Highlights
- Explore the ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum with an archaeologist guide
- Avoid the long lines with skip-the-line tickets to save your time
- Choose the most convenient departure option from Naples, Sorrento, or Rome
- Join a small group of up to 20 participants
- Travel in a modern minibus with a professional archaeologist guide
Description
Discover Pompeii and Herculaneum on a full-day archaeological experience led by an expert archaeologist guide. Choose your departure from Naples, Sorrento, or Rome and explore two of the world's most remarkable Roman archaeological sites in a small group limited to 20 participants.
Pick the departure option that best suits your travel plans, with convenient connections available from Naples, Sorrento, and Rome.
If departing from Rome, high-speed train tickets between Rome and Naples are included. You will travel independently by train from Roma Termini to Naples Centrale, where you will meet your guide and join the rest of the group at the Starhotel Terminus, located right in front of the train station. Please note that the train journey from Rome is unaccompanied.
From Naples or Sorrento, meet your guide and driver at the designated meeting point and travel with the group by comfortable minibus.
Travel to Herculaneum and enter the archaeological site with your included skip-the-line ticket. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, Herculaneum offers an exceptional glimpse into Roman daily life thanks to its extraordinary state of preservation.
Follow your archaeologist guide through the ancient streets and discover remarkably preserved buildings, mosaics, frescoes, and even carbonized wooden objects. See highlights such as the Temple of the Augustales, the ancient beach area, the thermal baths, the Forum, the Samnite House, and the Gymnasium while learning about the people who once lived here.
Continue by minibus towards Pompeii, with a stop at La Cartiera before reaching the archaeological park.
At Pompeii, enjoy hassle-free entry with your included ticket and begin a fascinating two-hour guided walk through the ancient city. Your archaeologist guide will bring the ruins to life, explaining how Pompeii was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and revealing what its streets, public buildings, shops, and private homes tell us about Roman society.
Explore some of Pompeii's most important monuments and buildings, which may include the Marina Gate, the Basilica, the Forum, the Forum Baths, the Lupanar, ancient bakeries, traditional thermopolia, prestigious private houses, and the famous plaster casts of the victims of the eruption.
At the end of the experience, return according to your selected departure option. Guests departing from Sorrento will return by minibus in Piazza Angelina Lauro while guests departing from Naples and Rome will be taken back to Starhotel Terminus near Naples Centrale, in time for guests returning to Rome to independently board their included high-speed train back to Roma Termini.
Includes
Transportation by shared minibus
Pompei Express' entrance ticket
Herculaneum entrance ticket
Expert archaeologist guide
Tolls and parking expenses
Excludes
Meals and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Personal expenses
Important Information
- After the booking, the local partner will share your train tickets from Rome to Naples and back by email or WhatsApp. You do not need to print them, just show them on your phone
- This tour is not recommended for people with limited mobility
- This tour will take place rain or shine, please bring a raincoat if needed
- The driver will wait for you for up to 5 minutes if you're late
- Baby seats are available upon request
- Entry tickets to Herculaneum cost 16,00 euros/adults
- If you are travelling with suitcases, we recommend storing them in a luggage deposit (for example at the station or any facility of your choice) during the excursion. It may not always be possible to accommodate luggage on the minibus, as not all vehicles are equipped with a luggage compartment
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
