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Viator · Private tour

Pompeii and Herculaneum led by an Archaeologist with private transport

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Description

This tour consists of a marvelous walk in the company of a competent archaeologist and professional guide through the ancient Roman cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii, buried by the ashes of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Relax in comfortable transportation in a private minivan. A visit to Herculaneum offers a unique experience; although smaller than Pompeii, it is much better preserved. Buried under 20 meters of mud, it still retains second stories, carbonized wooden objects, intact paintings, and mosaics. With our guide's detailed explanations, the city will come to life before your eyes. Pompeii, on the other hand, provides a more extensive exploration. Walking through its streets, you will feel as though the town is still alive. Your guide will share the fascinating history of the city and illustrate how the Romans lived, leading you to the most significant public buildings and private houses. Itinerary may be subject to change

Tour Options

Private Tour & Transportation
  • Pickup included

Itinerary

Admission not included60 min

Pick up at your accommodation in Naples, Salerno, Sorrento or Amalfi Coast. Start your tour meeting your tour guide at the ticket office of Herculaneum ruins

10 min

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.

10 min

M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.

10 min

It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).

10 min

The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.

10 min

The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.

15 min

The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.

15 min

The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions. The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.

10 min

It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.

15 min

The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.

10 min

This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.

40 min

Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts. Drop off at your accommodation in Naples, Salerno, Sorrento or Amalfi Coast.

Admission not included30 min

Free time to have lunch on your own, then continue your tour visiting Pompeii Ruins

15 min

Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii

10 min

Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii

Pass by

Walk through the main street of Pompeii

15 min

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.

15 min

Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities

15 min

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

15 min

The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents

15 min

The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii

10 min

Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii

Pass by

Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii

Highlights

Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompei Express' entry tickets
Admission ticket 'Pompeii Express'
Hotel/port pick up and drop off
Transportation by private Minivan and a professional driver
Guidance and assistance for the entire tour

What's included

Included
Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompei Express' entry tickets
Admission ticket 'Pompeii Express'
Hotel/port pick up and drop off
Transportation by private Minivan and a professional driver
Guidance and assistance for the entire tour
Not included
Meals and personal expenses (not obliged to stop)

Pickup Locations & Times

Pick at the cruise port , train station, airport, or at your accommodation in Naples, Salerno, Sorrento or Amalfi Coast.

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Important Information

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Suggested comfortable shoes.
  • In the summer NO flip flops.
  • Best to bring sunglasses, sunscreen and water.
  • Lunch stop in between Herculaneum and Pompeii (not obliged to stop)
  • Herculaneum ruins' entry tickets: 16 euros (adult) 2 euros (EU citizens 18-25 y.o.)

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