8 Treks with Food Stops Worldwide to Book Before You Pack

1.Etna Sunset Tour: Volcano trek, Cave & tasting from Catania

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,290 reviews · 5 hours · from $70Our pick

Travel from Catania to Mount Etna in a small group of up to eight. Taste honey, olive oil, wine, and other local foods, enter the Grotta dei Tre Livelli with a helmet and lamp, then walk among craters at about 2,000 meters for sunset. Guides may include Salvatore, Eduardo, Lorenzo, or Bruna.

“What can I say!! Salvo was outstanding! Real name Salvatore Mario Guiseppe :) That was the first fun fact that I remembered! Picked us up at our hotel in an air conditioned van, along with 3 other people who we got to know. Salvo told us many facts as we drove to the winery first of all this was superb! Wine, spirits, many tastings of honey, bread, oils, cheese it was great to sample everything. Then we ascended to the “middle” where there is a quad bike option. If weather permits you can add this option for a cost….or you can stay on the walking tour as planned. Half of…”

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2.From Catania: trek on Mount Etna, Lava Cave & tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 563 reviews · 7 hours · from $68Best value

Spend seven hours exploring Mount Etna with a multilingual guide such as Lorenzo, Carmelo, or Tommaso. Walk around inactive craters, inspect newer lava fields, enter Grotta Lunga with a helmet and lamp, then taste honey, olive oil, wine, and other Sicilian products near Ragalna. Pickup and drop-off in Catania are included, while cable-car and 4x4 upgrades cost extra.

“I would highly recommend this trip. However you need to add the extra to go as high as you can!”

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3.Catania: Mount Etna Sunset Trekking with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · 6 hours · from $81Top rated

Meet your naturalist guide in central Catania and ride toward Etna in a group of up to eight. Walk around Silvestri Craters, see old lava flows and a lava tunnel, then share Etna wine and local snacks at sunset. Guides Renato and Antonio are known for lively stories about volcanoes, Sicilian life, plants, and history.

“The trip was fantastic! Renato the guide was absolutely great. He helped us a lot with every question. He knows so much about the history of the Sicily and the Etna mountain . He was always kind. I will definitely recommend this trip to our friends.”

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4.Vernazza: Panoramic Vineyard Trekking Tour w/ Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 126 reviews · 3 hours · from $77

Join Luca for a three-hour small-group hike from Vernazza to Eroico Vineyard. After a steep 30-minute climb, taste three local wines with snacks such as focaccia and family-made pesto while hearing about Cinque Terre farming and Luca’s family wine tradition. Expect stone steps, sea views, and a walk back downhill.

“A fantastic tour! Luca was very friendly and personable. Quite a hike but worth it for the views! We got to try 3 different wines and got a fourth glass of our favourite. Small group which made it very social.”

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5.From Siracusa: Etna Tour – Trek, Wine and Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 50 reviews · from $111

Travel from Siracusa to Mount Etna with a guide such as Francesco or Corrado, hike volcanic trails, visit a lava cave, and finish with Sicilian tastings and wine at a local winery. The small group is limited to eight, with transport, poles, helmets, water, and an English or Italian guide included.

“We were on this trip on Monday 28.10. 2024. The group was 8 persons. The tour was organized well and it was flexible . The hiking was totally 8,5 km. we started at 1900 m height and we climbed to 2300 m. The soil was very immersing, which surprised us. We were the oldest in the group in the the performance was at the upper limit of our ability, but we survived. Our guide Francesco is extremely good . He is so calm, encouraging and he was on a good mood all the time. Our group was very nice. The wine tasting was average and the description suggested food, but…”

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6.Mount Etna: trek with vintage car, tasting sicilian produtcs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $84

Join Don Mariano for a four-hour Mount Etna tour in a vintage car or Fiat Panda Cross 4X4. Visit Etna in Miniature, see the 2002 eruption zone, walk through birch forest to the Sartorius craters, and taste Sicilian products with Etna white and red wine. Small groups, family-friendly pacing, and equipment provided.

“Thanks to Don Mariano for this exceptional excursion on Etna! Passionate and charming guide, we had a great time in his company. Passionate about history and geography, he will be able to answer all your questions, both on Etna and on Sicily in general. We did this excursion in a Fiat Panda Cross car that Don Mariano masters perfectly. The great plus of the visit: all the little attentions of Don Mariano who is an exceptional organizer (trekking equipment, explanatory models, bottles of water, tasting of prosecco and white wine of his house, snacks, photos and videos, music, etc.) I recommend it 100%, it will undoubtedly remain one of my…”

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7.Ancona: Urban Trek Tour with Wine and Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · 4 hours

Join Ivonne Raffaeli for a private, four-hour, 6 km walk through Ancona, from Passetto and cliff-top Cardeto Park to the cathedral, Roman amphitheatre, and Arch of Trajan. The route ends with suggestions for stockfish, roast potatoes, and Marche wines, which you pay for separately.

“Fantastisk tur runt Ancona . Såväl en väldigt fin naturupplevelse och mycket information om Anconas historia och kultur”

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8.Arequipa: Colca Canyon Trekking 2 days and 1 night + food

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3 reviews · 2 days · from $150

Start before dawn from Arequipa, watch condors at Cruz del Condor, then hike through Colca Canyon to Sangalle. You’ll walk for hours on steep mountain paths, sleep in a simple shared lodge with limited solar power, and climb out early the next morning. Guides such as Alix, Carlos, and Alex have helped hikers through tough sections.

“Magnifiques paysages au programme ! La présence de notre guide Alix a été un réel plus : il a donné plein d'explications enrichissantes et il a su trouver des solutions rapidement lorsque certains ont éprouvé des difficultés à finir le trek, et tout ça avec sourire. C'est clairement une activité à ne pas manquer !”

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