This tour is categorised as 3 out of 5
Balanced exploration with walking tours: Our most popular style, this tour offers a good mix of planned activities and free time. Expect moderate daily walking tours, so pack comfortable shoes.
As a general requirement across all of our trips, you may be required to walk up and down stairs, get on and off transportation, handle your own luggage, and participate in all scheduled sightseeing that may be conducted on uneven ground and terrain. Any physical ailments you may have must be disclosed at the time of booking to determine your suitability and where required, supporting documentation may be requested to ensure that we are comfortable that you will enjoy your trip.
This tour features a combination of escorted and independent travel. Part of your journey will be enjoyed as a group experience, led by expert tour leaders or local guides. The remainder is self-guided—whether by rail, cruise, or overland—allowing you the freedom to travel between destinations independently and explore at your own pace.
Inspiring Vacations has been globally recognised and awarded for its handling of COVID-19 during the pandemic. The safety and wellbeing of our guests is our highest concern during this time of uncertainty, and we are continuously monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation.
We have adopted the advice of the WHO to ensure all customers can travel with the knowledge of how to travel safely and with confidence.
Australian owned and operated with 100% Australian Customer Service support
We are proudly 100% Australian owned and operated, with our head office located in Melbourne, Victoria. When you make your booking, you will receive dedicated and ongoing support from our team of travel professionals throughout your booking, up until you are due to depart.
✓ Incredible sightseeing including a small group tour of Capri, the idyllic coast of Amalfi, a guided walking tour of Naples plus traditional pizza making class
✓ 8 nights accommodation in lovely 3-4 star accommodation
✓ Breakfast daily
✓ English-speaking local guide during visits to Capri, Amalfi and Naples
✓ Arrival and departure airport/station transfers
✓ Transportation as outlined in the itinerary
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Upon arrival in Naples, you will meet your private driver at the airport or train station. From there you will be taken to the hotel in Sorrento. On the way, you will stop in Pompeii for a two-hour guided visit. Explore the historical city of Pompei, one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. You will walk with your guide around the remains of these impressive and ill-fated sites to get a feel for what life was like in Roman times before the eruption. After your visit, you will reach your hotel in Sorrento with your driver for check-in. The rest of the day is yours to spend at leisure.
Have a rich breakfast at the hotel. Are you ready to discover one of the world’s most enchanted places? A beautiful island in the Tyrrhenian Sea that lies in front of the Neapolitan bay. A driver will pick you up directly from the hotel and take you to the port of Piano di Sorrento.
Travel by private boat to the most famous island in the Gulf of Naples, one of the most visited holiday destinations in the world. Having a cruise through the most breathtaking spots, not reachable from the mainland, is the best way to do its beauty justice. Capri is known worldwide and attracts tourists from all over the world for its picturesque landscapes and for its fashionable lifestyle.
The tour will take you along the coast to visit the White, Green, and Blue Grotto (tickets not included) to the Marina Piccola bay, Faraglioni rock formations, an ideal place for a swim. A stop in Marina Grande will allow you to have a coffee, espresso and pastries in a cafe or explore the landscape of the island (at your own expense). You will have time to walk around and admire the characteristic and narrow streets of the island or the luxurious Capri shops via Camerelle. After the tour, private transfer back to the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel and spend the day at your own leisure, exploring Sorrento.
After breakfast and check-out, set out on the scenic Amalfi Coast tour with a drop-off in Minori hotel. This private excursion along the Amalfi Coast has it all. You’ll trundle from village to village, exploring every nook and cranny and soak up the beauty of this world-famous coastline. Located just south of the town of the Sorrento is one of the most enchanting coastlines in the world- the Amalfi Coast. Twisting coastal roads snake along the dramatic rock-faces. Pastel-washed towns spill down cliffs towards the sea and trailing bougainvillaea and zesty lemon groves add the perfect finishing touches.
The first main town you will reach is Positano which showers down the cliff-side, its near-vertical alleys crammed with cafes and boutiques. After a stop, head to the seaside town of Amalfi where you will stop for a spot of lunch and a wander around the town and its pretty church. Finally, head up to the hillside town of Ravello where there are breathtaking views along the coast towards the city of Salerno. After the tour, you will reach Minori and have check-in at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel and spend the day at your own leisure, exploring Maiori and Minori.
Today, after enjoying breakfast at the hotel, you will spend an unforgettable day venturing off the beaten paths into the lemon groves of the Amalfi coast. Learn about the cultivation of lemons, an art going back to ancient times. After the tour, you will reach a sea sight terrace where a typical lemon flavoured lunch (included) will be served and some little secrets about the multiple uses of this fruit unique in the world will be revealed, either in the culinary and therapeutic fields. After the tour, back to the hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Have breakfast at the hotel and after check-out have transferred to Naples hotel for your last trip. After check-in, meet with the guide at the hotel and have a walking tour for 2 hours to explore the city. Naples is a magical place where colours, flavours, culture and history are intertwined in a charming mix of knowledge, joy and fun. The area is loomed over by Mount Vesuvius and overlooks a marvellous bay, whose beauty has served as driving inspiration for many artists.
The allure of the landscape, the beautiful islands that dot the blue waters of the Mediterranean like jewels, the energy of a fiery and vivacious people open the doors to that joie de vivre that pervades every inch of this land, whose popular songs and delicious recipes never fade. The multitude of places will excite every type of tourist: from the art and history enthusiast to nature and sea lover, from gastronomy to the ancient traditions. After the tour, spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Today, after enjoying breakfast at the hotel, is the moment to discover how to make the real Neapolitan pizza. You will have the possibility to make pizza class including lunch in a historical Neapolitan pizzeria. Everyone prepares his pizza Margherita: preparing the dough, topping the pizza with toppings, baking the pizza in a wood oven. A Master pizza chef will teach us all the secrets for a perfect pizza (Menu: Margherita pizza prepared by each participant, a taste of fried pizza, water, 1 alcoholic drink per person, a limoncello or a dessert. After the tour, spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport or train station for your journey back home.
Sorrento: A proud resort, Sorrento is nonetheless a sophisticated and beautiful town. Even the souvenirs are a cut above the norm, with plenty of fine old shops selling ceramics, lacework, and intarsia (wood inlaying), all famously produced here.
Amalfi: Deemed by UNESCO ‘an outstanding example of a Mediterranean landscape, with exceptional cultural and natural scenic values,’ this coast was awarded a spot on the World Heritage List in 1997.
Pompeii: ‘The buried city,’ it was once the holiday destination of rich ancient Romans because of its healthy weather and impressive views. Its archaeological zones, Herculano, and the Annunziata Tower have all been included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO.
Inspiring Vacations has been globally recognized and awarded for its handling of COVID-19 during the pandemic. The safety and well-being of our guests are our highest concern during this time of uncertainty, and we are continuously monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation.
We have adopted the advice of the WHO to ensure all customers can travel with the knowledge of how to travel safely and with confidence.
Australian owned and operated
We are proudly 100% Australian-owned and now operating across Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada. Our head office is located in Melbourne, Victoria, with offices around the globe to provide you with 24/7 support while you travel. When you book with Inspiring Vacations, you'll receive the support of travel professionals who are committed to the mission of inspiring people everywhere to experience the world.
Cooling off period
If you change your mind within 7 days of making your booking online, you can request a refund of your initial deposit payment as part of our cooling-off period. Once your purchase date falls outside of the 7-day period, our standard terms and conditions will apply.
Please ensure that any request to cancel your booking is received via email to [email protected], including the reason for cancellation.
Booking Process
Booking On Request
COVID-19
Due to COVID there maybe disruptions to standard operating schedules of particular components of this itinerary. Should a component be effected a substitute will be confirmed prior to departure.
Fitness Requirements
While the tour itinerary should give you some guidance and overview to the expected requirements, to determine if this tour is right for you we categorise each of our tours in terms of their intensity. These guidelines are to ensure that each tour group is conducted as expected and to ensure the overall satisfaction of all Inspiring Vacations customers.
As a general rule, porterage is not included, therefore at all times you are expected to handle your own luggage where help may not be available.
Accommodation
The accommodation listed is subject to change. Any changes will be of an equal or higher standard.
Single Supplement
Not Available
Visa & Passport information
It is the traveller's responsibility to ensure they have a valid passport. The passport must be valid for a minimum of six months from the intended date of return.
Visas may be required.
Please note that these details are subject to change without notice. We recommend visiting https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel.html for up to date information in terms of entry requirements.
Triple Share
Not Available
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is required to protect yourself against the unexpected.
Tour Documentation
Final documentation including, e-tickets and hotel details, will be provided approximately 30 days prior to travel.
Group Size
Group size varies from package to package. Depending on the services provided, the group size might range from private 2 person experiences up to coaches of 60 people depending on your selected holiday.
Tour Type - Partially Escorted
A portion of this tour runs escorted by an expert tour leader. Another portion is self-guided. We have arranged transportation in most cases and day tours for you to see the destination. Enjoy the time and flexibility to linger longer or pick up the pace and see as much as possible. The choice is yours.
Children
Children must share a room with parents at all times and are charged the same price as adults.
Where a comparative ‘typically’ price is displayed next to the advertised price, it should be taken as a comparison to the average price a traveller would expect to pay travelling to the same destination for a similar duration, itinerary and by a similar style of travel. The ‘typically’ price is the average price you can expect to pay if travelling with another operator or service provider.
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