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TAILOR
MADE TOURS AND EXCURSIONS
TO THE ETNA VOLCANO
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Plan your personal Etna excursion with the
VolcanoTrek's Team. This type of excursions can be
tailormade to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by an
high planning flexbility and our efforts to meet your requests. A briefing
with one of us can be arranged.
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Adventure
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Educational value |
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Excursion: Tailor Made
Type:
on request
Duration:
from a couple of hours
to a full day
Difficulty:
from Easy to Strenuous
Discount:
no
discount
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Itinerary: |
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Aerial view of
the 2002
eruptive fracture |
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Grotta Dei Lamponi
(lava tunnel) |
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Timpa Rossa mountain
refuge |
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Geological and Nature
Highlights:
Eruptive fracture of
2002 -
vents and lava field |
Eruptive fracture of
1923 |
Mt. Nero volcanic cone (1646 eruption) |
Timpa Rossa mountain
refuge and
birch wood | "Piano Dei Dammusi"
mountain pass (pahoehoe lava field
of 1614-24 eruption) and
its lava tunnels | Grotta Dei
Lamponi* (volcanic cave)
|"Pineta
Ragabo" pinegrove.
*Safety helmets
fitted with an electric
head light are provided
by VolcanoTrek.
Geological and Nature
Highlights:
Lava trees, Hornitos,
Eruptive fractures,
Cinder cones,
Spattern cones,
Monogenic cones,
Volcanic bombs, Pahoehoe lava (including:
slabby lava, rope lava, pressure
ridges, ect.), aa lava,
formation of lava banks |
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Itinerary details |
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Tipology:
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Geological Trekking
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Difficulty:
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Average
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Duration:
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7 hours
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Distance:
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11 Km
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Gradient:
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400 m (descent)
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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),
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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RATES for
individuals and small groups
(private escorted tour)
30%
discount
for
children under 10 years. |
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Persons
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1
person |
2
persons |
3
persons |
4 - 8
persons |
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Price
per Person
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Eur 195 |
Eur 135 |
Eur 95 |
Eur 85 |
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GROUP RATES 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, and a wind-proof jacket. A rucksack can be usefull, too.
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This walk 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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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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