Capri: Boat Ride, Anacapri & Augustus Gardens Full Day

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Duration8h–9h

GroupUp to 20

LanguagesEN · IT +1

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One boat, three villages, and the Faraglioni Rocks in a single day

You board a private boat for a one-hour tour of sea caves and bays, then travel by minibus to Anacapri where you can ride the chairlift or wander the village for two hours, and finish at Augustus Gardens overlooking the Faraglioni Rocks. The guide speaks your language, local transport is included, and the day covers the whole island without you arranging ferries or timing yourself.

8h–9h

Step-by-step itinerary

Full day Capri island tour

1 hour boat ride around island
Visit Anacapri village
Optional chair lift to Mount Solaro
Relax and taste local specialties
Visit Capri center and Piazzetta
Walk through luxury boutiques
Visit Gardens of Augustus

The Experience

What if you could see Capri from the water, then from the heights, then from the gardens all in one morning? That's the shape of this day. You start with a private boat—the kind locals use—and spend an hour moving around the island's eastern edge, ducking into sea caves and past the limestone stacks that show up in every postcard. The boat cuts through the water close enough that you see the color change from turquoise to deep blue, and the guide points out which caves are navigable and which ones aren't. After that hour on the water, you switch to a minibus and climb to Anacapri, the quieter village at the island's top, where the air feels different and the crowds thin out.

Anacapri is where you get to choose your own pace. Some people take the chairlift up Mount Solaro for the view that reaches the mainland on clear days. Others walk the narrow streets, stop at a café, or just stand still for a moment. You have about two hours there, which sounds short until you realize Anacapri doesn't demand much—it's a place to breathe. The guide is with you the whole time, available in English, Spanish, or Italian, and knows which spots are worth the detour and which ones are tourist traps. After that, the minibus takes you down to Capri town, the main village, where the Piazzetta sits like the island's living room and the boutiques line the alleys like a museum of expensive things.

The last stop is the Gardens of Augustus, and this is where the day lands. You walk through the gardens on stone paths with the Faraglioni Rocks rising out of the sea directly in front of you—three massive rock formations that are the island's signature. The gardens are planted and manicured, but the view is what you came for, and it doesn't disappoint. You're standing at the edge of the island looking out at something that looks like it shouldn't exist. The whole experience runs about eight hours from start to finish, and by the end you've moved through Capri three different ways: by water, by height, and on foot through the places where people actually live.

What’s included

Your day includes a one-hour private boat ride around Capri's caves and bays, minibus transport to Anacapri and Capri town, two hours of free time in Anacapri (with optional chairlift access to Mount Solaro), entry to the Gardens of Augustus, and a guide who speaks English, Spanish, or Italian throughout.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Enjoy Capri Tour

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see all three parts of Capri—the water, the heights, and the town center—without renting a boat or figuring out ferry schedules yourself. The fixed itinerary and included transport are what make a full island loop possible in one day.