Published on Jul, 2024
This was one of our favorite tours on our 2 week trip and I am so glad we booked with Amalfi Day tours. (We are a family of four with two children 11/13). We switched tour companies to book with them a few weeks before our trip and the entire staff at Amalfi day tours was lovely to work with (Rosy was great via email). Our driver, Francesco, picked us up at the Naples cruise port—it was extremely hectic there that day with many cruise ships—but we found him and were on our way. The van was a clean, Mercedes van and he was a safe driver. He did a great job explaining the history of the areas. He is a driver and had to stay with the car, so he would give us directions and drop us off for independent tours of the town. We arrived in Pompeii after a 20 minute drive and met Grace our tour guide. (I strongly recommend paying extra for the tour guide—-we would not have really understood Pompeii without her insight). I was a little worried when we hadn’t purchased tickets in advance but she was a total pro getting us to the front of the ticket line and into to the site quickly. She was an excellent tour guide and did a great job giving us an overview of the history, architecture and daily life of Pompeii. This tour was our biggest surprise of the trip—-it exceeded our expectations and we could have spent two days there! We got some souvenirs and headed out in the van to our next stop. The drive through the Milky Mountains was beautiful, but windy (no one got car sick). Bring a few Euros—we stopped at a little roadside stand to take pictures and got some lemon treats. We stopped in Ravello and enjoyed walking around a less crowded town. We then went to Amalfi to walk around. It was extremely crowded in Amalfi—the streets and shops were very crowded. We were able to sit down and have lunch at a casual restaurant that Francesco recommended—It was quick and delicious. Overall, an amazing tour company that I would highly recommend with an excellent driver, tour guide and office staff.