We started the tour a bit late due to some confusion picking up the last couple, finally we were on our way and got to our first stop Positano. We were left at the top of the hill and told just follow this street its one way for shopping and be back in 45 minutes. Nothing was explained about the town, where to go , what might be interesting... nothing. Since we were up the hill by the time we walked down walked a little bit , it was time to head back and climb back up where the mini bus was. Not much time at all.
After that we got back in the bus and off we went, no explanation of the towns we passed, we didn't stop at any overlooks, the Fijord at Furore, and we saw many other busses at these overlooks, nothing.... basically it was as if we were on a taxi ride from one place to another, this is not a tour of the Amalfi coast. Those of us that were sitting on the inside of the bus did not have a view of the scenery we were passing so it was not enjoyable at all. Our next stop was at the Amalfi bus stop center, the driver (who did not speak English very well) said that side is the shopping area and this side is the bars and beach, You have 1 hour on your own. Nothing about the town, what is interesting, what we should see, nothing. Many of us just looked at each other speechless.
I asked the driver to please stop at one of the overlook so we could at least take a few photos and he said that he could not stop at the road, I said i didn't ask him to stop on the road but on one of the overlooks where we saw many other cars and buses stopped for this same purpose. Regardless, he didn't stop, we went to lunch and luckily at least there the view was beautiful and we took photos. We then drove to Ravello and again no explanation of the towns we passed, what was interesting, nothing.
I really don't feel that this can be considered an Amalfi tour but simply a transportation to several locations for us to stop and look, that's it. We could have done that with a hop on and hop off bus and way less money! I did provide feedback to the travel agency and was told because of high demand they used a new driver. Key word...Driver, NOT a tour guide. Very disappointing and not the most effective use of my day exploring the coast. read more