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Group sizeUp to 20 travelers
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Overview
Discover Pompeii and Herculaneum with an expert archaeologist guide in a small group limited to 20 participants. Meet your guide and driver near Naples Centrale Station and travel by comfortable minibus to Herculaneum. Explore its remarkably preserved streets, houses, baths, frescoes and mosaics, and learn about daily life before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Continue towards Pompeii, with a break at La Cartiera before your visit. Follow your archaeologist guide through the ancient city and discover its most important highlights, including the Forum, public buildings, shops and private houses. Throughout both sites, gain a deeper understanding of Roman history and everyday life thanks to your guide's archaeological expertise. At the end of the tour, relax on the minibus journey back to Naples.
Expert archaeologist guide at Pompeii and Herculaneum
Meals and drinks
Personal expenses
Hotel pickup and drop-off
What to expect
30m
Upon arrival in Naples, proceed towards the Starhotels Terminus, located in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, just across the street from Naples Central Station. Here you will meet your local guide and the Askos Tours driver who will accompany the group to the archaeological sites.
Pass by
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.
5m · Admission ticket included
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.
5m
- See the Barns of the Forum
Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)
5m
- See the Stabian Baths.
Via dell’Abbondanza
5m
- Walk through Abbondanza Street
Lupanar
5m
- See the Lupanar
Odeon - Teatro Piccolo
5m
- See the Odeon - Small theatre
Basilica
5m
- See the Basilica
5m
- See the House of Faun
5m
- See the Great Theatre
50m
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.
2h · Admission ticket included
- Visit the Archaeological park of Herculaneum
Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
5m
- See the House of Wooden Partition
College of the Augustales
10m
- See the Collage of the Augustales
5m
- See the House of Menander
Central Thermae
10m
- See the Central Thermae
5m
- See the House of the Relief of Telephus
Casa Sannitica
5m
- See the Samnitic House
Casa del Bel Cortile
5m
- See the House of the Fine Courtyard
House of the Grand Portal
5m
- See the House of the Grand Portal
House of the Skeleton
5m
- See the House of the Skeleton
5m
- See the House of the Salon of Nero
5m
- See the House of Deer
La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo
5m
- See the Terrace of Nonio Balbo
30m
After completing the guided visit of Herculaneum, you will be driven back to Naples, marking the end of your day trip to Pompeii and Herculaneum. From here, you may continue your onward travel at your convenience.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
PICK UP AT THE CENTRAL STATION OF NAPLES:
Meeting place: OUTSIDE STARHOTEL TERMINUS, IN P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 91, 80142 Napoli NA. The driver and guide will meet you holding a sign with ASKOS TOURS written on it to be recognized.
Additional information
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Infant car seats are available upon request
If you are traveling with suitcases, we recommend storing them in a luggage deposit (for example at the station or any facility of your choice) during the excursion. It may not always be possible to accommodate luggage on the minibus, as not all vehicles are equipped with a luggage compartment
No dogs and animals permitted in the vehicle for this tour option - service animals only
