Reviews

Most Inspirational Moment

My 6 year old daughter was over the moon to climb around the crater of Vesuvius and feel the hot steam coming from the rocks. She's still talking about it at schoolo now and it's inspired her to draw pictures, write stories, play games, build Roman ruins from lego....it obviously made a huge impression.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Can't fault her - really enthusiastic, organised and pre-empted all of our needs fantastically.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Our son Ben (5) needed a piggy back on the Walk of the Gods. I would conserve their energy on the active days so they don't get too tired before the adventure starts.

Suggestions

Great holiday - can't wait to do another one.

Most Inspirational Moment

I informed Suzi that I was unable to keep up with the group and would make my own plans. She made a new plan for my vacation and had me meet with the group at every opportunity in a manner that allowed me to truly enjoy my vacation. She was encouraging, enthusiastic and took each traveller under her wing. This vacation was on my partner's bucket list and he got to fulfill his plan and we got to enjoy that together.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Suzi was upbeat, knowledgeable on so many levels, truly able to meet changes of plans with enthusiasm and bubbling over with love for the area, its people and history. .

Advice for Potential Travellers

Truly understand the rating of the trip. Bring your camera and enjoy the beauty, the people and their history from the beginning of time to the present moment.

Suggestions

We were a bit surprised to be asked to pay 20 Euros each to be taken to the airport when the brochure said that transfers to the airport were included. We booked our travel times to coincide with the times outlined in the trip notes but the main groups travel time changed.

Most Inspirational Moment

It is hard to pick off a highlight but the walk of the Gods was especially magic and Pompeii was memorable.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Eduardo sets the right tone. All of the families were great and you could envisage being friends with them if they lived closer. However, I think Eduardo manages the ice breaking very well so that people mixed from the outset.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Extending our stay for a few days worked for us and is worth considering as the week will fly by. The crossing to Capri is 1 hour 20 minutes and quite a few people were sick. It was fine on the return journey as we all managed to get seats in the open air section. This made all the difference so if you are prone, make sure you are seated in the fresh air.

Most Inspirational Moment

Lunch on the Walk of the Gods at an old rustic farmhouse that we had to ourselves. A fabulous setting with outstanding food and drink. Very peaceful away from the hoards. The coastline is beautiful and its not hard to see why its so popular.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Eduardo was excellent, kept us organised, passed on local knowledge, made all arrangements as necessary and was good with the kids. He made the holiday much easier and more enjoyable than if we had tried to organise this all on our own.

Advice for Potential Travellers

The weather was very hot. This was expected though be sure to bring enough sunscreen and the right clothing to cater for this. Some of the places we visited are very popular so ferries/streets can be very busy. The hotel staff were excellent and catered even for the most fussy of eaters (including chip pizza!).

Suggestions

A very good trip made easy by excellent organisation and a very good leader. Would thoroughly recommend it.

Most Inspirational Moment

There was so much variety on this trip so it is difficult to highlight just one moment.  However, it was fabulous to see the guides bringing the historic sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum to life for the children and at the end of one day to watch the children put together their own song for the guides and hotel staff in which they summarised their trip  highlights and interspersed this with historical facts they had learnt on the trip - it was priceless watching the children perform their song at our lunch stop on the Walk of the Gods!  Then there were the cookery lessons for the childen at the hotel - the children just got "stuck in" and loved helping to prepare the evening meal.

Thoughts on Group Leader

We had more than one group leader during the week and each was superb - SO heplful, friendly and knowledgeable - hats off to Frank for stepping in at short notice and really getting stuck in!!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Just book the trip and enjoy - you will not be disappointed!  However, do factor in the additional cost of some activities such as the visit to Herculaneum (which we all agreed was a "must do" activity but not cheap), the boat trip around Capri and the visit to the Blue Grotto - these can add up but were worth the money.  Pack for all weathers!  We travelled in October  half term and ended up in shorts every day - the jumpers and umbrella never saw the light of day, though a fleece in the evenings when it got cooler was useful.

Suggestions

The hotel staff were superb and so welcoming - nothing was to much trouble for them.

Most Inspirational Moment

The BBQ on the Path of the Gods was fantastic, a real added bonus that you just wouldn't get if you tried to do this yourself.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader was brilliant, she even organised an extra walk on her day off so a few of us could climb the mountain next to the hotel.

Most Inspirational Moment

My family loved the section of 'The Walk of the Gods' and the lunch that day.  The views were fantastic and the lunch was lovely. The water-taxi trips gave us great views of the coastline and a chance to appreciate its beauty while avoiding the twists and turns on the roads. One of the highlights for my son was making his own pizza in the hotel and he talks about it often now we're back home.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Our group leader Eduardo was born in the area and knows it and the people well.  He likes people and is happy to take suggestions for changes to the finer details. The trip included some opportunities you'd need local links for eg to see local people at their work making cheese.

Advice for Potential Travellers

The younger children seemed to struggle with the late dinners and/or late nights. Some were very fractious as the day went on. The hotel dinners started at 8pm so families might like to know this before they book.

Suggestions

I would recommend this holiday to famillies because it has lots of great, fun activities. The hotel rooms were basic but adequate. The hotel staff were great and the food was very good. However, I'd only recommend this holiday to families with younger children if they can cope with long days.

Most Inspirational Moment

I think the best part of the holiday is the interaction with the family that run the 2Torri Hotel - Nicola, Giovanni and the leader Eduardo. The kids loved pizza-making, past-making etc in teh hotel kitchen. The leader also arranged trips to a craft-making shop and also a local mozzarella-making farm. These were all little extras that you wouldn't normally get if you organised the holiday yourself.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Eduardo is the star of the holiday. He knows everyone on the Amalfi coast and can fix any problem. The kids loved Eduardo and he is a genuine people person. He even joined in the football match with the kids - so we had an Italian in the team! 

Advice for Potential Travellers

I would say this is a very relaxing holiday and the kids will love the pool at the hotel, whenever there is some down town. Don't worry, you can relax in the sun and keep an eye on them at the same time.Take note that this is an expensive place for tourists and the Exodus holiday includes most essentials. However, if you do decide to go eat in the cafe or restaurants in Capri or Positano then expect London prices or more. However, we full-board on most days so just have a budget for ice-creams and a few extra snacks! 

Suggestions

There is a reason why this is such a popular holiday - it really covers all the bases for an active holiday. It's also great to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the coast as Bomerano is a lovely friendly village, with local shops and ice-cream parlours. During the hot summer it's also cooler up in the hills. It's also great that most of the travel up and down the coast is by relaxing ferries, from Amalfi to Capri, Positano etc. Last but not least, do you know any kids that don't like pasta, pizza and ice cream! If the kids are happy, you'll be happy!

Most Inspirational Moment

Walking along the "walk of the gods"with the stunning scenery. The kid's cooking evenings 

Thoughts on Group Leader

He was extremely knowledgable and always went a little extra for us all. He could strike a deal on anything! He was good fun and spoke extremely good English.

Advice for Potential Travellers

In July/August the area is extremely hot so be prepared. I would imagine that this holiday would be suitable for all ages of children.

Most Inspirational Moment

We enjoyed Pompei and the guide was amusing and informative. The grown ups loved the (unscheduled) trip to Romello and we were lucky that we arrived at the resort the evening of a wonderful local festival. You should go to that if you have a chance even if you feel knackered from just arriving.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Eduardo Palermo knew EVERYONE. Local but world travelled he had a story for every occasion and laid on extras as he saw fit (like stoppoing off at a limoncello maker that he knew and was open as we walked by). Worked very hard, even on his supposed day off and made the trip great

Advice for Potential Travellers

We were lucky with the weather but I gather it can get very hot, so watch that.

Suggestions

Eduardo has adapted this programme over the years and this sounds a bit feeble but I don't think we would change or add anything