Private Boat Tours from Amalfi

Amal­fi is ide­al for guests who want to depart from the heart of the coast­line and enjoy a day cen­tered on scenic nav­i­ga­tion, ele­gant vil­lages, and a des­ti­na­tion with a strong cul­tur­al identity.

The Fior­do di Furore (Furore Fjord) is a nar­row gorge on the Amal­fi Coast where a moun­tain riv­er meets the sea between sheer rock walls ris­ing approx­i­mate­ly 30 meters on each side. It is one of the most dra­mat­ic nat­ur­al for­ma­tions on the entire Ital­ian coast and is entire­ly inac­ces­si­ble by road — the only way to enter the fjord is by boat. On a pri­vate char­ter, your skip­per nav­i­gates into the gorge and anchors for swim­ming and pho­tog­ra­phy. The water inside the fjord is excep­tion­al­ly calm even on days with some swell on the open sea.

From Sor­ren­to, the cross­ing to Amal­fi is approx­i­mate­ly 15 nau­ti­cal miles — typ­i­cal­ly 60 – 80 min­utes at com­fort­able cruis­ing speed, depend­ing on sea con­di­tions and ves­sel. From Posi­tano, Amal­fi is about 8 nau­ti­cal miles, a 30 – 45 minute sail. Both routes fol­low the coast rather than cut­ting across open water, so the jour­ney itself is a con­tin­u­ous sequence of dra­mat­ic coastal scenery. A full-day char­ter allows time for 1 – 2 swim­ming stops en route and 2 – 3 hours in Amal­fi town.

Yes, and this is one of the pri­ma­ry advan­tages of a pri­vate char­ter over the fer­ry or the road. The Amal­fi Coast has numer­ous beach­es, coves, and swim­ming spots acces­si­ble only by water — includ­ing the peb­ble beach at Gavitel­la near Pra­iano, the shel­tered cove at Con­ca dei Mari­ni, and sev­er­al unmarked inlets between Posi­tano and Amal­fi that don’t appear on any tourist map. Your skip­per selects the best stops based on that day’s sea con­di­tions, the tide, and how busy each spot is — local knowl­edge that no GPS can replicate.

The Grot­ta del­lo Smer­al­do (Emer­ald Grot­to) is a sea cave near Con­ca dei Mari­ni, about 5 kilo­me­ters west of Amal­fi, whose inte­ri­or is lit by nat­ur­al light refract­ed through a sub­merged open­ing, giv­ing the water a deep emer­ald-green lumi­nes­cence. It is less famous than Capri’s Blue Grot­to but sim­i­lar­ly beau­ti­ful and sig­nif­i­cant­ly less crowd­ed. Entry is by small boat inside the cave, with a sep­a­rate fee. Most full-day Amal­fi Coast char­ters can incor­po­rate a Grot­ta del­lo Smer­al­do stop on request — ask our team to include it when design­ing your itinerary.

Amal­fi’s water­front offers sev­er­al excel­lent restau­rants a short walk from the main pier. Il Tari is con­sis­tent­ly rat­ed among the best for fresh pas­ta and seafood. La Car­avel­la, in a his­toric vault­ed din­ing room steps from the har­bor, is one of south­ern Italy’s most cel­e­brat­ed insti­tu­tions. For a more casu­al option, sev­er­al small restau­rants along the Via dei Dogi offer excel­lent local fish at fair prices. Our team can make reser­va­tions in advance for any of these as part of your char­ter book­ing. For some­thing more ele­vat­ed, we can also orga­nize lunch in Rav­el­lo, the UNESCO-list­ed vil­lage above Amal­fi, with a pri­vate car trans­fer included.