Ab Rom: Tagestour zur Amalfiküste und nach Pompeji

We were traveling as a group of 15 family members. Welcome Italy provided us with 3 minivans each with a driver and a guide. We all had a fantastic time and we learned a lot. The guide in my van , Nicholas and our Driver Giordano were friendly, very professional and personable. Nicholas took care of everything and he and his colleagues made everything run smoothly. Our guide Paolo at Pompeii was excellent too, he had a vast breadth of knowledge and shared many interesting facts, trivia and stories about Pompeii and Roman history. The drivers were all excellent, quick to help us in and out of the vehicles (we were traveling with a couple of senior citizens) and they were treated with the utmost care. The scenery along the drive to and from the Amalfi coast is beautiful and our drivers handled the roads and traffic very professionally (driving along some of the roads is not for the faint of heart) so our thanks to Giordano and his colleagues for transporting us safely and comfortably. I would highly recommend this tour , it was a terrific day we learned a lot and had fun.

I went on this tour 7/16 and it was missing the boat ride from Positano to Amalfi which was in the description, reviews and photos when I booked the tour a month or so ago. And it was the main reason why I booked THIS tour because it fell on my birthday and what a great way to spend it on a boat as part of the tour. When we got to Positano, the operator said that there was no boat, just the van. I said it was in the description and the night before even when I looked and our time I Positano was 2 hours not 3. It is changed now. He said also said that after Postiano, we would be going to the beach on Amalfi> for an hour and we just drove through it ( the driver said “There’s Amalfi” ) and we never stopped at another town for our second part of the tour. No Limoncello tasting as advertised. And our driver drove way too fast, tailgating other cars and almost rear ended someone and the Operator hardly talked to us. We sat in awkward silence in the van instead of him telling us about the region, what to expect and didn’t engage with anyone. The van was too small for the amount of people in there and I couldn’t see anything or able to take photos because I was in the middle of the van and other people were in the way. It was a long ride and a bigger van or bus would’ve been more appropriate for the price. We did a tour of Florence and Tuscany with 6 people a few days earlier and we had a large van where each couple got their own row so they could see the countryside. The operator was engaging and we actually got more than promised on this tour for less money than what this one cost us. Also, in Pompeii we had to walk a ways to the van where other operators were picking their group up and our guide didn’t give us time to go into the gift shop to have time to get souvenirs in Pompeii. I tried contacting them and they dismissed my concerns and denied my request for a partial refund. I guess for 600.00, I was expecting more.

Great day out from Rome with the family, the guide helped coordinate the Pompeii visit and a nice lunch in Positano.