EMERALD TOUR

 

 

ROME - NAPLES - POMPEII - SORRENTO -CAPRI – AMALFI - ROME

 

Departure:                 Pick-up from your Hotel at approximately 6.45 am or from Appian Line Bus Terminal, Piazza dell’Esquilino, 6  at 7.30 am

Operates:                    Daily from April to October

Duration:                   5 Days/4 Nights

                                    (including 4 nights accommodation and meals as indicated)

 

Day 1                   Rome/Naples/Pompeii/Sorrento

The ride south on the “Autostrada del sole” offers a succession of scenic and historical sights of the “Roman Campagna”. Notable and visible from afar, the historic Abbey of Montecassino, perched on a hilltop.    Brief panoramic tour of Naples then onto Pompeii.   Stop for lunch then visit the famous ruins with a certified guide.    The drive is resumed on the Salerno Highway towards Sorrento.    Dinner and overnight.

 

Day 2                    Sorrento/Capri/Sorrento

After breakfast leave for a full day excursion to Capri.   Upon arrival at Marina Grande, weather permitting, optionanl visit by small boat to the Blue Grotto then proceed to Anacapri.   Lunch in a typical restaurant and then transfer to the Piazzetta, the island’s most famous meeting place.   Visit of the Gardens of Augustus with a view of the Faraglioni.    At approximately 3.30 pm meet at the port and take the boat to Sorrento.    Dinner and overnight.

 

Day 3          Sorrento/Amalfi

Morning departure to Amalfi via the breathtaking Amalfi Coast.   En-route you will see Positano and other picturesque fishing villages.   Time at leisure in Amalfi.   Dinner and overnight.

 

Day 4                   Amalfi

Free time to discover the beauty of this wonderful coastal resort, or to explore the area.   You can take a local bus and visit Positano or Ravello, or take time to relax and plunge into the water of the Mediterranean Sea.   Dinner and overnight.

 

Day 5                   Amalfi/Pompeii/Rome 

Breakfast at the hotel, morning at leisure, early afternoon transfer to Pompeii where you will start your trip back to Rome.   Traffic permitting, estimated time of arrival approximately 09.30 pm. 

 

**Please note:  a) This tour will be conducted in more than one language and b) includes visits to a Cameo factory and a Woodcraft factory **

 

Ground Operator:                  Appian Line

                                                Piazza dell’Esquilino, 6

                                                Tel: 06-48786601 or  48786226

                                                Fax:  06-4742214

 

Hotel Accommodation:                        SORRENTO:   

Hotel Vesuvio (or similar)

                                                Via Nastro Verde, 7

                                                80067, Sorrento          

                                                Ph. (081) 782645

                                                Fax (081) 8071170     

 

                                                AMALFI:

                                                Hotel Dei Cavalieri 3*, Excelsior **** or similar

                                               

                                                Hotel Dei Cavalieri                  GH Excelsior

                                                Via M. Comite, 32                   Localita Pogerola

                                                84011 Amalfi                          84011 Amalfi

                                                Ph (089) 831333                      Ph (089) 830015

                                                Fax (089) 831354                    Fax (089) 830255

 

 

Features:

  • Accommodation at 3 or 4 Star hotels
  • Buffet breakfast daily
  • Four dinners
  • Two lunches
  • Full day excursion to Pompeii and Full day to Capri
  • Transfer from Sorrento to Amalfi by private Car and Amalfi/Pompeii by private car
  • Return to Rome by tour bus
  • Services charges and taxes included
  • Ground transportation by deluxe motorcoach
  • An Assistant during the tour (not in Amalfi)
  • Sightseeing tours as indicated in the itinerary
  • Local guides and entrance fees.