A morning on the water
This is an illustrative route, rather than a fixed itinerary. The final route, stays and experiences are shaped around your dates and priorities.
Start in Sorrento for Pompeii and the Bay of Naples. Move to the Amalfi Coast for Amalfi, Ravello and a walk or boat day that suits the season. Finish with time for Capri only if the weather and boat conditions make it worthwhile. This route uses three bases because each has a different job, not because moving often is a good idea.
Illustrative journey
The coast, without the rush
The thinking behind it
This sample ten-night route is designed around the simple idea that the Amalfi Coast is better with time. It is a starting point for balancing its energy with a more settled pace.
Right for
Couples who want an Italian journey with food, views and texture, but do not want to spend it in traffic or checking in every other night.
Why it works
A multi-night base lets the coast come to you. Sea crossings, unplanned lunches and time in the hills are easier when the route is not over-engineered.
A hillside table at the end of a walk
A quiet final evening in your chosen base
A considered note
The exact route changes with your travel dates, appetite for movement and the kind of places you want to linger in. Nothing here is prescribed.
Explore this alongside The Long Way Round or food-and-wine inspiration.
What this journey makes room for
- ◆Pompeii from a Sorrento base
- ◆Amalfi and Ravello on separate days
- ◆A coast walk or boat day
- ◆Capri only when conditions work
One way the days could unfold
Choose a day for the detail. This is a useful starting point, not a fixed schedule.
Day 1 · Clifftop Hotel, Ravello
Arrival in Naples
Fly into Naples and transfer by private car along the dramatic Amalfi Coast to your clifftop hotel in Ravello.
Things to do
- ◆Private car transfer from Naples airport
- ◆Hotel check-in and terrace welcome drink
- ◆Sunset views over the Tyrrhenian Sea
- ◆Dinner at the hotel restaurant
Possible dining plan: Dinner
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Ideas to consider
- Return flights from London
- 10 nights in a clifftop hotel in Ravello
- Daily breakfast
- Private boat trip to Positano
- Capri day trip with Blue Grotto visit
- Pompeii and Herculaneum private tour
- Cooking class
- Sunset cruise with prosecco
- Private car transfers
To shape together
- −Travel insurance
- −Lunches and dinners (except where stated)
- −Personal expenses and gratuities
- −Additional excursions