Guided Trek - 14 Days / 13 nights

The Aeolian Islands Archipelago is made up of 7 islands: Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Panarea, Stromboli, Filicudi and Alicudi. Vast back beaches like ebony contrasting with light coloured shores; inaccessible and winding coasts follow in antitheses to low and hospitable rivieras; large sterile areas extend alongside fertile, pleasant gardens. Also, the nature offers many peculiarities, such as strange perforated rocks resembling bold bridges and rampant arches (I faraglioni); areas of sea in ebullition (due to underwater fumarole); rocks with a network of clefts from which boiling water gushes. Another attraction of the Aeolian Islands is the hot spring of high therapeutic value, located in Vulcano.
Mt Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. It offers a varied of different aspects, from the black flows of lava and vast plain of black sand to a luxuriant vegetation on the lower slopes. The Nebrodi Park is a protected area in the centre of the island including 23 municipalities and covering 85.860 ha. It is a green area with rivers and lakes where cattle-breeding is largely spread. Many paths cross the park, allowing nice trekking into forests and wood.

Program
Day 1: Arrival and accommodation in Catania, visit of the city
Day 2: Transfer to the Aeolian Islands, trekking in Vulcano, mud baths. Night in Lipari
Day 3: Hydrofoil to Salina, hiking Mt Fossa delle Felci. Back to Lipari
Day 4: Relaxing morning and trek in Lipari in the afternoon
Day 5: Hydrofoil to Stromboli and hiking the top of the crater at the sun set. Night in Stromboli
Day 6: Hydrofoil to Milazzo. Private transfer to the beginning of the trek in the Nebrodi Park. Bivouac
Day 7: Trekking in the Nebrodi Park with arrival in Randazzo. Night in Randazzo
Day 8: Transfer by train to Maletto and trekking over the west side of Mt Etna. Bivouac
Day 9: Trekking to reach the Ragabo pine forest. Night in mountain hut
Day 10: Trekking on the 2002-2003 "Bottoniera". Transfer in the afternoon to Noto region. Camping
Day 11: Day of relax in Vendicari natural reserve. Camping
Day 12: Trekking to Cavagrande del Cassibile gorges and in the afternoon visit to Noto. Camping
Day 13: Transfer to Syracuse and visit of the Archeological Park. Transfer to Catania and overnight stay
Day 14: Transfer to Catania airport and departure

Technical characteristics
Terrain characteristics: paths and mountain track. Trekking in Stromboli demanding (900 mt slope). It is therefore advisable having already practiced a little trekking. 2 nights in bivouac and 3 nights in camping. The days of bivouac each person brings all his/her affaires of the day, the sleeping math provided by the organization and also the food of the group will be shared. Hiking altitude: between 0 and 2000 m a.s.l., average duration of a daily trek: between 3 and 6 hours; positive difference in height between 0 and 900 m per day.
Equipment: Good and solid hiking boots; trekking trousers and shorts; bathing suit; hat and gloves; at least one good mountain fleece; wind and water proof anorak (mountain quilted jacket in April, May, September and October); sun glasses and sun cream; multitask knife; head torch with batteries; trekking sticks; hermetic case for food with cutlery; 50 l daily back pack.
Duration: 14 days / 13 nights  
Number of participants: from 6 to 15 people
Price: upon request

Included: all the transfers and hydrofoils, accommodation in hotels, pensions, mountain huts, bivouacs and camping, dinners and packed lunches, entrance fees to the Aeolian Islands, taxes to climb Vulcano and Stromboli, volcano guide in Stromboli, English speaking guide for all the tour, sleeping maths for the bivouacs and camping.

Not included: drinks and personal expenses, lunches on Day 1 and Day 14, dinner on Day 4 and 13, entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites (entrance at Lipari Archeological Museum), insurance, flights to/from Catania airport.

Note: Stromboli volcano is monitored 24h over 24h and in case of extraordinary activity the access to the top can be forbidden. At the moment of the excursion we are going to reach the maximum height the law prescribes. The guide reserves the right to modify the program according to weather, sea and volcanic conditions.

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