Return UK flights, Five nights 4* stay*, daily breakfast throughout, return airport transfers with ferry tickets included, return hydrofoil tickets to Procida Island, return ferry tickets to Capri Island.
DAY 1-
NAPLES - ISCHIA ISLAND
Arrival in Naples Airport. Ischia is known for its thermal properties since ancient times. Accomodation in hotel, overnight.
DAY 2 –
CAPRI ISLAND Breakfast in hotel. Departure by motorboat at 09:20 approximately. After about an hour you will reach Capri, and more precisely the port of Marina Grande. You can take a walking tour of the area and we recommend visiting “Villa San Michele”, built by the physician and writer Axel Munthe, where once there was an old chapel dedicated to San Michele. During the excavations, the ruins of the Augustan period, finely decorated, proving the existence of a sumptuous Roman residence, were brought to light. Today the villa is a majestic building, surrounded by a large and lovely garden. If you prefer, you can take the chair lift and reach Monte Solaro, 589 metres above sea level, to admire stunning views of the entire island, the front side of Mount Vesuvius, the Gulf of Naples and the Sorrento peninsula. You can take a walk of the famous “Piazzetta” and the Gardens of Augustus (entrance fee not included), donated by Friedrich Alfred Krupp (son of the founder of the great German steelworks) to the town of Capri and then named after the Roman Emperor. The gardens offer beautiful views of the Faraglioni, Via Krupp, Marina Piccola and the Certosa di San Giacomo. Here you can have the chance to take a boat tour of the Blue Grotto or other grottos passing under the Natural arch and the Faraglioni. At 04:30/05:00 pm approximately you will leave to get back to Ischia. Roundrip transfers from/to the hotel included) Overnight in Ischia island.
DAY 3 –
PROCIDA, THE ISLAND OF COLOURS elected "CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2022" Breakfast in hotel. Spend a day exploring the quiet, mysterious island of Procida on your own. Travel by hydrofoil from port of Ischia (port of Casamicciola) and discoverall the island has to offer. We offer you a special taste of a typical pastry of the island, the “lingua di bue” with italian cappuccino (included the tour rate) .Explore lemon groves and cobbled alleys, soaking up the relaxing atmosphere. Visit Terra Murata, the oldest village on the island, and see its castle and prison. Stop at the marina of Corricella, or wander through the port of Marina Grande in Sent'cò. Then back to Ischia in the afternoon. Overnight in Ischia island.
DAY 4 –
POSITANO & AMALFI MINI CRUISE (OPTIONAL TOUR
, with extra cost) Breakfast in hotel. We suggest to add to your trip this amazing experience! Pick up at the hotel and transfer to the port of Ischia. Departure from Ischia at 09:20 am to Positano – via Capri – and arrival after two hours. Tour of the quaint borgo of Positano, with its white painted houses and terracotta and souvenir shops. The town looks like a small crib perched on a hill overlooking the sea. You will relax while tasting a coffee on the beach or you can explore the shops in the alleys to find sandals and dresses. You can spend moments of pure relaxation on a sunny terrace while enjoying a typical "delizia al limone", a sponge cake with lemon cream, and admiring the longest beach on the coast.
Your stop in Positano will last about 2 hours. After getting back to the port, as agreed with the on-board crew, your boat will reach Amalfi, once the seat of the powerful maritime republic with the same name and one of the oldest paper production centres in Europe. From the sea you will admire the beautiful villas located on the steep slope overlooking the port below. Once landed, you can take a walk through the central square and stop to enjoy a glass of the traditional Amalfi limoncello. Then you will reach the upper town, up to the Cathedral of Sant'Andrea, in Arabic-Norman style. Your stop in Amalfi will last about 2 hours. Then you will get back to the port, as agreed with the on-board crew, to return to Ischia early in the evening. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Ischia island.
DAY 5 –
LA MORTELLA GARDENS (OPTIONAL TOUR, with extra cost)
Breakfast in hotel. Today we suggest you to visit a special garden: La Mortella Immerse yourself in the magic atmosphere of Giardini La Mortella Garden, along trails surrounded by exotic plants and small lakes. You will visit a lovely garden created by Sir William Walton, one of the most important English musicians of the twentieth century, and Susana, a botanical collector. Your tour will start from the lower garden, rich in shady areas created by dense and lush vegetation. You will admire a scenic landscape surrounded by beautiful fountains, lakes, watercourses and three large greenhouses, including the Victoria House where the giant Victoria Amazonica water lily is cultivated. You will climb up the hill and you will reach the Greek theatre, where every year young composers from all over the world offer their performance. Then you will stop at Sala Thai, a meditation pavilion, surrounded by bamboo and lotus flowers. Overnight in Ischia island.
DAY 6 –
ISCHIA – NAPLES
Breakfast at the hotel and end of our services.