From Catania: Private Etna +Tasting 4 Wines Lunch in the Cellar

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Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Catania

Duration

6 hours

Number of Guests

2 - 15 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English, Italian

Other

Vegetarian, Family-friendly, Pet-friendly, Private Experience

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover Europe's highest active volcano on a private tour from Catania. Enjoy personalized attention with a guide, visit craters, and savor a delicious lunch with local wines at Etna Winery.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

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 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.

We recommend wearing comfortable closed-toe shoes and bringing extra layers, such as something warm and a windbreaker.

What You Get

Hotel/port pick-up and drop-off in Catania

Visit to local honey farm and tasting of honey, jams, olives, olive oils, wines and liquors

Visit of one of the best Etna wineries and food and wine tasting

Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Cable car to an altitude of 3000 m (78 Euro for 1 person)

Gratuities

Good To Know

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.
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

Catania (Pass By)

Your personal tour leader will pick you up at your accommodation/port in Catania, 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. Enjoying amazing sea view and lava fields, you will arrive to a charming mountain town Zafferana Etnea, where you will visit local honey store and taste the produce of the fertile volcano land - honey, olive oils, 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.

Mount Etna

You will continue to ascend Etna reaching "Rifugio Sapienza" station at 2000mt. 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/4X4 with an authorized Alpine guide to 3000mt. 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 lunch of locally produced cheeses, salami, prosciutto, fresh bread, olives and home-made olive oil and a typical pasta dish. A professional sommelier will offer you 4 glasses of Sicilian Etna red and white wines. After the tour, your guide will drop you off at your accommodation or port in Catania.

3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Pickup Point

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Pickup Details

Your private guide will meet you at your accommodation, port or train station in Catania.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

5.0

based on 13 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

Excursion to Etna!

May 09, 2026

We were on a field trip with Elena today, May 9, going to Etna volcano and the winery. We often travel and have visited many countries, we want to note that this tour will be among the top 5 excurs...read more

(Viator)

Spectacular Day at Mt Etna with Omsr

June 14, 2025

We really enjoyed our trip to Mt Etna with our guide Omar. He was a delight to travel with and met our every need. We visited an apiary as well and tasted multiple honey flavors. The lunch at the w...read more

(Viator)

Great experience!

April 25, 2025

It was a great experience. Our driver Leo and guide Davide were great. We spent just the right amount of time on Etna (for us), went to a Lava Cave, a Honey Tasting and finally to a winery. The win...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Must do walk around Mt. Etna!

November 13, 2024

We actually did two tours with Prestelli - this one and the six hour tour to 3 wineries. The tour guides were top notch - Alessandra for our Mt. Etna tour, and Elena for the winery tours. Both wer...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Superb tour

July 27, 2024

One of the best experiences we have as a family. Our guide Marco was wonderful. Helpful knowledgeable and still let us have our time. The trip to mount Etna was fun and the winery trip was fab. The...read more

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