If the prospect of a week on the beach or lazing by your villa pool is still not enough to tempt your teenage offspring away with you this summer, they may be interested in our new collection of adventure activities. Body-rafting, river trekking, and, for younger children, canyoning or a family jeep tour, are all guaranteed to keep everyone entertained for days.

Canyoning in the Alcantara Gorge: Introduce the younger members of the family (minimum age: 8) to the thrills of canyoning in the Alcantara Gorge.  This involves travelling through a dry section of the Alcantara river bed, past rock pools and through a landscape of dense vegetation and volcanic rock, via a series of easy climbs. Participants are provided with a helmet and harness and given a short briefing on descent techniques. Prices from €50pp.

Villa Calipso, a 3-bedroom villa with pool, is ideal for families, with a garden, children’s play area, treehouse and swings.  One week in May from £1394 (sleeps 6).

Body rafting and river trekking along the Alcantara River:  Raft, swim and wade your way for 2.5km, with the odd rock scramble, on a body rafting expedition on the spectacular Alcantara River. Minimum age is 12 (with parental consent) and minimum height 1.4m. Prices from €38pp.

As an alternative, river trekking is the perfect way to cool down in the heat of the summer. Jump, climb and swim your way through the ice cold waters of the Alcantara Gorge, travelling 600m upstream. Prices from €65 per person (minimum age 13).

Stay at Villa Eloi, a 3-bedroom villa with pool and a mini-fitness area with pool table, on the slopes of Mount Etna. One week in May from £1513 (sleeps 6).

Jeep tour on Mount Etna: Explore recent and ancient lava flows, visit lava caves and get up close to extinct craters on a jeep tour of Mount Etna, Europe’s highest volcano. Choose from a half or full day tour that is suitable for all ages. Prices start at €60pp (reduced prices for children, depending on age).

Villa Mila is an atmospheric 5-bedroom farmhouse with lava stone floors, antique furniture and a garden with pool and sea views, situated on the slopes of Mount Etna. One week in May from £2793 (sleeps 6-10).

Find out more about our adventure activities for families and couples, as well as other activities in Sicily, from our new collection of Special Interest Villas.