We had a great trip and a great guide. Very knowledgeable on the vulcano, with a very neat small group of about 10 people (this is the organizations choice). The total hike was about 7,5km's, rising 760m's in total (and going down again). We did the trip with 2 kids, 7 and 9 yrs old. We prepared them for a tough trip. It wás a tough trip for them, but they did very well. Especially on top of the vulcano was tough, as the wind was something like a 100km/h and we had to hold them tight lest they would be blown off the crater-ridge into the crater. It was beautiful though and an experience to be proud of and to remember.

There was uncertainty about being able to do the walk (altitude and terrain, despite being reasonably fit and having done long walks on peaks) but our guides (Vincenzo & Vincenzo) were reassuring. We absolutely loved our experience and despite challenging conditions (snow & some wind) it was incredible and we’re so pleased we did it. Worth taking our walking boots and proper coats and using the poles offered by the guide. The pauses to hear the stories from the guides were welcome and interesting. I was worried about going down which can be hard going (knees) and the steepest descent on sandy shale took concentration and then we took the path back to the cable car (v easy). Around 5 hours. The only minor delay was the very busy queue to buy our cable car tickets. With hindsight it was a trifle compared to the outstanding experience of achieving being on the living mountain just 300m from the summit.

I want to recommend this hike to everyone! We had a problem with transfer to meeting point but the company halped me with it - amazing communication via whatsapp. We went with bus (AST) from Catania in 7 a.m. to Zafferana Etnea and the guide picked up us and took us to meeting point for free. The guide was kind and told us lot of informations in english. We were really exited about that. All the time we were going together with our group, we had a couple of breaks to drink and eat. I was here with my mom (she is 50) she made it really easy. It was really fine.. i am happy that we chose this trip! Thank you again for everything!