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   East of England
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Posted on: 1:52 pm, September 02, 2007

Does anybody know a company that does day tours from Palermo, especially to Mount Etna.

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Posted on: 2:45 pm, September 02, 2007

CST Compagnia Siciliana Turismo does great day excursions from Palermo and they offer one to Mount Etna!

http://www.compagniasicilianaturismo.it/

CST Excursions:

www.compagniasicilianaturismo.it/home.asp

email at cstmail@tin.it

Mount Etna Excursion:

Palermo,Catania,Etna,Taormina.

Following the motorway Palermo-Catania, as far as the exit for Gerbini, we pass the Etna villages of Santa Venerina and Zafferana Etnea to a height of about 6.175 feet.

Visit to the Silvestri Craters. Possibility of ascent by cable-car and Land-Rover to the proximity of the central crater (supplement to be paid locally).

Stop for lunch.

Departure to Taormina and visit of the Greek Theatre. Free time for shopping, and return to Palermo .

TUESDAY

Departure from Palermo at aprox 07.00 a.m.

Return to Palermo at aprox 09.00 p.m.

Price per person , € 65,00

Optional Lunch, € 13,00

Vagabonda

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Posted on: 10:44 am, September 04, 2007

Thanks for this very good information,all the best, johno

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Vagabonda
Posted on: 11:42 am, September 04, 2007

My pleasure!

You could also check with Palermo's Tourist Information for others:

infopalermotourism.com

Vagabonda

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   Kent
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Posted on: 4:24 am, July 26, 2008

Hiya,

I am also off to Sicliy and want to do a trip to Etna from Palermo. I've emailed CST a couple of times but with no reply - any ideas or alternatives?

Did you end up making this trip and was it worth the long day?

Any help really appreciated

Thanks!

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Posted on: 8:17 am, July 26, 2008

CST tours always look good on their website (although prices don’t include entrance fees), but they don’t respond to emails and they don’t answer phones.

Palermo is not the best base for tours to Etna.

Here’s a listing for companies running excursions around Palermo from Palermo’s Tourist Information:

www.aapit.pa.it/datad/natura/report.asp…

In addition, you could customize excursions. Here are two very reliable companies with licensed guides. Both companies offer Etna excursions.

Best of Sicily:

http://www.bestofsicily.com/

http://www.bestofsicily.it/Home.ASp

Sicily TravelNet:

http://www.sicilytravel.net/

http://www.agrigentotourguides.com/

Vagabonda

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Posted on: 4:56 pm, August 03, 2008

I don't know whether they're any good, but Isango - owned by Ryanair - offers several trips from Palermo.

look for "Trips and Tours" on www.ryanair.com

Jenny

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