The Amalfi Coast (Campania): My Private Services

Your expert private guide can meet you at the port of Capri, Naples, or Sorrento (and in high season in Amalfi or Positano if desired). Your private tour begins at the port of Capri on the island, where you will board a private motorboat with your boats skipper to circumnavigate the island, giving you the opportunity to capture the island from the sea, an unforgettable memory. In warm weather will you’ll be given the opportunity to swim in one of Capri’s stunning lovely picture-perfect blue bays.

Enjoy *fresh fruit and soft drinks (available with the private charter) as you see the islands coastline, with the chance to visit several of Capri’s beautiful grottos. Of which the most renowned is the Blue Grotto. You will also be able to view the unique Faraglioni Rocks that Capri is so well known for.

The island of Capri is one of the most unique and naturally beautiful islands in the Mediterranean.

At the conclusion of the private boat experience around the island, you’ll first take the funicular, from the Marina Grande up to Capri, and visit the Gardens of Caesar Augustus. From which you will be able to take in the beautiful views of the Bay of Naples. Then your guide will take you down into Capri Town and a short walk to the Punta Tragara, a fantastic viewing point to see the Faraglioni Rocks on the island itself. Free time will be allotted for browsing the shops in the piazza and for lunch on own, also be sure to check out the lower part of town to see views of the Caribbean-blue water between ancient Italian buildings and hills.

Inclusions:

Private local expert English guide on Capri

Additional options:

Taxi from Capri Town to Marina Grande or Taxi service for entire tour

Private Boat Charter (Service can be booked with or without boat as described above)

Reservations at beach club

Enjoy the entire day with a private English-speaking driver exploring and visiting the beautiful villages of the Amalfi Coast. You will admire the breathtaking landscapes & coastal sea views. You will tour the important sites in towns such as Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Ravello and have free time on own in each village.

In addition, you will visit ancient Pompeii (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) with a local expert English guide. Pompeii was made immortal by the violent eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. & walking through the streets you will be able to imagine how it was to live in this great city in imperial times. Your guide will explain how the town was destroyed in 79 AD & In the same place where daily life used to unfold, you can now see how people were killed because of the volcano's eruption. The heart of Pompeii is the ancient forum, a vast space surrounded by stone columns and embellished with marble statues, of which today only pedestals remain. Walk through ancient households & villas with beautifully preserved & restored frescos. As well as see the public baths, amphitheater and even a local bar.

Inclusions:

Pompeii Reservations and entry fees / Local expert English guide & driver / all transportation

Alternate versions of this tour:

Amalfi Coast - 4-5 Hours (No Pompeii)

Spend the day exploring the temple of Paestum & enjoying a tasting tour of the world-famous Mozzarella di Bufala cheese. Tour includes a local expert English speaking guide for 2 hours at the temples.

Paestum, with its ancient Greek temples dating back to the 6th century BC, is set against the dark brown hills and deep blue sea which provides a uniquely captivating experience in Italy to see these temples.

The temple at Paestum is one of the best-preserved Doric temples in the Mediterranean and is a significant remnant of the Hellenistic culture that spread across Southern Italy in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.

Next a unique experience as you tour the production process of Mozzarella di Bufala cheese, that is produced in the region using pure buffalo milk and made only in a few provinces in Italy.

Inclusions:

Reservations/Entry Fees

Private local guide, driver, and all transportation

Today you will discover and visit three important archeological sites buried by Vesuvius when it erupted in 79AD. The first of which will be Pompeii (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) with a local expert English guide. Pompeii was made immortal by the violent eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. & walking through the streets you can imagine how it was to live in this great city in imperial times.

Then you’ll continue to Herculaneum an ancient town under unique restoration and conservation, not seen since Pompeii was excavated. With the eruption of Vesuvius, Ercolano was covered by pyroclastic materials & mud 16 meters deep. This conserved the old city including its two story Domus, inside which elements of wood, marble, jewelry, and furnishings, in addition to organic findings which all helped reconstruct the ancient lifestyle of the town.

Lastly a visit to Oplontis, a nearby neighborhood of Pompeii, to see an imperial villa that belonged to the 2^nd wife of Nero, Poppea Sabina. This sumptuous villa of hers is an excellent example of a villa, that was more so used as a luxury vacation villa, and it was destroyed by the eruption of 79AD.

Inclusions:

Reservations/Entry Tickets

Local Expert English Guide, driver, and all transportation

Alternate versions of this tour:

Ercolano - 4 Hours

Pompeii - 4 Hours