Herculaneum Half Day Tour from Sorrento with Tickets Included

Duration8h - 9h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 25 travelers

Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Take the chance to visit the Herculaneum site with an official authorized guide. Learn all about the fascinating history of this place, which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Your trip begins in the early morning in Sorrento, meet the tour assistant and enjoy the live commentary on board while travelling to Ercolano.
Once inside, get the chance to view the town from above and follow the guide to cover most important sites, including the public baths with their frescoes and mosaics, along with the shops and gymnasium and much more. It is a marvelous tour of one of the world's best-preserved examples of a Roman residential town.
At the end of the guided tour, enjoy some free time before heading back to Sorrento.

Options

Group tours from Sorrento

Shared tour from Sorrento
Duration: 4 hours
English speakig guide included
Pickup included

Private tour from Sorrento

Private Car or Van
Private tour: Private driver and private guide included
entrance tickets: Herculaneum entrance tickets included
Duration: 4 hours
Mercedes Car/Van
Pickup included

What's included

Headsets for all participants
Herculaneum Archaeological Park
Round-trip transportation by air-conditioned bus
Live commentary on board
Official English speaking guide

Lunch

What to expect

Archeological Park of Herculaneum
2h · Admission ticket included

2 hours guided walking tour inside the Herculaneum site.
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The College of the Augustales is a Roman-era religious building, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, and rediscovered during archaeological excavations in ancient Herculaneum. The priestly college of the Sodales Augustales likely met inside. It is possible that the structure was used as a meeting place for the Augustales, as evidenced by some fragments on a wall, on which the names of the members of the category were engraved.
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A small, but richly decorated house in Herculaneum, features a mosaic depicting the sea-god Neptune and his wife.
Casa del Rilievo di Telefo
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he House of the Relief of Telephus is a house from the Roman era, buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and brought to light following the archaeological excavations of ancient Herculaneum: it is so called because inside it was found a high relief depicting the myth of Telephus.
Casa del Bicentenario
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The Bicentenary House is a Roman house buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and rediscovered following the archaeological excavations of ancient Herculaneum: the name derives from its discovery which occurred exactly two hundred years after the beginning of the first discoveries of Herculaneum.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your guide or company representative at 08:25 a.m outside the entrance of Incontro Garden Bar, located in Via Mario Castellano, 15, 80065 Sant'Agnello.

Meeting point

Meet your guide or company representative at 08:00 a.m outside the entrance of Hotel Ascot, located in Via Capo, 6, 80067 Sorrento.

Meeting point

Meet your guide or company representative at 08:15 a.m, at Bus Parking Achille Lauro located in Via Correale, 25, 80067 Sorrento NA. Please wait nearby the ATM info point on the right side of the parking.

End point

Meet your guide or company representative at 08:25 a.m outside the entrance of Incontro Garden Bar, located in Via Mario Castellano, 15, 80065 Sant'Agnello.

End point

Meet your guide or company representative at 08:00 a.m outside the entrance of Hotel Ascot, located in Via Capo, 6, 80067 Sorrento.

End point

Meet your guide or company representative at 08:15 a.m, at Bus Parking Achille Lauro located in Via Correale, 25, 80067 Sorrento NA. Please wait nearby the ATM info point on the right side of the parking.

Pickup details

Please note that pick-up time starts 45/30 minutes before departure time, you have to be ready at meeting location, as communicated from local supplier.
You have to confirm exact pick-up time and location with supplier, before departure.
You have to inform the supplier about which location you are going to use as meeting point.
Please be aware that Sorrento has many traffic restriction areas, you have to confirm location and times some days before departure.
The supplier is not responsible in case of delays, no show at the meeting point, or in case you are not communicating with staff in order to arrange pick-up time and location.

Additional information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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