Small-group boat trip · Lipari
Stromboli Evening Boat Trip: Sciara del Fuoco
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Schedule
- 14:00–22:00
- Departs from
- Lipari
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
Leaving Lipari in the afternoon, the boat calls at Panarea (short landing) and reaches Stromboli, with a meal stop in the village. After dark it holds position off the Sciara del Fuoco on the island's north-west flank to watch the volcano's eruptions from the sea, returning to Lipari late in the evening.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Lipari harbour, Panarea, Stromboli village, Sciara del Fuoco, Lipari harbour
- 14:00
- 14:40
- 16:20
- 19:00
- 22:00
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Boat trip and skipper
- Panarea and Stromboli landings
- Eruption viewing from the sea
Not included
- Dinner on Stromboli
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Lipari
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- May–October
- Prices
- Adult €70 · Child €40Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- Eruptions are frequent but not guaranteed; viewing distance follows the civil protection rules in force.
- Bring a warm layer for the night crossing.
Guest reviews
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Reviews are left for the boats on this route after the trip and are moderated.