Best of Pompeii & Herculaneum: Private Tour with an Archaeologist
Description
Both these legendary cities were buried by the same eruption of 79 AD. In this half-day tour you will understand that there are many differences between Pompeii and Herculaneum. We will start to see the most important public buildings that the archaeologists found in Pompeii. In Herculaneum, we will instead investigate the private buildings. We'll also explain the differences of the eruption that buried the two cities and that permits to see in Pompeii the plaster casts and in Herculaneum the carbonized wood of two thousand years ago.
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Itinerary
About 2 hours in Pompeii where we will see some of the Public Buildings (Theaters, Thermal Baths, Forum and its surroundings) and the Lupanare (the famous brothel).
At Herculaneum we will see the private houses and the shops (Bakery, Thermopolium) decorated with beautiful frescos, mosaics and stucco decorations.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(19)
Our guide, Francesco, was so knowledgeable and a lovely guy. We enjoyed both tours (Pompeii and Herculaneum).
Roberto was a wonderful guide - so knowledgeable. We got so much more out of the visit than we would have on our own. A fabulous experience. Highly recommend him!
We had a fabulous tour of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Roberto was an excellent guide - his English near perfect and his knowledge exceptional. He explained so much detail to us , setting the scene, the geography and what happened on the day of the volcanic eruption. It was fascinating. All our questions were answered and without doubt - when we return to the area to explore more of Pompeii we will without doubt make contact with Roberto to guide us again. Thank you Roberto.
We spent a wonderful day with Roberto on this stimulating tour of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Roberto is an expert archeologist and this was obvious throughout the tour. The baths in particular were overwhelming and the original medallion covered ceiling was awe inspiring. The tour was adjusted to our needs and Roberto even arranged for a car and wonderful driver (Diego) to pick us up at our hotel and drive us to Herculaneum and Pompeii. This was an exceptional experience and well worth the price.
After consulting with Roberto to make sure we used our time in the Pompeii area wisely, we toured the Archaeological ruins of Pompeii and the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum. We broke these tours into different days and thoroughly enjoyed each. Walked away with more information and insight than ever imagined. After the Herculaneum tour, Roberto encouraged us to take a drive to the Almafi coast. He provided town points that created a loop to the Almafi coast and back to Pompei. What an incredible drive. We would not have been able to do this without the expert assistance from a local person. The consultation was key to pur incredible visit.
I contacted Roberto about private guided tours in Pompeii, Herculaneum and Oplonti about 10 days before arriving in Napoli. Roberto was able to organize one day in Pompeii and 1/2 day each in Herculaneum and Oplonti. Due to short notice, Roberto was not able to serve as my guide the whole time but arranged for Francesco and Fabio (also both archeologist) to guide me for parts of the trip. All three guides were very knowledgeable and did a great job. Roberto did a superb job of making things happen on short notice. I would not hesitate to use his services again. Top notch!
Thank you so much Bob! It was my pleasure to organize your archaeological guided tour! Happy to read you enjoyed the visits
Tour - Pompeii and Herculaneum In Oct., I spent ten days on the Salerno Peninsula aka Amalfi Coast. Researching the trip, there were numerous areas that I wanted to visit and learn more about. I also researched many guides on line and kept coming back to Roberto as presenting the most consistent outlines of the specific areas that I wanted to visit. I wasn’t disappointed with my choice. Pompeii and Herculaneum are large areas to cover. I found that Roberto started out with overall explanations of the sites and then focused on individual aspects. He often returned the presentation to points which he had covered explaining in detail coordinating the relationships between sites and individual aspects . I felt that Roberto had a consistent tour plan to both sites and that I was shown an indepth walking tour which covered the highlights of the sites.
Thank you so much! Herculaneum and Pompeii are the archaeological jems of the region!
Amazing!! This was not our first time going to Pompeii but it was definitely the most informative, Interesting and exciting. Roberto’s ability to give you a basic comprehensive approach to these sites, provide understandable information to novices and be attentive to everyone is superior to any guide! If you are considering going on your own, don’t ! You will miss out. He and the tour were amazing!!
Roberto’s knowledge of the Greek and Roman civilizations was outstanding and he made the tours of these 2 historical sites come to life. Without his knowledge and explanations we would have missed 90% of the true magic of these sites. Roberto is also very conscious of the tour group’s physical abilities to ensure everyone is safe and comfortable.
Roberto fielded every question with answers that reflected his thorough knowledge of both the events of the fateful day of the eruption, and the day to day lives of the Pompeiians
