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Mount Etna Hikes Weekend Adventure

Hike along the volcanic trails on the flanks of Mount Etna and discover the wild landscapes of this Sicilian icon.

  • Sicily

  • Breakfast
  • Mountains

    Landscape

  • Sep

  • Average group size: 10-12

What does this mean?

Challenging

What does this mean?

3 Nights

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£459
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Walking grade

Grade 6

Your holiday will include challenging hikes through beautiful scenery set against the stunning back drop of Mount Etna. Expect to walk on mountain paths, farm tracks, through ancient villages and lovely rural scenery. 

At first glance, some of the walks might appear to be easier than expected at grade 6. However, all walks are on rough and broken paths that can be overgrown at time, so please be prepared with clothing that covers your arms and legs. The routes include very long and rough descents, with unstable terrain. Some of the walks do not include a lot of shade, and heat and humidity in Sicily also makes the walks more challenging. 

Walks will be full days with ascents and descents of 250-905. You will be walking between 4-9 miles a day. The maximum altitude reached on this holiday is 2060 on Monte Nero.

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Overview

Holiday Highlights

  • Embark on a Sicilian adventure.
  • Take on a series of Mount Etna hikes to earn unbeatable views.
  • Explore the slopes and surrounds of the largest active volcano in Europe.
  • Stay in a family-run hotel, nestled in a valley between Etna and Alcantara park.

On the same latitude as part of the North African coast and tempered by sea breezes, Sicily is the largest of the Mediterranean Islands. Mount Etna, at 3,357m tall the highest point on Sicily, dominates the island. Visible from almost every corner, the active volcano, the highest in Europe, is ever-present on this exciting hiking weekend break.

You'll spend your short break in Castiglione di Sicilia, a small Sicilian town nestled in a valley between Etna and the Alcantara Park. It's a picturesque place with small houses and historical buildings perched upon a hill on the north side of Etna. As a centre it offers some of the finest walking to be had. Start to discover the region with a memorable hike around the base of Monte Nero, a dormant crater that will give you a sense of the region's explosive past.

Next up is a glorious but challenging hike along the Monte Pizzo Ridge. The higher you reach, the more spectacular the views across the island are, looking out across dried lava flows and dune landscapes, to vineyards and villages, the ocean beyond and even to the Italian mainland across the straights of Messina.

  • En suite three-star accommodation on bed and breakfast basis, including local tourist tax.
  • All local transport required for the itinerary by private coach/public bus.
  • A walk on the upper slopes of Mount Etna.
  • All entrances as noted in the itinerary.
  • Services of a Classic Tour Leader.

Holiday Information

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Tour Codes

17600

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