18 to 26 September 2026. Sorrento, Matera and Bari.
Day 1
Friday 18 September
Pittsburgh to Montreal, then overnight across the Atlantic to Naples.
PIT to YUL
Check in at the Air Canada desk, not United. One checked bag included.
YUL to Naples, overnight
Two and a half hours in Montreal between flights.
Day 2
Saturday 19 September
Land at Naples, transfer along the bay to Sorrento. The tour begins with an orientation meeting and dinner.
Land at Naples
03:40 at home
Terminal 1. Clear passport control, collect luggage, pass customs.
Transfer to Hotel Michelangelo
03:40 at home
Look for the Gate 1 sign past customs. Autoservizi De Martino, +39 081 878 2801. The driver holds for one hour.
Hotel Michelangelo, Sorrento
Corso Italia 275. Rooms may not be ready before 16:00; luggage can be stored.
Orientation meeting with the tour manager
12:00 at home
Around 18:00 local, followed by dinner. Get the tour manager number here and add it to Contacts.
Welcome dinner
Day 3
Sunday 20 September
Full day on Capri by boat, booked as an optional excursion.
Full day Capri
Guide Turistiche Campania, +39 081 176 75426. Times advised locally. Anacapri, La Piazzetta, the Gardens of Augustus and the Faraglioni.
Day 4
Monday 21 September
Guided tour of Pompeii past Vesuvius, then free time back in Sorrento.
Pompeii
The original streets, the Temples of Apollo and Jupiter, and the Forum. Lunch included.
Afternoon at leisure in Sorrento
Nothing booked
Day 5
Tuesday 22 September
The coast road through Positano and Amalfi, then inland across to Basilicata.
Check out of Hotel Michelangelo
Amalfi Coast drive
Stops at Positano and Amalfi. A long coach day; the road is narrow and winding.
UNA Hotels La Martella, Matera
Via Enzo Ferrari. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 6
Wednesday 23 September
The Sassi in the morning, then on to Bari and a walking tour of the old city.
The Sassi of Matera
Cave dwellings believed to be among the first settlements in Italy. UNESCO listed.
Bari Vecchia walking tour
Basilica di San Nicola, holding the relics of St Nicholas, the cathedral, and the Castello Normanno-Svevo.
Mövenpick Bari
Via Francesco Lombardi 13. Three nights.
Evening free in Bari
Nothing booked
Dinner on your own in the piazzas of the old town.
Day 7
Thursday 24 September
No booked activity. Trani was offered as an optional day trip but was not purchased, so this day is yours to plan.
Day at leisure in Bari
Nothing booked
Guide content for Bari covers options by how much time you want to spend.
Trani day trip (not booked)
Nothing booked
Offered by Gate 1 as a full day with lunch, but no voucher was issued. Can usually be bought from the guide on tour, or reached independently by train in about 30 minutes.
Day 8
Friday 25 September
Lunch at a working farmhouse, then the trulli of Alberobello. Farewell dinner.
Masseria lunch
Regional specialities with wine at a local farmhouse.
Alberobello
Trulli: dry-stone huts with conical roofs, built without mortar since the 14th century. UNESCO listed.
Farewell dinner
Day 9
Saturday 26 September
Bari to Zurich to Toronto to Pittsburgh. A long day, landing the same evening.
Transfer to Bari airport
02:20 at home
VIP Service Autonoleggio from reception. Confirm the pickup time at the desk the night before.
BRI to Zurich
04:20 at home
Zurich to Toronto
07:25 at home
Collect and re-check baggage in Toronto for the final leg.
Toronto to Pittsburgh
Lands 20:37 local.