Amalfi - Positano
full-day tour

Once we have put on our life jackets and adjusted the footrests on our kayaks we will be ready to set off to the west towards Positano.
 

For those who have never been in a kayak there will be a short introductory lesson on how to kayak and safety at sea.

The route will take us along Amalfi’s finest beaches as well as close to natural rock arches and into sea caves, giving us the opportunity to admire the old watch towers that dot the entire length of this coast.

We will pause at beaches reachable only by sea and have time to go snorkeling or swimming in crystal-clear waters.

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Not too far from the starting point, once passed Duoglio and Santa Croce beaches, we will kayak by the "Arc of Lovers", a natural rock arch created millions of years ago by the erosion of the sea whose shape recalls two elephants in the act of kissing. Up to not too long ago young couples used to get married on the top of it.

 

A little later we will paddle in front of the ancient fishermen village of Conca dei Marini, passing near the villa of Sophia Loren and seeing the historic hotel “Il Saraceno” located on La Vite Beach.

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From here we will also have a stunning view of the Santa Rosa Monastery, a former convent now converted into a luxury hotel, once home of the Dominican nuns.
It's right in the kitchens of this monastery that the delicious "Sfogliatella Santa Rosa" was born, a shell-shaped pastry filled with ricotta cheese-based cream and little dried fruit pieces, typical of the local culinary tradition (don't forget to taste it before leaving!).

 

Once past the seaside of Conca dei Marini we will enter its western basin, where we will have a breathtaking view of Furore and Praiano villages and the islands of Li Galli and Capri, together with the well-known Faraglioni Rocks.

 

Further inside this basin we will find and visit the little Runghetiello Grotto, a picturesque natural sea cave named after a local fish, brightly frescoed in red and green by the minerals on its walls.

Then we will reach the famous Furore Fjord, where we will disembark for a short visit on foot. This is the only natural Fjord in Italy, where the annual international diving competition "MarMeeting" takes place in July: professional divers from around the world compete by jumping from the top of the bridge which is 28 meters high.

Paddling little farther onward to the village of Praiano we will be able to visit another huge sea cave full of stalactites, the Africana Grotto, where the water has a distinctive blue color thanks to the unique refraction of light.

Finally we will go round Capo Sottile and continue to paddle inshore through a tunnel in the rock. Here the shallow waters and the sunlight will give us the opportunity to admire the beautiful seabed that continues to Positano, where we will disembark and have lunch.

On our way back to Amalfi we will stop at the beaches that we skipped on the way to Positano, thus concluding an intense day at sea.