Pompeii & the Amalfi coast:
A private VIP day trip from Rome
Destination
Rome, Italy
Duration
13 hours
Tour size
Max 6
Language
English
Overview
Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast sit hours south of Rome, and doing both in a day means logistics most travelers won't attempt. This private Pompeii & Amalfi Coast Day Tour from Rome hands the whole thing to a private driver and an archaeologist, with early, crowd-free entry to the ruins and an afternoon free on the coast.
- •Travel from Rome and back in a private, air-conditioned car, every detail arranged
- •Step into Pompeii as the gates open, ahead of the day's crowds
- •Walk the ruins for two hours with a private archaeologist guide
- •Wind along the Amalfi Coast past cliffs, lemon groves, and the sea
- •Spend free time in Positano or Sorrento, enjoying la dolce vita
What's included
- Round-trip private air-conditioned transport from Rome
- A professional English-speaking driver
- Express and early entrance tickets to Pompeii
- A private, archaeologist-guided walking tour of Pompeii
- Free time on the Amalfi Coast in Positano or Sorrento
You will visit
- Pompeii: the streets, villas, bathhouses, frescoes, and death casts
- A view of Mount Vesuvius
- The Amalfi Coast drive
- Positano (April–October) or Sorrento (November–March)
Get a taste of Pompeii & the Amalfi coast
What to expect
The early start and a crowd-free Pompeii
You'll leave Rome early by private car, arriving at Pompeii as the gates open, before the day-trip buses. For two hours your private archaeologist walks you through the ancient streets, villas, and bathhouses, from preserved frescoes to the haunting plaster casts. Getting in first means you experience the site at its quietest.
The Amalfi Coast drive
Back in the car, you'll follow the Amalfi Coast, where the cliffs drop straight into the Mediterranean. Your driver takes the winding road while you watch the lemon groves, pastel villages, and panoramas roll past. It's the coastline that has pulled travelers south for generations, seen from the comfort of your own car.
"Getting into Pompeii at opening changes everything. For an hour it's just us and two thousand years of streets, before the crowds turn up. That quiet is the whole point."
Cosimo,
WalksDevour archaeologist guide
"The Amalfi road scares a lot of drivers. I've done it for years, so you can put the window down, watch the coast, and leave the hairpin turns to me."
Alessandro,
WalksDevour driver
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