Pompeii And Herculaneum Day Trip From Naples

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Tour Information

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Duration: 8 Hrs
Language:
English

Departure Time :
9:00 AM Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 - 60 minutes prior to this time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation.
Departure Details :
Here's the full list of our meeting points. If you require suggestions, get in touch!, CENTRALLY LOCATED PICK UP POINTS, 07:45 AM – near Hotel Holiday Inn (address: Centro Direzionale Isola E/6, Via.. read more
Return Details :
Concludes at original departure point
Cancellation Policy :
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

With the focus on two main archaeological sites of the region - Pompeii and Herculaneum - this tour from Naples will take you back in time. The main difference between the two places is that Pompeii was a bustling city - a gateway for merchants and travelers whereas the latter was more of a residential village for aristocrats and intellectuals. You will get to understand everything about these sites during this day-trip from Naples. Stop along the way to a local factory to learn more about the process of Cameos (carved sea shells) and Corals craft. Lunch break to a local restaurant with a 3-course tourist menu (drinks not included).

Highlights

Lunch included
Led by a local guide
Free hotel pickup and drop-off included

Know More about this tour

What are Pompeii and Herculaneum and why you should visit them?

- At the time of the dramatic eruption, Pompeii counted about 11.000 inhabitants, while Herculaneum had a population of some 5.000 people. A number of emperors and aristocrats had their holiday villas in these cities.

- One day, in 79 AD, several meters of ashes buried the whole area in a matter of a few hours. Centuries later, in 1748, under the Bourbons government, excavation works started. The discovery was greeted with enthusiasm as it added great wealth to the kingdom and inspired the neoclassicism movement in Europe.

- Nowadays, the ruins of Pompeii are amongst the most visited archaeological sites in the world, while Herculaneum is renewed for its Villa dei Papiri containing a library of over 1800 papyruses.

Included in this tour there is a stop to a Cameos and Corals workshop, to learn more about this ancient art-craft, for which the Neapolitan school is still considered of great importance. Cameos, in particular, are carved sea shells representing scenes of mythological deities.

Lunch break to a local restaurant with a 3-course tourist menu, (drinks not included).

Please note: The tour manager will meet you by the nearest pick-up point to your accommodation between 08:00 and 09:00 am and this tour will last approximately 8 hours in total. Check our full list of complimentary scheduled pickup points, or provide us your lodging address and we will arrange it for you.

Inclusions

Assistance on the bus

R/W transfer to listed meeting points

Lunch (3-course tourist menu, drinks not included)

guide (or audio-guide) in Pompeii and Herculaneum (see activity details)

Exclusions

Drinks

Entrance fees: Pompeii 15,00 PP and Herculaneum 11,00 PP

Additional Info

Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate

Confirmation will be received at the time of booking

If less than five people are in your group, your tour will operate with an audio guide in place of an actual local guide in Pompeii

It is advised to wear comfortable shoes and clothes according to the weather conditions.

Entrance tickets are not included as the fee may vary under certain circumstances, such as age, nationality, and profession or in the occasion of special events and discount cards. To date, single entrance ticket costs 15 in Pompeii and 11 in Herculaneum.

The visit at Pompeii's ruins is led by a tour guide with a minimum of 6 people; under this number, audio-guides are provided.

The visit at Herculaneum ruins provides audio-guides with a minimum of 6 people; tour guide upon availability.

Traveler Reviews

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B063063 03-Jul-2019

I tried to walk to Hotel Naples, my meeting point. I got really, really lost. I fell down, because, I was trying to read the building numbers, and there was literally, a hole in the sidewalk. It was almost time to be at Hotel Naples, and I was now frantic, I was running late, I fell and cut bo ...
Graeme_robertson 03-Jul-2019

Great History
Very knowledgeable Guide, Eliana was very passionate about ruins
Would recommend this tour
Joe 09-May-2019

This tour was fabulous because it covered all the basic important buildings ad streets at Pompeii in the morning followed by a fantastic visit to Herculaneum in the afternoon. The contrast between them was startling due to the difference between the pyroclastic materials burning Pompeii's buildin ...
Grant S 11-Mar-2019

Fantastic places but this felt like being herded with a bus carrying at least three or four different tours. At lunchtime between the two destinations we shuttled back to Naples to a restaurant for lunch. This is very convenient for the tour to swap around us cattle/tourists but adds an hour to t ...
Asbroad 29-Oct-2018

An excellent tour of both sites and a highlight of our cruise - our guide was very knowledgeable and we managed to see a great deal in the few hours available - despite the horrendous crowds at Pompeii!
Kantnerl 08-Oct-2018

This was a whole day tour. We were picked up in front of a nearby hotel in Naples (the bus was a half hour late). Once we finally started the tour the guides were excellent. Our guide Stephaney was friendly and very knowledgeable. The included lunch was fine, but took almost an hour and a half. ...
Violet B 03-Sep-2018

I have been to Pompeii 4 times before and this was the best tour I’ve every had. The tour of Herculaneum was wonderful too. The guide was truly wonderful!
Lori S 13-Aug-2018

I highly recommend this trip. We all know about Pompeii, but Herculaneum was a perfect follow up. Pompei is grand and endless, while Herculaneum is so compact and manageable. We learned that only 5% if Herculaneum is uncovered bc they built the existing city on the other 95%. Our tour guide was f ...
Jeffrey W 09-Aug-2018

I was picked up at hotel promptly.. then taken to another location where 4 different tour groups got on same large bus .. mass confusion.. who was going where and different tour guide for 4 different languages .. on way to Pompeii was told that I need to pay additional 15 euro for entrance ticket ...
Rebeccakings23 25-Jul-2018

Make sure to look out for the yellow cityvision bus with this tour, you will be with other tourists going to Pompeii but also other locations. After being picked up from a nearby hotel and after picking up others we headed to Pompeii. Entrance fee advertised as 13 each but was in fact 15, howeve ...