Amalfi Explorer

Puglia region was amazing to see! Great hotels including staying two nights in a Trulli in Alberobello. Ostuni and Matera were great walking cities with the Matera hike being our favourite of the trip. Pick-ups and transfers were on time with friendly, helpful drivers. Hotels were unique and comfortable. The only real negative is that all of the train stations in southern Italy seem to be in some state of renovation. Plan ahead and be prepared for changes.

This trip is full of 'postcard moments'. I would call it moderate+ though - some days are very strenuous! And make sure to bring hiking poles: stone and marble stairs can get very slippery, especially if there's a chance of any rain at all.

We really enjoyed our trip. All information was clear so didn't have any questions. Walks not very hard. Amazing views. Decent hotels. Clean. We left in the morning and came back in the evening. Hotel in Agerolo was lovely. Public transport was very confusing in Amalfi. No clear information where the bus stops. We had to to push to get on the bus with the third attempt. Nearly missed stop in Pompey as all windows were in white dots and could not see passing stations. No screen or announcement. Use Google Map. We met lots of tourists from around the world in towns and had interesting conversations. I wish we had more time in Pompei and regret that we didn't hire a guide. The trip was a good combination of nature, history, cuisine, culture and people. I have to say in the last stay in B&B in Naples the receptionist Italian lady was wonderful. She didn't speak English so we used Google translate and it was an interesting experience. She hugged and kissed us as we were her best nephews. Such a lovely lady. It was interesting to talk with Antonio in Agerolo hotel. Great experience. Love Italy.

They did a good job of organizing our trip overall. Times of transfers could have been communicated better. We asked for tour recommendations for Pompeii, which we were told that the don't have recommendation and we should sign up for any tours we want to do. This lead us to sign up for a tour that had to be cut short due to a shuttle transfer time. It would have been nice to know what time we need to be finished to make the transfer earlier. We only found out a week before leaving to Italy. Otherwise it was a great and unforgettable experience.

The trip was a pleasure. Excellent scenery.