Pompeii Tour: Explore Ancient Ruins and History

Embark on a half-day trip from Naples to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ancient Pompeii. Explore the ruins of this ancient Roman city, learn about the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and discover the haunting highlights of Pompeii.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - See Pompeii’s ancient piazza and Forum, where business dealings, elections, speeches and processions would have played out during Roman times. Wander the site, marvel at the ancient limestone columns still standing today and capture the centuries-old scenery on camera.
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What's Included
  • Headsets for clear guide audio
  • Expert tour guidance
  • Pompeii site entry (18 euros value)
  • Air-conditioned minibus transport
  • Hotel pickup & drop-off (selected hotels)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Embark on a journey through history with this 4-hour expedition to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Pompeii, departing from Naples. After your hotel pickup and subsequent minibus journey to Pompeii, bypass the queues with your guide for an in-depth look at Italy’s most renowned archaeological wonder. Learn about the devastating Mount Vesuvius volcanic…

Location
Molo Carlo Pisacane
Piazzale Molo Carlo Pisacane
Cancellation Policy

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

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Maria_m
Jan 7, 2025
Pompéi from Naples - Local pick up was nice. Tour guide at Pompéi was very knowledgeable and friendly. Two hours flew by! So glad we went.
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Chris_k
Jan 6, 2025
Journey to the past - Highly recommend this tour. We were picked up at our hotel and shuttled to Pompeii. We met our guide at the site and had to wait maybe 20 minutes for others to join us who arrived via other transportation. Our guide was very informative and kept our group of about 20 together. We definitely gained an understanding of what life must have been like for those living in Pompeii. Great tour and great guide.
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Michelle_v
Jan 5, 2025
Great tour! - Elisa was a great guide and made sure our group had priority. She was very knowledgeable and her delivery was excellent.
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Matthew_z
Jan 2, 2025
It's was such a amazing... - It's was such a amazing experience. Our tour guide has been doing this for 35 years and she was amazing. New so much history and shared so much with us. Truthfully this is a all day event because there is lot to see.
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Babsi4162
Dec 29, 2024
Super trip to Pompeii - It was a wonderful excursion, everything worked out great (pickup, bus ride, admission, guided tour). Our guide Elisa spoke great English, was so accommodating and told so much interesting in the 2 hours. Anytime again. Thank you!
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Donna_w
Dec 20, 2024
Pompeii was an incredible... - Pompeii was an incredible experience. Our guide was friendly and informative and very helpful. Bus very comfortable.
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Chris_c
Jan 5, 2025
Pompeii tour from Napoli - The tour guide’s stories were really funny and easy to understand. Our guide answered questions well from the group we were with. 2 hours is really not enough to take in Pompeii , so recommend a longer tour for history buffs. Also, would be better if the tour added at least 1 hour of free time to allow some exploration, with maps.
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Travelingsoccerloon
Dec 30, 2024
Enjoyable Tour of an Amazing Place but More Than 2 Hours is Truly Needed to Experience - Visiting the Pompei Archaeological Site was an amazing experience. The logistics of meeting our tour operator and getting transported to and from Pompei from Naples went pretty smoothly. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and provided a good tour. While her English was good, she also spoke with a thick accent making it somewhat difficult to understand even with the headsets provided. The tour lasted just under 2 hours. We spent about an hour getting to Pompei from Naples and an hour getting back into the city. This allowed for a good overview of the site, and we hit many of the highlights, but I realized afterward that we probably only saw about 25-30 % of what is there. Ideally, it would have been nice to take the 2-hour tour and then wander around on our own for the rest of the afternoon but of course this would have required us to find our own way back to Naples. In retrospect, this could have been done by catching a train or bus from Pompei back to Naples.
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957teviel
Dec 23, 2024
Exactly As Advertised / Low Stress Visit - The tour was exactly as advertised. Private transport to and from a location nearby our hotel with a roughly 2 hour guided tour on site. Perfect if you want a low-stress arrangement. Pompei is a very huge site where you can spend several hours. If you'd like to see much of the site then this tour would not be ideal.
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Travel07595024465
Jan 13, 2025
Loved the location, but had hoped for a more enjoyable tour. - An expensive taxi service for a 2 hour tour, which was actually only 1 hour 45 minutes (we did the tour in english). Hearing the guide constantly sniff and cough through the headset was a bit yuck....
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