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Vesuvius: Half Day Trip from Naples Highlights
3.7
112 Ratings
Napoli
Embark on a half-day trip from Naples to Mount Vesuvius, the most characteristic location of the region. Enjoy a panoramic drive through a national park and reach the volcano’s crater with a professional alpine guide.
Embark on a half-day trip from Naples to Mount Vesuvius, the most characteristic location of the region. Enjoy a panoramic drive through a national park and reach the volcano’s crater with a professional alpine guide.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Vesuvius National Park - The tour will begin from the historical city center of Naples, from where you will board the bus and head to Mount Vesuvius. This tour provides you with a unique opportunity to reach the most characteristic locations of this historic region.
After about 1 hour of driving through the city, you will begin to pass through a…
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Vesuvius National Park - The tour will begin from the historical city center of Naples, from where you will board the bus and head to Mount Vesuvius. This tour provides you with a unique opportunity to reach the most characteristic locations of this historic region.
After about 1 hour of driving through the city, you will begin to pass through a national park that features amazing views of the Bay of Naples. You will ascend to 1,000 meters in your bus, from where you will take a walking path up to the crater. Once here you can admire breathtaking views, and learn more about local geology from your volcanological guide. You will then have time to walk around and take pictures before re-boarding your bus and returning to Naples.
What's Included
- Round trip transportation included
- Entrance fee to Vesuvius covered
- Guided tour by Alpine experts from the National Park of Vesuvius
- Round trip transportation included
- Entrance fee to Vesuvius covered
- Guided tour by Alpine experts from the National Park of Vesuvius
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Personal expenses
Additional Information
Key Points
• Explore the region’s signature location
• Take a scenic drive through the National Park
• Arrive at the volcano’s crater guided by an experienced alpine professional
Your journey kicks off from the historic heart of Naples and leads you toward Mount Vesuvius. It offers a uniquely thrilling experience by taking you to the most symbolic…
Key Points
• Explore the region’s signature location
• Take a scenic drive through the National Park
• Arrive at the volcano’s crater guided by an experienced alpine professional
Your journey kicks off from the historic heart of Naples and leads you toward Mount Vesuvius. It offers a uniquely thrilling experience by taking you to the most symbolic place in the area.
Following around 1 hour of traversing through a national park, which presents incredible panoramas of the Bay of Naples, the bus transports you up to 1,000 meters. From here, a walking trail guides you to the crater. At this point, you get to soak in mesmerizing vistas, and your knowledgeable volcanology guide enlightens you about the local geology.
Afterward, you will have a chance to explore and capture this exceptional beauty in photos before re-boarding your bus for your return journey to Naples.
- The driver will be holding a sign with your last name on it.
- Drivers will wait no longer than 15 minutes after the scheduled pickup time.
- Pick up time in selected point will be provided the day before, please make sure you have received communciation by local tour operator via WhatsApp or email
Location
Starhotels Terminus
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.7
(112 Ratings)
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Mayuri_v
Sep 12, 2024
Exciting - The person who accompanied us was very good and helpful
We took time to come down
The bus had left so he readily arranged for the cab
Of course we paid 75₹ for cab but he arranged for us that was a great help to us
He gets 10/10
Thxs
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Jason_y
Jun 28, 2024
Excellent Experience! - We were on a cruise with limited time to explore. I booked this experience because the pickup was prearranged and the ticket for Vesuvius was included. Our driver messaged us the day before with the pickup time and location and the tickets. (Download or print the tickets before getting to the entrance due to lack of connection). He arrived on time and we went to pick up 6 others in the group. With everyone on board, we headed to the mountain. The views on the drive-up are amazing, then they keep getting more impressive. You get dropped off at the entrance. Again, have the tickets downloaded or printed. Once in, you start to climb. It seems daunting and can be, but take breaks and you'll get to the top. Great experience! (Please don't be like one reviewer who was expecting an active volcano. Lava is the last thing you want to see when at the top of Vesuvius!) There are toilets at the entrance and places to buy refreshments at the entrance and top. After our descent, we met our driver at the predetermined place and time. We were driven back to the cruise port without any problems. My wife and I were very pleased with this experience.
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Stacy_w
Jun 11, 2024
Two Thumbs Up! - This was a great way to get from Naples to Vesuvius and back! Personalized pickup locations, small group, better than a tour bus full of people! The driver communicated well and was even willing to drop us off at the port instead of the original meeting spot so we would be on time to get back on our cruise ship! He gave us 2 hours on the mountain which was perfect!
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Zygimantas_d
Jul 30, 2024
Impressive half a day nature walk and climb. - Impressive nature, dont rush, bring comfy, but not valueable shoes, will be dirty. 2 hours more then enough. Guides not so interesting and hard to hear…
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Susan_g
May 26, 2024
Vesuvio amazing, tour not as much - The time in the park was fantastic. Getting the bus there was a little confusing but it all worked out. It was five hours total, not four. We did not get a guide at the park - that would gave taken more time. Sone background abput the history on the bus would have helped.
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Daydream250165
Oct 1, 2024
Meh…. - The bus tour turned out to be a maxi taxi with even the seats next to the driver being used. Got no information/commentary from the driver - maybe a few words but couldn’t make out what was said due to the volume of his music.
Basically it was a drive to the mountain, and a drive back to Naples with the entrance ticket to the national park included.
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Iain_b
Sep 9, 2024
Okay - Getting there was a bit chaotic, we had to sit 90 minutes in bus picking up people. A lot of them ended up standing which was unacceptable. We were told we would be picked up at 9.30 and be back at 12.30 , we didn’t arrive until 11.45 after being picked up at 9.30 . Transport company needs a shake up
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Robert_n
Aug 14, 2024
Mixed reactions - When I boarded the bus near the Central bus station, Ciro told me my ticket was only for the bus. illenia sent two of the same vouchers for bus transportation only. I messaged back the company and was referenced again the bus transportation voucher. I asked again, stating it was only for bus transportation. Finally I got the voucher for admission to the Mount Vesuvius. I would like to commend Ciro for bringing this my attention. Otherwise this fatal error would have ruined the day. There would have been no communication once I got there to fix the problem.
A staff member was nice enough to give me a ride up to where the guide starts the mini tour. The guide was thorough about the mountain and the eruptions. It was about 15 minutes to the end to walk which affords very scenic views of the Bay of Naples.
On the way back Ciro was gracious to let me get off in the city center. I would like to thank him again for saving the day.
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Quintessa_m
Jun 18, 2024
Great tour, but needs better solutions for delays - Our tour had a rocky start with the driver being over 1.5 hours late to our pickup spot due to confusion of other clients. The communication with the office/organization was incredibly frustrating because we constantly had to ask for updates; the office never kept us informed of delays unless we asked.
Once we were on the road, however, Giuseppe (our driver) was very friendly and chatty despite the language barrier! We got to explore Pompeii on our own for a couple hours, then he brought us up to the starting trail of Vesuvius. The sites of both locations were beautiful! We asked Giuseppe if he could drop us off at our hostel instead of the pickup point, as it was far out of our way and we were much later getting back due to the morning delay. He was 100% willing and we had a fun drive back laughing as we used google translate and maps to direct him to our destination.
The tour itself was great, thanks to Giuseppe, however we could not BELIEVE how long the wait was in the morning. I don't understand why other clients being incredibly late get to affect the rest of the group, who were waiting forever, in the heat, on-time. Feedback would be to find a better solution so that it doesn't affect the rest of the group, as the delay caused our future plans needing to be changed to accommodate the late clients.
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Hardee
Jul 14, 2024
Magnificent Vesuvious, but horrible tour service. - 1. The tour organizer changed the pick up time at the Hotel Naples from 12:45pm as indicated at the time of booking to 12:15pm for no particular reason. 2. Pick up point was changed from the hotel to a place which was about a mile away and we had to rent a cab to be there at the requested time of 12:55pm for a 1pm pickup. 3. The bus was about 20 minutes late. When we had requested if the bus could wait 5 minutes so we can leave our luggage at the hotel and board, the answer was a firm NO because the bus cannot wait for anyone as it followed schedule to a T. Well, as we found out later, it was hardly the case. 4. There was no guide provided at all. 5. The bus driver dropped us off at a different location than the pick up, which was 11km away. We had to go to the Vesuvios Tour office to explain the situation and request a ride back. Although they were kind enough to drive us back and i must state that the tour organizer, Ilenia, was very prompt in responding and offering to help, they dropped us off at the pick up point instead of dropping us at the hotel as a courtesy for the blunder they had committed. 5. Overall a very bad and horrible experience. Gave 2 stars for prompt communication and quick resolution.
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