More than highly recommended. Avoid the stress, sit back, relax, and enjoy a beautiful ride in a comfortable car with an excellent driver!!! LaMax Tours Private Transfers and Excursions is a class act. My family and I enjoyed the services of LaMax Tours THREE TIMES during our tour of the Sorrentine Peninsula. My famiglia and I are so grateful to have found Lara and Max. They are the most lovely people to drive around Italy with. They are both excellent and safe drivers and are extremely knowledgeable guides. There were so many highlights of our trip many of which would not have happened without the guidance of LaMax Tours. With LaMax Tours, the experience during the journey is a destination in itself!!!
The first trip with LaMax was from Naples to Sant'Agnello with Massimo (Max). My bag did not arrive when I landed at the Naples Airport. Max waited patiently for me while I filed paper work with the baggage office. It was about an hour later than planned before I was able to exit the airport and meet Max. He was waiting patiently right where I exited. I was concerned and apologetic about keeping him waiting. Max greeted me with a smile and quickly put me at ease. I think the first thing he said was "No problem, welcome to Italy." The airport transfer to Sant'Agnello was a tour in itself. Max and I talked about pizza secrets and local food and wine and pointed left and right as we passed Vesuvius, Pompeii, and some beautiful coastal Italian countryside.
A few days later, Lara picked up my family from Amalfi for a trip to see the ancient ruins at Paestum and visit the majestic water bufala. My mother was apprehensive about traversing one of the most dramatic coastal roads in the world with a stranger. This stranger soon became a friend. Heights and winding mountainous roads are a bit outside of Mom's comfort zone. We were all at ease with Lara as our pilot. Our first stop was Minori. We were looking for some cappuccino and pastry, and Lara knew just the place for us. Mama mia... we had the best coffee and pastry imaginable... scordatelo [forget about it!]. As we proceeded down the winding coast, Lara told us how her Father was the first driver to drive a large bus on the very route we were taking. It was clear that safe and professional driving on the Amalfi coast was in her blood. We proceeded through Salerno to the ruins at Paestum listening to anecdotes and tidbits about the areas we were passing through. Lara waited patiently as we strolled leisurely through Paestum and then took us to visit a farm where water bufala are raised. We made friends with one of the bufala and enjoyed some of the freshest and most delicious mozzarella imaginable. From there, Lara took us to Ravello and dropped us off right near the entrance to Villa Rufolo. We all had a blast that day.
Our last tour with LaMax was from Positano back to Naples with Lara. Lara picked us up early and got me back to the Naples Airport exactly when I wanted to be there. Then, Lara got the rest of the group to the train station. Our early morning exit from the Amalfi coast could not have gone smoother, thanks to LaMax Tours. read more