Naples/Salerno: Pompeii and Herculaneum with an Archaeologist

Duration8h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 50 travelers

Overview

Discover two of the world’s most extraordinary Roman archaeological sites—Pompeii and Herculaneum—on a guided experience led by a professional archaeologist. These ancient cities, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, come to life as your expert guide explains their history, architecture, and daily life in remarkable detail. Skip the stress of navigating maps or planning logistics: this tour includes assistance during the transfer between Pompeii and Herculaneum and provides priority access to both sites. Walk through villas, temples, baths, and beautifully preserved homes as your archaeologist unveils stories hidden in the ruins. Designed to offer depth, clarity, and an unforgettable cultural experience, this tour lets you explore the highlights of both archaeological sites comfortably and efficiently.

Options

Tour from Naples port

Starting point:
Stazione Marittima, 80133 Napoli NA, Italy

Tour from Naples Train Station

Meeting Point: Outside Hotel Ramada by Wyndham Naples in Via Galileo Ferraris, 40
Starting point:
Ramada by Wyndham Naples, Via Galileo Ferraris, 40, 80146 Napoli NA, Italy

Tour from Salerno

Starting point:
Stazione Marittima di Salerno, Via Molo Manfredi, 84121 Salerno SA, Italy

What's included

2 hour tour of Herculaneum with an Archaeologist
2 hour tour of Pompeii with an Archaeologist
Full Day Transportation with driver and an English Speaking assistant
Complimentary bottled water

Food and drinks
Skip the line Pompeii express entrance tickets to be paid in cash on the day of the tour
Skip the line Herculaneum entrance tickets to be paid in cash on the day of the tour

What to expect

Archaeological Park of Pompeii
2h · Admission ticket not included

Pompeii is an extraordinary archaeological site, an ancient Roman city preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. During your visit to Pompeii with the guide in two and a half hours, you will discover its most famous areas frescoes.
Odeon - Teatro Piccolo
15m

Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.
Teatro Grande
15m

Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
15m

The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)
15m

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.
Lupanar
15m

Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.
Via dell’Abbondanza

Via dell’Abbondanza
15m

The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
Foro de Pompeya
10m

Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
Basilica
10m

Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
Archeological Park of Herculaneum
2h · Admission ticket not included

A quick lunch break is available before the transfer (own expense). After the visit of Pompeii, continue to Herculaneum. Here you will enjoy a two-hour guided visit of this remarkably well-preserved ancient town, where wooden structures, mosaics, and everyday objects survived the eruption, offering an intimate and vivid glimpse into Roman life.
10m

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo
10m

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.
College of the Augustales
10m

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).
Casa del Rilievo di Telefo
10m

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.
Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
10m

It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
House of the Skeleton
10m

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.
Central Thermae
10m

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.
Casa Sannitica
10m

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.
Casa del Bel Cortile
10m

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.
House of the Grand Portal
10m

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

Your driver or guide will be waiting for you as you disembark your ship, holding a sign reading: "MondoGuide"
You will be returned to the port at the end of the excursion

Meeting point

Outside the main terminal exit of the Naples cruise terminal building. There your driver or guide will be waiting for you, holding a sign reading: "Mondo Guide ." You will be returned to the port at the end of the excursion.

Meeting point

For Pompeii and Herculaneum tour from Naples.
The meeting point is front Hotel Ramada by Wyndham Naples in Via Galileo Ferraris, 40.
This option includes transportation from Naples.
There your driver or guide will be waiting for you holding a sign reading" Mondo Guide"

End point

Your driver or guide will be waiting for you as you disembark your ship, holding a sign reading: "MondoGuide"
You will be returned to the port at the end of the excursion

End point

Outside the main terminal exit of the Naples cruise terminal building. There your driver or guide will be waiting for you, holding a sign reading: "Mondo Guide ." You will be returned to the port at the end of the excursion.

End point

For Pompeii and Herculaneum tour from Naples.
The meeting point is front Hotel Ramada by Wyndham Naples in Via Galileo Ferraris, 40.
This option includes transportation from Naples.
There your driver or guide will be waiting for you holding a sign reading" Mondo Guide"

Additional information

Specialized infant seats are available
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
At Pompeii and Herculaneum Children under 18 y.o. enter for free, showing a valid form of ID.
Minimum numbers of 6 people per Shared tour apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.

Cancellation policy

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

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