Private and Guided Tour on Etna with Wine Tasting included

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Sicily, Italy

5 to 8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
WiFi on board
Private transportation

Cable car to Etna (optional) 50 euros per person (Adults)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

The pickup is scheduled from the areas of Catania and Taormina, in case of uncertainty about the pickup location it is possible to book and specify it later. If your group consists of more than 3 people, please contact us to find a convenient solution.

Itinerary

Mount Etna

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Funivia Dell' Etna S.P.A.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Valle Del Bove

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Oro d'Etna

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gambino Winery

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8

based on 65 reviews

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Terrible

Mark_P, May 2024

The driver was OK. He was mostly a driver not a tour guide. The car he picked us up in was a very old and damaged car. Not our standard! He kept asking us what we wanted to see! Definitely not worth the price of $406.00. Not a good experience. Booking.com has MUCH BETTER experiences! Not sure if we will use Viator again?? We wasted our money on this tour!

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Good morning dear guest, we're sorry the tour didn't match your expectations. However, the car was less than 10 years old, and the damage was a scracth, an act of vandalism that was done just 2 days before the tour and, unfortunately, we didn't have time to fix, but the car was still clean and fully functional. He asked your preferences about the tour to customize it according to them: since it's a private tour, we like not to have just a standard schedule, but giving our customers what they really want! Best regards.

Nothing like tour description . . . felt rushed and agenda/agenda time totally different than listed on web

Scott_W, Apr 2024

First stop in Zafferana Etnea. Not sure the value in stopping here as we just walked to town square and in a church. Believe reason for stop was because it sounds good for agenda, although my guess is just because it is on the way to Mt. Etna, and sound good on website agenda. Second stop gift stop Mt. Etna gift shop to sample liquor. Again, not sure value of sampling liquor instead of true value would be more time on Mt. Etna. Third stop: short walk out of car to look at Mt. Etna. When driver heading back to car, asked if we could take a short hike, which he did say yes. Driver headed back to car while we walked around a crater. Once back at car, driver was ready to leave Mt. Etna. We asked if we could do another hike, and driver said no as had to get to winery before they close. Did not understand this comment, as agenda said 2 hours for Mt. Etna PLUS 2 hours for Mt. Etna Tram. Mt. Etna Tram option was never offered to us. It was a somewhat cloudy day and Tram was running, so did not understand why we could not do other hike, as 2 hours were stated on agenda for Tram. Fourth stop: Bee Farm. Not sure why they list this as a bee farm, as the only bees you will see are bees flying into and out of a small wooden box (like a shoe box) in the driveway of the Bee Farm Wine Tasting Room. Wine tasting a joke, as they only give you an extremely small taste they pour in a plastic cup the size of a thimble. Also, tasted honey samples. Last stop: a winery other than Gambino Winery listed on the agenda. Asked why we were not going to Gambino Winery, and driver (believe name was Manuel) said because that day they could not get us into Gambino Winery, and this winery we went was a favorite of his. The winery was nice and sampled wine with a meat and cheese tray. There is no tour of winery or really anything other that stopping a winery restaurant and tasting wine and sample meat and cheese tray. Total time from pick-up to drop off was approximately 5 hours. Again not sure why we could not spend a few more minutes walking around Mt. Etna. And when driver said we had to get back to winery before close . . . not sure on this one, as can google winery and see when they close . . . which was much later than when we arrived . . . as driver dropped us off back in Taormina shorted after 2 p.m. Would not suggest this tour, as much different than listed on website.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Congratulations for complaining literally about everything! Even the quantity of bees at the honeyfarm, and the extra stops not mentioned in the description, that we do to enrich our customer's experience and are always appreciated. Regarding the winery, we don't work directly with it and if you book the day before we can't guarantee their availability, we explained that but you wrote something different. Also, the drop-off was at 4 pm, not 2. Was it necessary to complain every little thing and lie in a public review?

Waiting for compensation

Linda_L, Oct 2023

I paid for two cars, two drivers, two tanks of gas. One of the cars died on the way so we piled into an uncomfortable small car with 5 people. I understand emergencies and car issues but there was no reimbursement or compensation for what I paid for and didn’t get. The one driver/guide did a fabulous job, not his fault. Still waiting for Viator to reimburse what I paid for and didn’t get.

Great experience to do with family or friends!

Holly_M, Sep 2023

I did this experience with my family as a gift for my dad’s birthday and it was great. We really enjoyed the the trip up Mount Etna and then the Gambino Winery was terrific - the food and tasting was fantastic and the setting of the vineyard is beautiful! The only slightly disappointing place was the honey farm, it just felt slightly commercialised, rushed and not personal at all.

Good balance of My Etna and wine

David_P, Jun 2023

Gabrielle was outstanding!!! Very nice and conversational. The Mt Etna portion was simple not strenuous. The two wine stops and lunch at a winery was excellent. Good tour if you are looking for half a day.

Day Tripping

Sheila_L, May 2023

Gabrielle was the perfect host during our day trip to the volcano and Gambino winery. He was knowledgeable on the volcano facts and history. It was rainy and foggy but that was not his fault. The views were limited. He made a couple stops for you to buy stuff. Not our thing. The Gambino Winery was an amazing experience. Positively wonderful. We thought there was a second winery too, but we returned straight away to Catania. Would recommend, it was worth the price to see the country side, learn and experience the wine of Sicily.