Sorrento & the Neapolitan Riviera
Sorrento & the Neapolitan Riviera
Sorrento & the Neapolitan Riviera
12 Days Starting and ending in France
Visiting: France, Parma, Naples, Sorrento, Metropolitan City of Naples, Rome, Italy
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Tour code:
isr
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Age range:
0-99
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians
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Tour Overview
Experience the beauty of the Neapolitan Riviera, and witness the treasures of Rome on this breathtaking Grand Explorer holiday. Spend five days relaxing in resort or partake in one of our many excursions. Visit Sorrento, on our included excursion, where there’s so much to do. Enjoy great food, meet friendly locals and browse the many spectacular shops. Join us on an optional excursion as we sail across the Bay of Naples to the picturesque island of Capri. Or why not opt to discover the history of the great Roman city of Pompeii and the mighty Mount Vesuvius. Guests can also join an optional trip on Europe’s most spectacular road, the Amalfi Drive. Before our tour comes to an end, and we return home, we visit the ancient capital of Rome, and see its many famous sights.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Travel To Northern France
Location: France
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: City-style hotels
Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to northern France for an overnight stay.
Day 2 : Continue To Parma Area
Location: Parma
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 3-star standard hotels
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Continue south to the Parma area of northern Italy for an overnight stay.
Day 3 : Arrive In Neapolitan Riviera
Location: Naples
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 4-star Hotel Moon Valley
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
We continue through Italy to the Neapolitan Riviera for a six-night stay. Spend your days relaxing on the hotel's sun deck overlooking the sea and explore some of the area's splendid sights and scenery on our programme of included and optional excursions.
Day 4 : Sorrento
Location: Sorrento
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 4-star Hotel Moon Valley
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Join our included half-day visit to the beautiful resort of Sorrento. The town and area has been a popular holiday resort for over 2000 years with all nationalities and is the perfect place to watch the world go by. The town features beautiful architecture, many cafés, restaurants and lots of shops for you to explore. A popular souvenir from the area is Limoncello, the signature lemon liqueur. Spend time exploring the narrow streets and harbour area, browse the shops for souvenirs or sit back and relax with a traditional Italian pastry and a cappuccino – the choice is yours.
Day 5 : Free Time Or Pompeii & Mount Vesuvius
Location: Metropolitan City of Naples
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 4-star Hotel Moon Valley
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today we visit the historic town of Pompeii at the foot of Mount Vesuvius on our optional excursion. In 79AD the eruption of Mount Vesuvius engulfed the inhabitants of this small town in approximately 6 metres of stone and ash where they were literally frozen in time. Painstaking excavations, which are still ongoing, began in the 18th century and have uncovered a remarkable hidden city. Accompany your expert guide around the town, walking along roads with indents from the passing of chariot wheels and discovering the remains of homes, shops and public baths (entrance to the ruins is included). Later, we travel up Vesuvius to 3,000 feet, where you can continue on foot to the crater.
Please note; this excursion is operated by a local coach.
Day 6 : Free Time Or Isle Of Capri
Location: Metropolitan City of Naples
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 4-star Hotel Moon Valley
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
A free day today, or you can join our superb optional excursion as we sail across the Bay of Naples to the Isle of Capri. Visit the fabulous villa of Dr Axel Munthe (entrance extra), a Swedish doctor, whose bestselling book “Story of San Michele” tells of his time on Capri. Continue to Capri town, famous for its main square Piazza Umberto, which has a pretty white church and several open-air cafes where you can sit and watch the world drift by. Leading off the square are medieval looking alleyways and arcades full of shops selling handicrafts of the island, clothing, shoes, ceramics and jewellery made from coral and gold. Admire the colourful gardens of Augustus (entrance extra), which overlook the famed Faraglioni Rocks and Marina Piccola where Gracie Fields once lived. There is so much to see and do on this tiny island paradise you will be sorry to leave.
Please note; this excursion is operated by a local coach.
Day 7 : Free Time
Location: Metropolitan City of Naples
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 4-star Hotel Moon Valley
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy a relaxing day at leisure.
Day 8 : Free Time Or Amalfi Coast
Location: Metropolitan City of Naples
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 4-star Hotel Moon Valley
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today’s optional excursion takes us along one of the most spectacular roads in Europe, the ‘Amalfi Drive’. The winding cliff top road offers breath-taking panoramic views at every bend. We pause above the beautiful town of Positano, before continuing on to Amalfi, which gives its name to the whole coast on which it lies. Amalfi was once a prosperous Marine Republic, powerful and prosperous and is now a thriving holiday resort. The unmistakable cluster of white tightly packed houses rising up the hillside is dominated by the beautiful Cathedral, which stands superbly on the top of a great flight of steps leading up from the main square. Housed in the magnificent Cathedral are the remains of the Patron Saint of Amalfi and also Scotland – Saint Andrew. Here you will have time at leisure to explore the largest and most popular town of this coast; boasting medieval architecture and colourful façades. Take the opportunity to enjoy this splendid jewel on the peninsula. From Amalfi we travel to Ravello, which nestles in the hillside and is considered by many to give the best views of the area. Here you can visit villa Rufolo (entrance extra), which gave the musician Richard Wagner the inspiration to create one of his most famous operas, Parsifal. Situated on a ledge over Amalfi, Ravello has been the inspiration for artists and gardeners for many years.
Please note; this excursion is operated by a local coach.
Day 9 : Rome
Location: Rome
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 3-star standard hotels
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
We leave the Neapolitan Riviera this morning as we head north towards our overnight hotel in Chianciano Terme. En-route we visit the beautiful Italian capital city of Rome. The Historic Centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with wonderful palaces, churches, basilicas, Roman ruins, monuments and fountains. It has an immensely rich historical heritage and cosmopolitan atmosphere. There will be ample free time for you to explore this wonderful city at your leisure. To make the most of your visit, why not join our optional guided sightseeing tour. The sightseeing tour will introduce you to the city’s wonderful sights, including the Colosseum (entrance not included) and the Trevi Fountain.
Day 10 : Travel To Northern Italy
Location: Italy
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: 3-star standard hotels
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Travel to northern Italy for an overnight stay.
Day 11 : Travel To Northern France
Location: France
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: City-style hotels
Meals Included: Breakfast
To our hotel in northern France for an overnight stay
Day 12 : Return Home
Location: France
Meals Included: Breakfast
Return home.
What's Included
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Accommodation
As detailed in the itinerary
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Additional Services
Travel from a wide range of convenient joining points across the UK is included within your coach holiday price; some carry a supplement. Please contact us for our full list of joining points.
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Airport Transfers at Destination
This trip includes coach travel from/to a local UK joining point
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Fully Guided
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International Travel
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Meals
As detailed in the itinerary
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Transport
Comfortable, air-conditioned motorcoach
What's Not Included
Tipping & Gratuities
Accommodation
You will stay for six nights at the 4-star Hotel Moon Valley a short drive from Sorrento. Due to popular demand, additional dates may use alternative hotels in the Sorrento area.
En route stays in northern Italy and Chianciano Terme will be in 3-star standard hotels.
Overnight stays in northern France will be in city-style hotels.
Check out our Q&As
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Is the tour coach air conditioned?
Yes
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Is there a supplement for solo travellers?
Some tours carry a supplement for solo travellers, please ask for details if the Single price is not shown
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What type of coach will be used?
You will travel on either our Luxuria Coach or our Silver Service Coach
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What is the fitness level required to do this tour?
Low
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Is there any free time to explore places during the tour?
As detailed in the itinerary
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Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?
Yes
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Are all the relevant entry visa’s included in the price of the tour?
No
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Will I know the names and details of all the accommodation before I depart?
Yes
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Is there a limit to luggage that can be brought on the tour?
On Leger Coach Holidays, your allowance is one medium sized suitcase per person, which should weigh no more than 20kg when full.
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Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?
Fully escorted by our experienced drivers/crews. And in most towns and cities we either include or offer optional sightseeing tours with expert local guides to help you get the most from your visits.
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How long has the tour company been trading?
40 years
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
Sole use of your own room on all Single Traveller holidays: means you still get your privacy and time out from the group.
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Yes
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Battlefield Tours - Will it be possible to visit a particular cemetery whilst on the tour?
Please contact us and we will check to see whether you can visit a particular cemetery on any of our Battlefield Tours, if we are not able to fit it into our itinerary then you could take some time out of the tour and do this independently by taxi or public transport.
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What policies are in place for Covid-19?
Please contact us for latest Covid-19 policies
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Up to 98 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
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