Pompeii and Herculaneum Tour: Explore Ancient Ruins with an Archaeologist

Embark on a captivating tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum, ancient cities frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Explore ruins, witness plaster casts, and discover the secrets of these archaeological wonders with an expert archaeologist.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilica - Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
  • Forum - Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
  • Via dell’Abbondanza - Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
  • House of Menander - The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in…
What's Included
  • Guidance at Pompeii and Herculaneum by Archaeologist guide
  • Circumvesuviana one-way train ticket from Pompeii to Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum skip the line ticket
  • Pompeii admission fee
What's Not Included
  • Pick up and drop off service
  • Meals and drinks
Additional Information

This experience combines the two archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, famous for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius happened in 79 AD. Join the guide at the entrance of Pompeii ruins called Porta Marina Inferiore, where the tour starts. Discover the site and its best highlights with the assistance of an expert Archaeologist. You will see the…

Location
Piazza Esedra, 1
Piazza Esedra
Meet your guide at the left side of Pompeii entrance named Porta Marina INFERIORE close to the ''Arte bus'' stop. #If you booked the option "tour + transport" the meeting point is outside the STARHOTELS TERMINUS, just in front of the Naples Central station , in Piazza Garibaldi, 91.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Nomad31336422501
Dec 14, 2024
Highlight of our trip! - 100% recommend this tour! Raphael our guide was a wealth of fascinating historical knowledge, and very funny too! Everything ran so smoothly and professionally, we had plenty of time to immerse ourselves in both Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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Laharia2024
Nov 30, 2024
Thank you for a wonderful tour - Askos tours, thank you so much for accommodating us even though we were delayed due to train cancellations. We have attended different tours from this tour company and we are happy to recommend them to any one visiting Naples and looking for tour in and around Naples . They have the best tour guides. We had wonderful time with 2 different guides on our tour to Pompeii and Herculaneum. Sara and Rafael were absolutely brilliant. Special shout out to Rafael, he made our post heavy lunch afternoon trip to Herculaneum worth it. We had a great outing. Be warned Pompeii needs more than a day in itself to explore and understand so we felt we needed more time. But otherwise this tour gives you a good overview of both the sites.
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Texaninindo
Nov 24, 2024
Incredible experience - Amazing experience! So much more than we expected. Pompeii was a lot bigger than we realized and we were so thankful to have a guide take us through and show us the highlights. Everything we learned was fascinating and we moved at a good pace. We all agreed that including Herculaneum was a great choice because it's much smaller and quite different. We'd definitely recommend this to anyone.
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Sue_b
Nov 22, 2024
Definitely worth the trip - Genaro was a great guide. He was knowledgeable and added humour to the trip. It was at the right pace and brought history to life
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Matthew_b
Nov 17, 2024
Wonderful tour - Great tour! Our guide Paolo was very knowledgeable and made it a great experience. Good option if you just have a single day to see both Pompeii and Herculaneum. Saw the main sites of both, though was wishing for even more time in Pompeii - an excuse to go back!
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Meilank2024
Nov 16, 2024
MUST Book this Tour - EXCELLENT! Best Tour of our entire 14 days in Italy! Guide was so knowledgeable and helpful and entertaining. Perfect amount of information, bathroom breaks, time for food, clean bus. You will not be disappointed. This experience is everything you want in a Guide.
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Sierrah_b
Nov 15, 2024
Very good - This was a very good tour. I enjoyed Pompeii and Herculaneum. Herculaneum was my favorite. The skeletons at the end were interesting to see. Our guide was very knowledgeable. Transportation came with the purchase of this tour, which was nice. The train ride from Pompeii to Herculaneum was very fast and a simple walk. Definitely a good time learning the history.
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Ruiwen
Nov 13, 2024
Well organized tour with knowledgeable guide! - Great tour with guide Vincenzo! Very informative and knowledgeable, with a great sense of humor. Added enormous context to the history of pompeii and made the experience so much better! Well organised tour with detailed instructions and meeting location. This was one of the best rated tours on TripAdvisor and I can clearly see why. Would 100% recommend.
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Roger_p
Nov 9, 2024
Great Experience - The information provided by Alfredi was extensive and scientifically based which was wat we wanted rather than a touristic experience.
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Danawg3058fa
Nov 8, 2024
Thrilled to see Pompeii and Herculaneum, the tour.....so-so. - Honestly, the archeologist was necessary to keep us from getting lost and guiding us to a few special spots. We thought it would be more informational and interesting. Our guide also felt the need to give us his strongly held opinions about how Americans have to have profit in everything , that the ruins should just be for study. And yet..... he makes his living giving tours and accepted our money tip with alacrity. Go figure.
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