¡Explora Etna & Alcantara! Aventura Inolvidable desde Taormina

Duración total del viaje 11 horas, principalmente sentado en el autobús durante 7 horas !! Si bien los lugares de interés en realidad no estaban lejos de Taormina, donde me alojé, a menos de media hora en automóvil. El viaje en el viejo tren había sido cancelado. No se nos informó sobre esta cancelación antes. Después de investigar un poco, noté que el tren ya no circulaba en el momento de la reserva. Muy mal que lo ofrezcan de todos modos y te hagan pagar por ello. Incluso ahora lo siguen ofreciendo !! ¡Pero el tren no corre! Ahora Viator pregunta qué sentido tiene el viaje: ¿cómo fue el viaje en tren? Tan mal esto. En lugar del tren, visitamos un lugar llamado Bronte para probar el verdadero pistacho. Solo teníamos 20 minutos para ir al baño, comer helado, para lo cual primero había que esperar en la fila durante 15 minutos. Así que prisa. La visita a la garganta de Alcantara también fue apresurada, rápido algunas fotos y de nuevo. Qué lástima. ¿Por qué no quedarse allí más tiempo, ahora que teníamos tiempo, porque se canceló el viaje en tren? Entonces visite Etna. Le pregunté al guía el precio para subir con teleférico. Dio un precio muy alto, por lo que no tomamos el teleférico. Más tarde resultó que dijo que es el precio total del teleférico y el jeep. Lo siento mucho. Nos hubiera encantado ir con el teleférico. El guía debe hablar inglés. Hablaba más italiano, cada 10 palabras en italiano, hablaba 1 palabra en inglés. oración en inglés después de cada 10 oraciones. Además, no se prestó atención a Corona. Muchas personas solo usaban máscaras cuando subían al autobús, luego en el autobús lo posponían o solo la mitad. El guía no dijo nada sobre esto. También faltaba desinfección en el autobús. Bueno, ahora intenté ponerme en contacto con Viator para explicarle todo y pedir un reembolso. Pero no puedo alcanzarlos en absoluto. Todavía espero que me respondan, de lo contrario les digo, ¡¡¡nunca reserve un viaje en Viator !!!

En primer lugar, me gustaría agradecer al amable y servicial personal de SAT Group. Fue muy agradable hablar con ellos. Me ayudaron antes del viaje con todas mis preguntas y me enviaron buena información sobre el lugar de recogida más cercano para el viaje. ¡Extramadamente útil! ! Incluso cuando tuvimos un pequeño problema con el pago, pudieron ayudarme de forma rápida y muy amable. El tour en sí es algo que debe hacer! Zona muy interesante en Sicilia! La garganta de Alcántara es muy impresionante y hermosa, y tuvimos tiempo de explorarla un poco desde arriba. El viaje en tren es muy divertido! ¡Teníamos un vagón de ferrocarril completo para nosotros! y estábamos conduciendo a través de los jardines y campos que rodean el Etna, eso también es hermoso e interesante. Y luego lo más destacado de la gira - el ascenso de la montaña. Recomiendo tomar el ascensor y jeep casi hasta la cima! Gran vista y un paisaje espectacular! Ah, y nuestro guía era fluido en francés, inglés, alemán e italiano.

Take layers to wear as weather unpredictable on Etna. Take snacks and a drink as very little time to stop for a break. Quite rushed. Should not need to pay for entry to Alacantra gorges.

A great experience with driver Massimo and tour guide Maria (I think). It was very exciting, interesting and well organised. A really great driver and well informed guide.

The trip was itself very good ,organized well and managed well The guide according to my adult daughters could do with talking a little less But the trip itself the transportation the gorge and the Mount Etna at the top itself was amazing It is an expensive experience to do the whole trip to the top but given the amount of time it takes to get there and also at the top the amount of transport and guide they provide on the Mount Etna peak itself the price makes sense The pick up and drop off was done in a timely fashion The trip for an hour on the Circumetna was just enough it’s a tiny train . I am glad we all did it My two adult daughters also enjoyed the experience itself Be prepared for the severe cold on the top and the coats they offer for rent are not warm enough You will need warm coats layers hat and mittens at least in May and earlier Have fun !

Getting into a double decker tour bus and travelling through the narrow country lanes on the lower slopes of Etna is an adventure unto itself! The Alcantara Gorge was our first drop off. The water was frigid, yet refreshing. The twisted rock structures Then we boarded a wee train for an hour-long trip through some amazing lava flows and farmlands. After that, we jumped back on the bus and wound our way up the eastern slopes of Etna to the tourist hub (restaurants, shops, etc). Our journey continued with a cable car ride further up the mountain, where we jumped on a 4WD bus thing which took us up a dusty track to around 3000 metres. We finished with a trek around a recent spatter cone to look at a pretty impressive lava flow. This was an excellent trip with a multi-lingual guide and a range of different and amazing experiences. Highly recommended!

the train was warm the top of etna too cold to get to top guide was very helpful big effort to get to start pick up with many people not sure if they were in the correct place ray

We really enjoyed the trip to Mount Etna and Alcantara gorges from Taormina. Our guide and driver were both super knowledgeable and professional. It was a great experience to be able to go up Mount Etna via tram, truck, and foot to the 2920 mtr level. Alexandra made sure to get us where we needed to be on time and safely. Quite the impressive and enjoyable guide.

We chose this trip as we wanted to see Etna and the gorges. We were picked up at 7 am and spent 45 mins collecting everyone for the trip. This was ok but this added up with the long waits throughout the day. We then went straight to the gorges. It would have been helpful to know the correct footwear for this. As this is a trip to see the gorges we would expect the price to include this. It was €9 each which isn’t much but this adds up as the trip price was expensive. It was lovely down there so I would recommend going down! Then to the volcano! We thought… after an hours ride, we came to a train station. And got straight onto the train. This was at 12 - so you can imagine we were getting hungry. We were told there would be a lunch spot so assumed the train was taking us there? After 1-1.5hrs on an average train. We arrived at another train stop. We were told after that the ride was to see the pistachio trees. It was interesting to see where the lava had been but this long train was a waste of time. After coming off the train, and thought it was time for lunch, we were greeted by the bus again! We were then told it was 1.5hrs to Etna! We arrived at Etna and had paid for the cable cart up so straight up we went. It was a great experience going up and we hear eruptions! We then came back down, had a food and a drink and then went home. Another 1.5hrs. Luckily we were the first to be dropped off! The gorges and volcano was a good experience and I would recommend it. But the long journey to get there made it more unenjoyable. The day wasn’t clear. If it was we would have packed food with us. If you have a car you can take yourself to these places to cut costs. We did but was never told this. I think it is very misleading that it had the forges in the ticket but yet it is not included in this price.

We spent a very beautifull day with the compagnie of Alessandra , a very goed guide and Tony, the very professionel bus conductor! The stop at the Alcantra river was very refreshing (water at 8 degrees! ), the one at Bronte village was the discovery of the best pistachio ice- cream we have ever eaten! The escalation at the Etna craters were quite impressive.