Breathtaking Etna & Taormina: Sicily's Iconic Full-Day Tour

Amazing experience - we learnt a lot about Sicily and also had so much fun with our guide, Tommaso. Perfect blend of Etna, wine tasting, cave and Taormina. Thank you for an awesome day!

We joined the Etna + Taormina full-day tour with Etna Tribe and had an absolutely fantastic experience. Our guide, Simone, was exceptional — one of the best guides we’ve ever met. From the moment he picked us up, he was full of energy, enthusiasm, and passion for his island. He drove our small group of nine safely and smoothly, while explaining what we were about to see with great detail and humour. Throughout the day, he shared fascinating facts and local stories about Mount Etna, Sicilian history, and daily life — making everything come alive for both adults and children. At Mount Etna, he guided us through old craters and lava fields, making sure everyone in the group felt comfortable and safe. Later in Taormina, he told us interesting legends, gave us great recommendations and plenty of time to explore on our own. What really stood out was how caring and attentive Simone was — always checking that everyone was enjoying themselves and adapting to the group’s needs. My 11-year-old daughter and I were both very impressed and learned so much while having fun. I would highly recommend Etna Tribe, and especially Simone, to anyone visiting Catania and wanting to explore Mount Etna and Taormina in an engaging and unforgettable way. Thank you for an amazing day!

Wonderful tour! Salvo Mario was very informative! You could feel his passion for the information he was sharing throughout the day, which made the trip very interesting. Would highly recommend this tour.

Small group knowledgeable guide excursion options s for all levels/interests. Full day of activities and local fare made this a memorable day

It’s a long day but 100% worth the time and money. Massive shout out to Alessandro our guide - more that a guide he was a friend by the end of the trip. So the day starts with a mini bus upto ‘base camp’ of Etna where there’s a lot of hustle and bustle for tickets etc and queueing but Alessandro moved us to the pre paid queue and we waited maybe 20-25 mins shuffling along the queue towards the cable cars. Please bare in mind if it wasn’t for this we’d of being queuing maybe 45-50 mins just to get tickets for the cable cars then wait in line for the cable cars so it saves used loads of time doing it this way. Please bear in mind that there are a few ways up Etna and your guide asks you all individually how you’d like to do it - luckily our group all wanted to do the cable cars so I made life easier so can’t comment on other ways to get up ! Cable car was about 10 mins journey where you get in an another queue ( obviously the most popular route to take ) and waited for the big 4x4 trucks to take you upto another summit. From there it’s about a 10 mins hike up a medium ability loose lava track to the highest point you can go. 100% well worth the trek for the views and to look into two old volcanic craters. Then it’s down off Etna and onto the wine and nibbles ( not really lunch ) but it’s never stated as so but you can order from their menu if you wish , we had a focaccia which was nice then onto sample some liquors and honey etc with an option to buy. Then it was onto Taormina around 16.30 which we thought was quite late but…. It was so nice to see the sun setting over the harbour and walk around the narrow streets as the sun set , Taormina is a small place but definitely worth it - we got there just as the amphitheatre was closing so we missed out on that unfortunately but we enjoyed exploring the shops and gelato on offer - we had about 2 hours in Taormina which personally felt wasn’t enough - But after a long day up Etna I felt it was enough as everyone was getting tired by then. I’d recommend trying to get a train to Taormina for the day if staying in Catania as you do miss a fair bit on this tour but a good taster if you just want a picture opportunity. Please bare in mind and they do stress it when booking that the additional journeys up Etna from ‘base camp’ aren’t included and the cable car - 4x4 and guide is an extra £80 per person so for this trip look at spending £170pp to make the most of it plus extras - would I spend that amount again for a 12 hour trip? 100% - a must do when in the area and I strongly doubt you’ll be disappointed

Our driver and guide, Carmelo, was wonderful. He had 6 Spanish speaking women and the two of us speaking English, yet he managed to fill all of our needs.

I had a great day in this tour. Giuseppe was our guide and he was very helpful and provided lots of useful information about the places we visited. Thank you :)

Very informative, raw experience, very good value for money. We enjoyed the entire trip and made adjustments when needed due to the weather

Lorenzo was an excellent guide and driver. His known was unmatched. He offered very interesting information on the areas, its vegetation and history. Sadly we arrived at Taormina late for the Greek theatre however we enjoyed the town immensely The restaurant for our tasting was amazing.

I recommend this tour strongly, especially if you have only a few days in Sicily. We were able to see so many things on one tour, it was amazing. From the rim of a volcano vent to, a lava tube, and walking the streets of the most quaint town imaginable (Taormina) was very full day. All the Etna Tribe guides we saw at various stops seemed very nice, but our guide Lorenzo was especially knowledgeable and friendly. I was impressed managed a mixed language group (English and Italian) with ease.