Pompeii and Herculaneum small group tour - skip the line

4.8 (17 reviews) Pompeii, Italy
Duration5h 30m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Group sizeUp to 20 travelers

Overview

Pompeii and Herculaneum are among the world’s most important Roman archaeological sites, but the ruins can be hard to interpret to the untrained eye. With this tour, we will take a deep dive into ancient history by visiting both sites with an archaeologist guide. Learn about the history and architecture of these two cities buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, taking in the highlights in just a few hours.

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What's included

  • skip the line tickets in Herculaneum
  • skip the line tickets in Pompeii
  • guidance in Pompeii and Herculaneum ruins for the entire duration of the tour
  • Circumvesuviana train tickets one-way from Pompeii to Herculaneum
  • meals and personal expenses
  • transportation to Pompeii and to your accommodation at the end of the tour

What to expect

  1. Archaeological Park of Pompeii
    10m · Admission ticket included
    Meet the guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site called "Porta Marina Superiore". The guide will be holding a sign with our company's name "Askos Tours" on the top.
  2. Basilica
    10m · Admission ticket included
    Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
  3. Foro de Pompeya
    10m · Admission ticket included
    Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
  4. Via dell’Abbondanza
    Pass by
    Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
  5. Casa del Menandro
    10m · Admission ticket included
    The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
  6. Granai del Foro
    10m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  7. Terme del Foro
    10m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  8. Lupanar
    Pass by
    The most famous brothel in the Pompeii Roman city of Pompeii
  9. Casa del Fauno
    10m · Admission ticket included
    The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
  10. Odeon - Teatro Piccolo
    Pass by
    Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.
  11. Teatro Grande
    15m · Admission ticket included
    Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
  12. Archeological Park of Herculaneum
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    Parco Acheologico di Ercolano, Corso Resina, 80056 Ercolano Italy Transfer by train to Herculaneum (30 minutes trip + 10 minutes walk) and quick lunch break if required. Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins. You can get there as follows: - By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place) - By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)
  13. Casa dei Cervi
    10m · Admission ticket included
    The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
  14. La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo
    10m · Admission ticket included
    The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
  15. College of the Augustales
    10m · Admission ticket included
    The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
  16. Casa del Rilievo di Telefo
    10m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  17. Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
    10m · Admission ticket included
    It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained
  18. House of the Skeleton
    10m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  19. Central Thermae
    10m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  20. Casa del Salone Nero
    10m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  21. Casa Sannitica
    10m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  22. Casa del Bel Cortile
    10m · Admission ticket included
    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.
  23. House of the Grand Portal
    10m · Admission ticket included
    Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet your guide at the left side of Pompeii entrance named Porta Marina INFERIORE close to the ''Arte bus'' stop.

End point

ending in Herculaneum ruins

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • 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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