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Pompeii and Herculaneum day trip

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Naples, Italy
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6 to 7 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English
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Overview

Stopped in their tracks by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, Herculaneum and Pompeii offer the best look anywhere at what life in Rome must have been like around 2,000 years ago.

What's Included

  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Lunch
  • Access fees to Ruins and Monuments ( € 18 and 16 - Visitors younger than 18 free of charge)
  • Porta Marina
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Meeting and Pickup

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Departure Point: if streets allow, straight from your accommodation, otherwise at the spot accessible by car closest to your accommodation. Cruise docking (if coming on a Cruise ship) in the Naples area, Dates: Daily Return point: Pickup point or any different requested drop-off point located in the area of the excursion

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Porta Marina Seafood

You will meet a licensed guide, after purchasing tickets, the tour begins and you will be led by the guide through the ruins of this amazing ancient town.
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2 hours Admission Ticket Free

Foro di Pompei

The Civil Forum is the core of daily life in the city and is the focal point of all the main public buildings for city administration and justice, business management, and trade activities such as markets, as well as the main places of citizen worship.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Via dell’Abbondanza

Via dell'Abbondanza (or street of abundance), the most prosperous street in Pompeii.
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20 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Teatro Grande

The theatre area of Pompeii. Three main buildings make up this area: the Large Theatre, the Odeon (small theatre), and the Quadriporticum. These served as an entertainment and meeting centre of the city.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Casa del Menandro

one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents, and covers a large area of about 1,800 square metres (19,000 sq ft)
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)

a perfect sample of a Roman bathing complex in Pompeii, Italy, the oldest and the largest of the 5 public baths in the city.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Lupanar

The Lupanar of Pompeii is the ruins of a brothel in the Ancient Roman city of Pompeii. It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls. Lupanar is Latin for "brothel". The Pompeii lupanar is also known as Lupanare Grande or the "Purpose-Built Brothel".
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Pompei

The Antiquarium of Pompeii began as an exhibition venue displaying archaeological finds that represented the daily life of the ancient city. Visitors can see archaeological discoveries from the excavations, casts of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption as well as displays documenting Pompeii's settlement history before becoming a thriving Roman city.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Parco Acheologico di Ercolano

The Archeological site of Herculaneum (in Italian: Scavi di Ercolano) is the area south of the town centre of modern Ercolano where the Roman town of Herculaneum has been excavated. Herculaneum was destroyed and buried by lava and mud during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79 together with Pompeii, Stabiae and Oplontis. In 1997 the Herculaneum site was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Although Herculaneum was discovered before Pompeii, the excavation was so difficult that it was repeatedly interrupted in favour of the easier excavation of Pompeii. Herculaneum is smaller and less famous than Pompeii, but better preserved due to the different volcanic materials that covered the town.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Free

House of the Hotel

the ruins of a big house for the wealthy.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Casa del Tramezzo di Legno

The House of the Wooden Tramezzo was built in the pre-Roman age, around the 1st century BC. The house has a typical patrician facade that ends with an oval cornice while at the base it has masonry seats used by waiting clientes before being received by the owner; along the walls of the entrance jaws there remain traces of stucco on which frescoes had been made, but these are faded by time. On the east side of the atrium is the tablinum: the two rooms are divided by means of a partition, i.e., a kind of folding door, as tall as a man, made entirely of wood, charred as a result of the eruption, with shaped doors and large bronze rings on which lamps were rested.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Decumano Massimo

Main street.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Included

College of the Augustales (Herculaneum)

The College of the Augustals was built at the end of the first century B.C., probably around 14 B.C., in the Augustan period, during the redevelopment of the entire area[2]: the building was desired and financed by the two brothers A. Lucius Proculus and A. Lucius Iulianus, who also offered, on the day of the inauguration, a banquet to both the Augustals and the decurions, as stated in an epigraph found on November 25, 1960, about two meters above the floor and today placed on a side wall of the College
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Suburban Baths

Public bathhouse.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Included

Antiquarium di Ercolano

A museum, holding, among the others, an amazing collection of objects found next to the skeletons.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Included

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • In accordance with the current italian laws, due to Corona virus pandemic, passengers must wear a mouth mask when travelling on a private vehicle.
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Pompeii and Herculaneum day trip?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund. Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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What's Included

Activity name

  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All Naples' Hotels - Ports - Train station - Airport pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide at the ruins (if option that includes the guide is selected)
  • Lunch
  • Access fees to Ruins and Monuments ( € 18 and 16 - Visitors younger than 18 free of charge)
  • Porta Marina
  • Professional guide at the ruins (if option including the guide is not selected)

Additional Info

Activity name

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • In accordance with the current italian laws, due to Corona virus pandemic, passengers must wear a mouth mask when travelling on a private vehicle.
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

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