Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii Tour by Bus from Sorrento
Description
Pick-up from nearest meeting point by your driver and guide. Drive along the Sorrento Coast and enjoy views of the bay of Naples on the way to Pompeii. Enjoy a 2 hours guided visit in the excavations with an expert and authorized local guide: discover the life of the Ancient Romans, see the main public monuments, the Forum and some of the houses of the Pompeii ruins. Free time at leisure, if you wish take the suggestion of our guide for lunch. Depart for Mount Vesuvius; collect your ticket from the guide and enjoy your free time there by walking to the top of the crater at your own pace; enjoy stunning views of the Gulf of Naples; If you wish, take advantage of the explanations of a vulcanological guide on the crater (included in your ticket). Return to the meeting point where your guide and driver are waiting for you and relax on the way back to Sorrento.
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Itinerary
Pick-up from your accommodation or nearest meeting point by your driver and guide. Drive along the Sorrento Coast and enjoy views of the bay of Naples on the way to Pompeii.
Guided visit of 2 hours showing you the main public monuments and some of the homes of the Pompeii ruins. After the visit you will have free time at leisure for lunch or you can enjoy a typical food following your guide in a restaurant closer by, before to reach the Mount Vesuvius with a ride of about 30 minutes.
After lunch, arrived at quote 1000 meters, you will have free time at leisure to climb the Volcano. The access to the crater is allowed, upon buying a ticket, accompanied by the local volcanological guides. The crater presents inside a cavity over 300 meters deep, a circumference of the crateral rim about 500 meters long. Visitors should bring suitable equipment for the altitude and wear comfortable shoes. Recommended: sunglasses, binoculars, camera.
Transfer back to Sorrento and drop-off to the hotel or meeting point.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- If the guide deems it appropriate, the order of the visits may change.
- Due to the presence of uneven surface, this tour is not recommended for a wheelchair user or those with walking difficulties.
Reviews(171)
Excellent trip with a lovely lunch included. Our guide Pascale was very informative and good fun too. Hats off to Pepe the driver, the road to Mt Vesuvius is a nightmare, but he did it with ease. Overall would highly recommend.
We had a wonderful tour to Pompeii and Vesuvius. The guides were engaging without going overboard, knowledgeable and easy to follow. Our driver, was nothing less than amazing!
The tour of pompeii was fascinating and breathtaking due to the explanation delivered by our guide “Jonny”. He made the trip through time well rounded. The trip took a downward turn due to an hour stop at a small restaurant with no option for those who didn’t want a meal. The trip up to Vesuvius was rushed and the more mature gave up rather than delaying the trip further.
We had a great time in both Pompeji and Vesuvius. A great first visit and the guide, Lorenzo, knew how to tell the story. Good driving by Luigi. Recommendations to those who want to see these sights for the first time.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience! Lorenzo will be happy to know you enjoyed his storytelling, and Luigi will appreciate your kind words about his driving. Hope to see you again on another tour soon!
Excellent trip - well organised pick up, cool comfortable coach, great guide (Tony). Got around Pompeii with enough info to make really interesting but not dragged out on heat of day. Lunch 5 mins away really good value. The Vesuvius hike was amazing. Trip exactly as described
We’re so glad you had a great time exploring Pompeii and Vesuvius with Tony! Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your experience with us, we hope to see you again soon!
Myself and my family took trip to Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius with Laura our guide. It was a super trip. Laura was excellent guide and gave a lot of really interesting facts. Pompeii was phenomenal, I hadn’t appreciated the size of Pompeii or excavation completed over the years. It was jaw dropping. Laura made it all the more real with her facts and insight. We didnt book lunch when purchasing the ticket but it was good. My kids and husband climbed Mount Vesuvius, while I stayed behind. Apparently it was very steep initially but worth the climb. Spectacular views from the top. Overall excellent trip. Laura was excellent and it was well worth doing .
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re so glad you and your family had a great experience in Pompeii and Vesuvius with Laura! We hope to welcome you back on another adventure soon!
Fantastic experience! They were flexible with the pickup location if you contact them from their website. The guide and bus driver were great. I learned a lot. The guide also took us to see a specific building that was special requested by someone on the tour even though it wasn’t originally part of the plan. Reasonably priced lunch option. Bring sunscreen and water!
While the tour guide was great and we enjoyed Pompeii and Vesuvius, you need to know a few things. The tour says it's from Sorrento, but it actually picks up people outside of Sorrento, which means you're on the bus for a VERY long time because they get dropped off first. (They were picked up first, so that's fair.) That part of the drive is very windy and adds nearly an hour to the drive. Had we known this detail we would never have booked this tour and gone with something else. The AC on the bus is not good enough considering how hot Pompeii and Vesuvius were. Instead of headphones that go into your ear like other tours, they use this ear radio thing that is so loud and the volume can only be adjusted by the tour guide for everyone. This means it will either be too loud for some or too quiet for others. The included lunch was wonderful and so was our guide and bus driver. It was the other parts that made this not what it should have been.
Thank you for sharing such detailed feedback with us. We’re happy to hear you enjoyed Pompeii and Vesuvius, as well as the guide, driver, and included lunch. We’re sorry some parts of the experience didn’t meet expectations and truly appreciate your comments to help us improve. We hope to see you again soon!
This tour far exceeded expectations , our guide Laura was fabulous. Driver and as great. Could not have been better. Well organised tour.
This is a nice, hassle free way to experience your time in Pompeii and a climb to the caldera at Mt. Vesuvius. We had taken a previous day trip to another site all while trying to navigate the train, tickets, etc. and found this far more relaxing and less stressful. The tour guides were well informed and highlighted the most interesting areas to see. The lunch was good, not great. The bus driver was excellent as it's not easy to drive these roads with all of the turns and twists. I would recommend some hiking poles for the trek up to the caldera at Mt. Vesuvius as the small scree can easier slide under your feet. Overall I would recommend this tour.
