SICILY · ITALY
Sicily’s best days out.
The 15 most popular alcantara gorges tours in Sicily, with what each costs, how long it runs and the operator behind it. The handful worth planning a whole day around.
Small-group tour blending Etna’s lava country with an Alcantara Gorges river swim, plus lunch and cave time for a full day of wonder.
Most Popular“Amezing places, Very good experience and really Nice guides”
Small-group full day from Taormina to Mount Etna, wine tasting, and Alcantara Gorge, with lunch, boots, and transfers included.
“Roberto was incredibly informative and passionate about Mt. Etna and the region around it. Very well run tour with a very picturesque winery and delicious food. Would highly recommend this tour if you don’t have a lot of time on Sicily and are interested in the historical Mt. Etna as well as getting to a…”
Small-group Taormina trip to Etna’s craters and lava caves plus Alcantara Gorges, with lunch and Etna wine tasting.
“We loved this excursion. The tour was extremely well-run and worth the day-long commitment. Our guide was Nicola and he was fantastic!”
Etna, Alcantara and a winery lunch in one 8-hour day from Catania. Trek to 2000m, tour lava caves, taste local wine.
“This trip is the perfect opportunity to enjoy something different on a vacation! The logistics are well planned with enough time at both locations. The value for the experience exceeded expectations in sense of food, time at locations, entrance fees, transportation, and equipment (ie, we didn’t bring hiking shoes or jackets but they provided those…”
Body raft Sicily’s Alcantara Gorge with a local guide: swim, jump, and float 2.5 km through volcanic canyon for about $65.
“Awesome experience, lots of fun and great guides! Our kids love to watch the movies we got 😎. Mille grazie!”
Mount Etna and Alcantara Gorges day trip from Catania with off-road crater visits, a lava cave, included lunch, and English guides.
“This was a great tour with an experienced and knowledgeable guide, Salvatore. Plenty of walking, so bring your walking shoes or trainers. If some of the walking is too much for you Salvatore gives you the option to wait. Before you book I suggest you look at the photos other travellers have posted. For some…”
Ride an ATV from Taormina or Giardini Naxos across Etna’s lava country and the Alcantara Gorges, with crater views and optional pickup.
“Everything was amazing. Our guide Guiseppe was informative, caring and fun. We went through forests, rivers and roads. It was a great pace and just brilliant”
A small-group day from Catania combining a Mt Etna hike, a lava cave visit, and Alcantara Gorge plus a winery lunch with wine.
“It was a wonderful tour! Well worth it. Our guide, Emilio, was super knowledgeable about all the geological aspects (you could tell he really cared about the subject and not just repeating what he read), very friendly, and a phenominal driver. 10/10 recommend!!”
Full-day guided tour from Catania to Mt. Etna and Alcantara Gorges with a lava cave stop, time to swim, and pickup included.
“Thanks to Janet for the experience ! We recommend to contact her directly through instagram (basaniteandspirit). We will definitly book a tour with her again if we go back to Catania.”
Full-day Mount Etna and Alcantara Gorges tour from Taormina with cable car, jeep crater access, Circumetnea train ride.
“Best was naturally the Mt. Etna piece. Would prefer more time there and less time travelling around seeing the villages.”
Full-day Mt. Etna and Alcantara Gorges from Taormina with hotel pickup, crater views, lava cave time, and local food sampling.
“I wouldn't recommend for those with walking difficulties however we had a fabulous trip...mt Etba was everything and more! We did an added ATV experience at 2000 ft but I wish id done the sky lift up to 3000 ft.....next time!”
TuffAlcantara in Sicily: small-group canyoning on the Alcantara River with wetsuit gear, jumps, slides, and English guiding.
“Tres bonne experience ! Parcours tres sympa, beaucoup de fun. Les accompagnateurs s'adaptent bien au groupe. Ils etaient super dynamiques et impliques.”
Full-day small-group Etna and Alcantara tour from Taormina: craters, a lava cave with helmets, Sicilian tastings, and basalt river gorges.
“We recently used Alessandro's guidance during our trip to Etna and Sicily, and it really helped us find amazing places we didn’t know about before. Alessandro was full of interesting suggestions, from popular tourist spots to lesser-known areas that are not usually mentioned in other guides.What we liked the most was how detailed his information…”
Walk Alcantara’s volcanic canyons, ride Mt Etna by vintage Circumetnea train, then hike at Sapienza. Optional upper-crater ascent available.
“the train was warm the top of etna too cold to get to top guide was very helpful big effort to get to start pick up with many people not sure if they were in the correct place ray”
Full-day Mt. Etna and Alcantara Gorges from Catania with hotel pickup, lava cave visit, and farm tastings.
“The tour guide was helpful and also explained very good, I really enjoyed this tour thumbs up for the great experience.”
From Mount Etna to the Valley of the Temples, the markets of Palermo to the islands offshore. Every way to spend a day on the island.
