Naples, Amalfi Coast & Campania Tour

• Arrival/departure: Naples airport
• 9 days, 8 nights: 3 nights at MGallery Palazzo Caracciolo  in Naples, 5 nights at Hotel Michelangelo in Sorrento
• Sommelier host + local tour guide for 9 days
•  Pizza dinner in Naples
• Local guide and food tastings in Naples, plus local transfers
• Ferry tickets to/from Capri
• Transportation via private bus as per itinerary day-by-day and timing below.
• Local expert guides and tours in two (2) locations: city of Naples, Pompei archeological site
• Mozzarella farm tour and light lunch (cheese selection, salads, gelato)
• Four (4) winery tastings with food, throughout the region, one (1)  Limoncello tasting

• Like all of Crush WineXP’s tour experiences, this trip is off-the-beaten-path.
• Board a private bus and transfer to a different part of the old city where we meet a local expert guide and embark on a food tour in one of the most lively neighborhoods of Naples, combining history with local culture and culinary tradition.
• Enjoy the freshest sardines, shrimps and calamari breaded and fried on the spot, served in the paper cone called “cuoppo”.
• Then we are off to a bakery for the crunchy taralli, in a local restaurant for the pasta served with genovese sauce and a preparation based on vegetables. We end in a local pastry for the stuffed puff pastry and espresso coffee.
• Free afternoon and dinner on your own. We will have lots of restaurant recommendations.

• Check out and depart for Sant’Agata dei Goti (driving time 1h)
• Take a stroll in this unique town built on top of a cliff, surrounded by two canyons Visit the underground cellars of Mustilli, the historic winery of the Sannio wine region.
• Lunch paired with the tasting of 3 wines (Aglianico, Pedirosso, Greco)
• Drive to Sorrento (2 hours) and check in at the 4-star Hotel Michelangelo in Sorrento (rooms with a view over the swimming pool)
• Take a stroll with your tour manager all the way to the public gardens of Sorrento for the iconic picture overlooking the bay of Naples and the Vesuvius.
• Tonight dinner is on your own in one of the many restaurants and pizzerias available

• Drive to the southern Campania region (1h 40’)
• Visit a buffalo mozzarella farm and discover the secrets of ancient cheese production
• Enjoy a light lunch with a selection of mozzarella, fresh vegetables, local bread and buffalo milk gelato
• Relax as we transfer by bus to Vigne di Raito, a small family-business located on the highest slopes of the Amalfi Coast
• Take in the views of blue Mediterranean as we walk through the lemon groves that bloom twice a year and we reach the vineyard of this family-owned business
• Wine tasting focused on Amalfi DOC, paired with five small tastings of locally sourced foods
• Drive back to the hotel in Sorrento (35 min)
• Free evening for dinner on your own

• Drive to Positano and enjoy the breathtaking views of the coast
• Stroll on the flights of steps that lead to the beach, exploring art galleries, ceramic shops, and boutiques with the iconic white-linen fashion of the coast
• Continue driving to Amalfi
• Free time for shopping in Amalfi among paper shops, souvenir stores and lemon products sellers. We recommend the pastry at Pansa to indulge in one of the best “delizia al limone” of the Campania region, a sponge cake filled with lemon custard and dipped in lemon cream
• Drive back to the hotel (1 hour 15’)
• Gather for a group farewell dinner at a restaurant in Sorrento

• Sam (pictured on the left) is a WSET trained sommelier and co-founder of Crush Wine Experiences (formerly New York Wine Events) (est. 2006), the NY area’s #1 food & wine experience company.
• He has traveled to Europe frequently on cultural and wine excursions to some of the continent’s leading wineries, including trips throughout Italy.
• He knows the wines, cuisine, and local culture of Campania
• As a wine professional who owns a wine retail store in the U.S., he brings added insights to the wine experience on the tour.

$4,200 per person, double occupancy (private room). Book here

$4,700 per person (single occupancy) (private room). Book here

(Rates are inclusive of taxes and fees)

Note: This is a boutique, intimate tour experience, limited to 18 guests + 2 hosts

High quality of food, wine, destinations, and a small bus that can go where larger tours cannot.