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Adventure
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Educational value |
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Excursion: Etna Excursion
by 4WD vehicle
Type: Tour with escort
and 4WD (Private Tours on
Request)
Difficult: EASY
Duration: Full Day or
Half Day
When:during all year
Discount:
30% discount
for children under 10
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4WD
FULL DAY
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Driving on the way
back
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An exclusive full-day
excursion by 4-wheel
drive vehicle to
explore the volcano Mt
Etna. Our knowledgeable
and enthusiastic guides
will take you off-road
through Etna's
lava fields, exploring caves and following
off-road itineraries to
reach the "Valle del
Bove" Caldera's rim,
immense theatre of some
major last eruptions.
After the visit of a
lava tunnel and having
had a pic-nic lunch with
sicilian food and wine,
VolcanoTrek's guides will drive
you up to 2000 meters,
from where we will walk
across the lava flows of
the 2002 eruption up to
the 2002 eruptive
fissure (2 hours long roundtrip
walk )* to
experience the
incredible power of
nature that surrounds
you.
* On request, it's
possible a shorter walk
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Cave exit
(lava tunnel) |
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Highlights:
Eruptive fracture of
2002
Etna's eruption -
vents and lava field |
Piano Provenzana area
and its destroyed
touristic facilities
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Valle del Bove" Caldera
| Lava tunnel** (volcanic cave)|.
Geological and Nature
Highlights:
eruptive fractures, cinder cones,
spattern cones, monogenic cones,
volcanic bombs, aa lavas,
formation of lava flow banks and
lava tunnels. |
**Safety helmets
fitted with an electric
head light are provided
by VolcanoTrek.
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4WD HALF
DAY
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Clients
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Having
only an half day for
your Etna excursion,
looking for a really
easy tour, and having in
mind to see as much as
possible , the half day
excursion by 4wd is the
best option.
The excursion will start
from your accomodation
or from your arriving
place (airport, harbour,
train or bus station,
etc.). An exclusive half-day
excursion by 4 wheel
drive vehicle to
explore the volcano Mt
Etna. Our knowledgeable
and enthusiastic guides
will take you off-road
through Etna's
lava fields, exploring caves and following
off-road itineraries to
reach the "Valle del
Bove" Caldera's rim,
immense theatre of some
major last eruptions.
After the visit of the
caldera and lava tunnel
(helmets and lights
supplied by
VolcanoTrek),
VolcanoTrek's guides will drive
you up to about 2000 meters,
where we will see the
effects of the 2002
eruption against the
touristic facilities of
Piano Provenzana walking
across the lava flow to
the destroied hotels. On
the way back
possibility to have a
short and easy trekking (1h
long roundtrip walk) to
the 1865 eruptive
fissure.
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Timpa Rossa mountain
refuge |
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Highlights:
Eruptive fracture of
2002
Etna's eruption -
vents and lava field |
Piano Provenzana area
and its destroyed
touristic facilities
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Valle del Bove" Caldera
| Lava tunnel** (volcanic cave)
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Geological and Nature
Highlights:
eruptive fractures, cinder cones,
spattern cones, monogenic cones,
volcanic bombs, aa lavas,
formation of lava flow banks and
lava tunnels. |
**Safety helmets
fitted with an electric
head light are provided
by VolcanoTrek.
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RATES |
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Price Includes:
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Tour escorted by a
qualified geologist/volcanologist from
the VolcanoTrek Team and
local tour guide
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Equipment necessary for
cave excursion (safety
helmet + electric head
light)
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Pick-up and
drop-off at your
hotel or at any other
location.
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Food and drinks-Lunch
Break(only
having a full day tour)
with
delicius sicilian food
and wine (Cerasuolo di
Vittoria, Nero d'Avola
or Etna). Please let us know your
diet (vegetarian..)
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Complimentary
information booklet and
CD
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Full accommodation
search assistance
Pricing Policy:
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PRIVATE TOURS
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RATES for
ETNA By 4WD
30%
discount
for
children under 10
years |
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Number of Persons:
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6-8 |
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Price per Person |
FULL DAY |
195,00 Euro
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135,00 Euro
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115,00 Euro |
99,00 Euro |
89,00 Euro |
85,00 Euro |
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HALF DAY |
175,00 Euro
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105,00 Euro
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95,00 Euro |
85,00 Euro |
79,00 Euro |
75,00 Euro |
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NOT PRIVATE TOURS
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RATES for
ETNA By 4WD
(You will be jointed with other persons)
30%
discount
for
children under 10
years |
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Duration:
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Half Day |
Full Day |
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Price per Person |
75,00 Euro
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85,00 Euro |
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GROUP RATES
and INCENTIVES
(more than 8 persons and T.O.) |
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Request a QUOTATION |
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ADDITIONAL INFO |
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Tour is operated in English. For other languages, please contact us.
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Participants should wear trekking shoes suitable for rugged
terrain
or
jogging
shoes
at
least, and a wind-proof jacket. A rucksack can be usefull, too.
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This
excursion is graded EASY (for all ages). However, weather conditions apply (strong winds, cold and snow, even in summer).
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All participants must be in good health (no asthma, no respitory disorders, no heart problems, no blood pressure problems).
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Period: Excursions are scheduled throughout the entire year (in
winter, snow shoes may be required ->
Equipment Hire
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| PAYMENT and BOOKING Travel Voucher |
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To book email: info@volcanotrek.com
or
fill
our
Booking
Form
T:
(39)
333
2096604
For
every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which
is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your
voucher via email once your booking is confirmed.
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