Italy Hotline - Pompeii, Herculaneum, Amalfi and Naples private tours

Why not have lunch atop the stunning cliffs of the Amalfi? With your private chauffeur, Pompeii and the Amalfi coast are within easy reach of Rome. Tour the volcanic ruins, dine in lovely Positano, and still make your Roman dinner engagement. These tours give you an idea of what we can arrange, but many other custom options are available. Just drop us a line.
Amalfi & Pompeii For millennia Pompeii has held a special place in the collective imagination. A prosperous, pleasure loving town, many of its residents freed slaves become successful merchants. Placed at the verdant foot of Mount Vesuvius it benefited from fertile soil and cool winds from the bay of Naples. The mind shudders at the thought of the destruction that rained upon it in they year 79 CE, as Mount Vesuvius underwent one of its most powerful eruptions, burying the city in a rain of hot ash. But that layer of ash preserved a glimpse in time, a perfect snapshot of the ancient world that no other archeological site can match. An entire city frozen for the ages to witness. Today's visitor is privileged to experience an entire Roman city at a single moment in time. This tour takes you from your Rome hotel down to Pompeii with your private driver and guide. You'll spend the morning touring Pompeii before continuing on to the Amalfi to visit stunning cliff-side Positano for scenic lunch at a gourmet Amalfitano restaurant, with time to wander the narrow, scenic streets of this lovely town nestled into the imposing cliffs of the Tyhrennian coast. Cost of this tour is 780 Euros (including private driver)* Entrance fees (Pompeii)**	Duomo, Positano Amalfi, viewed from the sea Villa of Sabina Poppaea, Naples	Pompeii & Herculaneum Prior to its spectacular eruption in the year 79 CE Mount Vesuvius was not even known to be volcanic. It had not erupted since the beginning of the Iron age 800 years earlier. The fertile region around its base was home to several ancient cities, including the lesser known Herculaneum. This city was a small, wealthy town prized for its proximity to the sea. Its location west of Mount Vesuvius meant it was initially spared damage from the early afternoon eruption as the winds were blowing south-east. Its residents fled to the sea awaiting rescue. Many escaped but around midnight the volcano's plume of ash fell back upon itself and sent a 100 mile per hour river of 750 degree ash, stone and mud to cover the town and annihilate those still awaiting transport. Smaller than its better known cousin Pompeii, Herculaneum is incredibly well-preserved due to the fact that its buildings were in many cases filled with ash before they were covered 65 feet deep in mud. This left many of the roofs intact and provides a unique glimpse into ancient Roman life. This tour takes you from your Rome hotel with your private driver and guide. You'll spend the morning touring Pompeii before stopping for a delicious Neapolitan meal. Considered by many Italians to be the true center of Italy's love affair with pasta, Neapolitan cooking is among the finest to be had. The afternoon brings you to Herculaneum to visit this charmingly complete ancient Roman seaside town. Cost of this tour is 950 Euros* Entrance fees (Pompeii and Herculaneum)**

Pompeii & Napoli This tour is for those interested in going fully in-depth on Pompeii and the long standing Greek colonist and native Samnite cultures that preceded Roman domination. It begins as do our other Pompeii-based tours, but the afternoon takes you to Naples, the home not only of pizza but of pasta as well. Neapolitans were once universally known as the "Macaroni eaters", famous for cooking and eating pasta with their hands on the street at hundreds of impromptu stalls. If there's one thing Italians agree on about Napoli is that the pasta is cooked perfectly and the espresso beyond compare! Your guide will take you to one of Napoli's authentic trattorie for a fantastic lunch where you can order local specialties such as the perfect Eggplant Parmesan, the creamy and incomparable Mozarella di Bufala or a classic deep-dish Neapolitan pizza. Afternoon takes you to the Naples archeological museum which houses one of Italy's finest collection of antiquities. Many of the best-preserved Pompeii frescoes have been removed from their original location and placed here for preservation. Scores of detailed and astonishingly well-preserved scenes provide a fully-rounded picture of Pompeiian social life. In addition there is the famed 'Gabinetto Segreto', a room long held under lock and key and only opened to the public in 2005. It contains a high-quality and extremely amusing collection of ancient Roman erotic art once thought so shocking that the very entrance to the room was bricked-up. Cost of this tour is 950 Euros* Entrance fees (Pompeii, Naples Archeological Museum)**

**Pompeii: 11 Euros per person; Naples Archeological Museum 6.50 Euros per person.

*10% discount November-March excluding major holidays (not chauffeured tours).
Prices are per tour (not per person) for up to five people. Meals, taxis and entrance fees are not included in the tour price.
If booking a chauffeured tour, please read our chauffeured tours cancellation policy.

Amalfi & Pompeii

Pompeii & Herculaneum

Pompeii & Napoli