Etna and Taormina Day Trip from Cefalù
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Experience Highlights
Climb from the Tyrrhenian coast to the roof of Sicily with this full-day excursion to Etna and Taormina, departing comfortably from Cefalù. See steaming lava fields at an altitude of 1,900m, then stroll past the baroque palaces and cinematic boutiques of Corso Umberto.
- Secure your place and forget the car: transport and guide included.
- Explore two icons in one day: Etna's craters and Taormina's historic centre.
- Unhurried photography of viewpoints, alleyways and the blue Ionian Sea
What’s included
- Return transfer by air-conditioned coach Cefalù ⇄ Etna ⇄ Taormina
- Accompanying guide in Spanish (English/Italian available)
- Free time in the Sapienza refuge (Etna) and in Taormina.
- On-board insurance and assistance throughout the tour
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Step by Step
After picking you up in Cefalù, the scenic bus crosses citrus groves and Norman villages before ascending the ash-covered slopes to the Sapienza hut. There your guide explains the activity of Europe's highest volcano and points out the Silvestri craters, accessible by a gentle hike over black rock and fluorescent lichen. If you prefer, you have some free time to go up by cable car and off-road (optional) to 2,900 m and feel the breath of the earth beneath your feet.
On the way back to the refuge, take the opportunity to taste Etna DOC wine or buy chestnut honey from the artisan stalls before heading back to Taormina along the Cyclops Coast motorway. On arrival, your guide will give you a brief orientation and a map so you can enjoy the Greco-Roman theatre (optional entrance), the flowered balconies of Via Teatro Greco and the views of the Ionian Sea with the smoking silhouette of Mount Etna in the background at your own pace. Free time allows you to have an arancino for lunch, buy some pottery from Caltagirone or toast with an almond granita in front of Palazzo Corvaja.
In the late afternoon, the bus returns along the cliffs and lemon groves, arriving in Cefalù in the late afternoon: your cameras full, your skin perfumed with sulphur and your heart conquered by the fire-sea duality of Sicily.
