Step into a story that feels like home.
The Velaris Escape is a women-only, story-driven literary tour along the Amalfi Coast — designed for readers who’ve always dreamed of walking through a world that feels like their favorite fantasy novel.
For seven nights, we’ll wander from pastel cliffside towns to hidden coves and moonlit terraces. You’ll wake to the scent of salt and citrus, sip limoncello under fairy lights, and discover what it means to travel like the heroine of your own story.
This isn’t a retreat. It’s an immersive book tour come to life — filled with sisterhood, sea air, and unapologetic main character energy.
Starting at: $5,899 per person (double occupancy)
Single Occupancy: $7,399 per person
Deposit: $500 per person (non-refundable)
The Night Before the Story Begins
Every great story begins with a single choice.
Tonight, you close your laptop, zip your suitcase, and step into something bigger than a vacation — a mythic travel experience that blurs the line between fiction and reality.
Note: Flights are not included. Travelers should book flights arriving in Naples (NAP) on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
Friday, June 19, 2026 – Depart the US
Welcome to the City of Starlight
Our story opens in a villa carved into the cliffs, where the Mediterranean stretches endlessly below.
Your hosts will be waiting — ready with prosecco, laughter, and the promise that by the end of this romantasy-inspired tour, you’ll know why we call it Velaris.
That evening, we gather for our first dinner beneath the lemon trees. Conversation easy, music low, and the sense that you’ve found your people — a found-family travel experience for women who crave connection, beauty, and adventure.
Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Arrival in Amalfi
THE ART OF SLOW MORNINGS
Wake to sunlight spilling across tiled floors. After breakfast, we’ll explore Ravello, a hilltop haven known for its gardens, music, and breathtaking views. Wander the Villa Cimbrone, taste fresh pastries in the piazza, and linger over lunch with wine made just up the coast.
In the evening, we return to Amalfi Town — the heartbeat of the coast — where the scent of basil and sea salt follows us home.
Sunday, June 21 – Ravello & Amalfi
THE ISLAND OF CAPRI
Today, the sea becomes your story. We’ll board a private boat bound for Capri, circling hidden coves and glittering grottoes. Swim in crystalline water, browse local boutiques, and share a seaside lunch with limoncello spritzes and laughter.
It’s the kind of day that feels like a dream sequence — cinematic, carefree, unforgettable.
Monday, June 22 – Private Boat Day & Capri
THE MARKET OF COLORS
This morning, we journey to Sorrento, a town bursting with color and citrus. Stroll through bustling markets, then join a hands-on cooking class led by a local chef. You’ll knead, stir, and laugh your way through a full Italian meal — wine, of course, included.
By evening, we’ll dine on our own creations, surrounded by music, stories, and that radiant glow of belonging.
Tuesday, June 23 – Sorrento & Cooking Class
POSITANO AT SUNSET
Today we visit Positano, the icon of the Amalfi Coast — pastel houses cascading down the cliffs like brushstrokes. You’ll have free time to shop, swim, or sip espresso on the beach before we gather again for a sunset dinner overlooking the sea.
Fairy lights, laughter, and endless glasses of wine — this is your main-character moment.
Wednesday, June 24 – Positano Excursion & Sunset Dinner
THE DAY OF REST AND REVELRY
After days of exploring, today invites you to simply be. Lounge by the pool, journal on the terrace, or join an optional visit to a local lemon farm and winery. Taste limoncello straight from the source and toast to the women beside you who now feel like sisters.
That evening, our hosts lead a fireside wine tasting — the perfect blend of chaos, coziness, and connection.
Thursday, June 25 – Leisure & Lemon Groves
ARRIVEDERCI VELARIS
Our final full day brings us back together for one last meal overlooking the Mediterranean. We’ll share stories, exchange hugs, and promise to see each other again — maybe in Scotland, maybe in France, maybe in another story entirely.
Departure transfers are provided the following morning, June 27.
Friday, June 26 – Farewell Feast & Departure Day Saturday June 27
Hi, I’m Kate — the dagger-wielding, espresso-fueled book nerd behind Lumina Literary Tours.
If we’ve just met, here’s what you should know: I build story-driven, women-only adventures that feel like stepping straight into your favorite novel. No journaling circles, no awkward icebreakers — just laughter, found family energy, and jaw-dropping destinations designed to make you feel alive again.
Books raised me. They were my escape when real life felt too heavy — the place where I learned that courage could be quiet, love could be chosen, and beginnings don’t have an age limit. Somewhere along the way, I realized I didn’t just want to read the stories that saved me. I wanted to live them — and help other women do the same.
That’s how Lumina was born: part travel company, part sisterhood, part rebellion against boring trips and surface-level connections. Every itinerary I create is built like a plot — immersive, emotional, a little messy, and impossible to forget.
The Velaris Escape is my personal favorite — a love letter to every woman who ever whispered “I wish I could go there.”
Because you can. You deserve to. And I’ll be right there beside you, probably with prosecco in hand, making sure it feels every bit as magical as you imagined.
So go ahead — pack the dress, close the tab, and step into your next chapter.
You bring the story. I’ll bring the adventure.
meet kate
When I created Velaris Escape, I wanted it to feel like walking into the pages of your favorite fantasy — a world that welcomes every version of you.
Here, the magic isn’t in the castles or the sea views (though those are pretty spectacular). It’s in the shared laughter over pasta, the comfort of being understood without words, the realization that adventure doesn’t have to mean being alone.
This is what found-family travel feels like.
It’s immersive, emotional, and a little bit rebellious.
So come as you are. We’ll handle the details — you just bring your story.
With love (and limoncello),
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