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The 15 Best Sunset Tours in Sicily

29 tours  ·  from $34

Etna after the light goes, the temples turning gold, a boat out of Taormina with a glass in hand. The 15 below are priced and timed by season, since sunset moves and the pickup moves with it.

Catania: Mount Etna Morning or Sunset Day Trip with Tasting - Hotel pickup and the hour-long climb
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Catania: Mount Etna Morning or Sunset Day Trip with Tasting

1.Mount Etna Morning or Sunset Day Trip with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4,028 reviews · 6 hours · from $70Our pick

Ride from Catania to Mount Etna in an air-conditioned minivan, then walk around ancient craters, recent lava flows, and a lava cave. Guides such as Leonardo, Daphne, and Emilia add clear volcanic insight. Finish with cantucci, zibibbo wine, and, on sunset departures, golden views over the Valle del Bove.

“We had a really nice trip with a great guide. The tour was perfectly planned and we had some really nice views.”

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Catania: Sunset Jeep Tour of Mount Etna and Lava Flow Caves - Zafferana Etnea and the local tasting stop
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Catania: Sunset Jeep Tour of Mount Etna and Lava Flow Caves

2.Sunset Jeep Tour of Mount Etna and Lava Flow Caves

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,113 reviews · 5 - 5.5 hours · from $71

Ride from Catania toward Mount Etna in a small group of up to eight. Guides such as Fabio, Luca, Gaetano, and Fabrizio lead you to lava caves, old craters, the Valle del Bove, and a sunset viewpoint near 2,000 meters, with local wine, honey, and food tastings along the way.

“Everything was perfect, couldn’t ask for something more interesting and challenging. Reggie was a great guide and we loved the experience so much!”

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Agrigento: Valley of the Temples Skip-the-Line Sunset Tour - Finding the Juno Temple entrance
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Agrigento: Valley of the Temples Skip-the-Line Sunset Tour

3.Valley of the Temples Skip-the-Line Sunset Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,512 reviews · 2 hours · from $51

Walk through Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples as the light softens and the ruins begin to glow. Your guide leads you from the Temple of Hera to Concordia, Heracles, and Olympian Zeus, adding history and local stories along the way. Italian and English tours may run together.

“The temples lit up at night beautiful. The guide was very knowledgeable. Very good experience”

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Catania: Etna Sunset Tour with Pickup and Drop-off - From Catania to Zafferana Etnea in 40 minutes
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Catania: Etna Sunset Tour with Pickup and Drop-off

4.Etna Sunset Tour with Pickup and Drop-off

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,348 reviews · 5 hours · from $71

Ride from Catania to Etna with a small group of up to eight. You will taste honey, wine, and olive oil in Zafferana Etnea, visit Bove Valley and a lava cave, then walk on craters at about 2,000 meters for sunset. Guides such as Paolo, Simone, Zelia, and Constanza lead tours in English, Italian, or Spanish.

“Marilena was an excellent guide, she gave us lots of valuable information and was super friendly too. She was able to communicate with everyone in the group and we enjoyed the tastings as well as the cave visit and the crater walk. The information was excellent, we learnt a lot and had a good time.”

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From Catania: Mount Etna Sunset Tour with Tasting and Cave - The tasting at Enoteca dell’Etna
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From Catania: Mount Etna Sunset Tour with Tasting and Cave

5.Mount Etna Sunset Tour with Tasting and Cave

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,119 reviews · from $45

From Catania, visit an Etna producer for honey, olive oil, jams, and wine, then explore a lava cave if included and walk around the Silvestri craters at sunset. Guides such as Alessandro, Carmelo, Francesco, and Giuseppe explain Etna’s eruptions in several languages.

“It was brilliant, a great group of people and an amazing and funny guide Carmelo, The tasting was great and the walk was amazing, the caves are pretty interesting too but you don’t see too much of it but learning about it was interesting, a lot more than meets the eye. I would 100% recommend this to anyone who has enough time in Catania”

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Palermo: Street Food Walking Tour at Sunset - Panelle, crocché, and the taste of Palermo
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Palermo: Street Food Walking Tour at Sunset

6.Street Food Walking Tour at Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 492 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $52

Meet near Quattro Canti for a 2.5-hour sunset walk through central Palermo. Guides such as Alessandra, Federico, Sylvia, and Francesco pair generous tastings of panelle, arancine, sfincione, spleen sandwiches, and Sicilian sweets with stories about Palermo’s streets, food, and past.

“Great tour, great guide and lots of delicious food!”

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Taormina: Sunset Boat Tour with Dolphin Watching & Aperitif - Meeting Graziella at Giardini Naxos
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Taormina: Sunset Boat Tour with Dolphin Watching & Aperitif

7.Sunset Boat Tour with Dolphin Watching & Aperitif

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 454 reviews · from $118Top rated

Join Graziella and Captain Saro for a small-group sunset cruise from Giardini Naxos. You’ll pass Taormina’s caves and bays, look for bottlenose dolphins, swim near Isola Bella, and enjoy fruit, snacks, and drinks aboard the Blue Diamond.

“The whole experience was amazing from start to finish! The boat was amazing and Graziella was amazing and her husband was also great! Highly recommend”

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Sunset tour in search of dolphins with aperitif - Naxos Bay and the first coastal views
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Sunset tour in search of dolphins with aperitif

8.Sunset tour in search of dolphins with aperitif

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 449 reviews · 3 hours · from $53

Join Antonio and Mariella for a three-hour shared boat cruise from Giardini Naxos. You’ll see Taormina’s bays, Isola Bella, caves, and Etna, stop to swim, enjoy pizza or arancini with prosecco, and search open water for dolphins.

“We had the most fantastic time from the check in at the office till the end of our boat ride. We saw dolphins swimming and jumping right in front of us. Antonio, our captain, Mariella and Sonia were delightful, courteous and super attentive. The views of the Etna, Taormina, Isola Bella, the caves, well... everything!! were wonderful. They served us pizza and prosecco while we stopped to jump in the water. Amazing experience for the whole family. Even our 3-year-old boy dared to jump and swim with the fish. We loved it and will definitely recommend it to everyone. We hope to come back soon. Grazie mille e arrivederci!”

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ETNA SUNSET: GUIDED TOUR OF ETNA WITH PICKUP FROM CATANIA - Entering Grotta dei Tre Livelli
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ETNA SUNSET: GUIDED TOUR OF ETNA WITH PICKUP FROM CATANIA

9.ETNA SUNSET: GUIDED TOUR OF ETNA WITH PICKUP FROM CATANIA

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 371 reviews · 5 hours · from $69

Travel from Catania with a small group of up to eight, stopping at a Sicilian farm, Grotta dei Tre Livelli, and Etna’s Silvestri Craters. Guides including Santi, Simone, Giuseppe, and Zelia explain the volcano in English or Italian, with sunset, local tastings, and cave equipment included.

“I had such a wonderful experience on this tour! We were a small group of 8, which made it feel personal and relaxed. Our first stop was at a local farm where we got to taste so many delicious things, like honey, pesto, wine, and extra virgin olive oil. It was a perfect way to get a taste of the region’s specialties. Afterwards, we drove up to Mount Etna, stopping along the way to see different sides of the volcano. The scenery was incredible, and it felt like we really got to know the mountain from many perspectives. Our guide, Simone, was absolutely fantastic. He was so sweet and incredibly…”

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Etna Sunset Tour (starting from Catania) - From Catania’s seafront to the 1992 lava flow
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Etna Sunset Tour (starting from Catania)

10.Etna Sunset Tour (starting from Catania)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 294 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $102

Spend five to six hours with a small group of up to eight people exploring Etna from Catania. You’ll visit the 1992 lava flow, taste honey and wine, enter a lava cave with helmets and torches, and walk an old crater at sunset with guides such as Monica, Santi, or Giuseppe.

“The tour was brilliant - our guide Santi was very friendly and went the extra mile to teach us about Sicily's amazing volcanic history. He took us to various spots including several craters on Mt. Etna, a lava cave, an abandoned house hit by erruption and even a honey farm museum.”

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Syracuse: Ortigia Sunset Cruise with Aperitif - Red Coral Walls at Grotta del Corallo
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Syracuse: Ortigia Sunset Cruise with Aperitif

11.Ortigia Sunset Cruise with Aperitif

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 291 reviews · 2 hours · from $71

Spend two hours circling Ortigia by boat, entering sea caves, swimming near Maniace Castle, and watching the sun sink over Syracuse. Your guide may be Michelangelo, Enzo, Salvo, or another local skipper. A Sicilian antipasti platter, prosecco, music, and photos are included.

“Excellent tour ! Great value for money and our captain was outstanding !”

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Taormina: Mount Etna Sunset Tour with Cave Visit and Tasting - From Taormina to the upper slopes
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Taormina: Mount Etna Sunset Tour with Cave Visit and Tasting

12.Mount Etna Sunset Tour with Cave Visit and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 270 reviews · from $45

Travel from Taormina to Mount Etna with a multilingual guide such as Enzo, Lorenzo, Andrea, or Francesco. Taste honey, olive oil, wine, and local products, visit a lava cave if selected, then walk around the Silvestri craters as the sun sets.

“It was very enjoyable. The guide was very helpful & informative.”

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Stromboli: sunset trekking to Sciara del Fuoco - Ashàra - Reaching the Sciara del Fuoco at 400 Meters
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Stromboli: sunset trekking to Sciara del Fuoco – Ashàra

13.Stromboli: sunset trekking to Sciara del Fuoco – Ashàra

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 270 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $36

Join Ashàra Etna & Stromboli Guides for a roughly five-hour sunset hike from Piazza San Vincenzo to Stromboli’s Sciara del Fuoco. You’ll reach 400 meters with a volcanology guide, watch sunset and eruptions, then descend by headlamp. Gear is provided, but bring water, food, and warm layers.

“Great guides with a lot of knowledge of the vulcano and the history! The tour itself is not so difficult, when a bit trained. Hiking shoes strongly recommended (some people had to rent them). It was a pleasure to do this tour and see the sunset and later the vulcano erupt.”

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Trapani: Salt Pans Sunset Tour and Flamingo Way - The 15-minute ride out of Trapani
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Trapani: Salt Pans Sunset Tour and Flamingo Way

14.Salt Pans Sunset Tour and Flamingo Way

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 252 reviews · 2 hours · from $34Best value

Ride from your Trapani hotel to the Saline di Trapani e Paceco with an English or Italian guide. See flamingos, avocets, salt stacks, windmills, and working basins, then visit the Culcasi Salt Museum with guide Nathalie and watch sunset over the Mediterranean.

“Excellent tour - we were picked up on time and had a very relaxed tour. Plenty of time to see & do everything. The salt museum was interesting and we really enjoyed the salt walk”

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Etna at sunset - 4x4 tour with Sicilian sweet aperitif - Lava flows that show Etna’s recent power
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Etna at sunset – 4×4 tour with Sicilian sweet aperitif

15.Etna at sunset – 4×4 tour with Sicilian sweet aperitif

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 247 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $90

Take a five-hour afternoon 4x4 tour of Mount Etna with guides such as Luca, Ciccio, Alessio, or Pierpaolo. Visit lava flows, side craters, the Valle del Bove, and a lava tube before finishing with Zibibbo wine and Sicilian sweets at sunset.

“We had a fantastic tour with Luca, our guide, who was so knowledgeable, fun, and kind. He picked us up in Taormina and drove us halfway up Mt. Etna, chatting all the time and answering all of our questions. We then "hiked" - only one part of this walk was really steep, but still pretty easily doable for us (we are 65 and 75 years old) up to a crater and saw the incredible view of the coast of Sicily. After that, we drove to the caves, or "lava tube" area, and went down under. Luca shared his jacket with my husband. It was cold in the tube, but we…”

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