The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Capri, the bucket-list move is Private Capri Island Boat Tour + Blue Grotto Access. Below: 5 bucket-list things to do on a Capri port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Glide around Capri's legendary coastline on a private boat — sea caves, Faraglioni stacks, hidden coves — with exclusive Blue Grotto entry. The island's most iconic vistas, entirely on your own terms.
Book itFrom Capri: 3-Hour Island Boat Tour with Optional Blue Grotto$1,411 per person
Ride the open-air single-seat seggiovia from Anacapri village to Monte Solaro — at 589 m the highest point on the island — for a 360° panorama over the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius, and the Amalfi Coast that photographers dream about.
Book itCapri & Anacapri: Guided Tour with Chairlift to Mount Solaro$94 per person
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A bespoke private guided walk through Capri's most storied corners — La Piazzetta, the Gardens of Augustus, Via Krupp, and Belvedere Tragara — with an erudite local expert who brings centuries of island life vividly to the surface.
Book itCapri Island with a Local Expert Guide$611 per person
Hike to the most atmospheric Roman ruin on the island — Emperor Tiberius's first-century cliff-edge palace — with a specialist archaeologist guide who unlocks the scandalous imperial history etched into every stone.
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The ultimate curated day — a private or small-group morning boat circumnavigation of Capri combined with an afternoon in Anacapri, Villa San Michele, and the panoramic belvederes, orchestrated by a local expert from dock to dusk.
Book itSmall Group Capri Island Boat Ride with Swimming and Limoncello€89 per person (about $105)
A private small-group culinary walk through Capri's finest artisan producers — limoncello distilleries, Caprese pastry makers, local wine estates — guided by a passionate local foodie who has grown up eating the island's table.
Book itSmall Group Capri Wine Tasting Experience with Sea View$112 per person
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.