Ruins Of Pompeii & Mt Vesuvius Day Trip From Rome - With Reviews & Ratings

Ruins Of Pompeii & Mt Vesuvius Day Trip From Rome

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Tour Information

Key Details

  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Duration: 13 Hrs
  • Departure Time :
    7:30am
  • Departure Details :
    Central Rome
  • Return Details :
    Piazza del Popolo
  • Cancellation Policy :
    This activity is non-refundable

Overview

Hike up Mount Vesuvius and then explore the UNESCO-listed ruins of Pompeii on a must-do day trip from Rome! Going at a steady pace, the hike includes a walk on the ridge of Italys famously feisty volcano, allowing incredible views down into the crater itself. After a pizza lunch, head to Pompeii to see the havoc that Mount Vesuvius reaped on it in AD 79. Tour the UNESCO-listed excavations, seeing fossils and well-preserved ruins while hearing the horrors that befell this intriguing ancient city. Mt Vesuvius is inaccessible from November 20 to March 31. During this time, the hike is replaced with a visit to the iconic City of Naples. Well take a panoramic bus tour and have some free time to walk around the city centre.

Highlights

  • Comprehensive tour of the city
  • Soak up the atmosphere on a walking tour
  • Step back in time on a history tour
  • Perfect introduction for first-time visitors
  • Pickup from a centrally located meeting point

Know More about this tour

Meet your guide at Piazza del popolo and then hop aboard your luxury, air-conditioned coach for your journey south to Italys Campania region. As you travel, your guide will keep you entertained with tales about the region, and of its brooding nemesis -- the famous and fearsome Mount Vesuvius.

As Europes best-known active volcano, Vesuvius gained notoriety for the destruction of the ancient towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79. See the scars of ancient lava flows while traveling to the volcanos foothills, and then hop off your coach to walk to the top. Hiking up to the crater is the best way to experience Vesuvius magic, and after 20 minutes of steady-paced walking along soft volcanic ash and pumice stone youll hit the top.

Gaze down into the crater and enjoy some free time up on the ridge to soak up the volcanic views, set against the dazzling backdrop of the Bay of Naples. After taking pictures and drinking in the vistas, walk back down the volcano with your guide, and hop back aboard your coach for the short journey to Naples.

Enjoy one of the citys world-famous pizzas for lunch, and then head south to the ancient city of Pompeii. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pompeiis archeological site is fascinating to explore with well-preserved fossils and ruins that lay beneath volcanic ash for centuries.

See its sights with your guide, noting where the restaurants, shops and brothels of ancient Pompeii once stood. Marvel at the remains of the Forum and see Teatro Grande an impressive theater that once sat some 5,000 people. See plaster death casts of the victims, and then hear how they were discovered in the 18th century.

After exploring the excavation site, return to your coach and travel back to Rome. Your tour finishes at the start point in the early evening.

Please note:Mt Vesuvius is inaccessible from November 20, 2017 March 31, 2018. During this time, the hike is replaced with a walking tour of the National Archaeological Museum of Pompeii. The site is home to an array of relics, excavations and art from Pompeii.

Inclusions

  • Transport by air-conditioned coach
  • Professional guided tour in English
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Entrance fee to Mount Vesuvius
  • Entrance fee to Pompeii
  • Lunch

Exclusions

  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

The hike up to the crater of Vesuvius requires a good level of general fitness. The walk is uphill at a 14 degree angle and takes roughly 20 minutes.

Temperatures on the volcano are usually lower than temperatures on the ground; a sweater or light jacket is recommended.

A moderate amount of walking is involved.

Not wheelchair accessible.

On rare occasions the crater of Mount Vesuvius may close due to adverse weather conditions or stikes. If this happens, you will be offered an extended tour of Pompeii, a visit to the National Archeological Museum of Pompeii, or a visit to Mount Solfatara, a volcano located in the Phlaegrean Fields near Mount Vesuvius.

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.

We regret that we are unable to accommodate pushchairs or strollers on our group tours.

Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour.

From late November to March the Vesuvius isn't accessible and it is replaced with a visit to the city of Naples with panoramic bus tour and free time.

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