Why choose this Salerno tour ?
The tour is completely private and the traveler will decide where to go, what to see and how long to stay.
And it is fully customizable according to your needs.
The time indicated in each itinerary is the minimum time, but you can choose to spend more time there or proceed to the next attraction. The number of itineraries you can visit varies depending on how much time you want to spend in one or another attraction and how many people there are, for 1 or 2 people there will be fewer. Of all the routes you can choose from 2 to 4 that are in the same area or journey. For the boat tour a minimum of 2 participants is required otherwise it will be by canoe.
The tour includes pick up at your hotel and return.
For any itinerary there is fuel payment and parking to be paid in advance.
All entrances to the museums are included and audio guide or group guided tour is provided, not private.
Saturday and Sunday there is a 10% increase
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What makes Full-Day Private Daily Tour from Salerno a unique experience ?
With the private tour of Salerno, you will discover all the major points of interest in the city. You will visit the Minerva Garden, the oldest botanical garden in Europe dating back to the Middle Ages, the ticket is included (if open because it is often closed).
We will walk in the historic center of Salerno through very characteristic narrow medieval alleys, we will visit the monumental complex of San Pietro in Corte, the Cathedral of San Matteo with its Crypt, the virtual Museum of the Salerno Medical School which tells the story of the oldest scientific university in ‘Europe through suggestive multimedia and interactive reconstructions, and then we will visit the Archaeological Museum of Salerno, the ticket is included, the archaeological exhibition is structured on two floors, following both a chronological and topographical route and most of the works are from the Etruscan period .
After visiting the center of Salerno we will continue towards the Castle or Cava dei Tirreni or Vietri.
After the city tour, continue by car or minivan to visit the Medieval Castle of Salerno Arechi and its museum of medieval weapons inside, and torture weapons, the entrance ticket is included with a private visit. The medieval castle of Salerno contains three centuries of Lombard civilization (from the 8th to the 11th century) and is surrounded by a park with nature trails immersed in the Mediterranean scrub, it is possible to take photos from above of all of Salerno and part of the Amalfi coast.
It is not a typical castle with rooms and exhibitions, partly it collapsed because it is one of the oldest in Italy. It is also possible to eat lunch at the Castle, but it must be booked and therefore communicated in advance.
After seeing the castle, either return to Salerno or continue for the tour of Cava dei Tirreni or Vietri.
This tour is combined with that of Salerno or Vietri.
The tour leaves from Salerno to reach Cava dei Tirreni in about 20 minutes.
The tour begins with the Benedictine Abbey SS. Trinità, called Badia di Cava. Entrance ticket is included with private visit and local guide. It is not always open to the public and its opening must be checked and a visit booked. The abbey dates back to the year 1000 and is very large and takes about 1 hour to view. Inside there is an archive library with over 80,000 volumes.
Subsequently we will move to the city of Cava dei Tirreni, which was a medieval city and we will visit the Church of San Francesco and Sant’Antonio, with inside the crypt, the chapel, the mosaics, paintings, the library, and the nativity scene.
We will continue to see the Cathedral of Santa Maria della Visitazione, a church presumably founded around 1089.
With the private tour of Cava dei Tirreni, you will discover all the major points of interest in the city of Cava.
Continuing the tour of Salerno or Cava dei Tirreni, we will visit Vietri sul Mare, known for its ceramic tradition as well as being the only seaside town and the first town on the Amalfi Coast.
We will walk through the small streets of the town and stop to admire the iconic ceramic works of art that make this town so famous throughout the world. I will introduce you to the local artisans and ceramic factories and show you the best sea views of the town. We could taste Limoncello, a liqueur made with lemons from the coast. Afterwards, we will go to the lower part of the town where there is a beach and it is possible to swim. And in the evening we will return to Salerno.
The tour by car or mini van across the Amalfi coast, and you will decide where to stop and for how long in each single place.
Vietri sul Mare is known for its ceramic tradition as well as being the only center on the sea.
Cetara, a UNESCO world heritage site, famous for its anchovy sauce, is a picturesque seaside village on the coast; the convent of San Francesco is also famous here.
Minori is a tourist destination famous for its natural landscapes and renowned culinary tradition, in fact it is known as the City of Taste and its climate makes it very pleasant. In Minori you will stop at the famous Pasticceria di Sal De Riso, the most famous pastry chef in Italy and his desserts are known throughout the world.
Maiori, also a UNESCO world heritage site, has the longest beach on the entire Amalfi Coast, near Maiori there is the beach with the Norman Tower, the Glauco beach and the Erchie beach with one of the Saracen towers.
Combined with the tour of the Amalfi coast, if you are more than 2 people you can see Villa Rufolo in Ravello and Amalfi.
Amalfi is a picturesque interweaving of alleys and staircases overlooking the sea with all its extraordinary colors reflecting the enchanting landscape of Amalfi, the town whose name blesses the entire coast. Dominated by the Cathedral dedicated to Sant’Andrea, Amalfi offers countless testimonies of its glorious past as a Maritime Republic.
Ravello, another pearl of the coast, is an elegant and refined village, surrounded by greenery and characterized by luxurious villas. Ravello is famous all over the world for its festival, in the garden of Villa Rufolo, where a suggestive setting.
We will visit together Villa Rufolo to admire its gardens, its ceramics and see the panorama of the coast from above.
The heart of Ravello is represented by Piazza Vescovado, framed by the architecture of Palazzo Rufolo and the Duomo with its magnificent portal and bell tower.
If booked by only 1 person, you will reach Positano by ferry and then go to Amalfi.
This tour is a continuation of the Amalfi Coast and Villa Rufolo with Amalfi only for more than 3 people and you will have to pay for the car parking.
Positano is a true paradise, developed vertically within an intricate overlapping of streets, alleys and shops that display the colorful fashions of Positano famous throughout the world. In the center of the town is the Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta which presents itself with its large dome, tiled in majolica, and which houses some precious works such as the altars in polychrome marble. It is nice to get lost in Positano in its streets, shops, restaurants, monuments, churches and beaches.
You will admire the coast from another point of view: visiting the most characteristic villages that compose it.
The beach of Positano is one of the most beautiful on the coast and it is recommended to swim here.
For this boat tour it is combined with a visit to other beaches along the Amalfi Coast and a minimum of 2 participants and the payment of fuel is required.
For 1 person it is not on a boat.
The Lannio beach is just before Cetara and is very characteristic and sheltered, from there we will then go to the Limoni beach, which is a cove that remains more hidden than a common beach.
Its strong point is its position, as it is surrounded by a rocky wall and is therefore secluded, this guarantees total tranquility, intimacy and guaranteed relaxation; it is perfect for a calm and relaxing day. The Limoni beach is characterized by being a wild bay that offers a wonderful natural scenery, the sea water is crystal clear, the beach is clean and well-kept and is characterized by having a sand composed of pebbles.
A waterproof bag will be provided to store cell phones and their personal items to take with them.
For this boat tour a minimum of 2 participants is required (the cost of fuel is to be paid extra) and there are stops at other beaches on the coast that can only be reached by boat. If it is booked by 1 person, the coast at Eriche will be reached by car and a canoe will be rented to reach the indicated beaches.
Spiaggia Del Cauco is one of the wild and unequipped coves, it has no access by land, so it can only be reached by boat. The fine-grained pebble beach is guarded by the suggestive Cerniola tower, a Saracen tower and surrounded by high cliffs overlooking the sea.
Spiaggia di Suverano (del Sovrano) called lo Sgarrupo because it is “sgarrupata” is the ideal destination for lovers of natural and wild experiences. It is a natural beach that is very difficult to reach and the difficulty in accessing it has allowed over the years to preserve an uncontaminated landscape beauty.
A waterproof bag will be provided
For this boat tour a minimum of 2 participants is required, and the payment of fuel.
There are stops at many beaches and coves along the Amalfi Coast that can only be reached by boat.
We will meet at the indicated time in the Manfredi port of Salerno to board the boat that will take us towards the Amalfi Coast in the direction of Vietri sul Mare, stopping at many coves and beaches for as long as you want and then reaching another beach and then returning to Salerno by 6 pm.
A waterproof bag will be provided to store cell phones and their personal items to take with them to the beach.
You can see and swim at the Lannio beach, near Cetara, the Collata beach, the Spiaggia dei Limoni, the Cauco beach, and then continuing after Erchie we will stop at the Simona cove, until reaching the Cavallo morto beach.
Arrived in Pompeii after about 40 minutes of travel from Salerno, you can choose whether to have a local guide, who will guide you inside the archaeological park and lead you to discover the secrets of the ancient colony buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.C. or see Pompeii independently.
Walking through these ancient Roman streets, full of history, we will visit elegant domus, theaters, the Lupanare, the baths, shops, until we reach the scenic forum, where you can admire the casts of some victims of the eruption.
In addition, together we will learn about the lifestyle, customs and customs of the ancient Romans: we will discover where they spent their free time and many interesting anecdotes about the city before it was tragically buried by lava.
With its 44 hectares of area brought to light and with a remarkable state of preservation, the Excavations give us back the habits, lifestyles, the splendor of the population of Roman times.
the tour will continue on another itinerary.
Herculaneum which unlike is much smaller in size but much more grouped. The group guided tour is only Saturday and Sunday and must be booked.
Walking through the ruins of Herculaneum means getting to know the urban fabric, the distribution of the houses in their scenic location, the exceptional thermal complex and the monumental basilica.
Herculaneum was founded according to legend by the mythical hero Hercules returning from Iberia. It seems to have been affected, in the beginning, by an indigenous settlement and then exposed to Samnite, Greek, Etruscan influences, up to the overwhelming Roman presence.
The city has returned exceptional finds, such as the beautiful Villa dei Papiri, built overhanging the sea, which housed over 1800 papyri and wonderful sculptures.
The extraordinary state of preservation of the woods, bronze parts and especially the risers of the houses, will offer you a clear and detailed view of Roman residential construction.
The visit to the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa is combined with that of the site of Herculaneum because they are close enough.
Here you can admire the first train in the world built by King Ferdinand II of Bourbon in 1839. That initially served only his movements in the first railway line in the world of the 7,411 meters long that connected Naples to Portici.
The collection consists of over 55 historic rolling stock located in the ancient pavilions of the Bourbon factory that, once, housed the departments specialized in the various processes of the production cycle.
The visit allows you to make a suggestive journey through time from 1839 until you reach more recent times.
Entrance is included.
Guided group tours in English are available only on Saturdays and Sundays at 16:00.
If available you can also take the virtual journey of the legendary Bayard, with the multimedia attraction in augmented reality.
This tour is combined with that of the archaeological park of Herculaneum and the Railway Museum or the excavations of Pompeii, where it is advisable to bring comfortable shoes and a hat because there are no shaded areas.
The tour is by car or mini van, it depends on the number of people. It includes pick up from your hotel in Salerno and return to Salerno. It is the traveler who decides where to stop and for how long, but visits to all 4 sites are guaranteed only if you are more than 3 people.
The entrance and visit to the Villa di Poppea is included, but here there is no guide for the guided tour, because it is very small and not crowded.
The Villa di Poppea is included among the assets that UNESCO has defined as a “World Heritage Site”. Built around the middle of the 1st century. BC, it was enlarged in the imperial age, and was already being restored at the time of the eruption. Its ownership is attributed to Poppea Sabina, second wife of the emperor Nero, but in any case belonging to the heritage of the imperial family.
In the morning we will leave Salerno for Contursi Terme, about 30 minutes away. There we will spend the whole morning at the thermal park.
The entrance to the thermal park of Terme Capasso or Rosapepe, where there are pools with hot thermal water, the thermal treatment for those who wish, through the use of thermal mud, massages or other are to be paid on site. The entrance fee is from 10 to 20 euros.
At 13:30 we will leave Contursi Terme to head to the Vassallo estate, reachable in about 20 minutes, we will then cross the Piana del Sele, a plain famous for its buffalo farms and we will stop at the Vannulo dairy, the most famous of all, where you can eat on site and discover how the herds are raised on a tour of the dairy, learn about the production techniques of buffalo mozzarella and taste these delicacies.
At 4:00 pm we will move to the archaeological park of Paestum, entrance included, where we will first visit the museum and then the park.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- People over 70 can book this tour only if in a group accompanied by other relatives. Once you have made the booking request you must indicate what type of private tour you want to do, writing what you want to see. and you must write in which city each participant was born.
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- lunch and dinner
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lunch and dinner: I will take you to lunch and to real Italian cuisine, and at the end of the tour a pizza for dinner.
Pickup included - Full Day Private Daily Tour from Salerno
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Pickup included - Bed and breakfast
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Bed and breakfast: overnight in a Bed and breakfast room with breakfast in Salerno City.
Pickup included
- you pay extra for the fuel of the boat or car.
- you pay extra parking ranging from 1 to 12 euros per hour depending on the area
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- Maximum 8 Travelers is accepted for booking.