It was a wonderful trip to the Amalfi Coast, although it was very hot, particularly on the day we visited Herculaneum and Pompeii. Severio was a very good leader. The hotel was very clean and comfortable and I enjoyed the evenings that we had the pizza and pasta demonstrations. On the whole the food was very good, although we could have done with a bit more choice for the evening meal, but breakfast was excellent, although a little chaotic with so many people trying to serve themselves at the same time.
My only disappointment was that we did not have a chance to get away from Bomerano on our day off as I would have liked to go either to Naples or Vesuvius.
Our tour was amazing! We saw so many cities, historical sites and landscapes. We also made many new friends. The tour was very fast paced and we were always running to meet the bus on time. Expect to walk 5-10 miles per day. Roma, our tour guide, was informative, enthusiastic, and funny. She made the trip enjoyable. The coach was comfortable and our driver kept us safe. I would have liked more time to go into some of the historical sites. While the trip itself was very reasonably priced, we were disappointed about the airport / hotel transportation booked through Expat. We paid approximately $76 euros one way for transportation, for a 20 minute ride with a private car, for 2 people booked with Expat. The hotel was booking private cars to the airport for $44 euros for 2 people. Maybe Expat needs to find someone else for transportation.
This is a brilliant holiday, and that's coming from someone used to independent travelling who was sceptical about going on a guided tour. The walks are stunning, full of breathtaking cliff top views, waterfalls and lemon groves, the towns and villages you visit en route are awash with history and fascinating sights, and there's still time to relax and swim in the sea. The hotel is also good with great food and very friendly staff, and their cookery demonstrations were really entertaining.