Local Living Italy—Sorrento
7 days, Naples to Naples
Itinerary Notes
Please note that during the winter months (Nov-Mar) the ferry scheduled on day 4 will be replaced by a bus service. While ferries do operate during the winter months, they are more unreliable due to weather conditions.
Itinerary
Day 1Naples
Arrive at any time.
Welcome to Naples, home to the best pizza of the world. As your fellow travellers are arriving throughout the day, there are no planned activities until your group meeting at 6pm this evening, so check in to the hotel (check in time is approx 3pm) and enjoy the city.
Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.
Orientation With CEO
Enjoy a brief walk with your CEO. He/she will give you some tips on finding things like supermarkets, main squares, and ATMs. For more specific or in-depth information, an official guided tour is recommended.
Day 2Naples/Sorrento
Start the day with an orientation walk of Naples with your CEO. Transfer to Sorrento and your home for the week, an organic lemon farm. Enjoy a guided tour of Pompeii en route.
We head off by private transport to our accommodation, an agriturismo just outside of Sorrento. En route, visit the famed site of Pompeii, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. After a tour with an expert local guide, there will be some free time to explore on your own before heading to our accommodation.
For the duration of our trip, we stay at the same agriturismo. Located about a short taxi ride uphill from Sorrento, our accommodation is at a working lemon farm that has opened its doors to tourism. The 'agriturismo' is surrounded by open terraces and groves of lemon trees protected by wooden pergolas made with chestnut.
Private Vehicle
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Pompeii Guided Tour
Walk through the ruins of Pompeii, which was buried under ash and pumice when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The forum, the baths and many houses remain well preserved and provide us with a glimpse of what life was like in the first century.
Private Vehicle
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Meals included:
Breakfast | DinnerDay 3Sorrento
Tour the agriturismo's lemon groves, then dive into food with a hands on pizza-making demonstration. Later, enjoy a limoncello tasting and learn how this delicious liqueur is made. Before dinner, enjoy a brief cooking demonstration.
Today's focus is on food. Start off with a tour of the agriturismo to learn the history of the property and more about lemon cultivation. At lunchtime, learn to make one of the area's specialties - pizza! Afterwards, learn all about limoncello production (and tasting!).
Enjoy some free time to relax and get to know your home for the week before a brief cooking demonstration.
Your Local Living Moment: Agriturismo Tour
Stroll through fragrant lemon groves and enjoy an introductory tour of the agriturismo, including the history of the property. Get to know your hosts and start making this slice of heaven feel like home.
Your Foodie Moment: Pizza Making Demonstration
Dig right into the dough and learn how to make pizza, Italian-style. Naples is the birthplace of pizza, and it's basically just right up the road (or up the coast), so this is just about as authentic as you're going to get. Guess what's for lunch? Buon appetito!
Your Foodie Moment: Limoncello Making Demonstration
Southern Italy is famous for its giant lemons used to make limoncello. The lemons can easily grow to be larger than a human head. Learn how to make this delicious liquid lemony liqueur. After a bit of work, be rewarded with a limoncello tasting. Salute!
Your Foodie Moment: Cooking Demonstration
Before dinner, our local hosts will show us how to make delicious traditional regional fare, using local produce. Italian food is famous the world over, so pay attention and use your new-found skills to impress friends and family at home.
Meals included:
Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 4Sorrento
Set off on the beautiful "Walk of the Gods" trail that climbs along ridges high above the coastal towns of Positano and Praiano. Finish in Positano, then take a scenic public boat ride back to Sorrento. End the day with a limoncello tasting.
The path can be rough underfoot and a little exposed, but well worth it for the spectacular scenery and the chance to be so close to nature and "the Gods". The outstanding beauty of the Amalfi Coast can only be fully appreciated on foot.
The walk finishes in Positano where you will have time to explore the bustling resort if you wish. Take a scenic public boat ride back to Sorrento.
Wind down the day with a limoncello tasting before heading back to the agriturismo.
Note that the Walk of the Gods hike may take place on another day of the tour, weather depending. We will try to do this hike on the first day that has good weather conditions.
Path of the Gods Hike
Set off from the agriturismo to Bomerano and follow the path along the Amalfi Coast with sensational views of lemon groves, gorges, deep valleys, woodland, abandoned farmhouses, and the sea below. Stop in the towns of Montepertuso and Positano, where there is more to explore.
Note that hikes are accessible for all travellers, but there can be sections that are more strenuous and challenging due to terrain. Please ensure you have proper closed-toe hiking footwear.
Free Time
Explore the shops and narrow streets of beautiful Positano.
Boat
Climb aboard and get your float on.
Private Vehicle
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Meals included:
Breakfast | DinnerDay 5Sorrento
Enjoy a free day to do as you please. Opt to visit local villages, explore Sorrento, sign up for a full-day cooking class, or to spend some time on the beach.
For those looking to take a stroll around town, start at the Piazza Tasso to get a feel for the hustle and bustle of local life. Make your way to the Basilica, shop for handmade goods such as ceramics and lace-work, or stop at one of the lively restaurants around the square for a bite of Neapolitan fare (seafood, anyone?). Then head down to the marinas for some time by the sea.
Free Time
Do as much or as little as you'd like today.
Optional Activities - Day 5 HideShow
Cooking Class
Refine your culinary skills with an optional cooking class. Discover the secrets of the delicious local cuisine.
Meals included:
Breakfast | DinnerDay 6Sorrento
Enjoy a day trip to the island of Capri and enjoy free time to explore. Opt to walk along the trails on the island, go swimming, or brush shoulders with the more well-off island inhabitants at fancy shops.
Board a ferry to Capri. Hop on board the 'funicolare' to explore Capri Town's piazza. The Caprese salad is named after this town, and, of course, there is also locally produced limoncello, made with the island's lemons. Walk along the trails on the island, go swimming, or brush shoulders with the more well-off island inhabitants at fancy shops.
For trips between April and October, transport to and from Capri will be by private boat.
Ferry
Get to the next spot on your route aboard a convenient and efficient ferry boat.
Ferry
Get to the next spot on your route aboard a convenient and efficient ferry boat.
Free Time
Enjoy free time to explore Capri.
Meals included:
Breakfast | DinnerDay 7Sorrento/Naples
Transfer to the Naples train station in the morning where the tour ends upon arrival.
This tour ends upon arrival at the Naples train station at approximately 11am. If you opt to stay at the agriturismo in Sorrento until checkout time at 11am, we will gladly help you to arrange any onward transport at your own cost.
Private Vehicle
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Departure Day
Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with any onward travel arrangements you require.