Bat Cleft Guided Tours of Mount Etna  

Exhibitions and Shows diary (01/12/08 to 28/02/09, Annual event)
The Caves

The tour which leads you through ancient dry rainforest and limestone formations, offers insights into the significance of the emergence flight and the Mount Etna region.

Experience the rush of thousands of tiny bats flashing past you at dusk. Little Bent-wing bats fly out from their roosts in Bat Cleft to feed, providing a spectacular natural show. Bat Cleft is one of only five recorded Bent-Wing maternity sites and accommodates 80 per cent of the known population.