Trekking in Sicily

Trekking in Sicily

Choosing Trekking in Sicily is one of the best way to discover the island and enjoy breathtaking views between sea and mountains. The tour Trekking in Sicily mix up the splendour of the luxuriant Nature of Mt. Etna, the myth of the Aeolian Islands and the charm of the naturalistic and archaeological site of Pantalica.

With the tour Trekking in Sicily you will walk amidst wild and unspoiled places where the landscape shows its natural beauty, away from the spoiling impact of man, away from traffic and noise pollution, without giving up the pleasure of a journey with all comforts.

The journey Trekking in Sicily is thought both for groups of sport loving travellers and for people who approach this experience for the first time.

Trekking in Sicily is moreover perfect for team building.

For your Trekking in Sicily Uzeda Viaggi suggests:

Day 1

Arrival

Arrival to Catania airport. Accommodation, dinner and night in hotel.

Day 2

Lava flow caves

Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to the Refuge Brunek, in the municipal district of Linguaglossa. Here begins the excursion through the Ragabo pinewood via the mountain trial of Mt. Etna Park. Visit of the Grotta dei lamponi (Raspberries’ grotto), one of the most typical lava flow caves of the volcano: tunnels through which the magma flows during the eruptions. The walk of 6 km (2h30’) reaches 1550 metres above sea level, covering a drop of 150 metres.
Difficulty level: EASY
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 3

Mount Etna Park

Breakfast in hotel. Transfer by bus to the Refuge Case Pirao, in the district of Linguaglossa and Randazzo. The excursion gives the opportunity to enjoy the views of the Northern slopes of the volcano and of the Nebrodi mountains. You walk via the mountain trial of Mt. Etna Park and reach Refuge Saletti after a 8 kilometres (3h30’). The Refuge Saletti lies at 1370 metres above sea level, covering a drop of 350 metres.
Difficulty level: MEDIUM
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 4

Aeolian Islands

Breakfast in hotel. Departure for the Aeolian Islands. You will reach Milazzo. Boarding on hydrofoil to Lipari. Bus tour of the island: you can visit the most suggestive corners of Lipari. At the end tour of the historical centre of the town and the Archaeological Museum.
In the afternoon transfer to Volcano by hydrofoil. Relax in the hot sulphurous waters or, as an alternative, you are free to reach the crater top (2h walking).
Return to the hotel late in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Day 5

Etna South

Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to Piano Vetore (Etna South). Excursion via the forest trial till the Refuge Poggio la Caccia.
The route of 18 km (6h) reaches 1780 metres above sea level, covering a drop of 250 metres.
Difficulty level: MEDIUM
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 6

Pantalica and the river Anapo

Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to Pantalica, naturalistic and archaeological site in the province of Syracuse; you will reach the site from the town of Sortino. Pantalica is one of the most important Sicilyan protohistoric places, which lies on a plateau, surrounded by canyons excavated by the two rivers Anapo and Calcinara in the long run.
After a trial walk of 12 km you reach 350 metres above sea level, covering a drop of 150 metres.
Difficulty level: EASY
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 7

Departure

Transfer to Catania Airport and departure

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