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Mount Etna and Taormina Full-Day Excursion from Palermo

3.8  / 5
228 reviews
Activity provider:TOUR TRANSFER SICILY
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Day trip

Mount Etna and Taormina Full-Day Excursion from Palermo

Activity provider:TOUR TRANSFER SICILY
3.8  / 5
228 reviews

From $123.78 per person

Visit Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, on a day trip. Explore Taormina, a popular village perched on a cliff overlooking the sea.

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Duration 11 hours
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Highlights
  • Experience the dramatic views of Europe's highest Volcano, Mount Etna
  • Discover interesting facts and the history of Mount Etna with a guide
  • Explore Taormina’s old churches, antique shops, restaurants and cafés
Full description
Europe’s highest active volcano is studied extensively by scientists and is popular with trekkers and nature lovers as well. Visit Mount Etna and the clifftop village of Taormina on this 11-hour excursion from Palermo. From Crateri Silvestri you’ll take the funicular (ticket not included) with a local mountain guide all the way up to 2,500 meters above sea level. From this point you’ll experience unforgettable panoramic views. Just south of Taormina is the nature reserve of Isola Bella, and further south you’ll see the popular seaside resort of Giardini Naxos. Visit the village of Taormina, a 45-minute drive from Mount Etna. Perched on a cliff overlooking the Ionian Sea, the village features an ancient Greek theater, many old churches, antique shops, lively bars and fine restaurants.
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  • Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Driver
  • Tour guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Funicular ticket
  • Tips
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  • Wheelchair users

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  • Passport or ID card
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sun hat
  • Camera

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  • Pets
  • Luggage or large bags

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  • You are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and clothing for your day excursion to Mount Etna and Taormina.

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3.8 /5

based on 228 reviews

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  • Guide
    4.5/5
  • Transportation
    4.3/5
  • Service
    4.4/5
  • Organization
    4.2/5

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Alina – GermanyOctober 19, 2023 – Verified booking
Etna is really beautiful, I just wish I could take the cable car up there. But exploring on foot was also wonderful. And Taormina is a super, super beautiful city, all in all a really successful trip, so it's very worth it!
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GetYourGuide traveler – SpainOctober 11, 2023 – Verified booking
The excursion was very good, it leaves very early and the trip is long but I don't know how hard it is, the travel is very comfortable, our driver Antonio is very attentive, we arrived at Etna around 10am and Taormina at around 2pm, and back around 19.00. To improve, I would say that we booked the excursion in Spanish and everyone was English and the drivers were Italian, they didn't explain anything to you. But it is the best way to make that visit from Palermo. I would hire her again!
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GetYourGuide traveler – United KingdomSeptember 17, 2023 – Verified booking
Anyone who marks this low clearly hasn’t read the description. This is a great tour for those in Palermo who want to visit enta and Taormina. It’s 3 hours each way so to get that in a day you are limited on time. Enta you have two hours, pay to go up the carts (I did for 78) or explore the bottom for free. Not a huge amount of time but enough to experience it. Taormina, same two hours to view the town and theatre. Drive back is 3 hours. All in all full day, 6 till 6. The drivers are kind, polite and do a great job getting you around and proving support. Both mini vans are comfortable and with a/c. Good day out if you read the itinerary.
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