Island Boat Trips in Sorrento: Our Top 4

1.Small Group Boat Day Excursion to Capri Island from Sorrento

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 926 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $131Our pick

Spend about eight hours cruising Capri from Sorrento, with stops at the White and Green Grottos, Faraglioni, Marina Piccola, and Punta Carena. Your English-speaking skipper may be Tony, Antonio, Michele, or another crew member. You get snacks, drinks, a swim stop, and roughly three and a half hours to explore Capri independently.

“It is an all-day experience. Capri is very very crowded and being unfamiliar there, a bit hard to navigate. More time spent figuring out where you are and where you want to go.”

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2.From Sorrento/Nerano: Capri Island Cruise with Guide Onboard

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 508 reviews · 8 hours · from $77

Take a shared boat from Marina del Cantone in Nerano to Capri, with optional pickup from Sorrento. Your onboard guide, often including experienced team members such as Vincenzo, Giovanni, or Francesco, explains the island and helps plan your day. Add the €26 island shuttle to save time between Capri, Anacapri, and the port.

“Very good day! The service was amazing and they were super accommodating!”

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3.From Sorrento: Capri Island Day Trip with Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 469 reviews · from $164

Join a small group of up to 12 for an eight-hour boat trip from Marina Grande, Sorrento, to Capri. Your English or Italian speaking skipper guides you past the Faraglioni, Natural Arch, Villa Malaparte, and several grottos, with swim stops, drinks, snacks, and four hours to explore Capri or Anacapri.

“Great experience! Our guide (Antonio? Sorry we forget his name) was very knowledgeable and friendly.”

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4.Capri Small-Group Boat Tour with Blue Grotto & Island Discovery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 394 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $66Best value

Spend about nine hours on a small boat from Sorrento, circling Capri’s grottos, Faraglioni rocks, Villa Malaparte, and Punta Carena. You get drinks, a Caprese sandwich, snorkeling gear, swimming stops, and about four hours on Capri. The Blue Grotto is optional and depends on sea conditions, tides, queues, and local access.

“The trip with Sorrentoseas was incredible, but due to waterway traffic this delayed our tour. We also couldn't go to the blue caves as the queues were over two hour wait and we were delayed by 2.1/2hrs going to Capri, so hanging around the bay until 2pm. We had to be back on the boat by 4:30pm, which meant our Capri trip was cut short by two hours. This resulted in us being unable to head to the Gondola's to see Capri from the otherside. So, two things we were desperate to do, we were unable to experience, so very disappointed especially as this trip was £140.00 per person -…”

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