Rome & Amalfi Coast - 8 Day Independent Journey

9 Days

Fantastic 8 day 7 night independent tour of Italy. See Rome, Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast, and all the iconic sites, and enjoy some free time to explore too!

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Rome & Amalfi Coast - 8 Day Independent Journey

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Note on prices: 

Prices noted are based on arrival Monday-Thursday. Check-in on Friday, Saturday or Sunday will incur a supplement and it will be added during the booking process.

Tour Highlights

  • Four-star hotels with private facilities throughout
  • Optional Tour in Rome & Optional Cooking Class in Sorrento
  • Visits to: Rome, Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri

7-Night Rome & Amalfi Independent Tour Includes

  • Arrival & departure transfers from/to Airports
  • Three nights in 4-star hotel in Rome (Hotel Empire or similar)
  • Four nights 4-star hotel in Sorrento (Grand Hotel Vesuvio or similar)
  • Accommodations in 4* hotels with private facilities throughout.
  • All transfers to/from hotels in each city as per itinerary
  • Colosseum & Ancient Rome tour
  • Vatican Museums tour
  • Private tour of Pompeii
  • Excursion to Capri & Amalfi Coast Experience
  • Breakfast daily at hotel
Not Included: Meals where not mentioned, Tips, Porterage service, Drinks, City Tax for overnight stays (according to each city council rules).

 

Day 1 | Rome

Welcome to Rome! Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Check-in and accommodation. Today is free for you to explore Rome on your own, or to relax in your hotel.

Day 2 | Rome

After breakfast, explore the most important sites of Ancient Rome - the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with skip the line access. Take in these historic wonders and and impressive structures. The afternoon and evening are at leisure.

Perhaps sign up for the optional Trastevere Food & Walking Tour in the afternoon: Try an array of Roman foods in the Trastevere neighborhood accompanied by a local foodie guide, try foods from several shops and also enjoy a sit-down restaurant meal. Overnight in the hotel. (B)

Day 3 | Rome

After breakfast this morning, take a morning tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and St. Peter's Square. Enjoy No Wait Access and small groups for the best Vatican experience and let the centuries of gathered art, sculptures and historical artifacts astound you. The afternoon and evening are at leisure to spend how you please. Overnight in the hotel. (B)

Day 4 | Rome - Pompeii - Sorrento

Today a private driver will pick you up at your hotel in Rome and transfer you to Rome train station for your high-speed train ride to Naples. Once you've arrived in Naples, a private driver will meet you at the train station and bring you to Pompeii for a private guided tour of the Archaeological Park. Imagine, a city perfectly preserved as it was on that fateful day 2,000-years-ago, when ash and lava literally stopped it in its tracks. You'll see the tragic fossils of people attempting to escape along with children and dogs and take in the somber environment. Then sit back and relax in the comfort of your private car while your driver will transport you to Sorrento. Check in and settle in at your hotel for the night.(B)

Day 5 | Capri & Anacapri

After breakfast, visit the evocative Island of Capri. Sail across the bay of Sorrento to start an unforgettable day. Enjoy a guided walking tour of Capri and Anacapri with their chic town centers, shops, hotels and restaurants along winding streets. The main square Piazza Umberto I has a pretty white church and several open-air cafes where you can sit and watch the world drift by. Leading off the square are medieval-looking alleyways and arcades full of shops selling the handicrafts of the island, clothing, jewelry made from coral and gold, shoes and ceramics. Then, head south to admire the famed Faraglioni Rocks. There is free time for you to go off and shop around the elegant boutiques, stroll along the cobbled streets or simply relax on the beach before returning to Sorrento for the night. (B)

Day 6 | Amalfi Coast Drive

Breakfast at the hotel and then pick-up from your accommodation with professional English-speaking driver. Enjoy the most spectacular drive along the picturesque villages of The Amalfi Coast with breathtaking views of the sea. First stop is Positano: developed vertically within a tangled overlay of streets, alleys and shops that expose the colorful Positano fashions well-known all around the world. Second stop is Amalfi: dominated by the majestic Cathedral dedicated to Sant ‘Andrea (St. Andrew), Amalfi proffers innumerable testimonies of its glorious past as a Maritime Republic. The last stop is Ravello, another pearl of the coast, an elegant and refined village, dipped in green and characterized by luxurious villas. At the end of the visit transfer back to Sorrento and drop off at your accommodation or nearest meeting point. Overnight in Sorrento. (B)

Day 7 | Sorrento

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, and then enjoy a free day in Sorrento to spend how you please.

Maybe sign up for the optional cooking class: Enjoy a cooking class at the Villa on the Hill of Sorrento (pickup & dropoff included). Enjoy cake and drinks on arrival, tour the farm and collect eggs and vegetables to use in your cooking lesson. Sip on wine during the lesson, and enjoy the fruits of your labor for lunch, and then return to your hotel in the afternoon. (B)

Day 8 | Leave Sorrento

After breakfast take the private transfer to the Naples Airport for your flight home. (B)

MISCELLANEOUS INFO

Pricing

Your tour land price is per person based on two (2) people sharing a twin or double room. When a single room is booked, a single supplement will apply. 

This tour does not include:

  • Items not noted on itinerary
  • City Tax to be paid locally
  • Tips to drivers and guides
*Night supplement for arrival or departure transfers from 22 pm until 07 am is € 30,00 per room per each transfer.
 

Airfare

Round-trip airfare can be booked online or via our call center at 800-833-4373.

Tour Date & Transfers

Tour dates are the date you would arrive in Rome. Please plan your air accordingly, as most flights overseas are overnight flights and you would depart the US one day earlier. If you book your airfare separately, please provide us with your flight details.

Optional Tours

Trastevere Food & Walking Tour (PM) in Rome.

Join us on a foodie stroll like no other through Trastevere - the trendiest neighborhood in Rome! Come hungry, as every stop we make will leave you craving more as you sink your teeth into tasty Roman treats. Along the way you will try an Aperol Spritz, mouthwatering Roman pizza, fresh cold cuts, a sit-down pasta meal, gelato, and much, much more!
Day: 2
Trastevere Food & Walking Tour (PM) in Rome.

Day: 7

HOTELS

Centrally located Rome Hotel

Rome Hotel
This tour uses excellent centrally located hotels in Rome.
Duration: 3
Day: 1
Centrally located Rome Hotel

Centrally located Sorrento Hotel

Sorrento Hotel
This tour uses excellent centrally located hotels in Sorrento.
Duration: 4
Day: 4
Centrally located Sorrento Hotel