AN EPIC ADVENTURE TO NAPOLI + ISLANDS OF ISCHIA & PROCIDA
Private Travel Itinerary: Napoli + Isle of Ischia
2024 GUEST REVIEW of Mythology meets the Medicinal Itinerary:
"Lisa researched and sourced the most amazing experiences to make
our trip to Italy UTTERLY MEMORABLE AND EVEN LIFE-CHANGING.
For anyone seeking a truly authentic and unique Italian experience, look no further than Slow Travel with Lisa. IT COULD NOT POSSIBLY GET ANY BETTER."
- Annie C. (Sept. 2024)
Mythology meets the Medicinal
NAPOLI + ISLE OF ISCHIA
SEPTEMBER 7-14, 2025
This 8-day itinerary begins and ends in Napoli, Italy.
Trip Price: $4,350.
10-guest limit. Your deposit saves your spot.
Trip price based on double occupancy. Does not include airfare.
Single guests welcome! Single Supplement may be required.
NOW.. LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR YOU & SOMEONE YOU LOVE!
Claim your place in the Ischian September sun!
Travel like an insider, with someone who really knows the place. Reap the rewards of Lisa's 30-year love affair with Napoli and the Isola verde. Travel with your own personal guide, interpreter, language coach.
Lisa has the Best NAPOLI Tours.
- Naples has long been Lisa's favorite city in the world. Her 30-year love affair still burns bright.
There's no one better to show you around this incredible 3000-year-old Adventure Land.
And.. Lisa has the Best ISCHIA Tours.
- For over 30 years, Lisa's been in love with the magnificent "spa-island" of ISCHIA.
which was named the Most Beautiful Island in the World by Travel & Leisure Magazine:
"Ischia earned the top spot thanks to its picturesque villages, thermal springs, and unspoiled beaches, which include Le Fumarole and its geothermally heated sand."
See "What's Included" below.
Contact info@SlowTravelwithLisa.com with any questions and to save your spot.
Slow Travel with Lisa is a registered State of California Seller of Travel,
License No. 2133570-40.
What's included:
- Travel like an insider. Experience Italy with your own personal interpreter, language coach and guide
- Guest limit ensures relaxing travel, great conversation, friendships, personal attention + special access to personal homes, artist studios.
- Opportunities to mix and practice italiano with “real live Italians”- Lisa's friends
- Discover hidden cultural gems that even some of the locals don't know about!
- A vibrant cast of Neapolitans- guest teachers, artists, guides, musicians
- 2 Nights in Bella Napoli: Accommodations in one of Lisa's favorite neighborhoods. Enjoy a relaxing stroll the vast promenade skirting the stunning Port and Bay of Napoli .
- 5 Nights on the Isle of Ischia in a colorful 4-star hotel. Your sea view balcony overlooks an enchanting fishing village and boasts a breathtaking sunset panorama to the west.
- All breakfasts, 1 aperitivo, 3 lunches and 3 dinners with wine. All meals hosted at a variety of ristoranti, pizzerie and traditional trattorie onboard a gorgeous schooner or Slow Food agriturismo.
- Welcome prosecco toast & reception on a stunning seaside terrace to meet your new partners in travel.
- Benvenuti a Napoli! Welcome Dinner in the charming and historic Santa Lucia neighborhood.
- An elegant seaside Welcome to Ischia Dinner.
- Special "Arrivederci, Ischia" Dinner. Exuberant island musicians will liven up the festivities and traditional dishes and wines from the family cellar.
- Luxuriate in the volcanic island's premiere thermal spa complex with private beach access. Follow a prescribed series of therapeutic thermal baths (volcanic waters mixed with sea water). Experience a natural occurring sauna located in a cave in the side of the mountain!
- Sail to the Isle of Procida on a Private Schooner + 5-star lunch. You'll feel like a million bucks from the best possible vantage point. Time on Procida to expore the colorful island featured in Il Postino and The Talented Mister Ripley.
- City Walk of Napoli with Lisa: a 3000-y.o. Adventure Land- Lisa picks the route. Centro storico, Santa Lucia, the street art of i Quartieri Spagnoli-- wherever we go, it will be colorful and quirky street art, little-known artistic, architectural and archaeological gems; followed by dinner.
- A guided visit to the magnificent 4th c. BC Castello Aragonese (Ischia Ponte) with a local who brings the community's history to life
- Visit Napoli's bestl-kept secret: a 1st c. Roman villa with anfiteatro + the impressive Grotta di Seiano, an architectural wonder with a rich ancient and contemporary history.
- HIKE to the Top of Volcano Mt. Epomeo with the island's best nature guide + lunch in a Slow Food rustic agriturismo (Add-on Activity. Supplemental fee required for guide fees, all transportation + drivers, farm-to-table lunch with wine. 4-guest minimum required.)
- Transportation + Drivers: Relax and leave the driving to the professionals
- Round-trip Ferry Transport to Island of Ischia + baggage fees
- Baggage Transfer from accommodations in Napoli to the Port of Napoli
- All local, all Italian Tour Guides for all scheduled visits and hikes (Tours in English)
- All guided activities (private boat excursion, fees for tour guides, scheduled special events, fees for guest artists, musicians, chefs and teachers, entrance fees)
- All Italian language lessons with Lisa and/or a special guest teacher
- Custom-made memory book that includes your Italian lesson outline and activities + cultural information relevant to our tailor-made itinerary
- Referrals of brilliant guides and recommendations for tours and activities especially tailored to your group
- and so much more!
8 authentic days. 10-guest limit.
Trip Price: $4,350
"Best Vacation Ever!" - Kitty, San Francisco, CA.
Note: Any itinerary is subject to changes in order to provide the best insider, and most authentic, of experiences. Trip Price does not include airfare and is based on double-occupancy.
A Supplement Fee may be required for single guests.
BOOKINGS & More information: Info@SlowTravelwithLisa.com
By placing your deposit you agree to all STWL Terms and Conditions.
What's not included:
Questions: info@slowtravelwithlisa.com
- All flights and transport to our meet-up point, and from our final drop-off point of in Naples, Italy.
- Travel expenses before and after the tour period.
- Travel Insurance (Required).
- All alcoholic drinks, including spirits and cocktails, that are not specifically stated as included in the itinerary (and wine beyond the one-glass serving per person).
- Hotel "daily tax" (range between 2 - 5 euro per person, per night).
- Add-On Activities.
- All personal expenses including purchases made on City Walks and hikes (coffees, waters, pastries, liqueurs, gelato, souvenirs, gifts, etc).
- All guided tours and transportation that guests elect to take during personal time and outside the itinerary activities.
Questions? Contact: info@slowtravelwithlisa.com.
What's required:
- You must be 21+ years of age.
- You must have a passport that is valid at least 6 months after your return date.
- You must be in good physical condition and able to negotiate all types of terrains (e.g., cobble stone streets, ancient stone stairs, hills and other inclines, descents down stairs, etc.) as you will be invited to participate in in city walks, the exploration of the Flaming Fields, an exhilarating hike from Mt. Epomeo to the sea (optional/add-on activity), and other physical activities.
- You must provide proof of Travel Insurance. Slow Travel with Lisa will require each guest to purchase a comprehensive travel insurance package for our tour. As we unfortunately cannot make exceptions for inclement weather or personal emergencies, travel insurance is an affordable way to minimize your risks- both financial and medical. Your policy will include coverage of trip cancellation and medical expenses. An example of a comprehensive policy is the Travel Guard Preferred Plan.
- You must successfully complete all required Trip Documents.
- All STWL itineraries are scent-free to keep guests and guides breathing easy.
- If you would like personal assistance in choosing your insurance plan, we will be happy to assist in finding someone to help you.
- Contact info@slowtravelwithlisa.com to learn more.