Capri/Anacapri
This wonderful island has a remarkable natural landscape and has been the haunt of the rich and famous for years. Its distinctive maze-like streets and alleys are lined with exciting designer boutiques, shops, bars and restaurants. A guided tour of Capri town and the Augustus gardens gives you your bearings to head off and explore at your leisure. This day also includes a guided tour of Anacapri and the beautiful Villa San Michele and, weather permitting, time to take the single chairlift to the highest point of the island. Return journey to the island and funicular to Capri Town are included.
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Amalfi Drive
Departing Sorrento the coach joins the Amalfi Coastal Road “One of the most scenic Coastal Drives in Europe”. The scenery is superb, looking out over the Mediterranean and along the coastline as the road twists and turns its way towards “Positano” (approx. 20 minutes from Sorrento). The town is built on different levels from the main road all the way down to sea level “The town of Positano looks like a waterfall cascading down the rocks to the sea”. The coach stops momentarily here so guests can enjoy the view and take photos (from inside the coach when possible).
This spectacular journey continues with fabulous views all the way to Amalfi (approximately 1 hour). Arrive in Amalfi around 10am depending on traffic. Guests have 2 hours free time in Amalfi (boat guided tour by sea when possible due to availability and weather conditions), where they can visit “the magnificent 9th century Cathedral which proudly dominates the main square of Amalfi” and “wander through the narrow streets of the town and browse around the many shops” or “enjoy a coffee in one of the cafes around Amalfi”.
For the excursions lunch stop, after Amalfi, is in the small village of Scala, from where there are excellent views over Ravello.
The excursion carries on to “Ravello” which is situated on the hillside above Amalfi. This is where Wagner was inspired to write part of one of his opera's and it is from here that you can enjoy the best views of the Amalfi coastline looking over to Minori, Maiori and beyond.
This quaint little town has a main square where the centerpiece is the bright picturesque eleventh century cathedral.
Another option is to visit the Villa Rufolo with it's gardens and wonderful views.
For the journey back to Sorrento we head over the hills from where we take the motorway to Castellammare and then back on the coastal road to Sorrento.
Return to resort approx. between 4.30pm and 5.30pm
Pompei Vesuvio
Travel from Sorrento, along the scenic route out of the Sorrentine peninsula, and onto the motorway. Turn off the motorway at Pompeii. The journey is approx. 45 minutes from Sorrento to Pompeii.
On arrival at the entrance to the site the guide will wait for customers to pay their entrance fees
Accompanied by the guide the clients will explore the main features of the ancient city, the baths, bakeries, Arena and Brothel, just to name a few.
The city of Pompeii is visited in the morning, though the order may change during high season.
After lunch in Pompeii, the coach departs for Mount Vesuvius. The coach takes the guests to mt.1000 and if the clients wish, they walk the rest themselves. The guests purchase there entrance tickets, there is a man at the foot of the volcano and he provides walking sticks which the guests can hire for a small charge to help them walk up to the crater.
Upon reaching the crater, a local guide will walk them around the crater and give them an explanation (not guaranteed that the guide service is always available) Guests then have free time to walk around. Guests meet the bus at the car park and then make the journey back to Sorrento.
This will take approx 1 hour.
Return to resort approx. 16.00 /17.00
This excursion includes headsets that will be given out by the guides on the coach during the journey to Pompeii.
No head sets at Vesuvius.
Pompei Ercolano
Travel from Sorrento, along the scenic route out of the Sorrentine peninsula, and onto the motorway. Turn off the motorway at Pompeii. The journey is approx. 45 minutes from Sorrento to Pompeii.
On arrival at the entrance to the site the guide will wait for customers to pay their entrance fees
Accompanied by the guide the clients will explore the main features of the ancient city, the baths, bakeries, Arena and Brothel, just to name a few.
The city of Pompeii is visited in the morning, though the order may change during high season.
After lunch in Pompeii, the coach departs for Herculaneum
Herculaneum was a residential coastal town which has been superbly preserved due to the fact that it was covered in Volcanic mud during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD
On arrival at the entrance to the site the guide will wait for customers to pay their entrance fees.
The guide will give people the chance to view the town from above before heading down and beginning the guided tour which lasts about an hour. The buildings have been so well preserved that you can walk down the streets pretty much exactly as the Romans would have done over 2000 years ago! There are still original timbers showing in the buildings and clay pots stored as they would have been at the time of the eruption.
It was believed that many of the inhabitants of the town managed to successfully flee unlike those not so fortunate in Pompeii.
The tour takes in many of the most important sites, public baths with their well preserved frescoes and mosaics.
Along with the shops and gymnasium it is all in all a fascinating tour of possibly one of the best preserved examples of a Roman residential town in the world, brought to life by the years of study and knowledge of our guides.