Sorrento, the Bay of Naples and the Amalfi Coast

Sorrento is the base. Capri, Pompeii and Positano are the days out.

Which Capri boat waits for the Blue Grotto, whether an archaeologist earns the fee at Pompeii, what a pizza lesson in a lemon grove costs. Reviews of the tours you can book from the cliff-top town, prices first.

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952tours round the bay

from $5cheapest booking

87tours under $50 a head

Capri by boatfrom $73Blue Grottofrom $28

Pompeiifrom $5Limoncellofrom $20

Positanofrom $49Vesuviusfrom $19

Start here

The four bookings a first week in Sorrento is built on.

A morning in Pompeii, a boat round Capri, the coast seen from the water and an afternoon on a farm. What each one costs, and what the people who went thought of it.

Out from Marina Piccola

Capri, the Blue Grotto or the Positano coast: pick your boat out of Sorrento.

More days here begin at Marina Piccola than anywhere else in town. Four kinds of boat day, what it costs to step aboard each one, and where it takes you.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 · Exclusive Capri Boat Tour and Optional Blue Grotto

Capri boat daysRound the island past the Faraglioni, with swim stops on the quiet south side. from $73

Blue Grotto runsOut to the sea cave under Anacapri, then in by rowing boat when the swell allows. from $28

Sunset cruisesThe bay at dusk, with Vesuvius turning pink across the water. from $52

Kayak morningsSea caves and Roman villa ruins below the cliffs, at paddling pace. from $41 All 305 boat days from Sorrento →

In the shadow of Vesuvius

Pompeii, Herculaneum and the rim of Vesuvius, all round the bay from Sorrento.

The Circumvesuviana runs from Sorrento station to the Pompeii gates in about half an hour. Settle the ticket question first, then decide whether the crater shares the day or gets its own.

1The entry ticketPompeii: Entry Ticket with Optional Audio Guidefrom $26
2The guided walkPompeii: Small Group Tour with an Archaeologistfrom $40
3The craterNaples: Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius with Lunch and Wine Tastingfrom $141
4The quieter ruinErcolano: Herculaneum Entry Ticket with Optional Audio Guidefrom $21

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Six ways out of town

From Sorrento the bay runs one way and the Amalfi Coast the other.

Capri and the grotto by hydrofoil, Positano and Amalfi over the hill, Pompeii and the volcano by train. Six directions out of town, and the best day in each.

Best ofCapriThe Faraglioni, Anacapri and the Blue Grotto Best ofPositanoPastel houses stacked down to the beach Best ofAmalfiThe cathedral steps and the vertical lemon farms Best ofPompeiiA Roman town kept under the ash Best ofVesuviusThe crater path high above the bay Best ofNaplesThe old centre, the museum and the pizza that started it

Lemon country

Sorrento grows its own lemons, and half its kitchens will teach you what to do with them.

The groves sit under straw mats on chestnut poles, right in the middle of town. Book the limoncello tasting, the pizza lesson on a farm or the pasta class with a view of the bay.

Best ofLimoncelloBest ofPizza lessonsBest ofCooking classesBest ofWine tastings

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★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · Walking Food Tour in Sorrento w/ Limoncello Factory Lemon Grove

Pizza Making Class

Hands-On Cooking Class & Farmhouse Tour on the Amalfi Coast

The town favourites

The tours most people staying in Sorrento end up booking.

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Ruins, boats and kitchens, in the order the town books them, and what earns each its place.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 · 19,459 reviews

Pompeii: Entry Ticket and Guided Tour with an Archaeologist

Walk Pompeii’s ancient streets with an archaeologist and local guide, seeing the Forum, House of the Faun, Lupanar and more. The two-hour tour includes a Pompei Express entry ticket and a group of up to 20. Guides such as Teresa, Anna and Raffaella bring daily Roman life into focus, then point you toward useful places to see on your own.

Book a place from $35

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2 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 · 12,360 reviews Pompeii: Entry Ticket with Optional Audio Guide from $26

3 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 · 12,264 reviews Pompeii: Small Group Tour with an Archaeologist from $40

4 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 · 4,923 reviews Capri: Island Boat Trip with Grottos from $28

5 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 · 3,170 reviews Exclusive Capri Boat Tour and Optional Blue Grotto from $143

6 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 2,524 reviews Sorrento Farm and Food Experience including Olive Oil, Limoncello, Wine tasting from $114

7 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 2,511 reviews Capri Blue Grotto Small-Group Boat Day Tour From Sorrento from $131

8 ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 · 2,509 reviews Pompeii: Skip-the-Line Entrance Ticket with Audio Guide from $39

Sort before you land

Four Sorrento-coast bookings that will not wait for the morning of.

Most of a week here can be arranged over breakfast on Piazza Tasso. These four run on time slots, sea conditions and one-way trails, and need sorting before you arrive.

01Naples: Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius with Lunch and Wine TastingTickets for the crater path are sold online only, for set time slots, and the path closes when the wind gets up.
02Exclusive Capri Boat Tour and Optional Blue GrottoRowing boats can only slip through the entrance in a low swell. An early boat in your first days leaves room to try again.
03Pompeii: Entry Ticket and Guided Tour with an ArchaeologistThe archaeologist-led groups are kept small, and the morning departures go first once the summer crowds arrive.
04Path of the Gods Guided Hike with TransfersThe trail runs one way, Bomerano down to Nocelle. A guided walk sorts out the ride back, which the bus timetable makes awkward.