Pompeii and Herculaneum Tour: Ancient Ruins Exploration

Unearth history with an archaeologist on a Pompeii and Herculaneum excursion. Explore ancient buildings, discover skeletons, and experience the wonders of these preserved historic sites.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - - Visit the Archaeological Park of Pompeii
  • Basilica - - See the Basilica
  • Forum - - See the Forum
  • Via dell’Abbondanza - - Walk through Abbondanza Street
  • House of Menander - - See the House of Menander
  • Granaries of the Forum - - See the Barns of the Forum
  • Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane) - - See the Stabian Baths.
  • Lupanar - - See the Lupanar
  • House of the Faun - - See the House of Faun
  • Odeon - Teatro Piccolo - - See the Odeon - Small theatre
  • Teatro Grande - - See the Great Theatre
  • Archaeological Park of Herculaneum - - Visit the Archaeological park of Herculaneum
  • House of the Deer - - See the House of Deer
  • La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo - - See the Terrace of Nonio Balbo
  • College of the Augustales - - See the Collage of the Augustales
  • Casa del Rilievo di Telefo - - See the House of the Relief of Telephus
  • Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno - - See the House of Wooden Partition
  • House of the Skeleton - - See the House of the Skeleton
  • Central Thermae - - See the Central Thermae
  • House of the Black Salon - - See the House of the Salon of Nero
  • Casa Sannitica - - See the Samnitic House
  • Casa del Bel Cortile - - See the House of the Fine Courtyard
  • House of the Grand Portal - - See the House of the Grand Portal
What's Included
  • Assistance by a professional driver
  • Guidance at Pompeii and Herculaneum by Archaeologist guide
  • Pompeii and Herculaneum admission fees
  • Transportation service by minibus
What's Not Included
  • Meals and drinks
Additional Information

Experience the wonders of Pompeii and Herculaneum, historic sites preserved since Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 AD. Start your journey with a convenient pickup at Naples Central Station and meeting with the guide, traveling in a modern minibus. In Herculaneum Your guide will lead you through this intriguing site, including the beach where over 300 skeletons were found, offering a unique glimpse into ancient life. Then transfer to Pompeii and enjoy a break before to start the visit. In Pompeii, explore major highlights like the Forum, the city’s central square, and its significant ancient buildings under the guidance of an expert. After Pompeii, The tour concludes with a return trip to the starting point.

  • Infant car seats are available upon request
  • COVID-19 additional info
  • The use of masks is mandatory: bring your own during the visit
  • Social distancing must be maintained
  • Access to the sites is subjected to the detection of visitors’ body temperature in order to reduce and limit the COVID-19 infection: whoever will present a body temperature equal to or greater than 37.5° C and / or with obvious symptoms of contagion won’t be admitted
Location
Pompeii Archaeological Park
Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Carolyn_w
Jul 26, 2024
Fantastic tour! - Our guide was very personable and knowledgeable. He really made the experience great! Logistically, everything ran smoothly: on time pick-up, just enough time at each stop, driver there when we were ready to go. Overall a fantastic experience!
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Ellie_s
Jul 7, 2024
Highly recommended! - Lucco (if I am writing the name correct) was so tentative and caring! His experience was undeniable but what impressed me was that he really cared for all the group to hear the information and be under the shade. He was very experienced, professional and well qualified! The ruins were incredible and the story behind them was so touching and interesting as behind the tragedy of the story you get to see parts of these people every day life back then.
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Jennifer_p
Jun 23, 2024
Excellent tour - Excellent tour! Rafael was great, very informative and kept it entertaining and fun. Was great to see both Pompeii and Herculaneum. Both so impressive but different stories.
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Aseel_a
Jun 12, 2024
Informative tour and helpful guide - Bruno was very informative and knowledgeable about the places. Also he was very helpful to contact askos tours to help us coordinate a transfer to Amalfi. Thank you.
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Karen_d
Jun 9, 2024
Excellent and relaxed - Gennaro was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable, he covered a lot of information and didn't rush the tour. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Rebecca_b
Jun 3, 2024
Worth the price! - Excellent, friendly guide, amazing places, well organized and paced. I couldn’t have asked for anything more!
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Asa_b
Jun 1, 2024
Excellent tour - This tour was truly exceptional. Gennaro was probably the most knowledgeable guide I have ever had the privilege of meeting, and he did a very good job maintaining a good pace despite some older folks in our group that weren't as swift as they may have been in their younger years. The combination of Herculaneum and Pompeii was perfect. Pompeii is Pompeii of course, but Herculaneum is smaller, less crowded, and arguably better preserved. I was very glad to have been able to see both. PS: in case it's unclear from the description, we did have enough time to break for lunch. It just wasn't included in the cost of the tour.
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Traveltiger65
May 30, 2024
Great tour! - Diego was a wonderful guide. Very knowledgeable and full of character! We learned so much more than expected. Thank you Diego!!
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Lisaaf455bx
Jul 27, 2024
Mediocre - The place is spectacular and the driving was solid…but our guide seemed bored, hot and crabby. We raced by a lot of things where other tours were gathered. I started evesdropping on other to learn stuff. Also? We get it…therr was a brothel. We’re not 12 years old
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David_i
Jun 14, 2024
Race across the ruins! - The guided trip was in the main excellent through there were a couple of things that spoiled the experience for us. In the morning we visited Herculaneum - the site was fairly quiet and we walked round at a steady pace with very informative commentary about the remains and how Romans had lived in the town. We then traveled to Pompeii arriving at lunch time when we were encouraged ti have lunch in the cafe opposite the main gate (this was excellent) By the time we set off to go round Pompeii it was very hot and very crowded and our guide set a blistering pace. The site was crowded and the bluetooth ear pieces (which work on line of site) meant that if he entered a building or went round a corner the commentary stopped. We are taken to see some interesting buildings on the site, but struggled to keep up with the group. As we returned to the forum someone at the front of the group told our guide we were struggling and they had lost site of us, so the group stopped but only until we caught up - so there was not time to recover before they set off again at speed. Our frustration was only increased by the fact that the bus got us back to the Plaza Garibaldi an hour before the advertised finish time! I've only given this trip three stars because the headlong rush across Pompeii almost ruined the experience for us. The whole point of booking for a small group is that we didn't want this kind of thing to happen.
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