Capri & Blue Grotto Small Group Tour with Anacapri & Chairlift

4.88

(138 reviews)

What’s the experience like?

The first thing I remember is the sound—boats thumping against each other at Marina Grande while our little group found our guide, Marco. He was already waving, grinning like he’d known us for years. The air smelled like sunscreen and coffee. We squeezed onto a shuttle and Marco explained how Capri mornings always start busy but slow down once you leave the port. He wasn’t wrong. By the time we reached the Blue Grotto (or tried to—waves were a bit wild that morning), I’d already started to forget about my phone.

So yeah, about the Blue Grotto: we didn’t make it inside because of the sea (apparently it happens a lot), but instead we circled the island by boat. The water was this weird electric blue in some spots, and when we passed under those Faraglioni rocks, someone on board actually gasped—maybe it was me. Marco pointed out a villa where some old movie star used to hide out. I just liked watching the spray hit my arm and hearing the skipper sing softly in Italian—didn’t catch all the words.

Anacapri felt quieter, almost sleepy compared to Capri town. We wandered narrow lanes lined with lemon trees and whitewashed walls, and I tried a tiny cup of espresso that nearly knocked me over. There was an old lady selling handmade sandals; she winked at me when I hesitated over sizes. The chairlift up Monte Solaro rattled more than expected but wow—the view up there made my stomach drop in that good way. You could see Naples in the haze and Vesuvius just sitting there like it owned everything.

We had free time in Capri’s Piazzetta—honestly, people-watching there is half the fun—and then strolled through Augustus Gardens with its neat flowerbeds and those crazy cliffside views. I still think about that patch of shade under a palm tree where I sat for five minutes doing nothing at all. On the way back to Marina Grande, Marco asked what our favorite part was; nobody answered right away, which probably says something.