Sicily · ALCANTARA GORGES TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 10 alcantara gorges tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Travel in a small SUV or minivan across Etna’s northern slopes, walk among the Sartorius Craters, enter the Grotta dei Ladroni lava tunnel, eat lunch at a local restaurant, then swim or stroll at the Alcantara Gorges. Guides such as Salvatore, Salvo, Ross, and Maya bring strong local knowledge.
“The experience was great…the food could be better! Salvo was a very good guide.”
From Taormina or Giardini Naxos, join a small group of up to 16 for Etna foothill hikes, volcanic craters, a lava cave, Sicilian lunch with Etna wines, and Alcantara Gorge. Guides such as Roberto, Rosario, Tony, and Saro bring local geology and stories to life.
“Marco was fantastic and we enjoyed our tour immensely. I highly recommend this tour! The hike on Etna was beautiful, the wine tasting and lunch was delicious and the Alcantara stop was wonderful and very refreshing.”
Travel from Taormina in a small group with guides such as Roberto, Riccardo, Tony, or Daniele. Hike Etna’s extinct craters at 2,000 meters, enter a lava cave, enjoy a winery lunch and wine tasting, then see Alcantara Canyons from a panoramic viewpoint.
“Overall it was a wonderful adventure, specially with our guide Ricardo, he has so much info, and he is very friendly, the Hike was good but we faced some hard winds, some cant handled the wind and the guide helped them, its because of the weather. The lunch was great , we were a group of 8 people from different countries, the trip was comfortable we were back to Taormina at 5 pm.”
Join a naturalist guide from Catania for an easy-to-moderate Etna hike to 2,000 meters, a lamp-lit lava cave, a winery lunch with local wine, and a visit to the cold Alcantara River. Guides such as Andrea, Giovanni, Marco, and Emiliano are praised for clear explanations and friendly care.
“Giovanni was an excellent guide full of information and happy to answer any questions we had a top man. Food at the winery was so so wine was fine A great day out on Etna and the gorge”
Walk upstream through the Alcantara River, swim through volcanic rock passages, then float and bodyraft downstream with an English or Italian guide. Andrea, Salvo, and Davide are among the guides who have led this route. Expect a small-group adventure when conditions and numbers allow.
“Amazing, we have so much fun and the activity was positive surprise.”
Join an English-speaking guide such as Salvatore or Giovanni for a 6 to 8-hour Etna adventure by SUV or minivan. Walk among lava craters, enter a lava cave, enjoy a simple local lunch, then visit the Alcantara Gorges.
“Our driver Emanuel was amazing 😍thank you very much for beautiful tour ,and for being Patient with us😁was really nice to talk with you:)you are start”
Ride a two-person ATV from Alcantara Gorges toward Mount Etna with guides such as Giuseppe, Peppe, or Francesco. Expect vineyards, village roads, river crossings, lava flows, Moio Alcantara crater, a lava cave walk, and Piano Provenzana at 1,850 meters. Hotel pickup is optional.
“Giuseppe was a really great tour guide! Super nice, accommodating, and very knowledgeable about the region. We probably ended up ATVing for 4 hours! So with that in mind, highly suggest putting on sunscreen and/or wearing the appropriate attire. It was raining a good chunk of the day, so we absolutely needed a waterproof jacket. Also definitely recommend wearing gloves! Our hands got pretty frozen at one point because they were just getting rained on nonstop and the wind while driving doesn't help. As part of the tour, we stopped in a pretty cool cave that was formed by Mount Etna. We also stopped at a bar/cafe for lunch. Overall,…”
Travel from Catania to Etna’s northern-east side, where a guide such as Emiliano, Marco, or Andrea leads a volcanic hike and lava-cave visit. Then enjoy lunch and wine in Linguaglossa before visiting the Alcantara Gorges. Gear, transport, lunch, and park entry are included.
“Excellent tour. Tye right amount of time at each location. Depending on the weather take a light jacket and wear pants. Take a bathing suit and recommend swim shoes or flip flops. Take the guide up on the offer of hiking shoes.”
Travel from Catania to Mount Etna at 2,000 meters with a multilingual guide, walk among ancient craters, visit a lava cave, taste local products, then enjoy free time at Alcantara Gorge. Pickup, transport, and drop-off are included. Guides may include Andreas or Janet.
“Andreas was very good and friendly, we made jokes, sing songs during drive and it was great overall. Only thing I didn’t liked was the ride because all the windows were open and i was sitting in the middle sea, but I ignored it most of the time and tried to make friends with other passengers. Etna was beautiful and it amazed me, while Alcantara made my girlfriend very happy and thrilled to swim all the way up. 10/10”
Spend 10 hours exploring Sicily’s volcanic side from Taormina. Visit Alcantara Gorges, ride the Circumetnea train, then take a cable car and 4x4 jeep toward Etna’s crater zone with a licensed Alpine guide. Bring warm layers, hiking shoes, and money for food and gorge entry.
“Best was naturally the Mt. Etna piece. Would prefer more time there and less time travelling around seeing the villages.”
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