Pompeii Half Day Trip from Naples

Embark on a half-day trip from Naples to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ancient Pompeii. Explore the ruins of this ancient Roman city, learn about the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and discover the haunting highlights of Pompeii.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - See Pompeii’s ancient piazza and Forum, where business dealings, elections, speeches and processions would have played out during Roman times. Wander the site, marvel at the ancient limestone columns still standing today and capture the centuries-old scenery on camera.

Continue onward with your guide to the thermal baths, where many of the townsfolk would have bathed, chatted and lived out their daily lives before the eruption. Wander down Via degli Augustali and discover the Lupanare, Pompeii’s brothel. A 2-storey building with five rooms on each floor, the Lupanare is decorated with some of the city’s most lustful frescoes.

Your exact route will depend on the crowds and weather conditions.

What's Included
  • Headsets for clear guide audio
  • Expert tour guidance
  • Pompeii site entry (18 euros value)
  • Air-conditioned minibus transport
  • Hotel pickup & drop-off (selected hotels)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Embark on a journey through history with this 4-hour expedition to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Pompeii, departing from Naples. After your hotel pickup and subsequent minibus journey to Pompeii, bypass the queues with your guide for an in-depth look at Italy’s most renowned archaeological wonder. Learn about the devastating Mount Vesuvius volcanic eruption that immersed the city in ash. Witness key historical sights including the town square and Forum, thermal baths, and Pompeii’s infamous brothel, the Lupanare, while uncovering the intriguing stories of Pompeii.

  • We require a minimum of 2 participants in total every day to operate this tour. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not at least 2 participants for this tour. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Lead Traveler’s document ID picture required (tour purpose only)
Location
Molo Carlo Pisacane
Piazzale Molo Carlo Pisacane
Cancellation Policy

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

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Emily_c
Aug 30, 2024
All around excellent tour - Transportation was on time, efficient, and friendly. The directions were clear for meeting after the tour. Our tour guide was great. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. We had time to visit the shops and have a snack before the trip back. The vans (both directions) were in good condition and had good air conditioning. Drivers were excellent in the challenging driving environment of Naples.
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Pam_w
Aug 29, 2024
Not to be missed - Rafaella was our guide and presented the tour with a lot of history and in an entertaining way. Very knowledgeable and great organising a tour group on a very hot day with people of all ages.
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Martin
Aug 26, 2024
Fabulous experience - Very good organization. Excellent guide, Patricia, in Spanish. He has taught us and explained the archaeological site to understand it very well
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Tracy_g
Aug 23, 2024
Great half day Pompeii trip - Well organised trip to Pompeii. Excellent pre tour communication and very knowledgeable guide. Good value.
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Karen_i
Aug 23, 2024
Great Place and fantastic tour - Just a great and interesting place to see and the guided tour was amazing . So informative of how the volcano affected the poor people of Pompeii
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Liz
Aug 22, 2024
Fabulous historical tour - Seemless pick up from cruise ship. Fabulous knowledgeable guide and ancient site is amazing need much longer to see everything
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Maheshjesrani
Aug 24, 2024
Very informative and professionally conducted tour. - The guided tour by Rafaella was excellent. The logistics were handled very well and the bus was A/C and comfortable.
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Karen
Aug 20, 2024
Pompeii Express - It was so busy that you were constantly being moved on too quick. You basically had a 2 second look at different parts before being moved on.
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Rebeccamc17
Aug 24, 2024
Disappointing - We were really excited for this trip but sadly it did not live up to expectations. At the port we were stood waiting for the bus for a good 15-20 minutes with no communication. On arrival in Pompeii, we walked to entrance and were told that our guide would be with us in half an hour. When the guide did eventually arrive, she seemed to be in a hurry, and kept saying ‘we don’t have time to see this’ but at the same time was walking very slowly which seemed strange? Her English was good but she spoke quickly and with a thick accent which made some information difficult to decipher. The driver on the way back drove whilst on his phone which made me feel unsafe and had a bit of road rage, getting out and shouting at other drivers around the port terminal.
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Jgrundy
Aug 23, 2024
Unprofessional Tour Guide & Tour Company - This tour was poorly organised & the tour guide Ansar just walked around Pompei with no idea of how to take a group through this extremely busy tourist area & the pace she set was for 20 yo & she didn’t stop to check everyone was with her. Somewhere in Pompei we found we lost connection with the group & it seemed just a second but the group was gone & we couldn’t find them. So at 32c we now had to find our way back to the bus area which we finally did frustrated that a tour we had paid for was not delivered by a professional tour guide & we only saw half of Pompei. I will never book a tour or anything else with Viator.
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