Full-Day Small-Group Pompeii and Amalfi Coast Tour from Rome

A great day trip from Rome! Very convenient with the hotel pick up and drop off. Our driver Paulo was great! Our guide at at Pompeii, also named Paulo, was also excellent. We had about 2 hours at positano and an hour at amalfi, just as described. Ended up being a private tour with just my family of 4. Overall a great day!

We had a great time on this tour. We were picked up at 7AM at our hotel by our guide Bruno and our driver Marizio. After a quick stop to pick up another family at their hotel we were off to Pompeii. We had a very comfortable van and after a quick stop for a bite for breakfast, we were there. We were introduced to our local expert Pompeii guide and she took us through the ruins. I cannot say enough how valuable having a guide here was. Sure you can walk around and look at stuff but without a guide you wont know what your seeing. We were giving tons of info on everything Pompeii, without being overloaded or bored. Our second stop was the Amalfi coast. I'll warn you now, the ride is not for the faint of heart. The roads are very tight and basically along a cliff the whole way. It didnt bother me but if your a little squeemish be aware. The thing is, unless your going by boat, theres no other way to get there. All that being said, the views are breathtaking and the towns and surrounding areas are gorgeous. After parking, Bruno took us through the towns and we stopped for lunch at a seaside restuarant. The food and the view were amazing. After lunch we did some more browsing through the town and then hopped back in the van for the ride back. Again, its a beautiful but somewhat harrowing ride back up the cliff. When we got to the top we were lucky enough to get a cliffside view of the sunset that made the cliff hanging totally worth it!.We then passed through a top of the mountain town that i didnt get the name of but was really beautifully decorated for Christmas.We then settled in for the ride back and Marizio expertly handled that van like he was driving a Ferrari! In conclusion it was a great day. I think the Amalfi coast could take a que from Cinque Terre and blast through the mountain somewhere so trains can get you there without the cliff hugging car ride. Again, if heights do not bother you its nothing, if they do,just relax with Marizio behind the wheel because its well worth seeing the area. Our next trip there we will definitely go in a little warmer weather and spend a few days to see everything leisurely.

This was a last minute booking which turned out to be an absolute gem!! It turned out to be a private tour just for the two of us. We were met by a lovely gentleman who drove us to Pompei for a private tour with a guide and then on to the Amalfi Coast. The weather was sensational which made the trip magical. The only “cherry on top” would have been if the driver booked a restaurant for lunch on the coast.