15 Aeolian Islands Trips from Sicily to Book Before You Go

1.From Milazzo: Panarea and Stromboli Boat Trip by Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 1,605 reviews · 10 hours · from $89Our pick

Night boat from Milazzo to Panarea and Stromboli with sunset and live volcano views, plus the Aeolian tax included.

“The tour was amazing, and the crew was really nice. It’s really worth your money! We left at 12:30 and came back at almost 23:00. The captain stayed a long time in front of the Stromboli at night time so we could see the sunset, the volcano by night and the lava. It was amazing!”

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2.Stromboli: Sunset Trekking at Sciara del Fuoco

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,372 reviews · 5 hours · from $35Best value

Sunset trek on Stromboli’s Sciara del Fuoco with a guide, headlamp and helmet, and frequent lava explosions lighting the night sky.

“Super Guide. Very good feel for the kids in the group. She managed to always find the perfect break when they got tired. Amazing scenery and definitely worth the sweat.... you will definitely feel the work out. The track back in the dark is on cobbled stone, so you need to pay attention to lose stones etc.”

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3.From Milazzo: Lipari and Vulcano Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,166 reviews · 1 day · from $60

Day trip from Milazzo to Lipari and Vulcano with a boat cruise, Lipari Old Town time, black-sand swimming, and crater views.

“A nice trip, enough time to explore the islands but boat was extremely crowded. No place to sit and dangerous in times of Corona.”

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4.Tropea: Lipari, Panarea, and Stromboli Boat Tour by Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 441 reviews · 11.5 hours · from $69

Night boat tour from Tropea to Lipari, Panarea, and Stromboli, with a Sciara del Fuoco photo stop and black-sand volcano views.

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5.From Tropea: Vulcano, Lipari, Sciara Guided Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 425 reviews · from $67

Guided day cruise from Tropea to Vulcano, Lipari, and Stromboli, with Aeolian Island sights, black beaches, and Stromboli circumnavigation.

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6.From Milazzo: Lipari and Vulcano Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 418 reviews · 9 hours · from $68

Day trip by boat from Milazzo to Lipari and Vulcano, with 2.5-hour stops, Old Town exploring, and sulphur thermal bathing.

“A fantastic mini cruise to 2 of the aeolian islands Lipari and Vulcano. Excellent value for money and informative trip taking in the sites of the active volcano’s and rock formations. Thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend.”

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7.Chic Panarea and Stromboli Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 396 reviews · from $118

Cruise from Taormina to Panarea and Stromboli with guided walks, scenic boat time, and night views of Sciara del Fuoco.

“Good tour, however a couple of minor concerns. First being after paying for the tour and on the bus, we were advised that their was an additional 5 euro per person. This was not set out previously. Second was the ferry was packed and we were like sardines. I would hate to have been an older traveller. There were people leaving their bags across seats and children sprawling and taking up space. If I’m paying for a tour, I expect to st least get a seat. Our guide was very knowledgeable and we were priveleged to see Stromboli erupt 5 times”

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8.From Milazzo: Panarea & Stromboli Cruise Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 377 reviews · from $80

10-hour cruise from Milazzo to Panarea and Stromboli with time in San Pietro plus a sunset volcano show from the boat.

“Amazing and excellent experience. Never to be forgotten ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Wished it never ended. Enjoyable !! Recommend definitely and left without words!!! Thankyou very much xxxx”

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9.Da Tropea: Lipari Panarea Stromboli by night

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 369 reviews · 1 day · from $71

Night boat cruise from Tropea to Lipari, Panarea, and Stromboli, with Sciara del Fuoco views, free island time, and swims.

“Tolle Tour mit vielen Highlights. Rückfahrt zieht sich etwas. Könnte mit etwas Musik kurzweiliger gestaltet werden”

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10.From Lipari: Panarea and Stromboli Cruise with Stops

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 304 reviews · 8 hours · from $79

Lipari to Panarea and Stromboli by motorboat, with village time, Malvasia wine, swimming, and Sciara del Fuoco views at dusk.

“We had a wonderful time onboard the boat. There were about 20 people onboard with us which gave us enough room to sit either upstairs in the outside or downstairs inside. There was a chance to swim off the boat, which was lovely. We would have preferred to swim further away but understood that we had to stay close to the boat. The chance to explore 2 islands was great and we enjoyed the time to ourselves. Unfortunately we did not see Stromboli erupt so had to sail back however on the way to Stromboli we saw a pod of dolphins in the water! We had a fantastic time.”

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11.Lipari and Vulcano Mini Cruise Aeolian Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 281 reviews · 1 day · from $106

1-day cruise from Taormina to Lipari and Vulcano, with free time ashore, black beach swims, and scenic sea views from Milazzo.

“This was a lovely day out , very interesting to see these islands . Tour was very efficiently run and the tour guide was very informative and friendly!”

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12.Stromboli: sunset trekking to Sciara del Fuoco – Ashàra

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 270 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $36

Sunset trek on Stromboli to Sciara del Fuoco with a volcanology guide, included headlamp and helmet, and real night eruptions.

“A unique experience and a Guisepe was a great guide provided us with great information about the volcano and the island history”

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13.Lipari Stromboli volcano

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 245 reviews · from $69

Speedboat day trip from Tropea to Vulcano, Lipari, and Stromboli with onboard guide commentary, longer island stops, and volcanic views.

“Bellissima esperienza. Compagnia di viaggio ben organizzata, personale di bordo gentile che fornisce informazioni di carattere storico-culturale su ogni destinazione. Super consigliato.”

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14.Aeolian Islands Day Trip from Taormina: Stromboli and Panarea

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 238 reviews · 13 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $132

Taormina day trip by motorboat to Panarea and Stromboli, with sunset lava views of Sciara del Fuoco and black-sand time.

“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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15.From Tropea: Lipari Panarea Stromboli Night Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 233 reviews · 1 day · from $71

Day cruise from Tropea and Vibo to Lipari, Panarea, and Stromboli, with black-sand beaches and a night view of Sciara di Fuoco.

“Purtroppo siamo capitati in una giornata di pioggia che ci ha permesso di vedere poco. Le cose più belle in programma le abbiamo saltate. il mare era di un colore grigio per via del tempo e non abbiamo potuto apprezzare la bellezza dei paesaggi”

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