Italy
Amalfi and Cilento Coast
Amalfi and Cilento Coast 2019
Experience 8 days wining & dining among Greek and Roman ruins of the south
See and swim crystal clear waters. Enjoy real whole food and wine at the home of pizza and the Mediterranean diet. Feel like you are traveling back in time while visiting the National Park of Cilento – the best kept secret of the south. Smell the lemon groves while enjoying the breathtaking views from the hills of Amalfi.
Tour Includes
- 7 Breakfasts Continental
- 5 Lunches, including wine
- 5 Dinners, including wine
- 7 Nights – 2 nights four-star hotel in Amalfi and 5 nights B&B in the National Park of Cilento
- Transfer to Naples International Airport (NAP)
- All admission to sites
- English speaking guide throughout your stay
- 1st class motor coach
- Tips for baggage handling, taxes and hotel gratuity, except Bus Driver and Tour Director
Tour Does Not Include
- Travel protection insurance
- Dayroom or extra hotel nights necessitated by airline flight schedule changes
- Items of a personal nature, i.e. souvenirs, laundry, phone calls, emails, etc.
- Beverages with meals and meals not noted
- Transfers to hotel in Amalfi
- International airfare
Tour Program
8 days, 7 nights – Amalfi and Cilento Coast
Day 1 (Saturday)
Amalfi Coast
Arrive in Naples, and ride arranged transportation to our Amalfi Coast hotel. Enjoy the afternoon, exploring the village before our 6:30 pm welcome dinner. (Dinner)
Day 2 (Sunday)
Amalfi Coast
Enjoy a day on the Amalfi Coast, whether Ravello or another nearby village in Sorrento or Positano. (Breakfast)
Optional excursion: make limoncello and enjoy lunch in a lemon grove. The Ida Family have lived in their Sorrento villa for hundreds of years. They will show us how to cook a few local specialties, how they make their wine and lemon liqueurs. Afterwards, enjoy tastes of all these in a garden overlooking the citrus groves Sorrento is known for. $125 per person
Day 3 (Monday)
Herculaneum, Sister City of Pompeii
Our first stop is Herculaneum, sister city of Pompeii. The city is full of frescoes, and was the resort area for ancient, wealthy Romans. After touring the city, we will continue to our hotel in the National Park of Cilento, stopping at a local Napolitano Trattoria for a taste of local fare. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4 (Tuesday)
Palinuro
Drive down the Coast of Cilento to the village of Palinuro, where we will boat ride to the blue Grotto(cave). We will lunch overlooking the water and then enjoy free time on the beach. Dinner includes a pasta demonstration from our tour chef, Renata. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 5 (Wednesday)
Padula
This morning we will stop at the local vegetable and fruit market shop for our dinner, then take a beautiful drive to a tour of the Monastery of Padula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest antiquity of southern Italy. For lunch we will be in a beautiful restored Villa at the top of this village. The menu base on the specialty of the area, mountain potatoes. After lunch, we will have a tour of Joe Petrosino’s home before heading back to the Villa for a communal dinner prepared by the group. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 6 (Thursday)
Roccadaspide and Felitto
We start off the morning with the historic center of Roccadaspide built in 1242 by Fredrick II, passed down to the Duke Ettore Giuliani, who will give us the tour himself. After lunch at a local trattoria, we’ll go to the town of Felitto. There will be time to explore a gorge where the Calore River is fed by a natural spring. People can wade in the waters, hike around the area, or enjoy the available paddle boats and kayaks. We will spend our last night together over a typical Cilento meal with live music and dancing overlooking the national park! (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7 (Friday) (Thursday)
Paestum and Castelcivita
Today we are visiting the caves of Castelcivita, taking a two-kilometer walk to discover some of the largest and unusual cave formations. Then we will continue our visit to the town tower to see how the local people have lived in this area for centuries. For lunch we will be having the specialty of the area porcini mushrooms, after lunch we will take a drive to Paestum to see the Greek temples while eating some ice cream. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 8 (Saturday)
Transfer Day to Naples
Transfer to Naples International Airport (NAP)
