Amalfi Coast walking tour
This magnificent continuous six day Amalfi Coast walking tour takes you the length of the coast (no buses or shuttles!) starting at the romantic town of Ravello and finishing at the spectacular seaside town of Positano with views over the sparkling Mediterranean Sea - a unique experience!
This continuous walk along the Amalfi Coast tour starts with a private transfer from Naples (or Salerno) an hours south to Ravello and finishes with a private transfer back to Naples (or Salerno) at the end.
The Coast is one of the most spectacular parts of the Mediterranean, with mountains rising dramatically to almost 1500 metres above the aquamarine sea. The whitewashed houses of the villages and towns that are strung along the coast seem to have tumbled down the sheer mountainsides to the water's edge - vibrant colours, lush vegetation and warm, boisterous people.
The walks on this walking tour take you high above the worldly delights of the Amalfi coastal towns following stone paths that have been used for centuries, passing through shaded forests, remote farming communities and ancient terraces with spectacular views over the coastline, where you will meet hardly anyone, before bringing you back down to the buzzy villages on the coast for the evening.
Why choose this tour?
- It’s a continuous village-to-village walk, as this spectacular stretch of coastline merits (there is no crowding on buses to get to and from the start and finish of the walks)
- We include private transfers from Naples to Ravello on Day 1 of the tour and back to Naples from Positano on Day 6
- Your luggage is moved each day so all you have to carry on the walks is a daypack
- You stay in the best accommodation available in the category.
- Although we can’t guarantee sea views every night, we always request them (and usually get them)
- You have 24-hour phone support from our Florence-based team
- You have use of the exclusive Hidden Italy app and walking notes
- You will have a curated list of restaurants in each town (from fancy to cheap and cheerful) with booking details and links
The walks
This is a Grade 3 walk. The walks take between 3 to 5 hours. The distances are short but the paths for two of the walks run approximately 400 metres above sea level meaning a stiff climb up old stone stairs to get to the start. For this reason we have introduced shorter, less demanding alternative walks on Days 2, 4 and 5.
While the walks generally follow clearly marked, centuries old paths, there are a couple of sections, where you will have to pay attention! Full details on each walk are on the itinerary. Click here.
The self-guided itineraries are rewalked and the notes updated each year.
The accommodation
Hidden Italy tours use the best available accommodation. On the Amalfi Coast walking tour this means staying each night in very good, centrally located, hotels (most with swimming pools) with whom we've been working for years. The Standard option uses 3-star hotels while the Superior option uses 4-star hotels. We request rooms with sea views. All rooms have en suite bathrooms.
The food
The one time capital of a kingdom, Naples, and the surrounding region of Campania, is a land of contrasts and this is reflected in region's cuisine. The poorest and most authentic cooking is intermingled with that of the nobility, which draws heavily from French traditions. With pasta and spaghetti, Campania created dishes that are not only part of the national cuisine but also international gastronomy. But it is much more than this, particualry around the Amalfi Coast, where the cooking is simple, preserving the freshness of its ingredient, including its exceptional vegetables and fruit, grown in volcanic soils, as well as its abundant fresh fish. Campania's excellent wines, which grown around Ischia, Capri, Vesuvius and the Sorrentine Peninsula, have a very long history, dating back to Greek and Roman times.
Generous breakfasts are included each day (you'll need them for your walks). Hidden Italy will provide you with a curated list with descriptions and locations of three to four restaurants for each town/village you visit (from fancy to more relaxed). This information will be on the Hidden Italy walking App and you will be able to book your meals directly through the App.
Support on the walk
To guide you through this wonderful walk, you will receive: the Hidden Italy roadbook (an eighty-page A5 booklet that includes comprehensive daily walking notes accompanied by detailed maps, updated and revised each year); access to the exclusive Hidden Italy App to complement the roadbook (the App is downloadable to Apple and Android devices and features information about the routes: maps, GPS tracks, altimetric profiles, etc; GPS navigation on all the routes; an alert function if you stray off the track; and an emergency function); twenty-four-hour phone support from our Florence-based Operations Manager.
Booking conditions
To confirm the booking, a deposit of 25% of the total booking cost is required within 7 days of the issue of the invoice. Please note that in the event of customer cancellation, deposits are refunded, less a cancellation fee of $500 per person per tour. Click here for full T&C’s
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Cost
$3,000
per person
- Five nights accommodation
- All breakfasts included
- Reading lists and historical and cultural notes
- Maps and detailed walking instructions
- Hidden Italy App with GPS to complement the roadbook
- Daily transfers of baggage between hotels
- Pick up at the beginning of the tour at Naples railway station and drop off at the end of the tour back in Naples.
- 24 hour backup from local manager
- City taxes are not included in the cost of the tour
Cost Options
Standard: $3000 b&b per person (3-star hotels)*
Single Supplement (Standard): $1000
Superior: $3650 b&b per person (4-star hotels)*
Single Supplement (Superior): $1300
** Please note a high season surcharge may apply.
Tour costs quoted are in Australian dollars (AUD)
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Testimonials
"We are happy to be able to tell friends that we went places and saw things that few tourists get to see and the views of the coast that we were privileged to experience were eye-popping. We feel we had the best of both worlds on this trip."
– Barry C, Amalfi Coast walking tour
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