Walk beneath wooden pergolas through terraced groves on a family-run lemon farm, learning how the prized sfusato amalfitano is cultivated on steep slopes. Hear about harvest traditions and the craft of transforming thick-skinned fruit into fragrant liqueurs and pastries.

Savor a guided limoncello tasting and citrus-led sweets while taking in sea views between the rows. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, celebrating the PGI Limone Costa d’Amalfi and the patience behind its bright, aromatic character.

• 1 Dinner (D)
• 5 Breakfast (B)

• London: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
• Rome: If you require arrangements to be made for your accessibility needs, please inform your Trip Manager as soon as possible. We try our best to contact all accommodations and secure ground floor rooms for easy wheelchair access.Please remember that Italy can be physically challenging to get around. Coaches can’t access historical centers, and there will be lots of walking (on roads that are often uneven and cobbled). Travellers with accessibility needs will find this trip challenging.
• Madrid: Yep. Usually, we arrange a buffet for all your included meals. If you’d like a vegetarian option, please inform your Trip Manager beforehand, and they’ll sort it out for you.
• Rome: This would depend on the museums & attractions you’re planning to visit. If you’d like to know the exact timings, please contact our 24×7 Helpline to access your day-to-day itineraries to check when you’ll have free time in each city.
• Madrid: Of course! Just inform your Trip Manager if you need refrigeration on the coach. Please remember that the fridge is turned off overnight, so you’ll have to take your medication with you into your accommodation. We recommend that you bring a cooler bag with you as a backup. It’s your responsibility to store your medication with care. 

• Amalfi Coast: Definitely one for the bucket list. Your chance to view one of Europe’s active volcanoes from a distance. 
• Capri: Chill on the beaches of this Mediterranean jewel. Explore the famous boutiques then stop off for a Spritz in the sun. 
• Amalfi Coast: Live your best life like a local (on a ferry!) as you glide through azure seas, past cliffs filled with rainbow-coloured buildings. 
• Positano: Ramble through the wisteria-lined streets and past sun-bleached houses as you live La Dolce Vita. Don’t forget an iconic selfie with the village backdrop.

Glide across the Tyrrhenian Sea to Capri and ride the funicular to the island’s lively heart, La Piazzetta. Browse chic boutiques along Via Camerelle, pause for a Spritz beneath lemon-scented pergolas, and feel the island’s cliff-top drama where whitewashed lanes open to turquoise horizons.

Trace Capri’s magnetism from Roman emperors to mid-century jet-setters as you wander to the Gardens of Augustus for cinematic views of the Faraglioni sea stacks. The blend of limestone cliffs, sea breeze, and café culture makes this island interlude a Mediterranean classic.

Board a coastal boat and ride a local ferry between pastel villages that cling to cliffs on the Amalfi Coast. Watch terraced lemon groves, domed churches, and wave-sculpted coves scroll by as sea spray and sun create a vivid, salt-kissed panorama.

From the open deck, gaze across the Bay of Naples toward the silhouette of Mount Vesuvius, a reminder of ancient forces that shaped this shoreline. Traveling as locals do reveals the coast’s maritime soul—efficient, beautiful, and irresistibly photogenic from the water.

Wander the flower-draped lanes of Positano, the coast’s “vertical town,” where steps tumble past ceramic studios and linen boutiques to the pebbles of Spiaggia Grande. Pause for gelato, frame the sea through bougainvillea, and capture cliffside homes painted in sun-warmed hues.

Step inside or admire the Church of Santa Maria Assunta with its gleaming majolica dome as fishing boats bob offshore. Artists, writers, and style-makers long found inspiration here; you’ll feel the same easy elegance in the sea air and slow, scenic rhythm.

Join a licensed expert for a guided walking tour of Pompeii, frozen in time by the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius. Walk the basalt streets, the Forum, and bathhouses; see frescoed villas, bakeries, and poignant plaster casts that reveal daily life halted in an instant.

Hear how Roman engineering shaped homes, water systems, and commerce as you navigate stepping stones and storefronts. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; it deepens your understanding of antiquity with vivid detail and scholarly context.

Explore the narrow artery of Spaccanapoli while you sample Neapolitan pizza hot from the oven, flaky sfogliatella, and the city’s intense espresso ritual. Street shrines glow beside artisan workshops as the sounds of scooters and conversation fill the air.

Discover stories behind Bourbon palaces and the artisan nativity studios of San Gregorio Armeno, where tradition thrives year-round. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, blending local flavor with living history in Italy’s most passionately paced city.

Circle Capri by boat on an optional cruise, slipping beneath limestone cliffs and through the arch of the Faraglioni. Drop anchor in sheltered coves for refreshing swim stops where the water glows Mediterranean blue and the island rises dramatically overhead.

Weather and sea conditions permitting, boats may approach sea caves such as the Blue Grotto for a closer look. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, offering a perspective of Capri shaped by wind, light, and clear, inviting seas.

Roll up your sleeves and join a hands-on pasta class with a local chef. Mix, knead, and shape fresh pasta—from silky tagliolini to rustic cavatelli—before finishing with classic sauces like pomodoro or carbonara, learning techniques you can recreate at home.

Share the table and sit down to your creation with a glass of wine as the city hums beyond the door. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, turning Rome’s food culture into a delicious, personal skill.

Contiki

Settle into the Eternal City with an included Roman dinner where you’ll meet your Trip Manager and fellow travelers. Share plates of classic cucina romana—think cacio e pepe and seasonal antipasti—paired with a glass of local wine as the group spirit takes shape beneath Rome’s cobblestone lanes and twilight glow.

Learn practical tips and insider suggestions for navigating the city from your host while enjoying the unhurried ritual of Italian dining. This convivial welcome dinner sets the tone for days of discovery, conversation, and the easy rhythm of la dolce vita.