Pompeii and Herculaneum Tour: Ancient Roman Life

Embark on a full-day tour of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the ancient towns buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Explore the well-preserved ruins, enjoy a delicious Neapolitan meal, and learn about the daily life of the Ancient Romans. Book now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pompeii - Guided visit of 2 hours showing you the main public monuments and some of the homes of the Pompeii ruins.
  • Ercolano - Guided visit of about 2 hours in Herculaneum showing you the main attractions of this huge ruins.
What's Included
  • Entrance fee and skip the line tickets included in Pompeii & Herculaneum
  • Transportation, air-conditioned bus
  • Authorized Tour English-speaking Guide
  • Lunch in a local restaurant
  • Headsets in Pompeii & Herculaneum
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Pompeii and Herculaneum are the largest of the five towns buried by the Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD. They are the most extensively excavated, with Pompeii primarily covered by ash and Herculaneum by mud and lava.
Begin your journey with a pick-up from your accommodation or the nearest meeting point in Sorrento, and transfer to Pompeii. Enjoy a 2-hour…

Location
Pompeii
Cancellation Policy

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

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Fidss
Jul 24, 2025
Highly recommend visiting - This is a review for the Pompeii & Herculaneum full day tour booked through Jet2.com whilst we were staying in Sorrento. Well worth doing this tour, our guide Francesco was excellent and very knowledgeable and it was very well organised. Pick up from our hotel was at 7:30am. When we arrived at Pompeii we had time to go to the toilets and sort out radios and headphones so our guide could talk to us. We had 2 hours to be showed around and we entered about 9:30am and it wasn't too busy or too hot at that time. Be warned there is no shade once in the site, there are no facilities and it can get very hot. Wear comfortable shoes as there is lots of walking, bring water and possibly a hat. Pompeii is huge, so don't expect to be able to see everything. We were guided around and our guide told us that they have only unearthed approximately 30% of the site so far and even now to see everything it could take about 5 days! So you are only getting a snapshot of the site. It's incredible though. It was explained that Pompeii was the commercial town, a place for trade and lots of visitors. Lunch wasn't included in the cost of our tour but the guide offered us the opportunity of having lunch at Hotel Vittoria for 20 euros per person. This included a drink, Salad or chips, Pizza, Pasta and ice cream. Well worth it. Next call was Herculaneum, entrance at 1:15pm, we had 1 hr 30 mins here. Herculaneum is much smaller than Pompeii but far better preserved, due to the pyroclastic material that covered it. A lot of Herculaneum has also not been uncovered. Herculaneum was a wealthier town, a seaside retreat for the rich and their second homes, so there is actually more to see here, more artefacts. Again, well worth a visit.
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John_w
Sep 13, 2024
Great Tour - Guide & driver were excellent. Was not very happy about the late change to my pickup location but driver & guide accommodated us on the dropoff.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).