final point of a great and inevitable experience in Sicily.