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Sicily: Etna to Palermo

4.0(3 reviews)6 daysStart and end in
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Cypress & Stone
Runs this trip
6 Days · 5 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Catania Inn
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Walking / cultural tour
Six days across the island, Catania to Palermo
Moderate Intensity
Travelers can expect 4-6 hours of daily trail walking
Group size on request
Ages 8+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 8

Where this operator goes

6 days · 13 stops

Itinerary

6 days, planned by Cypress & Stone

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atCataniaCatania Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), Sicily
Reporting time00:00 - 23:59
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Catania Inn

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 1–2

Siracusa Retreat

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 3–4

Agrigento House

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 5

What you'll eat

5 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 6 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–6

6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

One other operator runs this tripThe same trip, at their own price, group size and refund window.Old Mule Routes₹1,33,299See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Distances are short, the standing is long
Two or three hours mostly on your feet on hard ground. Comfortable shoes matter more than fitness.
The route is public space
Markets, lanes and places of worship are where people live and pray. Ask before photographing anyone and cover up where others do.
Cash for the small things
Tea, a fritter, an entry ticket. Card acceptance in old quarters is patchy at best.
Ask what the group size will be
A walking tour of six and one of thirty are different products at the same price. It is a fair question.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Cypress & StoneVerified

“Walking in Europe with the timed tickets booked at release”

Based in Ljubljana Running treks since 2013
Rating
4.0(3 reviews)
Response time
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About Cypress & Stone

A walking operator whose main skill is administrative: Alhambra slots, Sagrada tickets and hut beds, booked the day they open.

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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 21 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.0/5
Based on 3 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.0/5
Guide
4.7/5
Itinerary
4.3/5
Transport
4.0/5
Accommodation
4.0/5
Tour operator
4.7/5
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Arjun Pillai – Pune2025-10-29 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Would send friends their way.

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Meera Iyer – Mumbai2025-10-29 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

Reply from Cypress & Stone

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Ishita Ghosh – Kochi2025-10-29 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found.

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Questions people ask

It depends entirely on Etna. In a quiet period, guided groups reach about 2,900 to 3,000 m. During an eruptive phase the summit zone closes and you see the Silvestri craters at 1,900 m instead. No operator overrides that.

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