April 23-30, 2022
Trip with Whit
$2,999 per person based on double occupancy
$3,799 per person based on single occupancy
Registration deposit amount of $300 per person is due by October 23, 2021
Final payment is due no later than January 23, 2022
Welcome to Southern Italy where you will experience the iconic region of Campania, Italy. Experience a 7-night stay at the 4-star Hotel Bristol. The property offers stunning view of the Amalfi Coast and Mediterranean Sea! Step into luxury and paradise as you explore the towns that dot one of the most breathtaking coastlines in the world! The history of Pompeii is something that cannot be missed. Enjoy authentic Italian food that showcases the fresh ingredients used by local restaurants in the area while you take in the peaceful scenery each day on this wellness retreat.
Hotels:
- Hotel Bristol
Included:
Meals:
- 7 Breakfasts
- 3 Lunches
- 2 Dinners
Activities:
- Pompeii Tour
- Visit Sorrentini Wine Farm for wine tasting and lunch
- Visit Capri by hydrofoil
- The Path of Gods Hike
- Explore Positano, Ravello and Amalfi
Other Services:
- One round-trip group airport transfer privately in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Transportation privately in an air-conditioned vehicle during the tours mentioned on the program
- English-speaking local guide service during tours mentioned in the program
- Official English-Speaking guide service during the archaeological sites
- Entrance fees, Road tolls, Taxes, Vat;
- Domestic ferry rides, ferry taxes and fees
Not Included:
- Tips for porters, guide and driver- the value of the tip is up to the client
- All other services not mentioned as included
- Personal expenses
- International airfare throughout the program
- International airport taxes, airport porter and extra baggage
- Hotel early check-in and late check-out
- Local municipality taxes according to hotel category
- Drinks or personal expenses or entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities
Note:
- International flights should arrive and depart out of Naples Airport.
Day
1
Welcome To Italy!
Upon arrival at Naples Airport, you will be welcomed by our English- speaking assistant for your private transfer to Sorrento, well known for being one of the most scenic towns in the southern region of Italy, a few steps from the Amalfi Coast. Upon arrival, check-in at the 4-star Hotel Bristol. The property is known for its luxurious accommodations, and breathtaking coastal views.
Spend the afternoon at leisure to enjoy the hotel amenities or explore Sorrento on your own. This evening, the bus will pick you up and will drive you to Sorrento city center for a welcome dinner. Overnight in Sorrento.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
2
Pompeii
Breakfast and a morning wellness activity at the hotel. Later this morning, take a private transfer by bus with a local assistant/guide to Pompeii, the ancient Roman village destroyed by volcanic dust. Along the way, stop in the Vesuvius area reaching Pompeii, the ancient Roman village destroyed by volcanic dust. The mixture of art, architecture, and nature will leave you breathless.
Eventually, you will make your way to one of the most extraordinary ancient sights in the world—Pompeii. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Many of the inhabitants were also buried before they could escape. The city has been largely preserved because of lack of air and moisture over the centuries. Today Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy. You will enjoy a 2-hour private guided tour of this open-air museum, visiting many of the attractions, many of which were left intact because of the city's preservation under ash.
After the guided tour of Pompeii, you will stop at Sorrentini Vini Farm for a visit of the winery, wine cellars, and lunch included with wine tasting! You will tour the winery on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius, the very volcano that buried Pompeii under ash. The family-run winery's line-up ranges from sparkling wines to white and red table wines, to fine wines, to dessert wines.
Return to Sorrento where the remainder of the afternoon and evening is at leisure. Dinner on your own.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
3
Sorrento at leisure
Begin your morning with a wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel. Spend the rest of the morning at leisure relaxing or sipping a coffee on the outdoor terrace. After breakfast, relax by the pool of the hotel. Take part in an optional supplemental tour or walk to downtown Sorrento for shopping and exploration where you can enjoy the area on your own.
Our local assistant will be available at the hotel in the morning from 8:30 to 10:00 AM for information, suggestions, to help book a supplemental optional tour, or assist with dinner reservations.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
4
Along The Amalfi Coast
Start your morning with a wellness activity overlooking the Amalfi Coast followed by breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, meet your private English-speaking assistant and bus in the hotel lobby for an unforgettable excursion to let you relish the unique sights of this amazing coast. Our first stop will be to Positano where you will have the opportunity to take in the beautiful scenery and capture the moment with photos and videos of this quaint village from the top while having lunch at La Tagliata Restaurant. Along the way, you will see Furore, a village divided into two: on one side its marina, or the Fjord, on the other the country, with its houses scattered along the ridge, practically invisible to the eyes of those traveling along the Amalfi coast.
Next stop will be Amalfi which is the main town of this coast road. It is a unique town with the 11th century cathedral of St. Andrew right in the main square, said to hold the remains of the apostle. Here, you will have some time to stroll through the town. Our last stop will be Ravello, which has long been a retreat for artists and writers. This tour will give you the opportunity to enjoy the most beautiful places of the Amalfi Coast in only one day. Return to your hotel after the tour and spend the rest of the afternoon and evening at leisure. Dinner on your own.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
5
Capri Island At Leisure
Start your morning off with a wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel. Today, you will visit the beautiful Island of Capri. In the morning, join the tour manager as you are transferred to the ferry landing to take the public hydrofoil from the port of Sorrento to Capri. Since the second half of the 19th century, Capri has gradually become one of the most popular resorts in southern Italy, famous for its magnificent scenery and the mild climate in which vegetation flourishes despite a general lack of water. Once you arrive at the island, you may visit both towns, Capri and Anacapri, by public minivan.
Enjoy lunch at leisure in a typical restaurant in Capri. While on the island you can visit the Gardens of Augusto. This is one of the best places to see in Capri and is located just a short walk from the center of Capri town. At the back of the gardens are two terraces that offer breathtaking views of the sea, the surrounding lush greenery, and the famous Faraglioni rocks.
Should a trek be more suitable, you can hike Monte Solaro, the highest point of the island. There is no need to worry about bringing climbing gear as it is rather easy to get to the summit! The hiking path starts in Anacapri (you will need to take a bus from Capri) and it is an easy hike for anyone in good condition. You will enjoy the local flora on the way up and once you are at the top, you will enjoy the region's best views all over the Bay of Naples. You will return to Sorrento on the 4:30 PM hydrofoil, which arrives in Sorrento around 5 PM. The rest of the evening will be at your leisure to relax or take in the beautiful coastline. Dinner your own with an overnight stay in Sorrento.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
6
"The Path Of The Gods"
Start your morning with breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you will meet in the lobby of your hotel with your English-speaking driver and transfer to Bomerano to meet your hiking guide. The Paths of the Gods Hike (in Italian called “Il Sentiero Degli Dei”) is a marvelous route for trekking lovers, offering panoramic views with few equals in the world, ranging from Capri and Faraglioni to Punta Campanella and the island of Li Galli.
The path offers an experience in contact with nature, among a fragrant and thick Mediterranean maquis made of rosemary, laurel, myrtle, thyme, holm oaks, alders, strawberry trees, and heather. It is not rare to see weasels, owls, hedgehogs, foxes, and the wonderful peregrine falcon during the excursion.
A picnic lunch is included during the walk. Meet the bus at Bomerano at the end of the walk and transfer back to the hotel in Sorrento. Spend the afternoon and remainder of the day at leisure with dinner on your own.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
7
Sorrento at leisure
Begin your morning with a wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel. Spend the rest of the morning at leisure relaxing or sipping a coffee on the outdoor terrace. After breakfast, relax by the pool of the hotel. Take part in an optional supplemental tour or walk to downtown Sorrento for shopping and exploration where you can enjoy the area on your own.
Our local assistant will be available at the hotel in the morning from 8:30 to 10:00 AM for information, suggestions, to help book a supplemental optional tour, or assist with reservations.
This evening, meet the rest of the group for a farewell authentic Italian dinner at a nearby restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
8
Arrivederci!
Take in your last morning overlooking the postcard image of the Amalfi Coast. Partake in a morning wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel prior to checkout. Meet your English-speaking driver and transfer privately to Naples Airport to catch your flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast
The activity Level for this tour is:
Average - Some tours may include hiking or potential higher elevation hiking, biking, SUP, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking on uneven surfaces or for longer periods of time.
Optional Supplemental Tours for Day 3 or Day 6
Hands-on cooking class in a private villa:
We invite you to join a unique Italian experience as you learn how to prepare some of the typical regional dishes of Sorrento and Campania. The cooking class takes place at a private Villa, where the owners welcome you with some freshly squeezed orange juice, a slice of delicate lemon flavored plum-cake and a Neapolitan coffee, that you can enjoy by the pool.
Afterwards, you will move on to the kitchen area to begin your cooking lesson in preparing some traditional Italian dishes, with a particular emphasis on Neapolitan recipes. Although the menus vary according to season, you will begin with an appetizer, continue with a first and second course, and end with a delicious dessert, all prepared by you and others in your cooking classes. The recipes will be clearly demonstrated in a warm and relaxed atmosphere by “Zia Angela”, who will share with you the secrets of preparing typical local cuisine as she learned from her mother “Ida“. Menus are selected that reflect the freshest ingredients of the season, and the vegetables featured in the menus are produced at “Tenuta Mastro Giacomo” by Zia Angela’s husband.
The cooking class lasts approximately 3 hours, during which you will take a break to visit the family’s wine cellar and taste some uniquely handcrafted, homemade wines and local cheeses. “Charlie” the man behind the production of this wine, will explain the various phases of his wine production. Then, carafes will be filled with a selection of these wines that you will enjoy while continuing you’re your lessons and with your lunch. At the end of your cooking lesson, you will enjoy the fruits of your labor and dine on all that you created, either by the pool, under the “Pergolato” or in the cozy “winter garden” by a warm fire.
Time: 9:30 AM-2:30 PM
Meals: Lunch & Wine
Pizza class and ice cream lesson in a local Pizzeria in downtown Sorrento
In the afternoon transfer to downtown Sorrento to meet your ice cream teacher in his Ice Cream shop to see how to make gelato and to make your personal flavors followed by your favorite ice cream. Later enjoy a pizza class in the wood oven with English-speaking “pizzaiuolo” to make your own pizza: dinner to follow based on your customized pizza!
Time: 4:00-8:00 PM
Meals: Dinner
“Gozzo” Boat Tour to Amalfi Coast
Spend an entire day at sea along the Amalfi Coast relaxing on a traditional wooden boat (Gozzo, Goiter boat)! This morning, transfer to the pier of Sorrento where your skipper is waiting for you for an unforgettable excursion down the coastline of the Amalfi Coast. Stop in the villages of Positano and Amalfi or take a swim in the sea.
Time: 9:30 AM- 4:00 PM
Trekking on the hills of Sorrento with lunch
Enjoy an excursion that allows you to get a break, away from the crowded streets of the touristic center, in a paradise of peace and relaxation. Walking among olive trees or immersed in lemon and orange gardens you will be inspired by the views of the enchanting landscapes on the Gulf of Sorrento and Naples. The view on the islands of Capri and Ischia will leave you breathless. Throughout the itinerary, you will experience the traditional farming methods, still very much present today. So far from the madding crowd yet so close to the center of it all! Enjoying this trekking excursion with a hiking guide, you will explore the area for about 4 hours before arriving at a local farmhouse for a light lunch, tasting local cheeses, products and tasting the “Limoncello” liqueur.
Time: 9:30 AM- 4:00 PM
Meals: Light Lunch and Limoncello Tasting
Itinerary
Day
1
Welcome To Italy!
Upon arrival at Naples Airport, you will be welcomed by our English- speaking assistant for your private transfer to Sorrento, well known for being one of the most scenic towns in the southern region of Italy, a few steps from the Amalfi Coast. Upon arrival, check-in at the 4-star Hotel Bristol. The property is known for its luxurious accommodations, and breathtaking coastal views.
Spend the afternoon at leisure to enjoy the hotel amenities or explore Sorrento on your own. This evening, the bus will pick you up and will drive you to Sorrento city center for a welcome dinner. Overnight in Sorrento.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
2
Pompeii
Breakfast and a morning wellness activity at the hotel. Later this morning, take a private transfer by bus with a local assistant/guide to Pompeii, the ancient Roman village destroyed by volcanic dust. Along the way, stop in the Vesuvius area reaching Pompeii, the ancient Roman village destroyed by volcanic dust. The mixture of art, architecture, and nature will leave you breathless.
Eventually, you will make your way to one of the most extraordinary ancient sights in the world—Pompeii. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, was buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Many of the inhabitants were also buried before they could escape. The city has been largely preserved because of lack of air and moisture over the centuries. Today Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy. You will enjoy a 2-hour private guided tour of this open-air museum, visiting many of the attractions, many of which were left intact because of the city's preservation under ash.
After the guided tour of Pompeii, you will stop at Sorrentini Vini Farm for a visit of the winery, wine cellars, and lunch included with wine tasting! You will tour the winery on the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius, the very volcano that buried Pompeii under ash. The family-run winery's line-up ranges from sparkling wines to white and red table wines, to fine wines, to dessert wines.
Return to Sorrento where the remainder of the afternoon and evening is at leisure. Dinner on your own.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
3
Sorrento at leisure
Begin your morning with a wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel. Spend the rest of the morning at leisure relaxing or sipping a coffee on the outdoor terrace. After breakfast, relax by the pool of the hotel. Take part in an optional supplemental tour or walk to downtown Sorrento for shopping and exploration where you can enjoy the area on your own.
Our local assistant will be available at the hotel in the morning from 8:30 to 10:00 AM for information, suggestions, to help book a supplemental optional tour, or assist with dinner reservations.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
4
Along The Amalfi Coast
Start your morning with a wellness activity overlooking the Amalfi Coast followed by breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, meet your private English-speaking assistant and bus in the hotel lobby for an unforgettable excursion to let you relish the unique sights of this amazing coast. Our first stop will be to Positano where you will have the opportunity to take in the beautiful scenery and capture the moment with photos and videos of this quaint village from the top while having lunch at La Tagliata Restaurant. Along the way, you will see Furore, a village divided into two: on one side its marina, or the Fjord, on the other the country, with its houses scattered along the ridge, practically invisible to the eyes of those traveling along the Amalfi coast.
Next stop will be Amalfi which is the main town of this coast road. It is a unique town with the 11th century cathedral of St. Andrew right in the main square, said to hold the remains of the apostle. Here, you will have some time to stroll through the town. Our last stop will be Ravello, which has long been a retreat for artists and writers. This tour will give you the opportunity to enjoy the most beautiful places of the Amalfi Coast in only one day. Return to your hotel after the tour and spend the rest of the afternoon and evening at leisure. Dinner on your own.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
5
Capri Island At Leisure
Start your morning off with a wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel. Today, you will visit the beautiful Island of Capri. In the morning, join the tour manager as you are transferred to the ferry landing to take the public hydrofoil from the port of Sorrento to Capri. Since the second half of the 19th century, Capri has gradually become one of the most popular resorts in southern Italy, famous for its magnificent scenery and the mild climate in which vegetation flourishes despite a general lack of water. Once you arrive at the island, you may visit both towns, Capri and Anacapri, by public minivan.
Enjoy lunch at leisure in a typical restaurant in Capri. While on the island you can visit the Gardens of Augusto. This is one of the best places to see in Capri and is located just a short walk from the center of Capri town. At the back of the gardens are two terraces that offer breathtaking views of the sea, the surrounding lush greenery, and the famous Faraglioni rocks.
Should a trek be more suitable, you can hike Monte Solaro, the highest point of the island. There is no need to worry about bringing climbing gear as it is rather easy to get to the summit! The hiking path starts in Anacapri (you will need to take a bus from Capri) and it is an easy hike for anyone in good condition. You will enjoy the local flora on the way up and once you are at the top, you will enjoy the region's best views all over the Bay of Naples. You will return to Sorrento on the 4:30 PM hydrofoil, which arrives in Sorrento around 5 PM. The rest of the evening will be at your leisure to relax or take in the beautiful coastline. Dinner your own with an overnight stay in Sorrento.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
6
"The Path Of The Gods"
Start your morning with breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, you will meet in the lobby of your hotel with your English-speaking driver and transfer to Bomerano to meet your hiking guide. The Paths of the Gods Hike (in Italian called “Il Sentiero Degli Dei”) is a marvelous route for trekking lovers, offering panoramic views with few equals in the world, ranging from Capri and Faraglioni to Punta Campanella and the island of Li Galli.
The path offers an experience in contact with nature, among a fragrant and thick Mediterranean maquis made of rosemary, laurel, myrtle, thyme, holm oaks, alders, strawberry trees, and heather. It is not rare to see weasels, owls, hedgehogs, foxes, and the wonderful peregrine falcon during the excursion.
A picnic lunch is included during the walk. Meet the bus at Bomerano at the end of the walk and transfer back to the hotel in Sorrento. Spend the afternoon and remainder of the day at leisure with dinner on your own.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
7
Sorrento at leisure
Begin your morning with a wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel. Spend the rest of the morning at leisure relaxing or sipping a coffee on the outdoor terrace. After breakfast, relax by the pool of the hotel. Take part in an optional supplemental tour or walk to downtown Sorrento for shopping and exploration where you can enjoy the area on your own.
Our local assistant will be available at the hotel in the morning from 8:30 to 10:00 AM for information, suggestions, to help book a supplemental optional tour, or assist with reservations.
This evening, meet the rest of the group for a farewell authentic Italian dinner at a nearby restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Overnight: Hotel Bristol
Day
8
Arrivederci!
Take in your last morning overlooking the postcard image of the Amalfi Coast. Partake in a morning wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel prior to checkout. Meet your English-speaking driver and transfer privately to Naples Airport to catch your flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast
The activity Level for this tour is:
Average - Some tours may include hiking or potential higher elevation hiking, biking, SUP, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking on uneven surfaces or for longer periods of time.
Supplemental Options:
Experience the Amalfi Coast Optional Tours
Optional Supplemental Tours for Day 3 or Day 6
Hands-on cooking class in a private villa:
We invite you to join a unique Italian experience as you learn how to prepare some of the typical regional dishes of Sorrento and Campania. The cooking class takes place at a private Villa, where the owners welcome you with some freshly squeezed orange juice, a slice of delicate lemon flavored plum-cake and a Neapolitan coffee, that you can enjoy by the pool.
Afterwards, you will move on to the kitchen area to begin your cooking lesson in preparing some traditional Italian dishes, with a particular emphasis on Neapolitan recipes. Although the menus vary according to season, you will begin with an appetizer, continue with a first and second course, and end with a delicious dessert, all prepared by you and others in your cooking classes. The recipes will be clearly demonstrated in a warm and relaxed atmosphere by “Zia Angela”, who will share with you the secrets of preparing typical local cuisine as she learned from her mother “Ida“. Menus are selected that reflect the freshest ingredients of the season, and the vegetables featured in the menus are produced at “Tenuta Mastro Giacomo” by Zia Angela’s husband.
The cooking class lasts approximately 3 hours, during which you will take a break to visit the family’s wine cellar and taste some uniquely handcrafted, homemade wines and local cheeses. “Charlie” the man behind the production of this wine, will explain the various phases of his wine production. Then, carafes will be filled with a selection of these wines that you will enjoy while continuing you’re your lessons and with your lunch. At the end of your cooking lesson, you will enjoy the fruits of your labor and dine on all that you created, either by the pool, under the “Pergolato” or in the cozy “winter garden” by a warm fire.
Time: 9:30 AM-2:30 PM
Meals: Lunch & Wine
Pizza class and ice cream lesson in a local Pizzeria in downtown Sorrento
In the afternoon transfer to downtown Sorrento to meet your ice cream teacher in his Ice Cream shop to see how to make gelato and to make your personal flavors followed by your favorite ice cream. Later enjoy a pizza class in the wood oven with English-speaking “pizzaiuolo” to make your own pizza: dinner to follow based on your customized pizza!
Time: 4:00-8:00 PM
Meals: Dinner
“Gozzo” Boat Tour to Amalfi Coast
Spend an entire day at sea along the Amalfi Coast relaxing on a traditional wooden boat (Gozzo, Goiter boat)! This morning, transfer to the pier of Sorrento where your skipper is waiting for you for an unforgettable excursion down the coastline of the Amalfi Coast. Stop in the villages of Positano and Amalfi or take a swim in the sea.
Time: 9:30 AM- 4:00 PM
Trekking on the hills of Sorrento with lunch
Enjoy an excursion that allows you to get a break, away from the crowded streets of the touristic center, in a paradise of peace and relaxation. Walking among olive trees or immersed in lemon and orange gardens you will be inspired by the views of the enchanting landscapes on the Gulf of Sorrento and Naples. The view on the islands of Capri and Ischia will leave you breathless. Throughout the itinerary, you will experience the traditional farming methods, still very much present today. So far from the madding crowd yet so close to the center of it all! Enjoying this trekking excursion with a hiking guide, you will explore the area for about 4 hours before arriving at a local farmhouse for a light lunch, tasting local cheeses, products and tasting the “Limoncello” liqueur.
Time: 9:30 AM- 4:00 PM
Meals: Light Lunch and Limoncello Tasting
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