DAY 1: ISTANBUL AIRPORT – NAPLES – POMPEII AND CITY TOUR
We meet our valued guests at 04:00 in front of the Turkish Airlines international flights F counter (counters 1–27) by entering through Gate 3 at Istanbul Airport and complete check-in procedures. Departure to Naples at 06:55 on Turkish Airlines flight TK1453. Arrival in Naples at 08:20 local time.
We move to Pompeii with our waiting vehicle. Once one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean during the Roman Empire, Pompeii, buried under the ashes of Mount Vesuvius, has become one of the world’s largest open-air museums thanks to excavations that have continued for two centuries. In Pompeii, where many structures from the Roman period can still be seen intact, you will stroll street by street, get to know the civilization of the era, and have the chance to see human remains left beneath Vesuvius’s ashes.
After the tour, we head to Naples city center. Set on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, the birthplace of Neapolitan songs and the homeland of Italian pizza, Naples is a typical Mediterranean city. During the panoramic bus tour, sights include the city’s elite district, Enrico Caruso’s home, a photo stop on Vomero Hill, the Royal Castle, and the Santa Lucia waterfront.
At the end of the tour, we move to our Naples hotel and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 2: SORRENTO - CAPRI
After breakfast, we start our full-day excursion at the time previously announced by our guide.
Sorrento is the city where the poet Torquato Tasso was born, the land of colors, the homeland of mermaids, and a city of lemon trees and oranges. Having also hosted the famous Soviet writer Maxim Gorky in the 1920s, Sorrento is a charming southern city where goodness and hospitality come together, passed down from generation to generation.
After our Sorrento tour, we depart for Capri. After the journey by fast ferry, we arrive on Capri Island. Places to visit in Capri: Capri town above the harbor, Anacapri town at the highest point of the hill, the Augustus Gardens, and the shopping street. Those who wish may take the cable car from Anacapri to the island’s highest point and enjoy a magnificent view.
At the end of the tour, we return to our Naples hotel and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 3: POSITANO - AMALFI
After breakfast, we start our full-day excursion at the time previously announced by our guide.
On the Costiera Amalfitana, known as the most beautiful coastline in the world, we first visit Positano and then the Amalfi coast by bus. Amalfi, the capital of the Amalfi Maritime Republic, was an important trade center between 800 and 1200. Located in the Gulf of Salerno, 35 km south of Naples, the city of Amalfi was a popular destination for British aristocrats and wealthy people in the 1920s and 1930s. Today, together with Positano, Ravello, and the other towns along the coast, it is an important tourist destination.
At the end of the tour, we return to our Naples hotel and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 4: NAPLES - ISTANBUL
After breakfast, we complete our hotel check-out procedures and head to the airport at the time specified by our guide. After ticketing and baggage procedures, we depart from Naples to Istanbul at 16:00 on Turkish Airlines flight TK1464. Arrival in Istanbul at 19:25 and the end of our tour.