After planning the rest of the trip, I saw this and jumped on it because it required no planning! We picked the upgraded accommodations in Sorrento which was amazing because our hotel was right on the cliff and had direct access via elevator to the swim club below which was outstanding. The Pompeii trip was amazing and Capri - especially the Blue Grotto - was a fun outing that my kids are still talking about. Highly recommend.
Review by: Karen P, April 2018
In previous multi-day tours, we've had a single Tour Guide, but during this 3 day tour we had several different Tour Guides. While the process of moving from one group to another was fairly smooth, it was a little awkward to not be with the same group of people and guide every day. The Tour itself was great, we got to see so much. The lunch we had near Naples was great and the visit to Pompeii very informative. We had a large group in Pompeii, and it was pretty crowded there, but our guide Fabiano took us to the highlights. In Sorrento we had a nice hotel and enjoyed the breakfasts/dinners included. A highlight was our day trip to Capri. Our guide Sascha had some pre-arranging to ensure we got an immediate boat to the Blue Grotto even though there was a huge number of people all trying to do the same thing. We got into the Blue Grotto and shortly after we did it was closed due to waves. Cudo's to Sascha! The Amalfi coast is really beautiful and we spent the last free day of the tour visiting Positano. Transfers were not a problem and once back in Rome we were driven directly to our small apartment we had rented not a large hotel like most of the other guests. Our driver had a little trouble finding it but was very apologetic, and gave us information on key things we drove by so it was an enjoyable drive :.
Review by: tmadia43, March 2018
The first day the touring part in Pompei on the trip was fine. The lunch on the first day was not good. My husband ordered the beef and it was thin, cold and tasteless. Later that day we were transporting to our Sorrento hotel. At the hotel we were given printed instructions for the remaining two plus days. We were not told in advance that if we wanted to go to Capri that an additional 156.00 euros was needed per person. Communication were lacking for the entire trip. The hotel management did their best to help us with instructions to Capri. Our rooms at the hotel Michaelangelo were very clean and comfortable. I would recommend the hotel and their staff. On the last day we were picked up at the hotel and transported back to a large bus in Pompei. When we were allowed to board the bus all the double seats were taken with only singles available. We noticed that a family of four were using four double seats instead of two double seat. We were forced to seat in the rear of the bus which proved to be a hardship for me when I trip on the rear platform and cut my knee. My husband had to ask the personnel on the bus for a bandage because my knee was bleeding. The tour was very misleading and not at all organized to our liking. The staff on the return trip from Pompei to Rome were not at all attentive.
Review by: Jamie W, November 2017
This was a great easy paced tour that we thoroughly enjoyed. The hotel was fantastic, the history enlightening and the shopping and food in Capri was marvelous. Since the winds kept us from being able to go to the Blue Grotto, we were taken to Ana Capri instead. It was well worth it. And of course we bought the Capri watches. :-
Review by: swcheng10, November 2017
We booked 4 trips with Viator when we went to Italy in August, 3 of the 4 were day trips which we gave all 5 stars review, and the fourth one was this three days trip to Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri.
Review by: lynnland, November 2017
This tour on the most part was amazing! A few problems with all the bus transfers but all the guides were wonderful . Lunch in Naples... bad ! Sorrento hotel had amazing views. Tour lunch in Capri was excellent followed by a chairlift to the top of the island !
Review by: Melinda C, October 2017
The tour was all that they described- very comprehensive,professioal, on-time, informative...vehicles were top knock, guides were full of great information and pleasant- we kept on schedule and accomplished all that was promised. It was very well-run I would recommend.
Review by: beakschan, October 2017
The Sorrento and Amalfi portions of this trip were awesome and I would highly recommend. We stayed in an amazing hotel Michelangelo which was VERY nice, in a perfect location downtown and had some of the best food we had in Italy especially awesome since we were vegetarians!. However, the Naples portion of this was VERY unimpressive and a waste of time. What I would recommend is to do Pompeii and Vesuvius this tour did NOT include Vesuvius which is unfortunate since the hike up was a lot of fun, skip Naples and then get to Sorrento. So maybe do some sort of mix and match if possible? But don't miss out on the Amalfi and Blue Grotto part--one of the highlights of our trip!!
Review by: Lani K, October 2017
Tour guide Fabriano was phenomenal in Pompeii. Everything about Pompeii was amazing! Capri guide Sasha was awesome, he had to handle both the English and Spanish group - not sure what happened there and why we were put together..maybe a guide called in sick? Capri was gorgeous. Our main tour guide from Naples I can't remember his name, bald headed guy was awesome as well. All our guides were very knowledgeable and friendly. Blue Grotto happened to be closed when we went which was a bummer.
Review by: Lee R, October 2017
The tour was amazing!!! We saw so much in so little time. It was so much fun and informarative._br/_ Great, amazing, funny, patient, and helpful - very helpful- staff. Saw things and places I would never see alone. Was worth every penny.
Review by: AliMichael, October 2017
This was a very well organised tour, with enough time to see everything you needed to see. We began in Rome with an early start. First stop Naples pretty dirty and not very nice but a good view of Vesuvius from a distance. Pompei tour by our little local tour guide was fabulous. Loved Pompei. On to Sorrento down very windy little streets to our hotel - The Michelangelo. Great room and in perfect location and the food that was included was lovely. Next day to Capri and Anacapri - did not get to do the Blue Grotto as tide too high. The hole to get into grotto very small and so it is more often than not, unable to get through. Boat tour instead was just spectacular. The harbour area is very busy. Took some time for buses to be organised but Sascha was AMAZING. Up to Capri which is stunning for coffee and shopping and then more buses up to Anacapri for lunch included which was the best pizza we have EVER HAD. You must make sure you leave time to do the cable car to the top of Anacapri for the 360 degree view, it was the most spectacular I have ever seen. It takes 12 minutes up and 12 minutes back and only costs 11 E each. Worth every cent. Buses were a problem and the waiting for them was a bit annoying but they work on Capri time! Ferry back to Sorrento and dinner at hotel included and it was a fabulous day. Next morning was free time. Sorrento has so much to offer or you could also get to Positano just around the corner, then back on buses to Naples and change buses for more bus ride back to Rome. Got back to Rome quite late in the evening so a long afternoon/evening of travel. It is worth every cent for this tour though, as it would have been difficult to get around and into things without a tour guide to make things run smoothly. I would highly recommend this tour. Loved, loved, loved this area of Italy.
Review by: kcdnguyen, October 2017
This trip was amazing! I took my mom to Europe and we booked this tour to make life easier and it was wonderful! Pompeii was very cool with interesting history. Sorrento and Capri were beautiful! The hotel in Sorrento was incredible. I think we got really lucky to get such a nice view of Mount. Vesuvius from our balcony! Don't go on this trip expecting to go to the Blue Grotto in Capri because it depends on the tides since the opening to the cave is so small, you have to get on a small row boat to enter the cave. My mom and I were lucky to get to see the Blue Grotto and it was beautiful! The Southern coastline of Italy is gorgeous! We definitely want to go again!
Review by: Michelle M, October 2017
Location was fantastic, but the organization of the trip was a disaster. Multiple bus switches, multilingual interpretations were distracting and time consuming. The quick stop in Naples to take one picture is pointless, spent more time at the rest stop.... the stop in Pompeii in the pouring rain could have been handled better. The stay in Sorrento was okay, nice hotel, nice central location to go to downtown Sorrento which was very nice, but the day trip to Capri was too short and too rushed. Spent more time running to Ferries and waiting around for car/bus service then actually seeing anything. Had the time been explained better we would have skipped the group lunch, that wasn't very good, and enjoyed the island more. If your heart is set on seeing Capri- this is not the tour to take! This should be called the Sorrento tour...and I suggest exploring the downtown and the wonderful restaurants there versus the included low-quality hotel meals.
Review by: doraleedds, September 2017
We signed up for the three day tour starting with the hotel pick up from Rome. Being that this is my first big bus tour (I'm generally a do-it-yourself traveler) I had very low expectations. 1. Expect long drive times and wait times_br/_ 2. Expect poor quality food _br/_ 3. Expect to see beautiful views of sorrento, capri and a nice tour of Pompeii
Review by: ELIOT C, September 2017
Our trust in Viatour was well founded. They orchestrated many people to the right place at the right times for carefree outing. Listen to them well and go where they suggest. Except we wanted more time in Sorrento with the nice hotel there so we skipped Amalphi optional outing. Bring swimsuit.
Review by: Ruth M. R, September 2017
For the most part, the tour was excellent and well organized. The tour guides were pleasant and knowledgeable. The scenery breathtaking. Two criticisms - the lunch the first day on the way to Pompeii was really horrible and we are not picky eaters. The 'roast beef' was a thin piece of mystery meat and the fish tasted like an overcooked piece of dry paper. The food issue was a concensus of our whole tour group - almost inedible. Second issue - the driver taking us from our main tour bus stop in Sorento to our hotel was in a huge hurry, almost threw our suitcases out on the street a block from our hotel which left us to haul our luggage over cobblestone streets to our hotel. The excuse was the streets were too narrow for the mini van to navigate - though a different mini van was able to pick us up at the hotel door on the day of departure. The hotel itself - Hotel Tramontano - was a fabulous hotel and the location was perfect.
Review by: l.quadara, September 2017
My has been and I went on this tour in August the first day we drove to Naples for a quick stop just to take photos of the beaches and buildings around the area. Pompeii was very interesting and enjoyable our tour guide Vittorio was very informative passionate patient and_br/_ friendly. In the evening we arrived in Sorrento. We booked the superior hotel we were taken to theTramontana hotel which was on a cliff overlooking gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius just breathtaking. The hotel was amazing and provided a great breakfast and dinner._br/_ The next day we went to Capri and up the top to anacapri with beautiful views of the island. Then went to the blue grotto_br/_ which was a great experience on the beautiful blue waters of Capri. The next day we had free time in Sorrento for shopping or sightseeing. In the afternoon we left to go back to Rome._br/_ Amazing and breathtaking!!!! This tour is highly recommended a great experience very enjoyable.
Review by: Joey H, September 2017
Pompeii and Capri awesome. Sorrento disappointing. The hotel wasn't 4 star standard as promised. We shortened our trip by a full day (without refund) as there was no itinerary planned for Day 3 and there wasn't enough to see in Sorrento. We incurred an extra night's accommodation in Rome as a result.
Review by: Linda H, September 2017
I would not recommend the 3 day South Italy Tour from Rome. The bus drivers were fine but Carrinni Tour people were terribably disorganized! There was problems with separating parties that had booked together. A guide named Jovi was unable to reasonablly to load the busses going to various hotels...she was very upset ! _br/_ My husband and I had booked with Viator a 4 star hotel with a superior room in Sorrento ....we paid an additional amount so we could have a view of the ocean in Sorrento. We were given a garden view and the house staff would not rectify the situation. I never would have booked a hotel in this area unless it had the amazing view of the ocean...that is why you come to the Amafy coast!_br/_ Our thee day tour was supposed to include 3 breakfast and 2 dinners. Even though we had vouchers for the included dinners, the staff at the Hotel Parco Dei Principi would not initially tale the voucher from Carrani tours. _br/_ I would NEVER again book with Carrani Tours and perhaps not with Viator since no one was really there to help us.
Review by: Dean W, September 2017
The experience was interesting. The food, hotel and guides were fantastic. The only strange occurance was the changing of buses after the Pompeii tour it was organised chaos. But the tour guide knew what was happening. Worth the money!
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