Skip the line Private Pompeii and Herculaneum Tour with Local Guide
Skip the line Private Pompeii and Herculaneum Tour with Local Guide
Spend a day in the Vesuvian Area visiting the amazing archaeological Site of Pompeii and Herculaneum ruins.Pick-up from Sorrento and transfer to Pompeii; by the entrance, you’ll meet the guide and will spent consequently 2 hours walking through the alleys of the historical town.Free time to spend 2 hours to explore this massive site. You’ll walk through the alleys of what was once considered one of the most important commercial centers in the area.Free time for lunch. Continue to Herculaneum and free time to visit the archaeological park.
Together with Pompeii, Herculaneum is considered one of the main archaeological sites of the Campania Region today; it is better preserved than the one of Pompeii due to it being buried under a cover of mud and lava.Return to Sorrento in the afternoon.
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Pompeii Archaeological Park
Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
2 hoursBasilica
The Basilica, with its extension of 1,500 square meters, was the most sumptuous building of the Forum, and its space was used to carry out business and for the administration of justice.
5 minutesForum
The Civil Forum is the core of daily life of 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.
10 minutesVia Villa Dei Misteri 2 Approximately Two Blocks East of The Forum at The Intersection of Vico del Lupanare and Vico del Balcone Pensile
The prostitutes in the brothel were mostly Greek and Oriental slaves who were paid between two and eight Asses (a glass of wine cost one As) for their services.
5 minutesTempio di Giove Capitolino
The Temple of Jupiter dominates the north side of the Forum, with Mount Vesuvius scenically rising behind. When the colony was founded (80 BC), the temple underwent a radical renovation and became a real Capitolium with the three cult statues of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, which looked like those of the Capitolium in Rome, placed on a high base so as to make them visible to whoever passed in the Forum square.
10 minutesCasa del Fauno
The House of the Faun (Italian: Casa del Fauno), built during the 2nd century BC, was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii, Italy, and housed many great pieces of art. It is one of the most luxurious aristocratic houses from the Roman republic, and reflects this period better than most archaeological evidence found even in Rome itself.
5 minutesMacellum
The Macellum consists of a tuff quadriporticus with a hall for worship in an elevated position on the eastern side, in line with the entrance. The copies of two marble statues, a female and a male armed, are found on the niches of the side wall, together with the fragment of a larger statue, probably pertaining to an emperor, Titus or Vespasian, indicating how this area was intended for the imperial cult. To its left is a room for meetings of a sacred board and to the right a large room with a masonry counter perhaps for fish to be sold.
10 minutesParco Acheologico di Ercolano
Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 79 AD. Its ruins are located in the comune of Ercolano.
2 hoursCollege of the Augustales
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).
5 minutesCentral Thermae
all well preserved from the passing of the years
15 minutesCasa dei Cervi
The Casa dei Cervi is an imposing example of a Roman noble family's house that, before the volcanic mud slide, boasted a seafront address. Constructed around a central courtyard, the two-storey villa contains murals and some beautiful still-life paintings.
10 minutesHouse of the Skeleton
Some inhabitants shut themselves in their homes and they died there either by suffocation or because of the extreme heat of the gases which hit the town.
10 minutesPartem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
In front of the façade it's still possible to admire the benches where the clientes waited to be received from the host.
15 minutesSalone della Barca di Ercolano
The wooden boat, recovered from the ancient beach, was covered with a resinous material, which preserved it perfectly, and in 1982 it was bring back to lifeand put back in the right position, so travellers can admire it.
15 minutesIncluded
- Official guide
- Pick up and drop-off from your hotel in Sorrento area
- Private transportation
- 2 hours private guided tour in Pompei
- 2 hours private guided tour in Herculaneum
- Skip the line entrance tickets in Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Highway tolls, car fuel and parking
- Entry/Admission - Tempio di Giove Capitolino
- Entry/Admission - House of the Skeleton
- Entry/Admission - College of the Augustales
- Entry/Admission - Basilica
- Entry/Admission - Pompeii Archaeological Park
- Entry/Admission - Central Thermae
- Entry/Admission - Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno
- Entry/Admission - Lupanar
- Entry/Admission - Casa dei Cervi
- Entry/Admission - Macellum
- Entry/Admission - Forum
- Entry/Admission - Parco Acheologico di Ercolano
- Entry/Admission - Salone della Barca di Ercolano
- Entry/Admission - Casa del Fauno
Not Included
- Food and drinks
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.