Do I need experience to ride a quad?

No. The quads are automatic, ridden with throttle and brake. Before departure there is a briefing with a test ride, and the guide stays at the front of the group.

How much does a quad tour cost?

The Etna tour and Tour A from Letojanni cost €45 per person (€90 per quad with two people). Tour B costs €30 per person. The evening add-on with a swim, pizza and beer is €10 per person.

Can the tour be done in the evening?

Yes, night tours are available on request both on Etna and from Letojanni.

Comfortable clothes, closed shoes and a category B licence. For tours with a stop at the pools you need swimwear and water shoes. Helmets are provided.

Quad Bike Tours in Sicily | Etna Nicolosi Quad Adventure

Q: How many people can ride on one quad?

Up to two: a rider with a category B licence and a passenger aged 6 or over.

What we do

Choose your adventure

On Etna you choose between the excursion from Nicolosi, the one from the Silvestri Craters and twenty free minutes on the track. In the hills above Taormina: canyons, medieval villages and cold-water pools.

The dirt track through the Nicolosi pine forest, with Mount Etna behind

Base: Nicolosi (CT)

Quad on Etna

2 h 30 min 100% off-road €45 per person · €90 per quad

Off-road through woods and lava flows: the crater of the Grotta delle Palombe, the Grotta d'Angela and Monte Mompilieri, with an oil and wine tasting.

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Silvestri Craters on Etna South: red and black volcanic cones among the lava flows

Base: Etna South, Rifugio Sapienza

Quad from the Silvestri Craters

Every day, 9am–3pm Ages 6 and over € 110 per quad

From the Silvestri Craters, on Etna South next to Rifugio Sapienza, at 1,900 metres, through woods and lava to a volcanic cave you can visit, then back through Etna's vegetation.

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Quads on lava dirt, with Etna in the background

Base: Nicolosi (CT)

Quad track

20 minutes 100% off-road €35 per person

A fully off-road circuit among pines and broom, on via Goethe. You ride the first lap with the guide, then the track is yours. Every day by reservation, ages 16 and over.

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Two-seater quads on a dirt track above Taormina, with the sea and Etna in the background

Base: Letojanni (ME)

Quad in Taormina

July – September 90 min – 3 h From €30 per person

Forza d'Agrò, the off-road descents of Scifì, the Agrò river canyon and a stop at the cold-water pools. In the night version: a swim, pizza and beer by the sea.

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Not just quads

The other activities

They can be added to the tour or booked on their own. For groups and families we put the day together however you prefer.

Hikers on a trail through the lava flows, with the summit of Etna in the background

Trekking

€ 45 per person · 2 hours

On foot where the quad cannot go: trails among the lava flows and the extinct cones, with a guide.

White horse in the paddock in the Nicolosi pine forest

Horse riding

€ 45 per person · 50 minutes

At a walking pace, suitable even if you have never ridden before. Meeting point at the Sole dell'Etna riding centre, in Segreta.

Grotta delle Palombe

€ 90 per person · 1 h 30

The real tour inside the lava cave, with a guide. Minimum 4 participants.

Adventure park

€ 15 per person · 1 h 30

Rope courses among the trees: the easiest way to keep the children entertained.

🗓 Saturdays and Sundays — daily in the summer months

Table with cured meats, cheeses, olives, pasta and red wine, with Etna in the background

Lunch with local produce

€ 40 per person

At the Feudo Delizia restaurant: the day ends at the table instead of in the car park.

🗓 For now Saturdays and Sundays only

Quads parked in the shade of the pines, in the equipped area of the pine forest

Entry to the pine forest

€ 1 per person

The equipped area of the Monti Rossi pine forest, where you can have a barbecue.

Rustic-style room with a large window and a view over the hills and Etna

Overnight stay

On request

You can stay the night: write to us and we will tell you what is available.

Transfer minibus on a road on Etna, with the volcano in the background

Return transfer

On request

We pick you up and take you back: we agree the meeting point and the times together.

Build your day

Choose the tour and the activities: the quote works itself out and goes straight to WhatsApp.

Why choose us

Adrenaline, safely

Latest-generation quads

Automatic machines, powerful and easy to ride: no gears, just throttle and brake.

Briefing and guide

A test ride before departure, helmets included and a guide always at the front of the group.

Nature and history

Not just off-road: craters, lava caves, extinct cones and the places that tell the story of the volcano.

Two bases in Sicily

Nicolosi, at the foot of Mount Etna, and Letojanni, a few minutes from Taormina.

What it's really like

Thirty seconds of dust and smiles

Trails through the woods, fords across the river, stops at the finest viewpoints in eastern Sicily. We take the photos during the tour: you get them on WhatsApp when it ends.

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Before you set off

Requirements and tips

Everything you need to know to turn up at the meeting point ready to go. If anything is unclear, message us: we answer on WhatsApp within minutes.

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Riders

A category B driving licence is required and must be shown before departure.

Passengers

Minimum age 6. Each quad carries up to 2 people.

What to wear

Comfortable and suited to the season, with closed shoes; long trousers are recommended. For the swimming stop, swimwear and water shoes.

Times

On Etna there are departures every day; in Taormina from July to September. Times are agreed together, night tours on request.

Gallery

Our guests on the trail

Group of quads on a dirt trail through Mediterranean scrub

Two guests on a quad, helmets on, along the scenic route

Quad handlebars with a view over the Ionian Sea

Smiling couple on a quad during the tour

The narrow Agrò gorge with its water-smoothed walls

Waterfall and emerald-green pool in the Agrò canyon

Quad parked at a viewpoint with the sea behind

Quad in front of the entrance to a lava cave on Mount Etna

Stop in the Nicolosi pine forest, with a white horse in the paddock

A group of guests posing on the quads, clouds over the mountains behind them

Chestnuts and walnuts gathered along the route, held in cupped hands

A rock face covered in moss and ferns along the path

Frequently asked questions

Last-minute doubts?

Here are the answers to the questions we are asked most often.

No. Our quads are automatic: throttle and brake, no gears. Before setting off we run a briefing and a short test ride, then the guide stays at the front of the group the whole time.

The Etna tour and Tour A from Letojanni cost €45 per person, that is €90 per quad with two people on board. The shorter Tour B costs €30 per person. The evening add-on with a swim, pizza and beer is €10 per person.

Up to 2: a rider with a category B licence and a passenger aged 6 or over.

Yes, both on Etna and from Letojanni: night tours are available on request. From Letojanni you can add a swim, pizza and beer by the sea.

Comfortable clothes, closed shoes and your driving licence. For tours with a stop at the pools, add swimwear and water shoes. Helmets are provided.

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