My spouse and I hired Tony with Compass Tour (off a friend's recommendation from his previous experience) to give us a tour of the Amalfi Coast, Positano, and Ravello. The private tour was amazingggg!!
Tony picked us up from our hotel in Sorrento, was very punctual, professional, and friendly. His car was well-kept, had a/c, with plenty of water available, and he was a very cautious driver (not what we were used to in Italy)!! I was quite nervous about getting car sick with the steep winding roads I had heard so much about, but Tony drove nice and slow and I didn't feel sick the entire trip (not for one minute). Was VERY happy I chose to hire a driver over using the bus system.
He drove us first to Positano (to arrive and sight-see before all the crowds), then to the Amalfi Coast, and then to Ravello. On the way from one city to the next (about an hour in between each), Tony talked to us about the history of each city, along with interesting facts. He was VERY knowledgeable- really a wealth of knowledge- which he gathered not just from growing up in Italy, but from reading history books in his free time.
At each city you had anywhere from 1-2 hours to get out and walk around on your own (without Tony). He was great at suggesting places to eat- so specific for anything you wanted, he clearly was VERY familiar with each city. (I.e. we wanted a cone of calamari in Amalfi, he told us to "get out, walk straight and go to the SECOND calamari place we came across on the left, not the first"). Because I was interested in purchasing some ceramic work from the area, he even stopped at one of the biggest (and nicest) ceramic stores on the way back to our hotel, after all 3 cities.
Really, really awesome private tour- we loved Tony!!! I would recommend this tour to anyone, it was definitely worth the money. He definitely went out of his way to make sure the day was tailored to us and our needs, and to make sure we had the best day possible. read more