This is one of the best walking holidays to do in the east side of the island

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This is the summary of the “Sicilian Volcano trek”, a 8 days and 7 nights tour of the Sicily volcanoes:

Here the description day by day...

• Day 1: Catania: Arrival in Catania and transfer in a hotel in the city centre. Catania shows many baroque churches and buildings, all placed in the very heart of the city centre. Moreover there is a huge variety of pubs, restaurants, pizzerias and trattoria to be chosen for dinner.

• Day 2: Lipari: You can be accompanied to Lipari by local guides and cross ancient streets meeting plants, rocks, valleys that extend him up to the sea. You can walk enjoying of so many wonders. The excursions will include numerous standstills to observe the suggestive panoramas.
  

• Day 3: Vulcano: Vulcano is an island of the Aeolian archipelago characterized by phenomena of secondary volcanic activity, such as solfataras, muds, and fumaroles. The crater is tall around mt. 400 and around 40 minutes are needed for a climbing to normal footstep. The road is easy but in some lines steep. The guide is not obligatory and you can freely  climb. The panorama on the peak is fantastic.
  

• Day 4:Lipari- Stromboli: Stromboli is the northern of Eolie islands  and is the only active vulcano island of the Eolian archipelago.Stromboli has several wonderful beaches of black sand in which stroll, small creeks made of the black lava nicely shaped by the sea. Its deep sea is famous for the transparency of the water.
  

• Day 5: Stromboli: It is one of the most fascinating excursions of Eolian Islands, you spend your time on the summit of the crater to observe the continuous explosions. From the zone north of the island, Piscità, to the mouths, around 3 hours of run are needed in slope. It is obligatory and advisable to climb with the guides both because there are some zones difficult to climb.
  

• Day 6: Etna Summit: We prepare for a long tour of etna volcano towards Etna’s summit craters. We follow a little-known ascend route that reaches the rim of the Valle Del Bove after an easy, about 30 minutes walk. We  reach the area near the former Torre del Filosofo mountain. Until here, the hike will take us around 5 hours. Depending on the circumstances (weather, volcanic activity), we can continue, in the afternoon to climb the summit craters (ca. 1.5 hrs climbing at normal pace).
  

• Day 7: Etna North: Today, we undertake an Etna excursion on Etna's North side dominated by green forests and lava deserts . Depending on weather, we undertake a relaxed, moderate hike in this area, visiting an old lava cave and  the volcano's NE rift zone with its row of craters. To visit the cave, all necessary equipment (crampons, helmets, gloves etc.) will be provided. The round trip to the cave will take us about 7-8 hours.
  

• Day 8: Catania: Private transfer from Mt Etna to Catania airport.
  

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Here some general tips

• Start small with beginner-rated trails and then work your way up to longer, more difficult hikes
• Learn how to read clouds.
• Everyone needs a day pack; choose one with multiple pockets, and make sure it’s the right size.
• Choose a pair of footwear that’s a half-size larger than your street shoes to allow for some swelling as you walk and to accommodate heavier hiking socks.
• Some things to keep in your day pack: first-aid kit; water bottle; Swiss Army knife; topographic map; compass; space blanket; and sweater.