Get ready to immerse yourself in an archaeological journey in Pompeii, explore the enchanting city of Sorrento and venture around the beautiful island of Capri – all on one holiday! If you want to find out how we squeeze so much into a week in Italy, read our itinerary.
Flavours of Sorrento and Amalfi Itinerary
Day 1
We’ll arrive in Naples and transfer to the hotel, before spending our first day at leisure. In the evening, wrap the day up with dinner at the hotel.
Day 2
Wake up to breakfast at the hotel, before our departure for an exciting day, tasting some of the greatest products in the area. This morning enjoy a private mozzarella making demonstration at ‘La Sorgente’, a family-run farm from three generations. Marciano’s family will welcome you to their estate where lemons, oranges, mandarins, olives grapes grow. The family members will show you how the famous mozzarella cheese is produced by hand. Also, you can taste different products such as mozzarella, spiced ricotta cheese and homemade bread. After mozzarella demonstration, lunch will be served with all local products – and wine!!
After lunch, you’ll be transferred to Sorrento to enjoy a Limoncello tasting at ‘I Giardini di Cataldo’, where the owners will show their lemon garden and how they produce the famous Limoncello liquor, from the peeling to the bottling. The visit will end with a tasting of the Limoncello liquor and each of us will receive a small bottle of Limoncello, filled with his hands. Return in the afternoon, before ending the day with dinner at the hotel.
Day 3
Wake up to an early breakfast at the hotel and hop on the bus to the port of Massa, to board the private boat that will take us for a Capri sightseeing tour. Upon arrival to the town of Capri, we will spend some time exploring this enchanting part of the island, walking and breathing the special atmosphere along the tiny pedestrian alleys. The famous Piazzetta, the beautiful Augustus Gardens, the narrow winding streets with delightful small shops and the fantastic view of the Faraglioni, the imposing rock formations rising from the blue Mediterranean water, definitely one of Capri’s best-known landmarks.
Around midday, we will have some free time for lunch. Early afternoon, back to the Port and return to Sorrento, with a fantastic tour of the Blue Island by the sea. In the evening, finish the day with dinner at the hotel.
Day 4
Charge your batteries with breakfast at the hotel before departing to Ercolano. We visit this archeological site with our guide. Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Ercolano was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD.
Around midday, we have some free time for lunch. Shortly after, we will proceed to Pompeii, where we will join the guide to discover the most significant archaeological site of Naples Bay, buried under lava and ash form Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and lay forgotten for hundreds of years. Enjoy a walking tour of Pompeii that includes the visit of interiors of the homes, ancient streets, the Amphitheatre, the ancient Forum. Return in the afternoon, for a well-deserved rest and tasty dinner at the hotel.
Day 5
Todays the day for free time so you can spend time discovering the popular and attractive town of Sorrento at your own pace. In the evening, dinner will be served at the hotel.
Day 6
Our breakfast at the hotel is followed by a day travelling along one of the most intriguing coastlines in the World. We will stop on the route for a panoramic view of Positano from above. Around midday, we have some free time for lunch and then continue to the top of the mountains to Ravello, situated at 1100 feet above the sea level, the views of the coast below are for sure the most breath-taking scenery. The town of Ravello is the best place where to leave the crowds and where to enjoy the quiet of a village, where most of the historical centre is still untamed, and still recalling the magnificence of the grand private residences. Late afternoon we return to Sorrento. In the evening we’ll finish the day with dinner at the hotel.
Day 7
Our penultimate day will be yours to enjoy. Relax on the beach or explore the shops – it’s totally up to you! In the evening, wrap the day up with dinner at the hotel.
Day 8
We enjoy one last breakfast and then we bid farewell to Naples as we return back home.
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