Pompeii Ruins Tour from Sorrento

Embark on a comprehensive tour of the ruins and relics of Pompeii, enhanced by an expert guide. Explore the ghostly streets, houses, and public buildings that were perfectly preserved after the volcanic eruption in 79 AD.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sorrento - Begin your journey in Sorrento! Depart from Lauro Square at our meeting point - “Bar Kontatto” located at Corso Italia, 257.
  • Pompeii Archaeological Park - The ruins of Pompeii, a vast archaeological site in southern Campania near the Gulf of Naples, were once a bustling Roman city. Buried under ash and pumice after Mount Vesuvius…
What's Included
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Entrance to Pompeii
  • Authorized guide in Italian/English
  • 30 seater bus
  • Meeting point by the Bar Kontatto in Sorrento
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The eruption of the volcano in 79 AD destroyed and buried Pompeii but, after the catastrophe, its ruins were found almost perfectly preserved under layers of volcanic ash. In fact, thousands of years later, you can still explore the ghostly streets and enter inside houses, public buildings and restaurants. During the tour, together with our licensed…

Location
Bar Kontatto
Corso Italia
The meeting point will be by the Bar Kontatto - Corso Italia n. 257 Sorrento 80067. This bar is located on the main road of Sorrento and is closer to the bus and train station.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Steve1o53
Jun 3, 2025
Excellent - Fantastic trip, very knowledgeable guides who made the trip come alive. Also thanks to the driver Mario. Just a shame that there are so many people making it difficult for perfect pictures, but it is one of the most visited world heritage sites.
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Emilybc1157mb
May 31, 2025
A bucket-list visit to Pompeii - Our family of 3 did a half-day tour of Pompeii in May 2025, leaving from Sorrento. It took about an hour to reach the site, then another 20-30 minutes to organize on site. This allowed us time to purchase a snack and refill our water bottles before entering the site. We walked through Pompeii for 3 hours, learning from our guide the whole way. She was knowledgeable about the site, but kept the tour moving so we could see as much as possible with the short time frame - while allowing plenty of time to ask questions and take lots of pictures! Pompeii in May was very hot and crowded. Bring a water bottle, sunscreen, etc. I was grateful for my wide brimmed “tourist hat” and comfortable sneakers too!
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Sean_r
May 19, 2025
Best tour !!! - Guide was awesome.. very informative.. don’t go without a good guide .. Gino was our guide .. best tour yet !!!
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Karenabra
May 7, 2025
Half day trip to Sorrento - Efficiently organised and very knowledgeable and helpful guide - Annalisa. I thoroughly recommend this half day trip to Pompeii.
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Escape03060784030
Feb 24, 2025
Would recommend this tour. - The driver and the guide arrived promptly and were very professional. Our guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Tailored our tour based on our interests.
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Davemu1
Sep 20, 2024
Brilliant experience - We thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. The bus driver and guide on the bus were very good and kept us well informed of all the sites on the way to Pompii. The tour guide that took us around Pompii was amazing, very knowledgeable, very professional and very humorous. We would not have seen or learnt so much if we had done it by ourselves
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Igor_k
Aug 21, 2024
Very nice tour - We really enjoyed the tour. It was well organized, the guide was very knowledgeable, and transportation comfortable. No complaints at all.
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Olgapodolean
Aug 11, 2024
Great Tour - Very organized trip! I was late for my bus (couldn't find the transportation) and the tour guide was very supportive and were able to pick me up on the way there. We stayed together with the group, interesting tour. I wish the Pompeii tour guide spoke slowly and more clearly, but she showed a lot of interesting things and I've learned a lot about history. Lots of tourists in August and it was one of the hottest day there, +36. Bring water and stay hydrated, hat us a must, hard to find shade on a sunny day.
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Traveler486804
Jun 8, 2025
Good but needs improvement - The transportation and tour guide was excellent. I rated 3 because the group was too big and we kept loosing the audio from the tour guide. It is impossible to keep the group together because the streets are narrow, uneven and there are many other groups walking next to you at the same time.
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Kathryn_n
May 25, 2025
Great tour guide, bad experience - I booked 5 people for a 30 Person tour. They took us 5 in a private car, rather than the bus that was there, which was confusing. We get to the tour and had to wait for the other bus. Then we were taken to a gift shop and wasted time. We finally got into the tour and my group was pulled from the tour early because our driver was there to pick us up. That is not what we signed up for or paid for. It was our one time in Pompeii and we did not get to complete the tour we signed up for because of the had a private car we did not sign up for.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).