It's certainly worth visiting but we didn't get anywhere near the summit. We took the cable car up and from where you got out there were plenty of views up and down the mountain. We didn't take the minibus/jeep further up - some of our group that did said you saw more up there. It was still a long way to the top of the volcano though. The village at the bottom has lots of shops and we took the road train from there which took us around the area for a bout an hour - I think the best part of our visit.

Rugged landscape and the experience of walking around a still active volcano, make it an interesting day trip. There is a cable car that takes you further up the mountain, which, for those that did it, was definitely worthwhile. Alternatively, you can remain at the 'base' and do enough walking around and in craters and up secondary mountains. A reasonable level of fitness and mobility is required. For those less mobile, a miniature train was available for tours around the area and for those looking for a little more excitement, quad bike tours were available. Something for everyone. At the 'base' there are a number of restaurants and cafes (and inside, toilets), as well as the obligatory souvenir shops, which interestingly, had reasonably priced goods.

A fabulous trip up to mountain on a glorious sunny day. Coach to the base area and then cable car and off road coach. Stunning views of the smoking mountain and craters. A day to remember. Highly recommended

Took a coach tour to Etna having precooked with package holiday. The bus takes you to the base where you can walk around the lower craters or take a small land train to tour around. The other option is to take the cable car to the next level followed by a 4 by 4 bus type vehicle (additional charge for both)still further. It was worth taking the cable car etc but not cheap. The whole tour cost over 100 euros per person. A unique experience however. One thing that did annoy was a large group of people wearing red helmets whose guide seem to think they had priority to jump the queue at both the cable car and at the 4 by 4 bus. Resulting in a half hour delay for other passengers.

we went with Gruppo Guide Alpine Etna Sud. Excellent tour, We had a few questions prior to booking, they responded quiqly , provided watsup number just in case. Provide all necessary equipment. Our guide Peppe Kona was excellent! very knowledgeable with good sense of humor.

I have hiked Mt. Fuji, Vesuvius, and Paricutin. All three volcanoes were amazing, but they had one thing in common: They were extinct or dormant. Not Etna. She's alive and rumbling beneath your feet, a nice little reminder of who's really in charge (hint: not you). The sheer audacity of even reviewing Mt. Etna is comical, as if she can even be put in terms of good or bad. She is simply a wonder of the world, and you're lucky if you get to see her. If you do find yourself on the slopes of Etna, and are physically able to do so, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely take one of the tours to the summit craters - that's where the magic is. And even though everyone is all about the southern side (that's where the tourist industry is built up), necessity forced us to hike from the northern side, and I am so glad we did.

The volcano itself is an amazing sight. What wasn't good was the transportation up there. The cable cars weren't working due to maintenance, I understand they are also not in operation if the weather conditions are not favourable such as windy. This meant we got the trucks up. The wait for them was so long. We waited near on half an hour for the one up to the first level, got off this truck & then waited at least 20 minutes for the one up to the top level. The queue when we got to the first level for people going back down was horrendous, they probably had to wait about an hour. Luckily we didn't have that issue as were the last truck back down. Also what wasn't good was the walk down from the peak. My husband went on the walk up with the guide & group. To come down the guide said we will take the short route. This meant coming down a steep slope which he found very hard to do & pretty scary.

Mt Etna is an active stratovolcano in Sicily between Catania and Messina, one of the tallest peaks in Europe. In its last continuous eruption in 2021, it spewed so much volcanic material that it increased its height by 100m. I went as far as the Capaninna Crater and climbed to that crater’s summit under Mt. Etna. Still cold, still snow around, still a great view. I did not go to Mt. Etna’s summit as the cable car, jeep/bus ride, coat rentals would have cost over 100 euros. Bought some “smoky wine” grown on Mt. Etna’s slopes, apparently Take warm clothes and book rides to the summit as you wish.

We were lucky to see the “smoke rings” at Mt Etna. Other than that, the hike at Silvestri craters was a short and easy walk, with a nice view of the countryside. Not particularly spectacular. The parking arrangements are bizarre. If you come between 12 and 1 pm, you can only park for an hour and then come back to extend parking for half day — which is only available before noon and after 1 pm!

A fun day trip and worth the windy drive up the mountain. We opted to go without a tour group so we could spend the time we wanted exploring. It felt like walking in a moon scape🤩 You can walk up but I recommend paying for the lift and walking down, if you feel the need to walk. You can pay an additional fee to take up even further in a jeep.