We got picked up from our hotel on time in a lovely mini van. We drove straight to Mt Etna where our guide, Pepe, gave good commentary along the way. Once at Mt Etna, you have a choice of how you want to see the Volcano. Most ppl chose the cable car but my 78 year old mother didn’t want to do it so we just walked around one level of the volcano with Pepe. Still very picturesque. From here, we drive to a honey and wine tasting place, then onto Taormina. What a gorgeous little town Taormina was. We had just over 2 hours here. You can opt to eat, shop or just wander around. If you want to see the Greek theatre I recommend going straight there as it gets very busy and lines are long. You won’t have time to see it if you choose to sit down and eat first. I would have liked more time at Taormina but you can only fit so much in. Highly recommend this tour.

Fantastic trip out on 15/06/23. Could not have asked more of our tour guide and tour group in general. Outstanding from start to finish. Could not recommend this enough and I think it’s worth every penny. The only thing to budget for is the extra €76 to go up further Mount Etna. But, again, a once in a lifetime experience and could not recommend enough!

Simone was a delight to be with...very dramatic and witty! We enjoyed every bit of our trip with him to Mount Etna as well as Taormina! We took the Cable Car up to a point and then trekked on the fresh snow that had fallen a day before for a distance with the active crater (which was still smoking after the eruption three days before ) in front of us. A wonderful experience of a lifetime! We even saw the oldest crater from there...the molten lava keeps moving in the depths and erupts further away! We went for some wine and local produce tasting...nice ! Taormina is a beautiful town...we had free time to go around to visit the Cathedral, the Ancient Greek Amphitheatre and the town .. We were fetched from our apartment and dropped back after approx 9 hours of a memorable day. This tour is a must!