Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius Small Group Tour
Description
Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius are the undisputed protagonists of the 79 AD eruption. Get to know more about it with this incredible full day experience. You will visit Pompeii in a small group tour led by an Archaeologist guide who will show you the best highlights of the site like the Forum – the main square of the city –, the main houses and buildings. Then meet the hiking guide in the afternoon and leave with our minibus for up to 14 people with direction to Mount Vesuvius. As arrive at Vesuvius entrance first 30 minutes up to the crater there's a steep walking to reach the top. Hike the volcano and reach the top of it: look inside the still quiescent crater and wonder at the amazing landscape around you and the beautiful panorama overlooking the Bay of Naples. At the end of the excursion, you will be transported back to Pompeii, where the tour concludes.
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Itinerary
Meet the guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site called "Porta Marina Superiore". The guide will be holding a sign with our company's name "Askos Tours" on the top.
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii
Walk through the main street of Pompeii
In the granary you will see marble tables and baths for fountains that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a dog and a tree.
The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents
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.
Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii
The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii
Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
Transfer to Mt. Vesuvius. Get on the top of the volcano to see the crater that still smokes slightly. Besides that, you will have a stunning panorama of the Bay of Naples, Capri, Ischia, the edge of the Sorrento coast and more. The last 500m is a very steep uphill walk, and closed-in shoes are essential. At the end of the visit, back to the main entrance of Pompeii Ruins, called Porta Marina Superiore.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children under 6 y.o. are not allowed
- Wear comfortable shoes, sunglasses and sunscreen in the summer
- If the Vesuvius is not accessible due to force majeur, the tour will include the visit of Herculaneum instead of Vesuvius
- Please be aware that from the entrance of Vesuvius first 30 minutes is a step walking to reach the crater
- Mount Vesuvius entry ticket: 11,68 euros included in the price
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility/walking issue or impairments
Reviews(275)
Excellent experience. Lots of walking and Mt Versuvius is real so wear appropriate shoes. Saw a few people struggling in flip flops.
We would recommend booking the experience with the archeologist. Alfredo was very in depth and made Pompeii a memorable experience we will remember for a lifetime. Vesuvius was also a great time. Although the climb was tough, it was worth the views at the top. Mario was a top notch hiking guide.
A 3 hour tour only covers about 15% of the site. It covers many hectares. Bring water, sunscreen and hat or sun umbrella because it is hot in July.
Very informative tour of Pompei with Paolo (definitely an expert on the history of the site) and he guided us through a couple of sections of the site with a very dry wit. Have learnt a lot! The climb to the crater of Mt Vesuvius was a real highlight and the views were spectacular. Mario was an excellent guide, and has a love for the geography of the region which he shared. The tour was in two distinct sections and there was plenty of time for a lunch break in between. Bring plenty of water and be prepared for Pompei to be hot!
The tour was excellent - Tonia (Tonya) did an amazing job explaining the ruins, the history, and ancient homes. As for the hike up Mt Vesuvius, yes there was some effort to walk up (the bus takes you around half way up), but Mario made the trip fun and exciting explaining things along the way to give us a few much needed breaks. The views near the top were just unreal!!
While the hike up Mount Vesuvius was cancelled due to lightning, we truly enjoyed plan B, which was the visit of Ercolano. Our guide Mario was wonderful, sharing his knowledge of the history of the eruption. At Pompeii, we followed Ilaria, our expert guide. Having worked on the site herself, she had so much to teach us. We fully enjoyed both visits.
Paestum is beautiful in a group with the very well-prepared Guido.
Very good tours packaged up. Anna did our Pompeii tour in the morning. She is an archeologist so knowledgeable and enthusiastic and very friendly and personable with the group and excellent with knowing best route and queue times for different exhibits. We met up again after a break for lunch to go via bus with Mario. He was also very good and patient for the Vesuvius walk. He had great knowledge on the surrounding area and activities. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the day. Quite ling but covers both tours well and was well organised with excellent guides. Thankyou to Anna and Mario!
The tour was a disaster. I was short changed on the Pompeii tour that was a guided tour that was supposed to last three hours but only lasted 1.5 hours because of screw ups with the tour operator and an unexplained 30 minute delay starting the tour. The Vesuvius tour was even worse. It was supposed to be a guided tour but the guide dropped out. So it was to be a self-guided tour. That was even worse as they want you to use an app that doesn’t work on your phone in a place where there’s no wifi or cell service. And on top of that they gave me an invalid entrance ticket so before I knew something was wrong the driver left us there and I didn’t get to go on the tour at all.
Anna Sorrento was a wonderful guide. She was very knowledgeable, friendly, and pointed out items and sites that were both educational and intriguing. She moved our tour at a good pace - a lot of time to enjoy specific areas but quickly enough to visit a lot of the Pompeii ruins...and she timed it well to avoid large crowds at popular sites. Would highly recommend Anna for people on this tour.
