Aeolian Islands Day Trip from Taormana: Explore UNESCO-listed Stromboli and Panarea

Discover Panarea and Stromboli’s volcanic wonders on a Taormina day trip. Swim, explore villages, and witness Sciara del Fuoco’s eruptions.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Capo di Milazzo - Reach Milazzo and get on board the motorboat
  • Chiesa di San Pietro in Panarea - Free time on the island of Panarea
  • Stromboli Volcano - Visit the island of Stromboli
What's Included
  • Multilingual Tour escort/host
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Transport between islands by motorboat
What's Not Included
  • Lunch, Dinner
  • Eco tax at the Port of Milazzo (approx. 5 euros between 1st June - 30th September and 2.5 euros from the 1st to the 31st October). Please note the amount may be subject to changes during the season.
Additional Information

Explore the volcanic islands of Panarea and Stromboli in the UNESCO-listed Aeolian Archipelago, on a day trip from Taormina. After traveling by motorboat to each island (please note that there will be other groups on board of the motorboat), enjoy free time to swim in their crystalline waters or amble around their villages. Cruise around Stromboli to…

Location
Terminal Interbus Taormina
Via Luigi Pirandello
Departure for all tours is from the main Bus Terminal in Via Pirandello. Pick up is also available along the coast at Taormina by the sea, Letojanni and Giardini Naxos. Customers are invited to contact for information about pick up.The coach is silver with a SAT logo in red.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Bruno_h
Sep 29, 2025
Very nice day trip to Stromboli - Very nice trip. A good guide who could speak both English and German well. Notice that the trip starts with a one-hour bus ride to Milazzo. Then you depart from there on a boat to the islands. Amazing to see the Stromboli volcano at night. Well worth the trip!
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Maryjean_c
Sep 27, 2025
The big burb - It was a great experience. Franco was a good tour guide. From taormina it was one and half hour bus ride to the port on the other side of Messina Then boarded the big motorboat. First stop was Panarea island. Walked around and had lunch. Two hours then got back on the boat to stromboli had three hours to walk around some people went swimming. Then got on the boat and went around stromboli to see the show. The volcano burbed up and for a few seconds could see the red lava but not a big show. Enjoyed the day. Would recommend it
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J4wsmqxrjg
Jun 22, 2025
Excellent visit to volcanic islands - An excellent tour and our guide was great… very knowledgeable, helpful and informative. The coach trip to the port takes about an hour and then the boat to the islands another hour. Plenty of time to visit both islands for a minimum of 2 hours on each. Got to see Stromboli erupting after dark and a fabulous sunset. Got back to Taormina at 11.30pm. A long day but well worth it and Alex, our guide made it all the more enjoyable.
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Guy_m
Sep 30, 2025
Bravo. - Excursion lasting 14 hours. Very interesting to visit. Stromboli may be inactive. To visit
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Deborah_e
Jul 21, 2025
Long fun day - Lovely long day out . Our guide was amazing… Alexandra… funny, informative and kind. Sadly Stromboli wasn’t great on our day and boat left just before it seemed to be erupting.
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Robert_r
Jun 16, 2025
Great time - love the black sand beach - Wonderful day - it’s a very long day - around 14 hours so be prepared . The black sand beach at Stromboli was fantastic.
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Tourist61966393341
Jun 22, 2025
Nice but unfortunately mass tourism - Pickup worked late but smoothly. Panarea is beautiful, doesn't have to be, prefer longer on Stromboli.
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Elaine_h
Oct 21, 2025
Disappointed - The bus and boat were long but we expected that. Stopping to the two towns ( sort of off-season) was disappointing. They were not as charming as described. The tour was very crowded and almost stampeded onto the boat. My husband had to grab a young child before he fell in the water. I feel the tour guide should have managed the crowd better. The volcano was a little under active so that was disappointing ( but not controllable) The scenery on the boat ride was beautiful though. I would suggest 2 tour guides for that large a group. Also, shorten to a sunset cruise by Stromboli in the off season
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Roryhyppia
Aug 20, 2025
Crowded boat - Positives Air conditioned bus(approx 2 hours from Taormina to the port) The guide was pleasant and multi-lingual The islands we visited were stunningly beautiful and seeing the sunset and volcanoes at night was a wonderful experience. Negatives The boat was crammed with people, quite uncomfortable and really difficult to find a seat. I would not recommend doing a trip of this length in such an over crowded and uncomfortable boat.
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Armelle
Jul 12, 2025
Disappointed - The guide was rather unpleasant and had such a pronounced accent that we did not understand what he said ...bus ride a thousand times too long with all the stops around taormina. And we didn’t really wait until dark night to see the eruptions dc we didn’t see anything! At this rate it is rather disappointing!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).