Mount Etna Guides - Altitude, Cable Car and Value
How high you can actually go on Etna and what it costs, and whether a private tour is worth the difference over a shared one.
Altitude, Guides and the Cable Car
Free hiking stops at 2,500 m. Above that an authorised guide is mandatory by mayoral ordinance — and the rule changed three times in three days last August.
Read guide →What Private Actually Buys on Etna
Three of the four priciest tours on this shelf supply a driver and exclude a guide. The cheapest one includes a professional guide. Read that row before the price row.
Read guide →Want the whole day handled? See the private 4x4 from Taormina →