About Capri Boat Tour from Sorrento

Who I am

My father skippered out of Marina Piccola and I have been on that quay for eleven seasons. The first few were spent loading ice onto day boats before dawn, which is a good apprenticeship in what a boat tour actually costs to run and an even better one in what passengers complain about. These days I write about them instead. I have watched the 09:00 weather call on the Blue Grotto go both ways more times than I can count, and I have very little patience for anyone who promises that cave in August.

What this site is for

There is a gap between what people search for and what is being sold to them, and this whole site exists in that gap. Most of the questions I see are ferry questions: how much, how long, which company, where do I catch it. The honest answer to all of them is the hydrofoil at roughly €20 to €30 for a 20 to 25 minute crossing, and I have written it out properly on the ferry page, from which I earn nothing at all.

A boat tour is a different purchase. Five to eight hours, the island circled, the arch under the Faraglioni, the sea caves, two or three swim stops, and three to four hours ashore on top. Roughly five to six times the fare, because you are buying a day rather than a crossing. That comparison is on ferry or boat tour, the background is in the complete guide, and the six boats are lined up at all Capri boat tours.

How I write about the tours

Ratings and review counts come straight from GetYourGuide and are not rounded or smoothed. I quote four-star reviews as readily as five-star ones, name the crew when reviewers name them, and never name the operator. Where a listing is vague I say so: the Blue Grotto is about €20 extra with its own queue that reaches two hours in high season, and every non-resident landing on Capri owes a small landing fee — the tassa di sbarco, a few euro a head and higher between April and October. The six write-ups are at the reviews.

How the site is funded

Booking links go to GetYourGuide and pay me a small commission at no extra cost to you. That covers the hosting and nothing more glamorous, and it does not decide what I write — the longest ferry page on this site is the one that talks people out of booking a tour. The arrangement is set out in the affiliate disclosure.

Corrections

Fares change, timetables change, and the grotto’s opening hours change four times a year. Always confirm times and prices with the ferry company or the operator before you travel. If something here is out of date, tell me at contact and I will fix it.

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