Catania

SICILY ROCK AND FIRE

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Rock Climbing

Category

7 days

Duration

Open to all

Experience

Light

Fitness

From 1 to 6

Participants


What you'll do

How often do you get the chance of climbing on the slopes of an active Volcano? Sicily is renowned for its good food and amazing sea... now get ready to experience the Mediterranean Island from a less-known perspective, by exploring all the wild environments and unconventional climbing gems it has to offer. Mount Etna is Eastern Sicily's symbol: with its 3357 meters, it has a history of overlooking the city of Catania and its inhabitants. Its surroundings are home to a variety of unique environments and breath-taking sceneries for climbers. Climbing here means peeling off your fingers on basalt rock and appreciating the specific climbing movements that this rock entails... all while discovering the newly equipped crags!

Itinerary

Important stuff

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What's included

Accident insurance
Medical and luggage insurance
Travel cancellation insurance
UIAGM IFMGA Guide
Accommodation
Local transport
Fuel
Rope
Gri-Gri
Quickdraws
Belay device
Harness
Helmet
All breakfast
Welcome dinner
Flight
Visa (if applicable)
Extra accommodation
Transport from airport
Transport to airport
Climbing Shoes
Lunches
All the remaining dinners
Snacks and drinks
Extra transfer
Tourist tax
Everything not mentioned in the “What’s included”
Single Room supplement
All the meals not mentioned in the what's included section

Accommodations

Ostello Degli Elefanti


Ostello degli Elefanti is the most central hostel in Catania. It is located in a luxurious 17th-century palace built for one of Catania’s noble families. Here you’ll find rooms adorned with frescos and precious marble flooring. Beauty, comfort, and hospitality will accompany you in every moment of your stay.

Guides

Mirto

Mirto

Mirto is our local partner and your expert UIAGM alpine guide for the trip. Born and raised in Catania, he is definitely the one to turn to for a true off-the-beaten-track Sicilian experience.

Meeting point

37.50311992280615.087402776686
Catania

Via Etnea, 28, 95131 Catania CT, Catania, 95131, Sicily


Frequently asked questions


Departures

All departures are guaranteed to run


Reviews 4.6

9 total

An
Anna (Jan 2024)

The trip "Sicily rock and fire" was a nice experience, the only thing I was very unhappy about was the hostel which was old and dirty; we paid way too much for what we got (34 euros a night); the rooms were dark and cold, nothing like shown in the pictures; the breakfast was very poor and extremely disappointing with no yogurts or bread available; considering the condition of the hostel and what we got it shoud not be more than 12 euros a night; As for the climbing I enjoyed all the crags and trying different kinds of rock.


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Alex (Jun 2023)

Mirto was an excellent guide, explaining about Sicilian culture geology and geography of the area, and pointing out the best climbs to do at each crag. He was friendly and pushed us to try our hardest on every climb. A great taste of Sicilian culture with aperitifs after every day, and the experience of driving on Sicilian roads!


An
Anna (Jan 2024)

The trip "Sicily rock and fire" was a nice experience, the only thing I was very unhappy about was the hostel which was old and dirty; we paid way too much for what we got (34 euros a night); the rooms were dark and cold, nothing like shown in the pictures; the breakfast was very poor and extremely disappointing with no yogurts or bread available; considering the condition of the hostel and what we got it shoud not be more than 12 euros a night; As for the climbing I enjoyed all the crags and trying different kinds of rock.


Ti
Tiziana (Sep 2023)

Awesome guide, nice places, flexibility in meeting the group's preferences


Sa
Sacha Baum (Sep 2022)

It was a great experience, Mirto took us to places we would never been able to find without a local guide. Also in the evening Mirto took us to nice places and we really enjoyed the Italian apperativos Not everything was arranged perfectly, for example we had to pay extra for the bouldering hal when it was raining and some climbing things could have explained better (for me it was the first time and at the last day i discovered there were actual climbing terms), but I guess that was also part of the local experience :). I had a great experience!


€1,390.00

(€458 deposit)
Mapo Tapo

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