Cefalù: Ätna-Tour auf 1900 Meter und Taormina

Esperienza davvero bellissima! L’escursione sull’Etna è stata emozionante, con paesaggi spettacolari e panorami indimenticabili. La visita a Taormina ha completato perfettamente la giornata: una città incantevole, ricca di fascino e con scorci meravigliosi. Organizzazione impeccabile e giornata piacevole dall’inizio alla fine. Assolutamente consigliata!

Wir haben uns spontan für den Ausflug entschieden und waren begeistert, wie gut alles geplant war. Der Bus war pünktlich, die Reiseleiterin sehr freundlich und unterhielt uns gut mit allerlei Informationen, so dass die lange Fahrt zum Ätna schnell verging (eine kleine Kaffeepause an einer Raststätte gab es auch). Im Bus kann man sich für verschiedene Touren zu unterschiedlichen Preisen anmelden. Wir haben die Trekking-Tour gebucht, da die Seilbahn aufgrund zu starken Windes nicht fuhr. Sicheres Schuhwerk und Stöcke kann man sich leihen und kosten nichts extra. Nach der Tour ist noch Zeit für ein kleines Essen und dann geht es auch schon weiter nach Taormina. Hier hat man ca. 2 h Freizeit und dann fährt der Bus auch schon wieder zurück (ca. 3 h, wieder mit kleiner Pause). Es war ein tolles Erlebnis, das wir auf jeden Fall weiterempfehlen!!!

bin j'aurai déjà apprécié que votre plateforme getyourguide donne les bonnes infos sur l'activité c'est à dire que j'ai eu comme information départ 6h30 mais venais 15mn au moins à l'avance donc pas du tout c'était bien 6h30 et ensuite retour pour 16h30! ce qui fait une activité de 10h tout compris. Au final on est pas loin des 14 h dont 8h de bus!!! j'aime autant vous dire que si j'avais su que j'allais faire 8h de bus dans la journée,je n'aurais jamais fais cette activité. pour ce qui de l'etna très intéressant par contre tartine je m'en serait vraiment bien passé. Donc je vous conseillerais pas votre plateforme pour faire des activités et d'ailleurs je desinstalle votre application desuite.

The guide and the drivers were very nice but the format of the activity could use some further work. You are basically paying for transport to the Etna and Taormina. Once you arrive there you have to pay more. (Between 35 to €80 pp depending on what you want to do) For the Etna you get various options but the most extensive one is discouraged because of time constraints. Then the bus goes to Taormina. In the title it says "Taormina tour" but you are dropped off in Taormina and then on your own. It is a pretty little town but very touristy and things like the old theatre again cost extra money. I think many people who book this "tour" book it for the Etna, so maybe it is better to allow for more time there and skip Taormina, which makes the day much longer. The whole trip takes around 12,5 - 13 hours total instead of the listed 10 hours. Not in the least because 45 minutes is spent picking up people at hotels along the way, and the way back.

We had a great day at Etna and Taormina. It’s a long trip from Cefalu (around 3 hours) to get to Etna but the journey was broken up with a beak for a rest stop and the coach was immaculate with A/C so it was as good as it could have been. At Etna you had choices of what to do. Your own walk, guided hike, small train or cable car etc. these are additional cost you had enough time to do one and they explained each to you. We did the guided hike which was ok although you basically take a long trickier route than people who are just walking on clearer defined trails. Good facilities at Etna to hire gear, eat & drink etc. Taormina is a beautiful town but it’s like many others with the addition of designer shops and focused on tourists which in August there is no shortage of. Time here was a little limited but I was OK with that. The guide and the coach driver were both excellent and the schedule was good and they kept to it. A long but highly enjoyable and recommended day.

Pepe - 10/10 chauffeur🥰 Our guide - 10/10🥰 Aircon on bus - 10/10👍 The ride was very informative and felt very safe the entire trip. Would recommend! BUT: 🚩No drinking or eating permitted on a 6-7 hour long bus ride, with only one stop?? 🚩No toilet on board 🚩The program says 10hr day, but it took from 6.30-20.00, this was with zero delays. 🚩No info here about pick ups- drove 20min to Cefalu from Campofelice twice just to drive right by hotel..

De dag begon vroeg, maar zeker waard! Om kwart over 6 stonden wij bij het ophaalpunt. Een kwartier later kwam de bus al aan! We gingen als eerste naar de Etna, dit was heel erg gaaf. Helaas zat het weer niet mee dus was het van korte duur. De gids en de buschauffeur waren allebei heel vriendelijk en wisten ons goed te begeleiden. Wij zijn zelf twee jonge meiden, maar dat was geen probleem. Daarna nog rondgelopen in Taormina, dit was echt prachtig! Al met al een hele leuke dag en zeker aan te raden!!!

The guide explained a lot about the island while we were on the way to Mt. Etna / Taormina, which I really liked. The drive was long but that was to be expected when you travel half across Sicily. There are a lot of interesting things to see on the way. I recommend checking the weather beforehand, since a lot of people seem to have missed, that it is colder on the Etna because of the height. I will book this tour a third time, since I really enjoyed it.