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Discover the wonders of ancient Rome on this small-group tour from Sorrento with no more than 20 participants. Travel comfortably by air-conditioned minibus or minivan and explore Pompeii and Herculaneum with an expert archaeologist guide. Walk through the ancient streets of Pompeii, discovering public squares, thermal baths, houses, and buildings that bring everyday Roman life before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 vividly to life. After your guided visit, enjoy a relaxing break at La Cartiera, with free time for lunch, coffee, or shopping. Continue to Herculaneum, renowned for its exceptional preservation, where ancient houses, frescoes, mosaics, and remarkably intact structures offer an extraordinary glimpse into the Roman world. A fascinating full-day experience combining archaeology, expert guidance, small-group comfort, and convenient transportation from Sorrento.
Your excursion will begin in Piazza Angelina Lauro, the designated meeting point in the centre of Sorrento, right by the red tulip sculpture. Here you will meet your local guide and the Askos Tours staff member who will accompany the small group throughout the experience. Please arrive a few minutes early to ensure a smooth departure.
You will access the archaeological site of Pompeii through the Porta Marina entrance, one of the most significant gateways to the ancient city. Here your guided tour will begin, led by a licensed archaeologist from Askos Tours who will introduce you to the history, urban layout, and daily life of Pompeii before the eruption of 79 AD.
Discover the open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
Located along the Via dell’Abbondanza, the Insula of the Chaste Lovers preserves remarkable frescoes depicting intimate moments of daily life, including the famous affectionate couple. This stop offers a brief yet vivid glimpse into the elegance and domestic atmosphere of ancient Pompeian homes.
See the 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.
Enter 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
Take a short break at Maximall Pompeii, the largest shopping center in the South of Italy, where you’ll receive an exclusive welcome kit + discount card, granting you special deals in stores.
The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
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.
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).
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.
It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
Enjoy a 2-hour guided tour to the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.
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.
At the end of the excursion, you will be driven back to Piazza Angelina Lauro. This central location in Sorrento serves as the drop-off point, allowing you to conclude your day comfortably and continue with the rest of your plans.
Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group Excursion from Sorrento lasts about 8 hours. The itinerary has 26 stops.
Prices start at $137 per person for this Sorrento experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is In Piazza Angelina Lauro, close to the red tulip sculpture. The driver will be holding a ASKOS TOURS sign to be recognized. . Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 19 participants.
Specialized infant seats are available Not suitable for visitors with mobility issues, wheelchair or stroller users.
Not suitable for visitors with mobility issues, wheelchair or stroller users.
We had a great day from start to finish. Both sites were absolutely fascinating and our guide Amedeo, was so knowledgeable. He gave us so much information on both sites, and was very thoughtful about comfort breaks. It definitively wouldn’t have been the same if we had gone alone. Would totally recommend the tour.
Well it was a very hot day, Amedeo was continuously finding shady spots and ensuring we knew where to get water! From the meeting point to the drop off point in Sorrento, we were well taken care of. He was extremely knowledgeable and clearly passionate about sharing his expertise about Herculaneum and Pompeii with us! Thank you for a great tour!.
While I'm very glad to have finally seen Pompeii and Herculaneum, this tour felt like a long march in two parts, maybe because of the extreme heat. Our guide Leana was very informative and kept us on schedule. I was particularly grateful for the maps she handed out so I could study them later, remembering in an air conditioned room most of what we had seen. I highly recommend reading the book Lost Voices of Pompei by Jess Venner before taking the tour. It makes the place come alive when you see it.
Absolutely a day from hell! Where do u start! Pompeii - 1. Meeting point not clear enough as grouo scattered from one end of square to the other - outside restaurant with flags wherectgeyvoatkedxwoukd have been much clearer 2. Small group doubled in size at Pompeii 3. Temperatures extreme - guide kept stopping in full Sun to talk - meant to have umbrella to follow yet down a lot of time 4. Given ear pieces that kept failing as she would often get out of range she went so fast 5. Your eyes didnt get time to see anything as by the time you reached where she was discussing she was passed it so you didn’t know where she was talking about. Your eyes were more watching where you walked as opposed to where they should have been to get anything out of your. Absolute fiasco in my book - so much for archaeologist guided tour! Site huge, and mobved with people - my advice - do it yourself at leisure on a cooler day - their are drink spots yiu will get time to use and will be able to take as many photos as you like. They have maps and audio guides available. Cheaper and much more enjoyable Im sure. Be aware not much shade so take hat - heat bounces off the ruins so no relief. All artifacts in Naples Museum so better off visiting there. Herculaneum - much better and much more to see. Even has a little air conditioned museum and artifacts well worth seeing - much more enjoyable. I wouldn’t advise anyone to go on this tour, we were taken tk a shopping centre and dumped for lunch then had a forty minute wait at Herculaneum for other group to join us - that could have been used to go slower around Pompeii.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are sorry to hear that the tour did not meet your expectations, and we appreciate the opportunity to clarify a few points. Our meeting point and detailed instructions are provided with the booking, although we certainly appreciate your suggestion on how this could be made even clearer. Pompeii and Herculaneum are extensive archaeological sites, and our itinerary allows approximately two hours at each site. As we cannot know in advance the individual walking pace or physical abilities of every guest joining a group, our tour description indicates that the experience is not recommended for visitors with reduced mobility. Our guides always do their best to keep the group together while ensuring that the main highlights are covered within the scheduled time. We fully understand that the summer heat can make the experience more demanding. Unfortunately, the high temperatures, crowds and limited shaded areas inside Pompeii are conditions beyond our control. Regarding the lunch break, guests are given free time to choose where they prefer to eat. Pompeii welcomes international visitors every day, and English is commonly spoken in restaurants, cafés and shops, so local staff are generally happy to assist. We are sorry that this particular group experience was not suited to your expectations, and we nevertheless appreciate your comments, which are always useful in helping us review and improve our service. Kind regards, Askos Tours Team
Fantastic day, Leanne our guide had great knowledge, we learnt so much and really enjoyed the whole day So much easier in a small group tour Thank you!
Our guide Leanna (I'm sorry I didn't ask how to spell your name!!) was incredibly knowledgeable and organised - she made our experience very enjoyable, and we learned so much.
It’s really worth doing both sites to get an all round view. Is a must for all history buffs. Our guide Mario was very knowledgeable. Great pick up point, it’s at the tulips sculpture at the piazza in front of the train station. All the hotel buses drop off at the station, takes 1 minuite to walk there. Cant miss it. We had an hour for lunch at a shopping mall, there were many choices to eat. I would consider the time of year if you struggle with heat. We went on August 11th. You will dodge in & out of a few buildings but will spend a lot of time in the open. It was 32’’ degrees when we arrived at Pompeii & 35’ when we got to Herculaneum. A few people dropped out just before the end due to the heat. If you do go in August big floppy hats are a must & lots of water. We took 6ltrs & drunk the lot. Consider silk scarfs around the neck as well. Both sites are unsuitable for anyone with mobility issues. You will be walking on 2000year old cobble streets & there are some steep step ups. Walking sticks/frames will be of no use & wheelchairs impossible. Did see a few strollers for young children but they were not in them.
The tour was good, the guide was knowledgeable, and Pompeii does not disappoint a historian but it was very hot that day (near 100 degrees Fahrenheit) and there was too little water and shade available.
Excellent trip, really well organised and no queuing. Our guide (Mario) was really knowledgeable and interesting, found shady spots for us when explaining the history. Our driver (Luigi) was excellent and the minibus had great aircon, perfect on a hot day! Would really recommend this trip but take water/hats/umbrellas/fans as it was very hot!
The guide, Mario, was excellent and very informative. Pompeii was extremely interesting and as I had just been there 2 yrs ago, I didn’t realize how much would have changed in two years, but it did! It was a very HOT day and it kind of took the Umph out of going to Herculaneum. It was interesting but if you plan to go on a very hot day, just stick with Pompeii.
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