Introduction:

Leaving Rome in the early morning we will reach Pompeii.

With its excavated area, extending for approximately 44 ha, and the preservation state of its buildings, due to the particular burial (under a blanket of 6 meter of ash and rock) caused by the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD, Pompeii can be considered the only archaelogical site which gives the real image of roman city. And the image is similar to cities, not preserved, of the same period. Despite wars waged on its soils, despite assaults by earthquakes and a volcano nineteen centuries ago, Pompeii is still vibrant and accessible. Wander from mosaic to monument, temple to theatre, envision life in this legendary city.

 

Leaving Pompeii in a southerly direction we will reach Sorrento & Positano.

Sorrento is one of the best known resorts in Italy. It is perched on a dramatic line of steeply rising cliffs, overlooking the Bay of Naples, on a stretch of coastline of great beauty, on the northern slope of the Sorrentine Peninsula. The town is surrounded by orange and lemon groves and lush thickly wooded hills where vines and olives are grown.A deep gorge runs down to the port on the sea. The town has pretty pastel-coloured houses and several quaint small squares.

Elegant, colourful and small, with spectacular coastal scenery, Positano is one of Italy's most exclusive resorts, attracting celebrities, artists, musicians and writers for many decades. The town's Moorish origins are betrayed by its picturesque clustered maze of white and pastel-coloured cubic dwellings with their arches, occasional domed roofs, tiny gardens laden with flowers and citrus trees, cobbled alleys, colourful narrow lanes and stepped streets. Dominating all is the distinctive patterned tiled dome of the cathedral. Exploration is strenuous, as the alternative to long, sloping, serpentine streets are steep, stepped streets and old, romantic, whitewashed passages.

 

Departure Point: Your central Rome hotel

Return Details: Tour concludes at your central Rome hotel

Total time: 12-13 hours (11-12 hours touring + 1 hour stop lunch)

Prices per car (NOT per person)

The above prices include: private car, english speaking driver, VAT, taxes, tolls, parking.

The above prices do not include: meals and entrance fees.

Optional service

private licensed english speaking guide in Pompeii only (2 hours): surcharge Euro 180

private licensed english speaking guide in Pompeii, Sorrento, Positano

surcharge Euro 390

You are not forced to book a guide, of course.

Anyway, your english speaking driver will take you around but he cannot escort and explain you INSIDE the Pompeii ruins because standing to the italian law only the LICENSED guides are allowed to do this.

Also, the driver cannot escort you to the small pedestrian areas of Sorrento and Positano, because it's hard to find a park for the car.

In case you do not book a guide you will explore the Pompeii ruins and the pedestrian areas on your own, while the driver will be waiting for you near the car.