Sorrento Coast · GUIDED

15 Guided Tours around Sorrento Worth Booking

107 tours  ·  from $16

This is the shortlist you would send a friend flying into Naples: 15 guided tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

Pompeii Express Guided Tour by Train from Sorrento - The Circumvesuviana ride: useful, local, and sometimes crowded
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Pompeii Express Guided Tour by Train from Sorrento

1.Pompeii Express Guided Tour by Train from Sorrento

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 770 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $65Our pick

Travel from Sorrento to Pompeii by local train, then spend two hours with an English-speaking guide among the city’s public buildings and famous houses. Gino, Mena, and Roberta have led highly praised visits, while flexible return tickets let you stay longer after the guided walk.

“Gino is fantastic as a guide! Express tour is more than enough of a tour, because it would take 5 days to see it all.”

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Skip the Line Pompeii Guided Tour from Sorrento - The Forum: Pompeii’s public center
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Skip-the-Line Pompeii Guided Tour from Sorrento

2.Skip-the-Line Pompeii Guided Tour from Sorrento

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 722 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $90

Travel from central Sorrento to Pompeii by air-conditioned coach, then explore the Forum, Via dell’Abbondanza, baths, brothel, House of the Faun, Basilica, and theater with an official guide. Guides such as Luisa, Lulu, Lucio, and Roberta bring the ruins to life.

“Louisa (LuLu, our guide) was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and friendly with a great sense of humor. It was a great exploration of the archaeology and the history of Pompeii.”

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Pompeii Ruins Half-Day Tour from Sorrento with Guide - Pickup in Sorrento and the ride south
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Pompeii Ruins Half-Day Tour from Sorrento with Guide

3.Pompeii Ruins Half-Day Tour from Sorrento with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 714 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $97

Travel from Sorrento to Pompeii by air-conditioned minibus, then spend about two hours with an English-speaking guide among the Forum, Thermal Baths, Lupanare, and preserved homes. Guides such as Grace, Erica, and Maria bring the buried city to life, while pickup and admission are included.

“Great tour with great guide. Recommend to anyone. Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Great weather.”

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From Sorrento: Pompeii and Vesuvius Guided Tour with Lunch - Walking the upper slopes of Vesuvius
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From Sorrento: Pompeii and Vesuvius Guided Tour with Lunch

4.Pompeii and Vesuvius Guided Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 683 reviews · from $130

Travel from Sorrento or Vico Equense to Mount Vesuvius, walk to the crater, eat pizza on the volcano’s slopes, and tour Pompeii with a local guide. Guides such as Magdalena, Max, Ilenia, and Bernadette have been praised for clear explanations and good humor. Expect a full, walking-heavy day.

“A great way to see Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii. The hike up the volcano was moderate and you need to be pretty quick to get up and back in the time they provide. Make sure you wear good footwear too. Getting to see the crater with smoke coming out was incredible! The tour at Pompeii was great, the place is huge so it was nice getting shown all the most interesting parts with a guide. The lunch was a simple pizza bust very tasty. Only downside was the bus, it was quite old a bit cramped, the aircon was also freezing for everyone on board.”

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From Sorrento: Path of the Gods Guided Hike with Transfers - Leaving Sorrento for the hills above Amalfi
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From Sorrento: Path of the Gods Guided Hike with Transfers

5.Path of the Gods Guided Hike with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 530 reviews · 6 hours · from $94

Travel from Sorrento to the Path of the Gods with guides such as Nino, Monica, or Antonio. Walk ancient mule tracks past farmhouses and mountain plants, choose a gentler or harder route, and stop at a shepherd’s hut for local cheese, wine, and music.

“Mid-summer may not be the ideal time to do this walk but the views were spectacular, the show with the shepherd was a bright spot and the light brunch was refreshing. There were alternative routes - harder / easier. The hiking pole was helpful. The walk wasn't particularly challenging but need closed shoes and water to carry. People with severe fear of heights or vertigo may want to avoid this activity.”

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Sorrento: Guided Walking Tour & Limoncello Tasting - Meeting Mario at Piccadilly Pub
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Sorrento: Guided Walking Tour & Limoncello Tasting

6.Guided Walking Tour & Limoncello Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 472 reviews · 2 hours · from $41Top rated

Join Sorrento guide Mario for a two-hour, 3-kilometer walk through the old town, Vallone dei Mulini, San Francesco cloister, and Villa Comunale. Learn about inlay work and local lemons, then taste organic limoncello and other liqueurs. Expect history first, tasting second, with some steps and hills.

“Mario was an excellent guide. He is very knowledgable and is a good communicator. Highly recommend!”

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From Sorrento/Nerano: Capri Island Cruise with Guide Onboard - Capri with six hours to plan your own day
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From Sorrento/Nerano: Capri Island Cruise with Guide Onboard

7.Capri Island Cruise with Guide Onboard

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 439 reviews · from $75

You’ll travel from Sorrento or Nerano to Capri by shared boat, with guides such as Vincenzo or Giovanni offering practical advice on buses, Anacapri, the Blue Grotto, and lunch. You get six hours ashore, then a scenic cruise past the Faraglioni, caves, Punta Carena, and Ieranto Bay.

“One of the best experiences I have ever booked. Everything was perfectly organized from start to finish. Hotel pickup was possible and on time just like the boat to Capri itself. Definitely recommend as our guides were amazing as well.”

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Scenic Amalfi Coast Drive: Guided Shared Day Trip from Sorrento - The road from Sorrento to the coast
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Scenic Amalfi Coast Drive: Guided Shared Day Trip from Sorrento

8.Scenic Amalfi Coast Drive: Guided Shared Day Trip from Sorrento

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 323 reviews · from $86

From Sorrento, spend about eight hours touring the Amalfi Coast by air-conditioned coach. Expect a scenic Positano viewpoint, free time in Amalfi, and, on the published route, a ferry to Salerno. Guides such as Diego, Rosella, and Nino have led different departures, while lunch and boat trips cost extra.

“This tour was unfortunately really disappointing. We booked it as a way to see three cities that our guidebook recommended (Amalfi, Positano, and Ravello), experience the Amalfi coast drive, and hear the history/stories of what we were seeing. What we got was the bus pickup was 30 minutes late, the tour skipped Positano entirely, the bus was huge so it could only stop twice on the drive vistas, meaning we couldn’t take pictures except through the bus window with glare/reflections, and above all - the tour guide talked the whole time without ever saying anything! Amazing! We heard the same joke 12 times (“the bus driver is drunk” or some…”

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Guided Day Tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum with Light Lunch - Starting at Sorrento’s Achille Lauro Bus Terminal
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Guided Day Tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum with Light Lunch

9.Guided Day Tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum with Light Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 311 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $185

Travel from Sorrento to Herculaneum and Pompeii in an air-conditioned minibus, with about two hours at each site, guided visits, skip-the-line entry, and a substantial Italian lunch with wine. Guides such as Francesca, Carmine, Raphael, and Laura have earned high praise for bringing the ruins to life.

“Well organised and prompt pick up for the coach. Our tour guide Dana was lovely and very knowledgeable about Pompeii and the Herculaneum. Our driver Pepe was lovely and the drive to pompeii was smooth and enjoyable. Dana guided us around Pompeii and thr Herculaneum providing us with the history of the two towns. Dana always checked with our older guest in our group to make sure they were comfortable with all the walking we were doing. The use of the headphones was brilliant ad we could still hear Dana giving us the stories even if we found ourselves at the back of the group. The tour was not rushed…”

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Capri Guided Boat Experience with Island Exploration and Transfer - Marina Grande and the first Capri views
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Capri Guided Boat Experience with Island Exploration and Transfer

10.Capri Guided Boat Experience with Island Exploration and Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 302 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $131

Travel from Sorrento to Capri in a small group of up to 12, with hotel pickup, a guided boat circuit, swimming stops, snacks, drinks, and limoncello. You get four hours to explore Capri independently, plus views of Punta Carena, the Faraglioni, Natural Arch, and White Grotto.

“Was awesome. Sarah and Antonio were amazing. Treated our family great. Super recs on where to go and do. Swim was the best.”

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Capri Walking Tour with local guide - Anacapri gives you space to slow down
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Capri Walking Tour with local guide

11.Capri Walking Tour with local guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 300 reviews · from $104

Spend about six hours exploring Capri and Anacapri with a local guide such as Gabriel, Giusi, or Titti. Ride a minibus between towns, visit the Augustus Gardens, see the Faraglioni, enjoy free time for lunch and shopping, and consider the extra-cost chairlift to Monte Solaro.

“Amazing trip with Gabriel .. he was super entertaining n add sure we reach on time to the best locations in capri so we had ample time n enjoyed …”

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Guided Day Hike on the Path of the Gods with Sorrento Transfer - Three and a half hours above the Amalfi Coast
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Guided Day Hike on the Path of the Gods with Sorrento Transfer

12.Guided Day Hike on the Path of the Gods with Sorrento Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $105

Start in Sorrento at 8:00 am for a guided Path of the Gods hike above the Amalfi Coast. Expect about 3.5 hours on foot, views toward Capri and the Sirens, local history, shepherds’ food and wine, and round-trip transport. Guides may include Nino, Antonino, Marco, Pepe, or Michaela.

“The view was spectacular! We really enjoyed our day. The meeting point was central. Nino and Antonino were wonderful. Especially since they encouraged us to do much easier hike geared towards our ability”

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From Sorrento: Pompeii Ruins All-inclusive Guided Tour - The train ride to Pompeii
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From Sorrento: Pompeii Ruins All-inclusive Guided Tour

13.Pompeii Ruins All-inclusive Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 218 reviews · from $66

Meet at Tempio Travel beside Sorrento’s Circumvesuviana station, take the train to Pompeii, and join a two-hour English or Italian walking tour. Guides such as Laura, Ciro, Maria, and Giana have led lively visits through the Forum, baths, villas, bakeries, mosaics, and body casts.

“Our tour guide Ciro was amazing, so kind, very knowledgeable yet funny as well. Keeping up engaged all the time also making sure no one to get lost. We were so happy feeling looked after such a professional manner. Thank you so much for his tour guide. Would love to come back again.”

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From Sorrento: Capri Guided Boat Tour - The ride along the Sorrento coast
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From Sorrento: Capri Guided Boat Tour

14.Capri Guided Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 162 reviews · from $123

Spend seven hours sailing from Sorrento to Capri with a skipper-guide, light lunch, drinks, and time ashore. You will cruise past the Blue Grotto, Faraglioni Rocks, Natural Arch, and several grottoes, with a swim stop when conditions allow. Guides may include Giovanni, Joseph, Franco, or Mariano.

“Wonderful day, breathtaking scenery, amazing captain and got to meet some new international friends! Best day!”

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Pompeii & Mount Vesuvius Tour with Guided Visit, Tickets & Lunch - Pompeii in two hours: what you actually see
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Pompeii & Mount Vesuvius Tour with Guided Visit, Tickets & Lunch

15.Pompeii & Mount Vesuvius Tour with Guided Visit, Tickets & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 155 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $187

From Sorrento, Paula, Gino, or another local guide leads you through Pompeii’s Forum, brothel, baths, theater, and main street before lunch at a Sorrentino winery. You then hike Mount Vesuvius for Gulf of Naples views. Expect a long, active day with shared transport and changing guides.

“Pompeii was amazing and wish we had a full day here to immerse in more of the history but alas we had other activities planned; like lunch and hiking the caldera of Mt. Vesuvius. Paola did. Great job coordinating and ensuring we had breaks, water, lunch, and of course limoncello! The heat was high the day of our tour but the amount of information was amazing. Lunch could have been better with fans to cool off. Our guide in Pompeii was great and knew his stuff! Would book him for a private Pompeii tour.”

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