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The experienceToday - 15% off!!! A long hike discovering the little known flank of Etna, through various woodlands, pinewoods and vast lava fields. From Nicolosi, climbing up towards C.da Milia by minibus, amid fruit orchards, bearing mostly apples and pears. Once past the mighty Monte Intraleo, we'll go to the carpark at Piano Fiera (1500m a.s.l.). Hiking through pinewoods which cover the ancient Monte Nespole craters, to then go along the 1974 lava fields originating from Monti de Fiore (1730m a.s.l.). Continuing through various woodlands and ancient lava flows to the Monte Egitto crater. Going along a vast 1651 rope lava field trail, to reach the Monte Scavo refuge to then go to the Monte Palestra refuge (1900m a.s.l.), then crossing the great Adrano woods trail, which will take us back to Piano Fiera. Difficulty level: hard because of distance covered. Elevation gain: 400 m. Elevation loss: 400 m. Hiking time: about 6 hours. |
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etna hiking west
Hiking on western slopes of Mt Etna
Specific Conditions
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Prices:
Adult: 57 € 48,45 €
Student (secondary school or university): 48 € 40,8 €
Young (2 - 12 years): 40 € 34 €
Child (0 - 2 years): 0 €
Discounts for groups: -12,3% (amounted to € -7.01) on Adult prices for 16 or more adultsIn order to finalize your purchase, the seller requires the payment of a deposit of 20% on the total price
- Service: Guided hiking tour with multilingual naturalistic guide (belonging to the A.I.G.A.E., Italian Association for Professional Nature and Walking Guides) We provide a pick-up service from your accommodation or collection point and back (for the list of places covered by the service see section Details and Information) Means of transport: minibus. The price includes a box breakfast. In wintertime we provide ski poles that may help you.
- Details and information: The tour takes place all year long on Wednesdays, from about 9 am to 18 pm. The pick-up service (two way) is possible from and to all accommodations facilities in the towns of: Catania city, Misterbianco, Mascalucia, Gravina di Catania, S.Giovanni La Punta, Tremestieri etneo, Aci Castello, Aci Trezza, Pedara, San Gregorio di Catania, Trecastagni, Sant'Agata li Battiati, Zafferana Etnea, Santa Venerina, Viagrande, Valverde, Nicolosi. Collection points are: Catania Central Station, Zafferana Etnea (central square), highway exit Giarre on the A 18 Messina/Catania. Participants are kindly requested to write down during the purchase the name and the address of their accommodation or the name of the collection point they wish to be picked up at in the provided spaces. We will pick you up from 9 am. We will inform you by telephone about the rough collection time. We recommend you to leave a valid phone number, otherwise you will be informed only by e-mail. The collection times, departure and return times are subject to changes depending on external factors. Please make sure you arrive at the collection point on time: the minibus will leave exactly 15 minutes after the estimated collection time. What to wear: We recommend layered clothing that is ideal for all weather conditions. Optional equipment: windcheater, hiking shoes, backpack containing rain-jacket and rain-pants, water-bottle, sunscreen, hat, batteries, eventually a change of clothes that you can leave in the minibus. The service doesn't include: whatever not specified under Service.
- Languages: Italian, English, French.
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- Accomplishments and additional options: This tour is strongly not recommended for people suffering from cardiovascular diseases or for people who are not physically and mentally fit to participate in the excursion. Participants are aware of the risks that can be associated with the participation in the activity and are asked to sign a disclaimer of liability (see form on our Website) as a necessary condition for taking part in the tour. Cancellations are permitted until 24 hours before departure. Students may be asked to produce appropriate documents attesting their status. The tour can be adapted and/or canceled following the unappealable decision of the organizer barring exceptional circumstances such as: bad weather conditions, alteration of the state of roads, rock-falls, landslides, flooding on a part or on the total area of the paths, bad medical conditions of one or more participants, unfavourable volcanic conditions. In the above-mentioned cases, the organizer does not refund the Clients owing to partial or total changes to the services. Clients will be able to arrange a new excursion date directly with the organizer without additional charges.
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