Kids, backpack on shoulders but without books and notebooks! Fill it with your binoculars and camera, because we are setting off to venture amidst lava flows, woods full of wild animals, and steep torrents.
Tour 1 ON THE ISLAND OF VULCANO
Day 1
We Reach Vulcano
Departure from the meeting point and transfer to Milazzo for boarding the boat. Upon arriving on the “black” island of Vulcano, we will be received by the guides, who will accompany us to the hotel where the programme will be presented. After a picnic lunch, we will have free time for bathing in the mud baths and hot water wells.
2
Towards the Crater
Breakfast and departure for trekking on the volcano, at a height of 440 metres. The route, accessible to all, will allow us to discover the harsh beauty of the island. From the top of the crater we will be able to admire the panorama of the entire Aeolian archipelago: Lipari, Salina, Panarea, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi. Accompanied by this spectacular view, we will eat our packed lunch. We will return in the late afternoon for a short walk and dinner at a restaurant. Overnight stay at the hotel.
3
Boat Trip and Training
Breakfast and departure for a boat trip to observe the jagged coasts of the island and the Grotta del Cavallo. Depending on the season, we will go bathing in the clear waters and eat lunch in one of the least frequented areas of the island. In the
afternoon we will return and get together at the hotel to talk with the guides about the geology of the volcano and have them answer all your questions. Dinner at a pizzeria and an evening of dancing. The following morning, return to Milazzo and
departure of the participants.
Tour 2 TOURING THE MADONIE 
Day 1
The Butterflies of the Madonie
Arrival at Piano della Battaglia. Check-in at the shelter. After receiving our picnic lunches, we leave immediately with the
guide for some surprising trekking. The itinerary will lead us into the thousand colours of the endemic butterflies that
populate Piano Cervi, continuing on to a pond in the middle of a dense beech wood. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
2 Ascent to Pizzo Carbonara Breakfast at the shelter and start of the ascent to Pizzo Carbonara, a key stopping point of the Madonie. From Piano della Battaglia we reach the peak, passing by Pizzo Palermo (1964 m) and Piano della Principessa, characterized by karst formations such as sinkholes and swallow-holes. The ascent will be rewarded by the panorama that opens out onto almost the whole island. Return to the hotel for dinner.
3
Cefalù on the Sea
After breakfast, and with a picnic lunch, we leave the highlands to descend toward the sea. Arrival at Cefalù, a charming sea village. Visit to the Norman cathedral and the Mandralisca Museum.
N.B. We issue a participation certificate that may be used for scholastic credit purposes
