Amalfi Coast Walking Tour + CAPRI & NAPLES EXTENSION

2015

10 Azure seascapes and beautiful scenery await. DAYS American author John Steinbeck once wrote that Italy’s Amalfi Coast “is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone.” This is one of those rare places 13 DAYS WITH EXTENSION where photographs simply don’t do its sights justice—you need to see them for yourself. On this walking Walking Tour tour through the seaside villages of the Amalfi Coast, you’ll do just that.

Overview AMALFI COAST WALKING TOUR

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Your tour includes Your tour highlights

• 8 nights in hand-picked hotels • Pizza will never taste the same again • Breakfast daily, 3 three-course dinners with beer or wine • The stunning Villas Rufolo and Cimbrone and their beautiful gardens • Multilingual Tour Director • Leisure is a way of life on the Amalfi Coast • Private deluxe motor coach • Locals walk you through cities’ unseen treasures • 4 escorted walks • Views from atop Vesuvius to underground Naples • Guided sightseeing and select entrance fees • Stunning seaside Sorrento

Where you’ll go

OVERNIGHT STAYS 2 nights • Naples 6 nights • Sorrento ITALY

Naples Pompeii Amalﬁ Coast + Capri & Naples Extension Sorrento

MAXIMUM GROUP SIZE FOR THIS TOUR ABOUT YOUR HOTELS 28 With our Right Size Advantage, your group will never get in the way of Our 3- and 4-diamond accommodations are handpicked to your experience. Learn more at goaheadtours.com/rightsize ensure quality and comfort. See sample hotels for this tour at goaheadtours.com/wam

Itinerary AMALFI COAST WALKING TOUR

Overnight flight | 1 night • Enjoy a guided walk through the town of Amalfi and pass through a tunnel as you make your way to Atrani Day 1: Travel day • Transfer to Ravello, where you’ll walk through the stunning Villa Rufolo and Villa Board your overnight flight to Naples today. Cimbrone, famous for their beautiful gardens Day 9: Free day in Sorrento Naples | 2 nights Included meals: breakfast, farewell dinner Day 2: Arrival in Naples Enjoy a full free day in Sorrento or add an excursion. Included meals: welcome dinner + Path of the Gods: Scenic Cliffside Walk Welcome to Italy! Transfer to your hotel and get settled in, then meet your fellow Later, gather with your group and toast your trip at tonight’s farewell dinner. travelers at tonight’s welcome dinner. Day 10: Departure Day 3: Sightseeing tour of Naples Included meals: breakfast (excluding early morning departures) Included meals: breakfast Transfer to the airport for your flight home or extend your stay to explore Capri. This morning, discover Naples on a guided tour through the historic city center. • View extensive collections of Roman art and artifacts at the National Post-tour extension Archeological Museum • Explore the city beneath the city in the sotterranea, an underground network of Capri | 2 nights catacombs, aqueducts and passageways Day 10: Sightseeing tour of Capri • View the Castel dell’Ovo, a 14th-century Gothic cathedral Included meals: breakfast Take a ferry to Capri and get to know the picturesque island on today’s guided tour. Sorrento | 6 nights • Take a cruise around the island to the cliff of Salto di Tiberio, the majestic caves Day 4: Transfer to Sorrento of Grotta Bianca and Grotta del Corallo and Marina Piccola, the charming “little Included meals: breakfast, dinner harbor” on the south side of the island (in inclement weather, instead enjoy a visit to Anacapri) Enjoy a free morning in Naples or add an excursion. + Ancient Naples: Ruins of Cuma • Take the funicular to the upper town, where a local guide leads a walking tour to Punta Cannone Later this afternoon, transfer to Sorrento where you’ll get to know the picturesque seaside city on a walking orientation tour. Day 11: Pizzolungo Day 5: Mount Vesuvius & Pompeii Included meals: breakfast Included meals: breakfast Take in gorgeous panoramic views during a coastal walk of Pizzolungo. Travel back to the days of the Roman Empire on today’s expedition to Mount • Starting in the Piazzetta, walk by the Arco Naturale to the famous Villa of Curzio Vesuvius and Pompeii. Malaparte, a stunning example of modern Italian architecture • Take a walking tour to the top of legendary Mount Vesuvius, where you can • End at Punta Tragara for a show-stopping view of the harbor explore the volcanic crater Enjoy a free evening in Capri or add an excursion. • Witness how wealthy Romans lived on a guided tour of Pompeii’s ruins + Hidden Capri: Villa Visit & Dinner • View the excavated Roman ruins of theaters, villas, temples and baths Day 6: Local villages Naples | 1 night Included meals: breakfast Day 12: Transfer to Naples Follow your local guide on a morning walk through Sorrento’s surrounding villages, Included meals: breakfast experiencing the more traditional and quaint side of the Amalfi Coast. Spend a free morning in Capri on your own before transferring to Naples by ferry. • Begin in Termini, then descend through villages to enjoy views of Capri • Pass through charming residential areas, and beautiful lemon and olive groves Day 13: Departure • End your trek in the seafaring village of Lobra Included meals: breakfast (excluding early morning departures) This evening, enjoy free time in Sorrento or add an excursion. Transfer to the airport for your flight home. + Rustic Italy: Farmhouse Dinner & Wine Tasting

Day 7: Free day in Sorrento Extension is available on select departure dates. Space is limited. Included meals: breakfast Minimum of 10 travelers is required. Enjoy a full free day in Sorrento or add an excursion. + Paestum Ruins & Mozzarella Farm Lunch Day 8: Amalfi Coast & Ravello Included meals: breakfast Journey on a full-day excursion along the picturesque Amalfi Coast. • Take a scenic drive along the coast to Amalfi, stopping at the Positano viewpoint en route for photos

Customize your experience AMALFI COAST WALKING TOUR

Create a more personal journey by adding optional excursions that speak to your interests. Excursions offered on the same day will occur at different times, so there’s no need to choose—you’re free to do as much or as little as you’d like. Save $10* when you book your excursion up to 20 days before your tour departs. Please note: Excursions that require advance reservation will only have this discounted price listed. Call or go online to start customizing your tour: 1.800.206.9871 | goaheadtours.com/wam

Day 4: Ancient Naples: Ruins of Cuma | Extension optional excursion $69/$79* (4 hours, departs in the morning) Travel outside Naples to the Bacoli region and see Day 11: Hidden Capri: Villa Visit & Dinner | the Phlegraean Fields, a regional park that’s rich $69/$79* (4 hours, departs in the evening) in archeological sites. Drive through the park’s Walk from the town of Capri up to the ruins of the volcanic coastal landscapes, passing craters, volcanic Villa Jovis, a vast Roman palace built by the emperor lakes and ancient ruins as you make your way to the Tiberius in 27 A.D. Explore the expansive villa, which archeological site of Cuma. Dating back to the eighth sits atop the second-highest peak in Capri, before century B.C., the ancient city of Cuma was the first enjoying an included dinner at a local restaurant. Greek colony on the mainland of Italy. Your local guide will show you around the ruins, highlighting what life was like centuries ago.

Day 6: Rustic Italy: Farmhouse Dinner & Wine Tasting | $109/$119* (4 hours, evening with dinner) Take a short trip outside of Sorrento for a cultural experience at an agriturismo, or farm stay. Here you’ll have a chance to explore the lush gardens, cultivated fields and vegetation, typical of many Mediterranean regions. After touring the farm, savor an aperitif of prosecco, meant to stimulate the appetite. A four-course dinner will follow, complete with a wine tasting lead by an experienced sommelier. After an evening experiencing the Italian art of eating, return to Sorrento.

Day 7: Paestum Ruins & Mozzarella Farm Lunch | $119/$129* (8 hours, morning with lunch) There’s no better place to sample authentic Campania specialties than a local mozzarella farm. Savor homemade delicacies during a light lunch and tasting while relaxing in the countryside setting. Then, travel to the nearby Paestum Ruins for a guided sightseeing tour of the well-preserved Greek and Roman ruins, including a visit inside the Archaeological Museum of Paestum to see the famous frescos of the Tomb of the Diver.

Day 9: Path of the Gods: Scenic Cliffside Walk | $59/$69* (8 hours, departs in the morning) On this classic, three-hour walk along the Amalfi Coast, you’ll follow the mountaintop Path of the Gods, a steep, winding route that once served as the only connection between the towns you’ll visit. Set out from Agerola, follow your hiking guide through terraced vineyards and forests, and stop along limestone ridges for panoramic views of the sea. Your walk concludes in Nocelle, a “lost village” perched 1,400 feet above Positano and only accessible by foot via two stone pathways. After the walk, a bus takes you to the heart of Positano, where you’ll have some free time to walk to the central square or stroll the picturesque shores of the beach. Please note: This excursion involves difficult walking on uneven terrain and is weather-dependent.

*Optional excursions may be purchased up to 20 days prior to departure or while on tour. Some select optional excursions require advance booking. Pre-purchased optional excursions cannot be canceled within 20 days prior to departure or while on tour. Go Ahead accepts payment by cash, Visa or MasterCard for optional excursions purchased on tour. Excursions require a minimum number of participants to operate. Details and prices are subject to change. Due to seasonal hours of operation and availability, some excursions may not operate. If this occurs, you will be refunded any payments made for that excursion post-tour. Please note: If you have received an optional excursion as a promotional offer and it was canceled during your tour, you will not be eligible for a refund, as promotional offers are not redeemable for cash.