Amalfi Coast Adventure: Explore Pompeii, Herculaneum & Capri

Upon your arrival in Amalfi Coast reach the hotel on your own and check in (transfer from Naples available as an optional extra). Enjoy your first day at leisure on the stunning Amalfi Coast. Overnight in Amalfi Coast.

After breakfast enjoy a small group tour to discover the two well-preserved archeological sites of Pompei and Herculaneum. Meet your local guide and board the coach to depart to Pompeii, passing the beautiful towns along Amalfi Drive. When you arrive at Pompeii, you’ll have around 2 hour guided tour of the archaeological excavations of this commercial centre that was buried by the Vesuvius eruption. Discover the conditions and the contexts of ancient life that was suddenly interrupted during the night between 24 and 25 August 79 A.D. when 5 meters of lapilli and ash buried this city on the Campanian coast. You’ll have free time for lunch before continuing to Ercolano. When you reach Herculaneum, the other city buried by Vesuvius, you’ll have around 2 hours visit to the excavations. Unlike Pompeii, which was a thriving commercial centre, Herculaneum was a quaint residential coastal town. On the return journey you’ll stop at a well-known cameo atelier. Overnight in Amalfi Coast.

After breakfast at the hotel enjoy a cruise along the Amalfi Coast and the Island of Capri. Depart from Maiori port by shuttle service by a Gozzo boat to Praiano pier, where you will board the boat for the cruise to Capri. After passing Punta Campanella you approach the Isle of Capri. Our captain will take you on a cruise around the island by boat, you'll see the statue of the Scugnizzo, the Grotta del Corallo, the Grotta Bianca, the Natural Arch, Villa Malaparte, the Faraglioni, the Bay of Marina Piccola, the Grotta Verde, the Lighthouse at Punta Carena.  After cruising around the island, you'll have 4 hours of free time to visit the center of Capri. Head to Piazza Umberto I, better known as the Piazzetta, a surprisingly small square dominated by the profile of the island's Monte Solaro. The Piazzetta is the heart of Capri's social life and therefore became known as the Salotto del Mondo or the world's sitting room. In the late afternoon you'll cruise slowly back to the mainland, leaving the legendary island behind. You will have the time for a stop along the way for a bath in the crystalline water near Nerano or Positano.Overnight in Amalfi Coast.

Enjoy your last breakfast on Amalfi Coast and if time permits take the last walk to say “arrivederci” to the city or do some shopping. Transfer to Naples airport or train station is available as an optional extra.