Join the island jet set with an exclusive boat trip to Capri. On board of an elegant “gozzo”, with an experienced skipper and just 8 guests, you will visit the Blue Grotto and kiss under the Faraglioni sea stacks, swim and snorkel in the clear waters and enjoy some free time on the island to shop in high-end boutiques or have a gelato in the Piazzetta.
Duration 7/8 hours
Available Every Day
Small Group Max 8 people
Pick-up Hotel in Sorrento
Start time
8:30am
The magical island of Capri has charmed visitors for centuries, from great Roman Emperors to famous playwrights and celebrities of all times: join the island jet set with an exclusive boat trip to Capri from Sorrento. On board of an elegant “gozzo”, with an experienced skipper and just 8 guests, you will discover the most beloved island in the world. Visit the Blue Grotto and kiss under the Faraglioni sea stacks, swim and snorkel in the clear waters and enjoy some free time on the island to shop in high-end boutiques or have a gelato in the Piazzetta.
Itinerary – Sorrento, Capri and Blue Grotto boat tour – Prime Experience:
Hotel pick-up and transfer to the port.
Your day begins with a pick-up service directly from your hotel in Sorrento. One of our drivers will take you to the port of Piano di Sorrento, where your boat awaits to set sail for Capri.
Cruising along the Sorrento Coast.
During the crossing, you’ll admire the most iconic spots of the Sorrento coast: the picturesque village of Marina Grande, the Roman villa ruins at the Bagni della Regina Giovanna, and a stunning natural waterfall cascading directly from the rock.
Boat tour around the island of Capri and visit to the caves.
Upon arrival in Capri, the full tour of the island by sea begins. You’ll visit the Marvelous Grotto, the White Grotto, the Green Grotto, and – most importantly – the famous Blue Grotto: entry is guaranteed (except in case of adverse sea/weather conditions). Along the way, you’ll also see the Natural Arch, the striking Villa Curzio Malaparte, the majestic Faraglioni rocks, and the Punta Carena lighthouse.
Swimming and relaxation stops.
There will be a couple of stops for swimming and snorkeling in the island’s crystal-clear waters. On board, you can relax with snacks, cold drinks, and enjoy the sun.
Free time in Capri.
After the boat tour, you’ll disembark and have 3 to 5 hours to explore Capri at your own pace: stroll around the Piazzetta, take the chairlift to Monte Solaro, visit the Gardens of Augustus or simply enjoy a seaside gelato.
Return to Sorrento.
In the afternoon, you’ll return to Sorrento from Capri. On board, a toast with limoncello tasting will end this memorable day. At the port, your transfer will be waiting to take you back to your hotel.
Note
During the peak season, due to the high number of visitors, the waiting time to enter to the Blue Grotto may be up to 1 hour and 30 minutes. Blue Grotto staff usually ask visitors for a tip, which, however, is not mandatory.
The price includes: Pick-up from/to hotel – Professional skipper English speaking – Snacks – Light lunch on board (Caprese sandwich with mozzarella and tomato) – Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
The price does not include: Entrance ticket to the Blue Grotto, which is € 18,00 per person – Destination fee € 10,00 per person to be paid on the spot – Snorkeling equipment (it is advisable for the customers to bring their own or to buy it new before boarding: € 15,00 mask; € 9,00 snorkel).
Do not forget: Swimsuit – Beach towel – Sunscreen – Sun hat – Camera.
The Island of Capri is located in the Gulf of Naples, just a few miles from Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. The island is 10 square kilometers large and is divided into two municipalities: Capri and Anacapri. The center of Capri develops around the Piazzetta, about 150 meters above the sea level. Anacapri is located higher up, at 275 meters above the sea level.
Directly on the sea you will find two places: Marina Grande (where the Port is located) and Marina Piccola (on the opposite side of the Port, where the Faraglioni are located).
To get from the Port of Marina Grande to the center of Capri the most convenient and fastest way is the funicular: the ticket office is on the right hand side of the hydrofoils' arrival pier. Instead, to get from Marina Grande directly to Anacapri, you have to take the bus from the port.
Once disembarked at the Port of Marina Grande, take the funicular and arrive directly to the famous Piazzetta di Capri, also known as the "living room of the world": the center of local social life.
From here you will be spoiled for choice: you can go down to Corso Vittorio Emanuele and continue to Via Camerelle to enjoy some shopping or simply look at the windows of the biggest luxury brands in the world. For the more curious you can visit the Centro Caprese Ignazio Cerio (just behind the Piazzetta) to get information on the ancient history of Capri. On foot you can take a pleasant walk through the characteristic medieval district of Sant'Anna and then arrive at the Certosa of San Giacomo, the medieval jewel of Capri.
Another "must" stop on Capri is definitely the Gardens of Augustus, from which the Faraglioni can be admired from afar. The Gardens of Augustus consist of a series of flowery terraces overlooking on one side the Faraglioni, on the other side the Bay of Marina Piccola and the hairpins of Via Krupp.
In the early 1900s the German industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp used to spend his summer holidays in Capri. Krupp, who was fond of marine biology, docked with his yacht at Marina Piccola, but found it inconvenient to reach his suite at the Quisisana.
For this reason he commissioned the engineer Emilio Mayer to build a road that from Marina Piccola climbed up to the Certosa of San Giacomo and the Gardens of Augustus. The engineer cut the rock to life and, overcoming a drop of about 100 meters, built one of the most spectacular roads in the world: a series of hairpins so tight as to seem overlapping.
Unfortunately, via Krupp is currently closed due to the danger of falling rocks and it is therefore possible to admire it only from the top of the Gardens of Augustus.
Via Tragara is one of the most beautiful walks of Capri: a place made of peace and pervaded by the scent of flowers and trees that surround it. It begins after Via Camerelle, the shopping street and ends with a surprising belvedere on the Faraglioni. This quiet and elegant street is surrounded by palm trees, eucalyptus and cypress trees and is flanked by some historic villas of Capri, including: Villa Capricorno, Villa Discopoli, Villa Lo Studio and Casa di Arturo with its beautiful view of the Marina Piccola bay , Villa Tragara and Villa Lo Smeraldo.
Going along this road will be a long walk a daydream.
At the end of Via Camerelle, when the glamour and worldliness of high fashion boutiques end, a steep but short climb begins in the nature that leads to Via Tragara, which ends with a suggestive terrace lookout on the Faraglioni. From this splendid terrace you can also admire the typical Caprese houses climbing on the slopes, Mount Solaro and the bay of Marina Piccola.
From the Belvedere of Tragara you can get to the Pizzolungo promenade, which leads to the Natural Arch, from the small road that runs along the terrace on the right. Pizzolungo is a particularly evocative path, pleasant in summer and spectacular in winter. The mountain is covered by a thick and spontaneous vegetation and provides the illusion of being away from the world and out of time, when the absolute protagonists of the island of Capri were the rocks and the sea.
The path abounds with panoramic viewpoints and continues pleasantly up to meet a narrow and steep staircase that leads to the Grotto of Matermania, also known as Grotta del Matrimonio or Matromania. From the findings that took place inside, it is not clear to which divinity the cave was dedicated in ancient times, even if the sacred destination of the place is certain. After leaving the cave you have to climb about 200 steps to get to the top where, along a small road on the right, you get to the Natural Arch. The Natural Arch, an amazing paleolithic sculpture, is what remains of a deep and very high cavity, which originally was underground and, after a landslide, became discovered. It has the features of a natural bridge between two pillars of rock and its semicircular split frames a fabulous panorama…
All you have to do is disembark at Marina Grande or walk through the alleys of the historic center to observe colourful, low, high houses with barrel vaults, embraced by bougainvillea. By looking and photographing those buildings, you can understand that each one of them is different, each one of them is special, because they tell a unique story: that is the story of its owner. In Capri there is a private home that more than any other reflects the personality of its owner: Villa Malaparte, by Curzio Malaparte.
Villa Malaparte dominates the Bay of Matermania with its Pompeian red walls and enjoys a dreamlike view: to the south-east you can see the Sorrento Peninsula while to the south you can admire the Faraglioni of Capri and the Scoglio del Monacone.
Its parallelepiped shape is surprising and integrates perfectly with the surrounding area. On the outside, the structure is connected to the sea with stairs that also connect the house to the roof-solarium, where the writer loved to spend his days. The walls are characterized by four large frameless windows that open onto fabulous views. Wonderful is the fireplace with the crystal bottom that lets you glimpse the sea when the flames burn.
Unfortunately it is not possible to visit Villa Malaparte, but it can only be admired from a distance. To see it, you have to take the Pizzolungo walk and immediately after passing the Grotta of Matermania you will find it in front of you, right on the promontory of Capo Masullo, surrounded by pine trees.
The Blue Grotto is Capri's most famous attraction: people from all over the world come to see it even for a few minutes. It is 25 meters wide and 60 meters long with an entrance less than a meter high. As a matter of fact, to enter it you have to lie on the bottom of a rowboat that slides through the small arch. Inside we find ourselves floating in the dark, on a water so blue that it seems transparent.
The blue color of the cave is given by the light of the sun that enters through a submarine window that opens exactly under the entrance gate, thus undergoing a filtration by the water, which absorbs the red and lets the blue go .
The entrance fee is payable exclusively on the spot at the floating box office anchored at the entrance of the cave (and only in cash). Unfortunately, in the summer you need to queue for hours to do the boat ride inside, which lasts only about 5 minutes.
It is very important to know that swimming is strictly forbidden and during the visit there is no way to swim. Swimming, apart from being illegal, is very dangerous: the entrance is low and narrow and just a little higher wave can make you finish with the head against the rock.
To highlight that the Blue Grotto is subject to closure because of the wind and the rough sea that make it impossible to enter.
You can access it in two ways: by sea (far preferable) and by land.
The Faraglioni of Capri are three large rocks that emerge from the sea, on the south-western side of the island. The highest is the Faraglione di Terra or Saetta, then there is the Faraglione di Mezzo or Stella separated from the first by the sea and in which there is the famous cavity in the center (taken in many films and TV spots) and finally there is the Faraglione di Fuori or Scopolo, natural habitat of the famous blue lizard. It is said that the lizard took these colours to blend in with the sea and the sky.
The Faraglioni for centuries have illuminated the moonless nights of the sailors: the name Faraglioni derives from the Greek pharos, which means lighthouse. In the past, fires were lit on these rocks to illuminate the ships' route.
A curiosity that not everyone knows is that there is a fourth secret stack called Scoglio del Monacone, which rises behind the three most famous. It owes its name to the monk seal that populated its waters since 1904 and seems to be the only one to have been inhabited.
The Blue Grotto is not included in the price of the tour as it’s a private Grotto. The entrance fee is payable exclusively on the spot at the floating box office anchored at the entrance of the cave and only in cash (€ 18,00). The access to the Blue Grotto is always subject to weather conditions therefore inaccessibility does not depend on our company.
Yes, you will have some free time to swim and snorkel during your boat tour. The skipper will decide the best and most comfortable stops for you thanks to his experience.
Yes, lunch is included in the boat tour. You’ll enjoy a light lunch on board, typically a Caprese sandwich with mozzarella and tomato, along with snacks and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Yes, in case of bad weather/sea conditions the tour might be cancelled. In case of cancellation we are happy to offer our customers the choice of an alternative date or, in case of inability to rebook, the full refund.
Sorrento coast, Capri and Blue Grotto boat tour – Prime Experience with max. 8 guests
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Highlights:
Guaranteed every day
Small groups of maximum 8 people
Pick up at your hotel and drop off on the return
Professional skipper English speaking
Guaranteed stop at the Blue Grotto
Boat tour around the island of Capri with swimming and snorkeling stops
I thoroughly enjoyed this boat tour to Capri from Sorrento. The journey was smooth and scenic, offering breathtaking views throughout. The Blue Grotto exceeded my expectations: it was truly magnificent and well worth the wait.
Enchanting family day on Capri island
Lucy T.
Our day on this Capri and Blue Grotto boat trip was simply enchanting. The scenic boat ride from Sorrento to Capri set the perfect mood, while the stop on the island allowed us to enjoy quiet moments together. My family and I loved this day.
Sorrento-Capri boat tour... worth the wait !
Jake D.
This Capri boat tour from Sorrento was pretty dope, with a killer ride and a cool stop to explore the island. The wait at the Blue Grotto was a total drag and really tested my patience (even though I knew delays could happen) In the end, though, the wait totally paid off with an insane view that made the whole trip unforgettable.
What a great day!! Wasn’t too sure about this tour but we were picked up on time by taxi taken to the boat where we met our tour guide Luisa abs Captain Federico who was lovely!! The boat was well driven , they offered food and drinks throughout… recommended how to proceed through Capri which worked perfect for our little group.. the Grottoes were great to experience..
This is a very expensive trip but it is a whole day and couldn’t moan about a thing!! Well worth the investment of time and money.
Incredible Day on the Water & Capri
allysonr540
What an amazing day this was! Our host, Francesca, and our skipper, Rafaele, were super....fun, friendly and very knowledgeable. The boat was immaculate and well-suited for the number of guests. We were given lunch if we chose not to eat in a restaurant as well as snacks, wine & of course, limoncello.
During the trip, we made a stop in a safe area for some swimming, saw the blue grotto (didn't stop as it was an hour wait to go in), other grottos, went thru the arch (and kissed while passing under so we will be married forever)!
We had several hours to explore Capri, and we enjoyed that time as well. We capped off our time there enjoying drinks and people watching. The boat arrived right on time to pick us up & deliver us safely back to our port.
This is something you don't want to miss!
Would we book again with this company? In a heartbeat!
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A boat trip to Capri beyond expectations!
Enchanting family day on Capri island
Sorrento-Capri boat tour... worth the wait !