Pompeii and Sorrento Day Trip from Rome by Bus with Limoncello Tasting

This is the Rome-based route with the longest drive: about three hours south before the first stop, and roughly 13 hours door to door. The group meets in front of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum on Piazza del Popolo and travels by bus or minibus.

Pompeii comes first, with a 1.5-hour guided visit that covers the Forum, the theatre and villas decorated with frescoes and mosaics. Lunch is the one choice that changes the day. The standard excursion leaves free time in Pompeii to find a meal, while the lunch option books a restaurant there with a pizza or pasta menu, depending on the season.

The afternoon moves to Sorrento. It starts at a local shop for a limoncello tasting and continues with one to two hours free in the old streets. In summer the order of stops can change, though every site is still visited.