A drive into the blue

The drive with Tony from Naples to Pompeii and Herculaneum was fantastic. Highly recommended.

We had a great experience with A Drive Into The Blue. Our driver was friendly, patient, kind, and knowledgeable. We would use this service again.

What an amazing experience.... We hired this company to drive us for a day trip to include Pompeii, Herculaneum and Mt. Vesuvius. Antonino was a very personable, knowledgable driver who promptly picked us up in a late model silver Mercedes van, and made us feel very safe and comfortable throughout the day. This included complimentary bottled water, special Italian candy and fresh strawberries and cherries as a little snack. He even had an IPad mounted on the dash providing unlimited opportunities to learn about the region. He took us for a drive along the seashore and also up to the Church of St. Anthony where there was a spectacular view. Although we were later than expected to return to our hotel, there was no additional charge. He was so awesome! I highly recommend him!

I am traveling with my wife and 2 teenage girls (16/14). The 16yo is loving it and the 14yo not so much - it has been a lot of art, architecture, and ruins. We are on spring break and in Italy for 7 days. Antonino (Tony) is a fantastic driver and tour services provider. I started searching several months before our visit and I am writing this review on the Frecciarossa departing Naples back to Rome. Tony was waiting on the train platform when we arrived in Naples from Florence and walked us to his van in the nearby parking lot. Tony’s van is exceptionally clean, very new model, with very comfortable leather seats. I chose to use him as a transfer to our hotel because I was already in touch with him. We stayed in the Best Western Hotel Paradiso (35-40 min ride from the station). He was only €5 more than what our hotel had posted as a transfer to the train station and worth every Euro. We ate dinner at “50 Kalo” and it was delicious pizza. Tony is full of information about the city (Naples) and happily shares his knowledge and answers any questions you have. His English is excellent and he has traveled to the US before. As a US traveler knowing zero Italian (shocking, I know - I’ve tried to learn here), his approach and friendly demeanor was greatly appreciated. As an aside - I have nothing but great things to say about the Italian people- they are so kind, so many speak English and the ones who don’t, manage to see when you are struggling and we all manage to smile and stumble through communication. Naples is the roughest of the cities we visited (Rome,Venice,Florence,Naples), but I never felt in danger. There is a lot of graffiti down town and the drivers in general (particularly the scooters) are probably the craziest I’ve seen, so I was glad that I wasn’t driving. We did a full day with Tony, he coordinated a tour guide for us at Herculaneum and Pompeii named Lucia who was wonderful - to be an official tour guide at historical sites you have to be certified by the State. It costs more, but you get to cut lines and you get a lot more information and they can streamline your tour to your needs/time constraints. Which both Tony and Lucia did for us. For my family only having a week in Italy we wanted to get as much out of our short time here as we could. I’m not a fan of lines. After the ruins we wanted to see the Amalfi coast, so we went to Positano for lunch - we ate at Hotel Palazzo Murat which was very good. Tony helped keep us on schedule for our 5pm train back to Rome and provided a few cookies after Herculaneum and light snacks and water after our Pompeii tour. Can’t say enough about how kind and thoughtful Tony is. We wish him all the best.

Tony drove our group to Mt. Vesuvius, Pompeii, and Herculaneum. It was a really great little tour, he was very knowledgable and had great slides and images to help explain the history about these sites and other tidbits about Italy and the area surrounding the bay of Naples as well. He went above and beyond expectations and I highly recommend this tour.

The drive with Tony from Naples to Pompeii and Herculaneum was superb. He picked us up in a Mercedes van, arrived at our hotel and all our stops in a timely way. We felt very safe and in the company of someone who is both knowledgable and more importantly considerate. He discussed our days activity early in the morning, educated us on travel, traditions and food and then arranged for Celeste to be our guide at the historical sites . Celeste clearly loves history and narrates the stories of the volcanic eruption with historical references and with great accuracy. We really enjoyed our day with this company and would highly recommend them!! Best of luck Tony and Celeste.

My wife and I decided to hire a driver/tour guide, the night before, to Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Herculaneum. We were fortunate enough to find A drive into the Blue on TripAdvisor, last minute! We reached out to Antonio via WhatsApp and he was very responsive and helpful. The next day, he picked us up bright and early, with his very clean and comfortable van! Along the way to our stops, he would give us historical facts and information which was great. Though we didn’t have him enter the sites with us, it is an option and would be nice to have your own guide. All of our stops were made with perfect time, and we were able to pick/choose what we wan On the way back to our hotel, Antonio made a bunch of stops to show us the beautiful city of Naples and give us more background. Overall, this trip was amazing and completely stress free and relaxing. Antonio went out of his way to make sure this was our experience. We will definitely be calling him for a tour next time we are in the area! Thank you so much! Ryan & Kristy