Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii Full-Day Tour from Sorrento
Description
Experience legendary Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius, the only active volcano in continental Europe, on this fully-guided day trip from Sorrento. Visit Pompeii’s haunting ancient ruins, enjoy lunch with your group and then hike to the smoking summit of Mt Vesuvius for panoramic views of the Bay of Naples.
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Itinerary
In a 2-hour walking tour the tour guide will show you the most fascinating places, like The Forum, Thermal Baths, Lupanare, greek theatre and plaster casts of the bodies of Pompeii people burnt by volcanic ashes and lapilli during the eruption in 79 A.D.
After a brief stop for lunch with pizza and drink the group departs toward the Vesuvius volcano. The guide will accompany you until the admittance turnstile where the path to get to the crater begins. Along the way the Vesuvius national park guides are also available. Enjoy to walk around the crater at 1200m to see the charming bay of Naples from eastern to western side.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please insert your accommodation address in Sorrento (hotel, b&b, airbnb) in the "Special Requirements" section when booking, then call/whatsapp the local supplier the evening before your tour after 7PM to know your pick up time and if your pick up will be at your accommodation or nearby. If arriving by cruise ship, please insert your cruise ship name, we will meet you at 9:45 on the dock in front of the restaurant RUCCIO, our driver will show a sign.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- We require a minimum of 2 participants in total every day to operate this tour. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not at least 2 participants for this tour. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- In case Mt. Vesuvius National Park is closed due to bad weather conditions and/or other circumstances beyond our control, you will be refunded the entrance tickets to the National Park
- On the path of the volcano guide is provided by the national park on request
- Lead Traveler's document ID picture required (tour purpose only)
Reviews(26)
On our short trip to Sorrento we booked a visit to Pompeii and Vesuvius… it was a great way of seeing both on the same day. With a car collection from and back to our hotel and a mini coach transfer between sites plus a stop off for pizza all went well. The Pompeii guide was informative and entertaining and we were well looked after. We were very happy with the experience thank you project Napoli service.
A long but well organised day from the point of pickup. Our guide around Pompeii was very knowledgeable and friendly.and was able to add humour in appropriate parts. Mt Vesuvius would not be for people with limited mobility, Worth the half hour steep walk to the top for the views
We had an excellent guide who explained so much. There is so much history and we enjoyed learning about a people and society from so long ago. The guide ensured that the group stayed together. The pick up and drop off was organised well and it was such a relief to know that this was looked after.
First the good bits - the tour of Pompeii was brilliant and we had a fantastic guide (Elisa), the trip to Vesuvius National Park was also good. However, the organisation of the excursion was appalling. I would have liked to have known the pickup time and location before 7.30pm the night before. I also sent a message via Viator and Whatsapp to find out the exact location of the pickup as large coaches could not get to our hotel and picked up on the main road. They ignored both messages. The coach was late and I had to phone them (at great cost probably?) to find out where the coach was. Enzo insisted it was outside the hotel which it was not. When you pay £170+ for an excursion, you want to know you are going to be picked up. Eventually it turned up 25 minutes late ... a message to say it was running late would have been nice. We waited in town for another 20 minutes for two "no shows". After the Pompeii tour, we were given 35 minutes to eat our lunch and given a choice between pasta or pizza but told the pizza would take 30 minutes to prepare! We were told to be ready for the coach for Vesuvius at 2.30pm so didn't even have time to use the toilets. However, they did not collect us till 2.40pm and then it was a LONG walk to the coach station. After the Vesuvius visit, we waited another 20 minutes in the hot coach for four people who were late ... if they are not there at the given time, just go without them! It's not fair for everybody who is back on time. As mentioned before, Pompeii and Vesuvius were well worth seeing but this company's organisation could have been much better. P.S. Two days after the trip they answered my message about the pickup location!!
The total mismanagement of our transportation to Pompeii. The tour was supposed to start at 10 am with Sorrento pickups. We did not get to Naples until 11:30. No narration on buses , just a very long bus ride. Lots of people complaining. It took 30 minutes to find one couple signed up for the tour. We used Viator for 10 tours on a latest trip. All the others were great. This one did not live up to the same standards!
This trip was awesome!! It was so lovely to be picked up and dropped off right at our hotel. Our guide at Pompeii was excellent and so knowledgeable. The lunch was not great, but filled us up so that’s all we could ask. There was just enough time at Mt Vesuvius to hike to the top and around and the drive up the mountain was incredible. Great tour! Would have given 5 but minus a star for the food.
none - transport late, and not what expected, organised chaos at pompeii, lunch venue didn't seem to be ready for us.
Pompeii guide was very good. The changing of buses was not what I paid for. Paid small group and ended up on a full bus tour. Other staff were very rude.
This tour was amazing. Our guide was Elisa and she had so much knowledge of Pompeii. She was also hilarious which made the day fun. We were served a delicious lunch, choice of pizza, gnocchi, or salad. Then hiked up Mt. Vesuvius on our own. This trip was the perfect amount of time to see everything.
Great travel company, comms via WhatsApp day before with pick up time, pick up was on time, comfortable van used throughout trip so you can leave belongings safely. Two and half hours at Vesuvius first, enough time for us but not if you want to walk completely around crater. Fabulous views across Naples and witnessed some volcanic activity (steam from rocks and sulphur smell) Then lunch at a nice restaurant for a delicious freshly made pizza with soft drink & water included. Pompeii across the road, was given ear pieces so our tour guide could be heard clearly throughout. 2 hour very informative tour with mind blowing information. Would recommend.
