Ravello & Amalfi Coast: Wine Tasting & Positano Private Tour

One day you're stuck in traffic on the coast road. The next, you're tasting wine in a 500-year-old vineyard.

You get picked up at your hotel, driven through three villages on the Amalfi Coast with time to explore each one, lunch and wine tasting at a 500-year-old family vineyard, and a return to your accommodation in the evening. The driver handles all the road stress and knows where to stop. You just show up and follow along.

Step-by-step itinerary

Amalfi Coast drive and wine tasting

• Pick up at 8:30 AM from accommodation
• Drive along Amalfi Coast with guide
• Stop for photos of coastline
• Explore Amalfi town and Saint Andrew’s Cathedral
• Try Sfogliatella pastry in Amalfi
• Pass through Atrani village
• Visit Ravello and Villa Cimbrone
• Explore Villa Rufolo gardens
• Relax at Ravello main square with cappuccino
• Travel to Tenuta San Francesco vineyard
• Tour vineyard and wine cellars
• Enjoy wine tasting with local food

The experience

The pickup happens at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Sorrento, Positano or Praiano. Early enough to beat the tour buses but late enough that you've had coffee. Your driver handles the winding Amalfi Coast road while you sit back and watch the switchbacks unfold, the sea dropping away on one side. He points out the villages most people miss, stops when the light hits the water right, and doesn't rush you through it. The drive itself is half the experience.

Amalfi comes first. You climb the steps to Saint Andrew's Cathedral, wander the narrow streets where laundry hangs between buildings, and grab a Sfogliatella: that crisp, cream-filled pastry that tastes like the coast tastes. Then up to Ravello, perched so high the view stops you. Villa Cimbrone's Infinity Terrace is the one everyone photographs, but the real moment is sitting in the main square with a cappuccino, watching the light change on the water below. You're not being herded through. You have time to actually be there.

Lunch happens at Tenuta San Francesco, a family winery in Tramonti that's been making wine for five centuries. This isn't a tasting room with a gift shop. You sit with the owners, taste wines from their vineyard, eat handmade cheese and cured meats and vegetables they grew, desserts they made that morning. Someone pours more wine. Someone laughs. The whole thing feels less like a tour stop and more like you've been invited to stay. Your driver brings you back to your hotel in the late afternoon, and you're the kind of tired that means you actually did something.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off in a private, air-conditioned vehicle, bottled water throughout, lunch at a family winery, wine tasting from a 500-year-old vineyard paired with handmade cheese, cured meats, seasonal vegetables and homemade desserts, and time to explore Positano, Amalfi and Ravello on your own pace. WiFi is available on board.

Options for this experience

2 options

From PositanoGuide in English or Italian · 08:30Includes lunch and wine tasting, with pickup included

From SorrentoGuide in English or Italian · 08:30Lasts 9 hours, includes lunch and wine tasting, and pickup is included

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:30

Book up to4h before

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Stefania al volante

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the main Amalfi Coast villages and a real winery lunch in one day without driving the coast road yourself or figuring out which stops matter: the private driver and fixed itinerary take the logistics off your hands.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

What time does the tour start?

Pickup is at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Sorrento, Positano or Praiano.

How long is the full day?

The tour runs the full day, with return to your accommodation in the late afternoon.

Is lunch included?

Yes. Lunch and wine tasting are included at Tenuta San Francesco winery in Tramonti.

Can I visit the villas in Ravello?

You have time to explore Ravello on your own: Villa Cimbrone and Villa Rufolo are both there, or you can relax in the main square. Entry fees to the villas are not included.

What's included in the price?

Private transportation, hotel pickup and drop-off, lunch, wine tasting, bottled water and an air-conditioned vehicle with WiFi.

Is this tour wheelchair accessible?

Yes. The vehicle, all areas visited and surfaces are wheelchair accessible. Specialized infant seats are available if needed.

Can I book this if I'm traveling with children?

Yes. Infants and small children can travel in a pram or stroller, and specialized infant seats are available.

Do I need to arrange my own transportation to Amalfi?

No. Your driver picks you up at your hotel and handles all driving for the day.