It is not always possible to visit the crater in absolute safety, and in certain periods mountain guides are officially prohibited from leading parties up to the rim of the crater. Naturally, as on any other mountain in the world, individuals are free to go where they please, at their own risk, but great care should always been taken. A good state of physical fitness, suitable clothing and footwear, and above all the company of a more experienced person can help to reduce the risks to a minimum, these consisting mainly in sudden blowouts of lava from craters or disorientation in bad weather or other conditions of low visibility.
However, once the crater rim is reached, the spectacle is guaranteed, with on one side a vast panorama of the surrounding region, and on the other the vision into the fiery bowels, of the earth offered by these three craters that at present form the summit of the volcano.