Etna 3000 and North-East Rift

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Etna 3000 and North-East Rift

5 h
Everyday
Easy-Medium

The meeting point is at Piano Provenzana-North Etna (1800 m.) where, after reporting for the trek and having your booking checked, our adventure will begin. Boarding 4WD vehicles. Taking an unsurfaced road, one of the highest tracks in Europe, we reach an altitude of 2800 m.
The route is a valid alternative to the Summit Craters, and is among the most complete and fascinating that can be offered on the volcano, suitable for those who want to walk among craters, fractures in the ground, lava flows and visit exceptional volcanic supply ducts.

The first trek will begin from an altitude of 2800 to an altitude of about 2900 meters, where we will stop at a panoramic point, with a view of the summit craters, the recent lava flows and the spectacle of Sicily seen from above. After this first walk we will move back to aboard the 4×4 vehicle, where the longest trek will begin from 2500 meters. During the journey you will visit the fracture called (Rift) of the north side of Etna, Hornitos of 1947 , ancient craters up to more recent than 2002 for a total of 6 km of route up to Piano Provenzana.

The price includes:

Alpine/Volcanological Guide Service, 4x4 Bus Ticket (return 2500mt), helmets, trekking poles, k-way, trekking shoes

Scheduling

Everyday

Recommended period

From April to October

Duration

5 h

Difficulty

Easy-Medium

Starting point

Piano Provenzana - Etna Nord Map

Departure time

8:30 AM

Recommended equipment

Trekking shoes, layered clothing for the different temperatures we may encounter during the excursion, long trousers, hat, backpack. Telescopic trekking poles will be provided by the Guides on request. TIPS: Packed lunch, water, snacks

Notes

THE EXCURSION WILL BE AVAILABLE DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE ACTIVITY OF THE VOLCANO.

Warnings

THIS EXCURSION IS STRICTLY NOT AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM HEART DISEASES, ASTHMA, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND PREGNANT WOMEN.

Etna 3000 and North-East Rift

From

100€

per person

Children 7-12 90€

Book now

Etna 3000 and North-East Rift

From

100€

per person

Children 7-12 90€

Book now

 

Contact us

(+39)3480125167

Biagio

(+39)3387851647

Francesco

Reservations and info

(+39)3773711028

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(+39)0957774502

Office
From Monday to Friday
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16:30 - 19:00

info@guidetnanord.com

Outstanding tours for all levels, among the wonders of the Etna Volcano

Our guides

The masters of the mountain

I.F.M.G.A.
International Federation of Mountain Guides Association
The Mountain Guide - Master of Mountaineering is completely autonomous in every discipline and over any territory in the 16 countries worldwide registered with the U.I.A.G.M. (The International Union of Mountain Guides Association): Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, England, Italy, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, The United States, Sweden and Switzerland.

C.R.G.A.V.S.
Mountain and Volcanological Guides Regional Authority of Sicily

Currently the Etna guides, who are the only professional figures permitted by Regional Law 28 dated 6/4/96 to accompany people on the volcano, form part of the Mountain and Volcanological Guides Regional Authority of Sicily, located in Nicolosi (CT) at Via Etnea no. 49 and has 53 mountain and Volcanological guide members.

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