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Naples Shore Excursion: Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii Full-Day Guided Tour
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Pompeii
Embark on a full-day guided tour from Naples to explore the legendary ruins of Pompeii and climb the smoking summit of Mt Vesuvius, the only active volcano in continental Europe. Don’t miss this unforgettable shore excursion!
Embark on a full-day guided tour from Naples to explore the legendary ruins of Pompeii and climb the smoking summit of Mt Vesuvius, the only active volcano in continental Europe. Don’t miss this unforgettable shore excursion!
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Pompeii Archaeological Park - After pickup from your cruise ship dock, take a 30 minute drive to Pompeii, an ancient Roman city that was entirely destroyed by the sudden eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD. The largest archaeological site in Europe, today Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
When you arrive, your guide will skip the line to buy…
- Pompeii Archaeological Park - After pickup from your cruise ship dock, take a 30 minute drive to Pompeii, an ancient Roman city that was entirely destroyed by the sudden eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD. The largest archaeological site in Europe, today Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
When you arrive, your guide will skip the line to buy your group’s tickets and lead you on a 2 hour walking tour of the fascinating grounds. Witness the destruction first-hand as you visit Pompeii’s most famous sites, including the Forum, thermal baths, lupanare, greek theatre and plaster casts of the bodies of Pompeii people, giving you a glimpse into daily life during the Pax Romana. Today you can see shapes of objects
- Vesuvius National Park - After Pompeii visit, enjoy some free time to browse the shops followed by a pizza lunch with your group. Then board the coach and drive 40 minutes to legendary Mt Vesuvius.
Embark on a moderate hike up the volcano with your guide. When you reach the summit at 3,900 feet (1,200 meters), you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views of the picturesque Bay of Naples from east to west. Peer down into the crater and see plumes of steam issuing from the sleeping, but still active, volcano!
There is a rest point where you can choose to wait for your group if you do not wish to climb all the way to the top, but the hike is worth the effort.
After your Mt Vesuvius hike, relax on the drive back to Naples in the late afternoon.
What's Included
- Professional guide in Pompeii and on Vesuvius
- Includes Mt. Vesuvius National Park access ticket
- Comfortable transport by air-conditioned coach
- Worry-Free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Entrance Ticket to Pompeii included
- Complimentary pizza lunch with a drink
- Convenient port pickup and drop off
- Professional guide in Pompeii and on Vesuvius
- Includes Mt. Vesuvius National Park access ticket
- Comfortable transport by air-conditioned coach
- Worry-Free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Entrance Ticket to Pompeii included
- Complimentary pizza lunch with a drink
- Convenient port pickup and drop off
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Tourists on a cruise ship docking at the port of Naples have the opportunity to visit the iconic Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius, recognized as the only active volcano in continental Europe, through this comprehensive day-long guided journey from Naples. This is an indisputable must-do excursion for any guest traveling to this part of Italy, and it comprises…
Tourists on a cruise ship docking at the port of Naples have the opportunity to visit the iconic Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius, recognized as the only active volcano in continental Europe, through this comprehensive day-long guided journey from Naples. This is an indisputable must-do excursion for any guest traveling to this part of Italy, and it comprises both a guided exploration of the eerie ruins of Pompeii and an ascent to the smoke-billowing peak of Mt Vesuvius.
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended for climbing Mt. Vesuvius
- We require a minimum of 2 participants in total every day to operate this tour. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not at least 2 participants for this tour. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Transport is by coach: group sizes of up to 50 people
- Please note that for the Mt Vesuvius part of the tour, among the 4 languages available, only the English language is always guaranteed
- In case Mt. Vesuvius National Park is closed due to bad weather conditions and/or other circumstances beyond our control, you will be refunded the entrance tickets to the National Park
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Worry-free Shore Excursion: We will ensure your timely return to the Naples port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. If your ship is delayed and you are unable to attend this activity, your money will be refunded. See our terms and conditions for full details.
- On the path of the volcano guide is provided by the national park on request
- Lead Traveler’s document ID picture required (tour purpose only)
Location
Pompeii Archaeological Park
Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Gailann_w
Nov 2, 2024
M t Vesuvius & Pompey - Our guide Rita was little to quiet to start but became increasingly cordial as the day went on. Our Pompey guide focused on the architecture of Pompey which was very interesting.
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Zachary_w
Apr 23, 2025
Pompeii was amazing but - The tour was excellent!!! Pompeii was amazing!
Just an fyi to get to the crater it is about 1.5 miles with loose rock and decent incline but well worth it.
BUT our driver……. While driving in town and on the highway he spent at least 50% of the time staring at his phone and texting. That was scary because I was in the front row. Another 25% he was hitting on/talking to tour guide. It was VERY irresponsible, unprofessional and dangerous. That is not what I paid for. He really should be talked to on his job description.
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Katie_b
Oct 9, 2024
Okay, long day, timeline not accurate - The tour of Pompeii was very informative. The views from vesuvius were astonishing.
The timrline says approximately 7 hrs it was more like 8 which really made me feel rushed as I was on a cruise ship. At Pompeii we had a meal them too much down time this could have been used traveling to vesuvius and gotten us back earlier.
I did share my concerns with guides and they ensured we had returned to the ship in time.
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Daniel_h
Jun 28, 2025
Crowded, but good. - Pompeii Group size was way too big. We lost a ton of time waiting for folks that didn’t show up or later got lost or didn’t make it back in time. This is in control of the operation and needs to be fixed.
Bring your own water. Buying water at Pompeii is 2euros each, 4 for a coke. Guide was good, but the place is way overcrowded. Find a time to go off season if you can. Skip the summer if possible.
Vesuvius was fun, but rushed. Only 80 minutes to hurry to the top, take photos, grab a souvenir, wine, and head down. Be prepared for a hot hike in summer - leave the jacket at home. The altitude doesn’t cool the place off much.
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Patty_h
Oct 10, 2024
Pay attention to local free day - Mt Vesuvius was wonderful~ I felt we could have used extra time to walk the entire crater(but most tours should have enough time)~ we did not because of the Pompeii experience. Our tour was on a Sunday that was free for locals~ it took us an extra hour to get there~traffic~ the site was so crowded it was hard to even see the guide and know which area she was talking about~ she never looked around to see if everyone was following, everytime she went around a bend the earpiece stopped working~ even after being told numerous times she continued as usual~ very disappointing for my party and even more so to those of the tour group not able to keep up~ before Mt V we were to have pizza which we were looking forward to~ didn’t happen we had to have pasta pizza was not an option. I realize they could not control traffic~ but could have started earlier to avoid the crowds and traffic and guide could have waited for all to be near before explaining~ Pompeii was waste of our money because of this Mt V was great
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Sjawad_a
Sep 14, 2024
Vesuvius and Pompeii tour very rushed if you have to return to a cruise ship - We were told by Viator before we booked the tour the climb up Vesuvius was 15 minutes, up and 15 minutes down. The guide told us the hike was 30 minutes one way
The guide is correct. The hike takes 30 minutes each way. The hike is quite steep
We were told by Viator we would have plenty of time to visit Vesuvius and Pompeii and easily return to our ship before it sailed. This is not true. We climbed Vesuvius, but we only could spend 20 minutes to visit Pompeii before we had to break away from the tour in order to return to the ship before it sailed.
The Pompeii tour is at least 90 minutes
Kudos to Rita ( tour organizer) for getting us back to the ship before it sailed
Tour guide at Pompeii (Suzie) was very poor .
She lost one member of the group before we got to the ruins , which cost us time. When I approached her that we would be leaving early , her attitude was extremely poor. She told me "yes I know" and walked away. She did not tell me to inform her we were leaving, or that she wanted the headsets. She wanted both things. We returned the headsets to Rita.
When we had to leave the tour Susie was at least 5 minutes ahead of me. There was no way to tell her we were leaving. If she wanted to know when we were leaving and she wanted the headsets back she should have told me when I told her we were leaving early
Susie is by far the worst tour guide I have had the misfortune of following while using Viator.
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Angela_h
Jul 28, 2024
Too long hanging around but overall good - Great tour of Pompeii. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. After the tour we were left waiting for far too long for our coach to Vesuvius. Must have been two hours which yes it included lunch but hanging around for a hour outside Pompeii entrance for ages in that heat wasn’t pleasant at all. When we were picked up air conditioning on the coach was terrible and it was a very hot day.
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Frances_r
Oct 22, 2024
Needs Improvement - The pick up from the cruise port wasn't timely, then surprised another pick up from the train station was made... the pickup process wasn't smooth & there were way too many people on this tour. But the people were timely, the tour operators could have been more efficient & more informative. We did way too much waiting & walking wherein that time could have been spent at the two main attractions, Mt. Vesuvus & Pompeii Ruins. Lunch was not impressive at all. The tasting was a nice break, but nevertheless it was a sales/marketing stop. There was no narration during the bus ride. This excursion needed to be smaller groups, spend more time at the attractions & more lunch options.
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Alina_w
Jun 28, 2025
Find another tour! - The most unorganized tour. Multiple handoffs to different guides. Everyone confused and very little communication.
The tour guide in Pompeii cared more about conversing with her Italian friend that joined us then she did about ensuring that the group was following her or understood what she was saying. We spent a long time waiting for her to finish her conversations before we continued the actual tour. Plus, for whatever reason, we were never even taken to the museum itself. I’ve been there for years and that is truly something to be seen and we did not have any time left to go to the museum. Lunch was included, but even lunch was chaotic and we thought we were getting pizza but instead wind up with salad. Then we waited for what seemed like a long time for yet another guide and another bus to take us to Mount Vesuvius.
I would not recommend booking this if this is your first time going to Pompeii
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James_l
Aug 10, 2024
AVOID AT ALL COSTS! - What a massive let down for many reasons...DO NOT BOOK!!!!!
Rushed around Pompeii as I thought and back to the ship with literally 1min to spare.
The tour guide (Eliza?) was excellent however but even she acknowledged we were rushed and missed half of the things we should have saw. She saved at least some of the day for us.
I have instigated a complaint with viator about this now and request a full refund.
This trip did not live up to expectations.
Late to start by almost an hour due to no bus then waiting for others in central Napoli...not mentioned.
'tour guide'... scruffy and didn't speak to the bus at all. He couldn't be less bothered.
No guide up Vesuvius as noted on the booking. Just dropped off and told to rush up and down.... it's knackering and my wife was in tears.
Stopping at some random shop for limonchello....not on the list and clearly the 'tour guides' mate.
Stopping for pizza for ages... opposite Pompeii and the group were desperate to go. Tour guide if you can call him that beggered off somewhere else.
Delaying the start of the main event the Pompeii tour so we had 1hr 15 mins. The lady who took us was brilliant but she was annoyed how late we were.
Swapped bus randomly to get us back to the port.we made it back with 1 min to spare... literally.
All in all I wouldn't have paid £12 for this tour!
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