Pompeii and Herculaneum Small-Group with an Expert Archaeologist

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Pompeii and Herculaneum Small-Group with an Expert Archaeologist

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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 personalised, 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 transport, 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!

Activity location

Pompeii Archaeological Park
- Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri)
- 80045, Pompeii, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

Rome Termini station
- 40 Via Giovanni Giolitti
- 00185, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Tour from Pompeii

11h
English

What's included: One way transport from Pompeii to Herculaneum
Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum

Entry tickets : Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets
What's not included: Meals and drinks
Personal expenses
Duration: 5 hours
Maximum group size: 21 travellers
Starting point: In front of “Porta Marina Inferiore” entrance to the Pompeii archaeological site, at Suisse Restaurant on Piazza Esedra
Starting point:
Ristorante Suisse, Piazza Esedra, 10/13, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 11:00 AM

Price details

AU$167.49 x 1 AdultAU$167.49

Total

What's included, what's not

Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum
Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets
One way transport from Pompeii to Herculaneum
Return transport to/from Sorrento
Train tickets to/from Rome to Naples + transport from Naples
Return transport to/from Naples
Meals and drinks
Personal expenses
Service charge

Know before you book

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transport options are available nearby
Specialised 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.

Activity itinerary

Pompeii Archaeological Park

2h
Admission ticket included

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.

Odeon - Teatro Piccolo

10m
Admission ticket included

Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.

Teatro Grande

10m
Admission ticket included

Visit the most important Theatre in Pompeii

House of Menander

15m
Admission ticket included

The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.

Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)

10m
Admission ticket included

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.

The brothel of Pompeii

10m
Admission ticket included

Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.

Via dell’Abbondanza (Pass by)

Via dell’Abbondanza

House of the Faun

10m
Admission ticket included

The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.

Forum

10m
Admission ticket included

Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.

Basilica

10m
Admission ticket included

Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.

Archeological Park of Herculaneum

2h
Admission ticket included

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.

House of the Deer

10m
Admission ticket included

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.

La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo

10m
Admission ticket included

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.

College of the Augustales

10m
Admission ticket included

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).

Casa del Rilievo di Telefo

10m
Admission ticket included

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.

Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno

10m
Admission ticket included

It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.

House of the Skeleton

10m
Admission ticket included

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.

Central Thermae

10m
Admission ticket included

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.

Casa Sannitica

10m
Admission ticket included

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.

Casa del Bel Cortile

10m
Admission ticket included

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.

House of the Grand Portal

10m
Admission ticket included

Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.

Location

Activity location

Pompeii Archaeological Park
- Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri)
- 80045, Pompeii, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

Rome Termini station
- 40 Via Giovanni Giolitti
- 00185, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Ramada by Wyndham Naples
- 40 Via Galileo Ferraris
- 80146, Napoli, Campania, Italy
Tourist Bus Parking
- Via Correale
- 80067, Sorrento, Campania, Italy
Stazione Marittima di Salerno
- Via Molo Manfredi
- 84121, Salerno, Campania, Italy
Stazione Marittima
- 80133, Napoli, Campania, Italy
Ristorante Suisse
- 10/13 Piazza Esedra
- 80045, Pompei, Campania, Italy

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