25 Jan 2023
We were very much looking forward to this trip. Unfortunately there were several problems that meant that we ended the day feeling really disappointed (especially for the amount of money we spent).
We were picked up at 7am from the driver who took us to our vehicle (it was not a mercedes van as advertised). We then started our journey to Pompeii, along the route my husband noticed the driver drifting a bit in his lane and saw that he looked like he was falling asleep! We asked to stop at a service station to help wake him up a bit. We continued on with our journey and it became clear that the driver was lost. We arrived in Pompeii 45minutes late and met with our tour guide who was clearly annoyed with the driver for his lateness. We enjoyed 2 hours in Pompeii and at the end our guide rang the driver to arrange our pick up- unfortunately the driver did not answer the phone and the guide spent the next ten minutes walking around trying to find him. When we eventually located him the driver was not aware that the tour included not only a trip to Positano but also a 1 hour trip to the Amalfi Coast. Due to the late arrival at Pompeii we did not have time to visit both places and instead drove straight to the Amalfi Coast where we were able to spend 1 hour.
Overall, we were disappointed with the tour, we didn't really get what we paid for. Pompeii was definitely the highlight but we felt a bit rushed through this due to the late arrival. Unfortunately, I would not recommend this tour.