We were lucky to get into Antonio Prudente's taxi on arrival at the Sorrento train station a couple of weeks ago. He offered to drive us down the Amalfi coast the next day for 150 euros for the two of us. He picked us up at our hotel after the bus rush hour, and gave us a terrific 4-hour tour down to Amalfi, where we caught the ferry back to Sorrento. Once we got out of Sorrento there was very little traffic.
Antonio was born and raised in Praiano, lived in the U.S. for several years, speaks English, and tells great stories along the way. He stopped for plenty of photo opp's, the emerald grotto, an hour of shopping in Positano, gave us a little tour of Praiano and showed us where to catch the ferry in Amalfi. It was a bit rainy the day we went, and he was very gracious with his umbrella, even offering to leave it with us for the rest of the day.
We felt it was well worth the price to take a customized tour and to get to hear all about the area from a smart and funny local guy.
He can be reached on his cell at 334 1590159 or at jps@blublu.it.