Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Our tour leader will pick you up at 9:00 a.m. from your hotel in Catania or from an agreed meeting point, to take you aboard one of our 8-seater vehicles.
Your guide will lead you to discover the beautiful city of Zafferana Etnea, repeatedly touched by the lava of Etna and which has become the Sicilian capital of honey.After that, at about 11.00/11.30 AM you will get to the first winery, where you will start with the Etna Wine tasting; also, you will have an aperitif based on local products. Next, during a walk through the vineyards, you will learn about their production. So you will visit the second winery, where you will enjoy a full lunch with fresh and local products. An appetizer (cheeses, salami, olives, fresh bread and so on), a first dish and a second, all combined with 3 Etna Doc wines (one white and two reds). After lunch you will visit the vineyards, so you can explore the interesting world of the natural wine.
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Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
Lunch
Transport service via minibus from Catania
Professional driver/tour leader
Live commentary on board
Alcoholic Beverages
Souvenirs
Departure Point
P.za Federico di Svevia, 32, 95121 Catania CT, Italy
Departure from Piazza Federico di Svevia 32 in Catania. (We guarantee also a pick up at an agreed meeting point upon booking).
Traveler pickup
Porto di Catania
Fontanarossa Airport, Catania, Italy
Zafferana Etnea, Zafferana Etnea, Italy Visit a local farm in the village of Zafferana Etnea, where you can taste typical products like honey, creams, marmalades.
Winery Patria, Solicchiata, Italy This is the first winery, where you will start with the Etna Wine tasting; also, you will have an aperitif based on local products. Next, during a walk through the vineyards, you will learn about their production. 60 minutes
Via S. Giuseppe, 95015 Linguaglossa CT, Italy Here you will enjoy a full lunch with antipasto, primo and secondo, expertly paired with 3 Etna Doc wines (one white and two reds).
After lunch you will visit the vineyards, so you can explore the interesting world of natural wine. Expert oenologists and/or sommeliers will take you behind the scenes of Etna's wine world. 60 minutes
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
English and Italian guides are always available, French and Spanish are subject to availability. Upon booking, we will confirm you if the language required is available.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual driver/tour leader
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian, vegan, celiac option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Warrent075
13 Feb 2023
Amazing tour! We had a an awesome experience with our guide Andrea. He was friendly, knowledgeable and great to talk to. The stops we made and experiences we had were all great. The wine and food was delicious and we all learnt a lot. The views were incredible and this trip was well worth it. We will be back one day!
447jackyb
04 Oct 2022
Giovanni was a great guide. Enjoyed the two vineyard visits very much, particularly the second which was very professional. The winemaker was enthusiastic and passionate about his product. The lunch was fine but pretty ordinary pasta. Not the highlight.
Paolo_G
17 Aug 2022
L’esperienza, di per sé, è stata discreta. Claudio, la nostra guida, era super caloroso, la passione per il suo lavoro era evidente. Ha saputo svelarci un sacco di segreti ed il tempo è volato in sua compagnia.
Il problema è che dalla descrizione fornita su Viator, ci aspettavamo un‘esperienza molto diversa da quella che abbiamo fatto.
Credevamo di fare un’escursione sull’Etna in quanto ogni partecipante avrebbe - citando la descrizione di Viator - ‘Esplorato i campi di lava’ e ancora ‘Goduto di una breve escursione sull'Etna’; a parte la visione di una colata di lava che ci ha fatto vedere Claudio di sua spontanea iniziativa (e che non era prevista nell’esperienza) l’Etna lo abbiamo visto solo in lontananza.
Inoltre la descrizione di Viator diceva che l’esperienza comprendeva ‘Un'escursione panoramica da esplorare all'interno di una grotta di lava con una guida (caschi forniti)’; naturalmente nessuna grotta di lava è stata visitata durante la giornata.
Inoltre nelle info addizionali è indicato che: ’Gli ospiti devono indossare scarpe da trekking e portare una giacca.’; questo aveva alzato di molto le nostre aspettative, ci eravamo attrezzati con scarpe e giacche che si sono rivelate completamente inutili… a meno che non servisse una giacca per visitare le cantine dell’azienda vinicola ‘Patria’ dove la temperatura era molto più bassa o delle scarpe da trekking per spostarsi da una cantina vinicola all’altra…..
Inoltre, nelle foto inserite dagli altri utenti che avevano fatto la stessa esperienza, si intendeva chiaramente che si sarebbe fatta un’escursione sull’Etna: ad esempio, c’erano delle foto in cui i partecipanti erano intenti a visitare i crateri sommitali.
Insomma, è stato veramente deludente rispetto alle aspettative: abbiamo visitato la fattoria di Zafferana Etnea dove abbiamo atteso, senza successo, che qualcuno ci facesse fare un giro e ci spiegasse qualcosa del luogo. Alla fine ha rimediato, nuovamente, Claudio, spiegandoci tutto ciò che conosceva.
Poi ci siamo spostati in due cantine diverse per fare delle degustazioni e pranzare.
Tra l’altro nella prima cantina (Patria), secondo la descrizione di Viator avremmo dovuto ‘Fare un aperitivo a base di prodotti locali.’;
in realtà abbiamo potuto gustare unicamente del pane con olio e delle olive durante la degustazione.
Insomma, se la descrizione fosse stata più precisa non avrei fatto questo tour. Onestamente ci siamo sentiti un po’ presi in giro dalla descrizione così pomposa che poteva essere tranquillamente ridotta ad un più veritiero: ‘Tour enogastronomico dell’Etna’, senza citare cave di lava, campi di lava, scarpe da trekking e giacche.
Concludo ringraziando Claudio che è stato l’unico fattore positivo della giornata, vedere una persona così appassionata al suo lavoro, non è una cosa di tutti i giorni. Grazie Claudio!
This tour in
Sicily
is organized by
Etna Experience
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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