Short description of the itinerary for the excursion to Positano and Pompeii from Rome. 10/12 hours:

We meet at your hotel in Rome at 7:30/8:00 am and drive to Positano first, making stops for facilities and pictures on the way. We'll drive on the Coast of Sorrento and we'll cross the hills to get to the Amalfi Drive and reach Positano. Possibly we'll then drive to Sorrento, which is also the ideal place where to stop for lunch. In the afternoon we drive to Pompeii to visit the excavations and then return to your hotel in Rome.

This itinerary could be reversed: Pompeii in the morning and Positano in the afternoon.

More about this tour:

We leave from your hotel around 7:30/8:00 am and drive to Sorrento first. After driving for 2 hours you're going to need pit stop and the Cameo factory in Herculaneum is perfect for this, not only you can use their clean restrooms (in Pompeii they're filthy!) but you can also learn about the cameos since they give you a little tour. Across the street from the factory there's a coffee shop where you can try the famous Neapolitan "Espresso".
This is almost exactly the same as the tour to Sorrento and Pompeii but, in this case, before going to Sorrento we do a little side trip on the famous Amalfi Drive. We reach as far as Positano and spend some time there. After visiting Positano we drive to Sorrento to be there in time for lunch. Arriving in Sorrento about one hour can be spent walking around its narrow streets and looking at the colorful shops selling typical products like Limoncello liqueur, inlaid wooden furniture, embroidery and ceramics.
Sorrento is a lovely resort area at the tip of the homonymous peninsula which separates the Gulf of Naples from the Gulf of Salerno. Sorrento is also a good place for a nice, typical seafood based lunch by the sea in a good restaurants right on top of the wonderful cliffs or down by the seashore for a rather moderate price. Leaving Sorrento in the early afternoon, we drive to Pompeii to visit the famous excavations. The drive from Sorrento to Pompeii offers unforgettable panoramas. Driving along the winding road, built on spectacular overhanging cliffs, the isle of Capri, the city of Naples and the mount Vesuvius appear in front of your eyes.
Unfortunately, though I would love to personally guide my clients through the ruins, I am not allowed to do so. They have local guides there and they are the only ones who have the permit for guiding through Pompeii's ruins. The cost for hiring a local guide is about 100 Euros, for a group up to 6 people, and the tour lasts nearly 2 hours. The alternative to hiring a personal guide is the audio guide, a sort of portable CD player that one takes along and activates once he arrives to the spot marked on the map, that comes with it, and tells the story of the particular site that moment he's looking at. After visiting Pompeii we return to Rome to arrive there in the early evening.
 

Rome to Cameo Factory (pit stop): 2hr
Cameo Factory to Positano: 40'
Positano to Sorrento: 30'
Sorrento to Pompeii: 40'
Pompeii to Rome: 2hr15'

Short description of the itinerary for the excursion to Pompeii and Capri from Rome. 10/12 hours:

We meet at your hotel in Rome at 7:30 am and drive to Pompeii first, making a stop on the way there. After visiting the excavations, we drive along the coast to reach Sorrento. You board the ferry from Sorrento and reach Capri in about 30 minutes. You tour around Capri and then catch the ferry (one hour) to Naples. While you'll be visiting Capri, I'll drive to Naples and meet you there. Once we meet again in Naples, we drive back to your hotel in Rome.

This itinerary could be reversed: Pompeii in the morning and Positano in the afternoon.

More about this tour:

This tour is similar to the one described above to Sorrento and Pompeii, but in the Summer we can manage to squeeze in a short excursion to the beautiful island of Capri. We make a stop just before Pompeii. After driving for 2 hours you're going to need pit stop and the Cameo factory in Herculaneum is perfect for this, not only you can use their clean restrooms (in Pompeii they're filthy!) but you can also learn about the cameos since they give you a little tour. Across the street from the factory there's a coffee shop where you can try the famous Neapolitan "Espresso". After visiting Pompeii, we drive to Sorrento and board the hydrofoil to Capri. We have to be there by 1:30 pm, so there's no time to stop for lunch, you'll have time for lunch in Capri. An alternative would be to bring sandwiches and eat them on the ferry.
They don't let you take your car on the island, so you have to use public transportation, so while you tour the island I'll drive to Naples to meet you there. This will save you a lot of driving. From Naples it takes about two hours to get to Rome. The best way to tour Capri is using a local taxi. The taxi drivers generally speak enough English to give you a little tour and will take you all over the island. They will make stops to let you walk around the most interesting places and set a time with you to get picked up again and driven to the next place. The usual charge for the tour of the island is around 200 Euros. The biggest attraction in Capri is the Blue Grotto. Normally tourists are routed onto a the big boats which, from the Marina Grande, bring them to the Grotto. Once the boat gets to the Grotto's entrance, tourists have to wait aboard to be taken inside by smaller boats that fit its 6-feet wide entrance. They spend a few minutes inside the Grotto and then they are brought back to the bigger boat which takes them back to the port. The whole thing takes a couple of hours. Few people know you can drive to the Grotto and get tricked into going on the big boat. If you drive there you can visit the grotto in 1 hour, rather than the 2 or 3 that it would take you if you went by boat and you don't wait a long time. Once you are done with the grotto, you will be taken to Anacapri and Town of Capri Itself.
The alternative to using a taxi is to use the funicular to get to the city of Capri and, naturally, to go to the Blue Grotto by boat. The entrance to the Grotto is so shallow and narrow that if the sea is a little wavy they'll not allow you to go in it and in such case you can use the time to take the bus to Anacapri, which you would not have the time for, if you went to the Grotto by boat.
Touring by taxi is a better alternative, you can go all over quickly and comfortably. You save time skipping the trip by boat and the wait outside the Grotto's entrance on a rocking boat.
My favored taxi driver on the island is Paolo, yes same name, who has been able to perfectly upkeep a Vintage FIAT from the 60's, also a Stretch Convertible, which is very cute and much better suits the "Dolce Vita" atmosphere of the island, rather than a newer car. He also speaks some basic English, and is a nice courteous person. All the other Taxi Drivers use a special FIAT Stretch Convertible New Car, car for 7 passengers.
Taxis in Capri. My friend Paolo's vintage taxi is the red one, a Fiat "1800" m. y. 1961!

Driving time:
Rome to Cameo Factory (pit stop): 2hr
Cameo Factory to Pompeii: 20'
Pompeii to Sorrento: 40'
Sorrento to Capri (by hydrofoil): 20'
Capri to Naples: (by hydrofoil): 1hr'
Naples to Rome: 2hr

Short description of the itinerary for the excursion to Assisi and Umbria. 9/10 hours:

We meet at your hotel in Rome at 7:30/8:00 am and drive to Umbria. Depending on your preferences, we may spend the day in Assisi and visit it thoroughly, or spend just a couple of hours there to see the highlights and then continue to Deruta, Todi and Orvieto.

More about this tour:

The trip to Assisi is a great opportunity to see the famous Umbria, the region of Italy that rivals with Tuscany for the beauty of the countryside. The drive to Assisi from Rome takes about two hours and one gets to see some breathtaking panoramas. Umbria, the green heart of Italy they call it and it really is lush! Assisi was, in the pre-roman age influenced by the nearby Etruscans. Asisium was its name as it became a Roman municipality. The martyr Rufino introduced the Christian faith the 3rd century A.D.. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Assisi was sacked by the Goths and later recaptured by the Byzantines. Subject to Spoleto, it flourished again during the 11th and 12th centuries as an independent township, though it was troubled by wars. Subdued by Barbarossa, it was here that Federico II was educated. St. Francis and St. Claire were born here during this period (St. Francis 1181, St. Claire 1193).
From the 16th century to 1860, except for the brief Napoleonic period, it was part of the Papal States. Stone-cutters and masons gave Assisi an incomparable appearance, and time seems to have stopped before its beauty. Its narrow streets between buildings built with in the typical local stone called Pietra Subasia with their red tile roofs make you think you’ve been traveling in a time-machine, rather than in a in normal car, to get there. Arriving in Assisi we stop to see the Church of Santa Maria Degli Angeli, which is at the bottom of the hill, and than climb to the town to visit St. Claire’s . After lunch we visit St. Francis’.
Wanting to see more of Umbria in one day, the visit of Assisi can be limited to the church of St. Francis and a stroll through the typical streets, so the rest of the day can be spent visiting Deruta, famous for its ceramics, Todi and Orvieto

Driving time:
Rome to Assisi: 2hr
Assisi to Rome: 2hr
Assisi to Deruta: 20'
Deruta to Todi: 20'
Todi to Orvieto: 30'
Orvieto to Rome: 1hr 10'

The prices include:
9/10 hours of touring (from pick up to drop off), use of the specific vehicle, expert driving guide, fuel, motorway tolls and taxes.

Rates do not include entrance fees or meals and drinks or whatever not specifically mentioned as included.