Tour Valle dell’Alcantara,Tour dell' Etna, Tour dei Nebrodi


The Nebrodi Park in one day

Departure from the hotel or the prearranged location. Transfer on road to Portella Miraglia. The excursion starts off-road  crossing deep forests of beeches and oaks with an endless sequence of gorgeous landscapes. On the way, we will see numerous streams and many lakes such as lake Maulazzo, lake Biviere, and Lake Trearie. There we will stop for a while to take some photos of the landscapes. We will go on to have lunch at a typical Sicilian restaurant or at a country inn. In the afternoon we will visit the Nelson castle and afterwards go back to the prearranged area.

 

The Peloritani mountains in one day

Departure from the hotel or the prearranged location. Transfer on road to Mandanici. Short stop. The excursion starts off-road crossing Fossa del Lupo, Punta Muttareddu and Portella dell’Orso. There we will admire the splendid valley of the Pagliara rapids. After a while we will go to Piano Margi, stop at a resting area and walk around the lake. We will leave to get Tre Pizzi where there is a sighting forest turret from which you can admire the landscape up until the Eolie islands. We will then depart for Castroreale to get to the Jalari Park. Lunch and visit to the park and return to the prearranged area.

 

South Etna in half a day

Departure from the hotel, or prearranged location. Transfer on road for Adrano, with a brief stop to visit the historical centre of the city and the Norman castle. Departure to visit  the Saracen bridge where we will be able to admire the many lava caves, with waterfalls, rapids, small lakes and gorges which the river Simeto has created by flowing in its lava basilisk of an ancient eruption. We depart again in an off-road car to discover another underground magma cave. Then, crossing Intraleo m

mount and Gallo mount forests, we will ariive at contrada Milia and admire its wonderful orchards. After a while we will arrive at Rifugio Sapienza, silvan craters and the last lava flow. Return to the prearranged area.

 
Etna nord – The Alcantara gorges in one day

Departure from the hotel or prearranged location. Transfer on road to Milo. The excursion starts off-road  crossing deep forests of chestnuts, birches and larch pines, spaced out by lava flows.

We will get to Mount Fontana, with a wonderful view on the Bove valley, where it is possible to admire an amazing landscape. We will depart again to get to a magma cave.

We will keep on going up to Piano Provenzana, where we will visit lava fronts since 2002 and have lunch at a typical Sicilian restaurant or at a country inn.

In the afternoon, we will depart towards Castiglione di Sicilia where we will admire a wonderful landscape on the Alcantara valley by crossing striking tunnels of an old disused railway station. We arrive at Castiglione di Sicilia, have a quick stop and then depart to go to the gorges. Tour and return to the prearranged area.


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