My husband and I are in our late sixties and drove to the waterfall starting point. We stopped at the information point/cafe and asked advice about the trek ahead which we were told would take about an hour and that our (hire) car was not suitable. Salvo (for it was he!) said that he could take us in his four wheel drive jeep for 25.00 euros which we baulked at to begin with then decided to go ahead. As it turned out it was a bargain, the trek would have led to our skeletal remains being found on the roadside, it's bloody miles! Anyway, Salvo was charming and spoke a little English, he drove like the Sicilian Lewis Hamilton, expertly and confidently which was just as well given the 600 metre drop to our right. He guided us to the Madonna in the lower falls which is worth a detour to see her bathed in perpetual rain and mist and spot a few fish. We then climbed a further 300 meters uphill to Sicily's answer to Niagara - which was beautiful. If you want to make a day of it bring your swimmers and a cheese sandwich, if, like us, you have fulfilled your ambition then be sure to make this clear to Salvo to wait for you in the bushes and phone him (he will give you his number 3491287145) to alert him of your return. He will then emerge Godlike from the foliage and whisk you back to the cafe. You could even have a little lunch - or do as we did have a coffee and a Magnum! A fun day out and a glorious drive over from Tortoricci.

We walked most of the way from the dirt track road to the waterfall. We probably took a different route than the main route, passing a little village and a cow farm. The place was divine. The highlight of Sicily. Every other place was just so crowded, here, we had the place pretty much to our selves. Beautiful day, never to be forgotten! Waterfall hunters. :)