Ruins of Pompeii & Stunning Sorrento Coastline: Day Trip by High-Speed Train

Although the weather was rainy for most of the trip, this was one of the most memorable tours I took from Rome. We were met at the main train terminal in Rome by our host, who directed us to the proper track in the busy station. He saw us onto the train safely. The train was very clean, and the ride was smooth, with lovely countryside views, and arrived on time. Our local tour guide, Vincenzio ('Enzio'), escorted us to our large bus (even though our group was very small), where we had plenty of room to stretch out. Enzio is from Naples, and related fascinating stories of the city. He turned us over to another experienced guide for the Pompei tour, which was fabulous. Without the detailed knowledge of the guide, we would not have experienced the full impact of life in Pompei before the eruption. We were then joined once again with Enzio, and got on the bus for a 45-minute drive to Sorrento, where we had lunch at a lovely restaurant overlooking the city. Enzio showed us a couple of special shops with outstanding products, including a cameo shop that had been run by the same family for 3 generations, and a delicious lemon shop with the best limoncello ever. We had over an hour of free time to browse the other shops and even dip our toes into the Mediterranean See on the beach. This is the only way to go for your Pompei tour, even though it is more expensive than most (because of the train ride, which took just over an hour - less than half as long as driving would have been). The expertise of our guides and bus driver was worth every penny.

Nicola was the best guide we could have ever imagined for our tour in Pompeii. He was born in Pompeii and has been a guide for 51 years. So knowledgeable and passionate. It was an amazing experience. Unfortunately, traffic prevented us from having much time in Sorrento, but that is something you just can't control.

Cesare was a great guide. He did an awesome job teaching us about Naples, Sorrento and Pompeii. We enjoyed ourselves and had an amazing trip! Thank You!

Guides were great. The place amazing. Would recommend to see and experience. Enjoyed the place history.

City Wonders guides did an amazing job! Pompeii was fascinating and Sorrento was gorgeous! Highly recommend!

Great tour, well organized. Also, the train journey saves a lot of time. The ruins os Pompeii are amazing and Sorrento is beautiful, and gives us a taste of the Amalfi coast. We had lunch overlooking the bay of Naples!

A totally delightful day! Every detail was attened to and ran right on time.

I actually signed up for the Pompeii and Amalfi Coast tour. Somehow I was scheduled on this tour. I discovered it that morning at the RR station in Rome. Since the tours were traveling to Naples and then to Pompeii together before they parted ways, and since the Amalfi tour was only half full. I asked to be transferred. They said it wouldn't work because the Amalfi tour took longer and they were booked on a later train and they couldn't transfer the tickets. I asked if I independently bought tickets on the later train could I change. They said no because there wasn't time before the bus left to see if tickets were available. Sorrento was beautiful, we had lunch looking over the sea, and the lemon shop was great. I had a very good time, but I was counting on the Amalfi tour.

Excellent trip to Pompeii and Sorrento. Our guide, Ches, was fantastic. The train ride and bus was very comfortable. The guide in Rome was right on time and was very helpful in getting our group to the train. Ches met us in Napoli and we quickly got on the air conditioned bus to Pompeii. The Pompeii guide was very knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting. Sorrento was beautiful and we enjoyed a nice lunch and tour of the town.

Great day trip. I would highly recommend. Great tour of Pompei. Guides very knowledgeable and friendly. Sorrento lovely and an afternoon is plenty of time for lunch and to wander around. Small group is a must and worth the cost.