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Overview

Embark on an unforgettable journey back in time with our exclusive Pompeii and Herculaneum tour, departing from either Sorrento or Naples. Unlike other tours, we offer a personalized, small-group experience, ensuring you get the most out of your visit to these iconic archaeological sites. Our expert guides bring the history of Pompeii and Herculaneum to life, sharing fascinating insights about the daily lives of the Romans before the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. With comfortable, air-conditioned transportation, you’ll enjoy stunning views of the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius as you travel. Skip the long lines and dive straight into exploration, with time to fully immerse yourself in the ruins. Visit both Pompeii and Herculaneum, two cities preserved in different ways by the eruption, and gain a unique perspective on ancient Roman life. Book today for an enriching, seamless, and exciting historical adventure!

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Your driver or guide will be waiting for you as you disembark your ship, holding a sign reading: "MondoGuide" You will be returned to the port at the end of the excursion

End Point

End point

( Option Tour from Salerno)

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Pompeii is an extraordinary archaeological site, an ancient Roman city preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. During your visit to Pompeii with the guide in two and a half hours, you will discover its most famous areas frescoes.
Duration: 120 mins
2. Odeon - Teatro Piccolo
Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.
Duration: 10 mins
3. Teatro Grande
Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
Duration: 10 mins
4. House of Menander
The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
Duration: 15 mins
5. Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)
These occupy a vast area between the Brothel lane, the Holconius crossroads and the Via Stabiana. They represent the oldest thermal complex in the city.
Duration: 10 mins
6. The brothel of Pompeii
Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.
Duration: 10 mins
7. Via dell’Abbondanza
Via dell’Abbondanza
8. House of the Faun
The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
Duration: 10 mins
9. Foro de Pompeya
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
Duration: 10 mins
10. Basilica
Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
Duration: 10 mins
11. Archeological Park of Herculaneum
A quick lunch break is available before the transfer (own expense). After the visit of Pompeii, continue to Herculaneum. Here you will enjoy a two-hour guided visit of this remarkably well-preserved ancient town, where wooden structures, mosaics, and everyday objects survived the eruption, offering an intimate and vivid glimpse into Roman life.
Duration: 120 mins
12. House of the Deer
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
Duration: 10 mins
13. La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo
M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.
Duration: 10 mins
14. College of the Augustales
It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).
Duration: 10 mins
15. Casa del Rilievo di Telefo
The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.
Duration: 10 mins
16. Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
Duration: 10 mins
17. House of the Skeleton
The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.
Duration: 10 mins
18. Central Thermae
The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.
Duration: 10 mins
19. Casa Sannitica
The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.
Duration: 10 mins
20. Casa del Bel Cortile
This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.
Duration: 10 mins
21. House of the Grand Portal
Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
Duration: 10 mins

Inclusion

One way transportation from Pompeii to Herculaneum ( Option from Pompeii)

Round-trip transportation to/from Naples( Option from Naples)

Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum

Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets

Round-trip transportation to/from Sorrento ( Option from Sorrento)

Train tickets to/from Rome to Naples + transportation from Naples( Option from Rome)

Exclusion

Meals and drinks

Personal expenses

Gratuities

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Minimum numbers of 6 people per tour apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund

At Pompeii and Herculaneum Children under 18 y.o. enter for free, showing a valid form of ID.

Please note that the drop-off point depends on the tour option you selected.

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