DH and I were planning the Pompeii shuttle trip through Enjoy Rome (thereby missing the canned Cameo tour)

However we just found that Enjoy Rome's shuttle runs only Apr.-Oct.

They suggested an alternative through VAS tours which would include a Wood-inlay factory tour and Positano (or was it Sorrento? either would be a treat). Have searched this site for VAS Tours, but I thought I'd ask for any further input folks wish to provide.

TIA,
Koshka

Koshka - If Enjoy Rome's shuttle isn't running, an alternative is the Marozzi shuttle - which runs all year.

Vastours is one of several companies which do Pompei tours from Rome (- Enjoy Rome act as their agents). They all offer essentially the same tour. Here's the link:

http://www.romeguide.it/vastours/
(Tour 13)

IMO they all suffer from the same problem - not enough time at Pompei (- usually only about 2 hours).

They all include a cameo factory visit en route, and you don't get to Pompei till after lunch.

The visit is to Sorrento, not Positano, - but only gives you 30 mins there - barely time for either a coffee or the wood factory visit, let alone time to visit the town.

It's all too rushed IMO - and not cheap at €100 pp.

.........

You can do it independently for half the cost and plan it in a much more leisurely way.

- If you go by train, with an early start you can be at Pompei before 10.00. You could include Sorrento too - it's only 30 mins by train from Pompei.

- If you prefer to go by bus, the MAROZZI Rome-Pompei-Sorrento shuttle service leaves Rome at 07.00(- deps. from outside Tiburtina station), arriving Pompei about 10.00.

The return Marozzi bus leaves Sorrento approx. 18.00, arriving Rome about 21.00.
Fare: approx €35 round trip.

Here's the link:
http://www.marozzivt.it/HomePage.htm

Hope this helps ...

Steve

Hi Steve_James,

Thank you for the suggestions. I plan definitely to look into the Marozzi shuttle.

For us, the shuttle is a good compromise between "doing it all ourselves," and a completely canned tour.

Thanks again,
Koshka

Hi Koshka,

A correction to my post above. It seems the Marozzi times I gave you are only valid in the summer, when they have a 7.00a.m departure from Rome.

Their current timetable only has an afternoon departure (15.00) from Rome.

So train is your only option in low season if you want to go independantly.
Sorry I told you wrong

Steve

S'okay, Steve. I appreciate the correction.

Frankly, the Marozzi site had me flumoxed, and my Italian is fairly decent.

Glad to know it was their offering that was lacking, not my ability to find it.