Adventure · 9D | 8N
Rome, Umbria & the Amalfi Path
Cycling the Appian Way out of the city, a via ferrata in the Umbrian Apennines, the Path of the Gods above Positano, and Vesuvius on foot.
- Best time
- April to June
- Route
- Rome · Umbria · Amalfi Coast · Vesuvius
Day by day
9 days, planned in full
Cycling the Appian Way out of the city, a via ferrata in the Umbrian Apennines, the Path of the Gods above Positano, and Vesuvius on foot.
Day 1
Arrive in Rome
Into a hotel near Termini, bikes and boots checked, and an evening walk over the Aventine for the orange-garden view.
- Night
- Rome
- Meals
- Dinner
Day 2
The Appian Way by bicycle
Thirty kilometres out along the original basalt paving past tombs, aqueducts and catacombs, with the Forum on the way back in.
- Night
- Rome
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 3
North-east into Umbria
Three hours to an agriturismo below the Sibillini, with an afternoon walk up to a hill village and dinner from the farm.
- Night
- Umbria
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 4
Via ferrata
A cabled route on the Sibillini limestone with a mountain guide — no climbing experience needed, a head for heights very much so.
- Night
- Umbria
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5
The Marmore falls and the gorge
Rafting the Nera below Europe's tallest man-made waterfall, then the Roman town at Carsulae with nobody else in it.
- Night
- Umbria
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 6
South to the coast
The long transfer past Naples to a pensione in Praiano, halfway along the Amalfi coast and a bus stop from both ends of it.
- Night
- Amalfi Coast
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 7
The Path of the Gods
Bomerano to Nocelle along the Sentiero degli Dei, 500 m above the sea the whole way, then the 1,700 steps down into Positano.
- Night
- Amalfi Coast
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 8
Vesuvius and Pompeii
The crater rim at 1,281 m first, then Pompeii from the quiet Porta Marina gate with an archaeologist for the afternoon.
- Night
- Amalfi Coast
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 9
Fly home
The transfer to Naples for the connection through Rome, or the direct Rome flight where the schedule works.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
- 8 nights in hotels, an Umbrian agriturismo and a coast pensione
- Return economy airfare from Delhi or Mumbai
- All road transfers, and the coast buses and ferries
- Bicycle hire, helmets and a guide for the Appian Way day
- Via ferrata with a mountain guide and all technical equipment
- Nera rafting day, and a guided Path of the Gods walk
- Vesuvius and Pompeii entries with an archaeologist
Not included
- Schengen visa
- Travel insurance covering via ferrata and rafting, which is compulsory
- Meals not named in the itinerary
- Walking boots and a daypack
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