Sorrento Flavors & Pompeii Ruins

From $155

Tour a working lemon garden in Sorrento, learn how mozzarella is made, then explore the volcanic ruins of ancient Pompeii with a local guide.

You'll start with a drive to a family-run lemon garden in Sorrento to see how olive oil and handmade mozzarella are produced, and enjoy a taste of both. Next, travel back along the coast (and back in time) to walk the haunting streets of Pompeii, where an expert guide reveals frescoes, forums, and villas preserved by ash. This tour is a sensory mix of flavor, farming, and frozen-in-time Roman history — all in one unforgettable day.

Energy Level

Duration

9 Hours

Type

CULTURED

Accessible

Shore Thing Highlights

Visit a family lemon garden near Sorrento and learn how traditional mozzarella is made using fresh milk, fire-heated vats, and expert technique
Explore Pompeii’s ancient roads and markets, frozen under volcanic debris — including fast-food stalls known as thermopolia
Discover how daily Roman life, from bathing rituals to wine-making, was captured in ash during Vesuvius' eruption in 79 AD

Need to know

Approximately 1 hour 15 minute drive to the lemon garden
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Sailors should expect long periods of walking
Lunch is on your own during free time
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes of free time in Sorrento
Due to new regulations in Pompeii, sailors should expect long queues at the entrance of the excavation site
Includes 1 wine with the mozzarella tasting
The order of sites visited may vary

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Sorrento Flavors & Pompeii Ruins

Tour a working lemon garden in Sorrento, learn how mozzarella is made, then explore the volcanic ruins of ancient Pompeii with a local guide.

Shore Thing Highlights

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