Pompeii and Vesuvius Full Guided Tour From Naples with Pizza
Description
An exclusive historical and cultural tour: the majestic Vesuvius and Pompeii, the immortal and evocative city. Take a leap into history and explore with us the city of Pompeii, buried in 79 AD by the eruption of the Vesuvius: a local guide will make you discover the history of the ancient city and its inhabitants. But your day does not end here... you will climb up to a height of 1,281 meters to admire the grandeur of the Vesuvius crater and a breathtaking view of the Gulf of Naples.
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Itinerary
The tour begins with the pick-up by minivan or minibus from the meeting-point at the scheduled time.
You will first reach the Vesuvius. Once at 1,000 meters, you will begin the ascent walking tour up to the crater. At the top, you will have the opportunity to know more about the Vesuvius, thanks to the alpine guide service, which will provide you important information about its eruptions. If the Vesuvius is closed due to bad weather conditions or landslides, it will be replaced with free time in the Herculaneum Ruins
You will pass through the panoramic street which links the Mount Vesuvius to the restaurant where you will stop for lunch.
You will have lunch in a pizzeria on the slopes of the Vesuvius: you can choose between the most typical Neapolitan pizzas: Margherita or Marinara.
You will head to Pompeii, where an authorized guide will wait for you, for a visit of about 2 hours. At the end of the visit, you will have a break for lunch.
You will visit the Pompeii Forum, a Roman-era plaza. This site functioned as the central square of the city, serving as the hub for political, economic, and religious activities, including events, trade negotiations, and discussions.
Included in the Pompeii Guided Tour is a visit to the Lupanare, a structure dedicated to the practice of the prostitution.
You will visit the thermopolis, which was a place of refreshment in use in ancient Rome
You will have the chance to explore the Stabian Baths, where Romans not only bathed but also engaged in discussions about politics, legal matters, battles, women, gladiators and theater.
After the visit, you will be accompanied to the starting point.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability.
- If the group does not reach a total number of 6 people has not been reached, the authorized guide in Pompeii will be replaced by audioguides.
- If the Vesuvius is closed due to bad weather conditions or landslides, it will be replaced with free time in the Herculaneum Ruins
Reviews(143)
This was a great excursion! The climb to the top was a bit steep so perhaps that could be communicated a bit better. Also the shuttle ride up is on a winding ride of course so maybe a warning for those with motion sickness would be in order. However, our guides Alesia and Roberto were exceptional! The commentary during our walk through Pompeii was quite interesting. We also were allowed to visit the museum which was a definite plus!! And not to forget the extra delicious pizza and limoncello that we enjoyed - definitely five stars!
Martina, Ira and the driver were amazing amd made the trip fun. Ira was very informative. I would have preferred an all English tour instead of English amd Spanish which I feel would have given us a few more minutes of free time and to take photos.
It was a comfortable and interesting day thanks to Magdalena and Pascal🤗 I'm sure everyone should visit Pompeii and climb Mount Vesuvius (the view is simply incredible)!! P.S. Special thanks to Bernadette for the tour through the streets of Pompeii😇
The tour was excellent to visit both places with ample time for a casual tour. If you want to explore every building in Pompeii, pick a full day tour of that. The schedule is well planned. On our tour we had Lorenzo as the driver who was excellent , always driving for guest comfort! Alessia was our guide for the day and she is FANTASTIC!!! She is upbeat, lively, has great English language skills, even with idioms ;). Alessia was very organized and kept the group together. She is simply the perfect guide!! At Pompeii. we had local guide Lilly (Poppins - umbrella and all 😀). She was also extremely knowledgeable, kind, exuberant, and a great English speaker also. We had a wonderful experience thanks to Alessia and Lilly!
Fantastic tour! Our guide Martina and driver Pasquale were excellent, very organised and informative. Our local guide at Pompeii Enrico was fun, engaging and had a wealth of knowledge. Very interesting day. Tip for future for tours… Pickup is outside Starhotels Terminus, arrive about ten minutes early and listen out for your name as you are split into groups.
Do not book tours with HP Travel. Their service is appalling. This tour was advertised to go to Vesuvius first followed by Pompeii, which we wanted specifically. However once we had borded the bus, the guide informed us we would be going to Pompeii first with no prior notice. There was no guide at Vesuvius despite the tour description specifying an "alpine guide". This was also advertised as a small group tour with a maximum of 27 guests. Out group has over 40 people. The tour operator refused to take responsibility for any of their falsified claims.
The guide Teresa was great for Pompeii very knowledgeable and provided a lot of context given the 2 hours we had we felt we got a great overview and for the walk up vesuvius It was beautiful. It is hard if you can bring walking sticka I would recommend we didn't and keep in mind it is very steep you need shoes with a good grip.
Our experience with the tour guide Allesia and driver John Lucca was really good.We recommend.
We had a wonderful trip with Magdalene and Pasquale. Pasquale sang for us on the bus and Maggie was so helpful and fun. We had a great time
Very friendly staff, the tour was good overall. Pack lot of water & Sunscreen if traveling in Summer.
