Itinerary
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Stop At: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri), 80045 Pompeii Italy
Explore more of Pompeii than you would on any other guided tour, with a trained archaeologist to provide stories and context that will help you make the most of your visit. Upon meeting up with your guide and small group, you’ll skip the long lines to enter the ruins. Hear fascinating stories about life in the Roman Republic and see how ordinary people lived nearly 2,000 years ago. See the remains of a bakery where the food is still almost intact, the Temple of Apollo and the Roman Forum, an ancient supermarket, a cemetery, and even a brothel (if age appropriate). Marvel at the heart-wrenching plaster casts of those caught in the eruption at the exact moment of their death. You’ll also explore the House of the Vettii, a fascinating private home that recently reopened to the public following restoration. End with a stroll along the old city walls for panoramic views.
Duration: 3 hours
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Via Villa dei Misteri, 2, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
3 hours(approx.)
Pompeii Archaeological Park, 80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
Our group tour utilizes multiple areas that are not wheelchair/stroller accessible. Those with wheelchairs/strollers should contact us so we can arrange your visit.
Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations; please refer to the government website in the country of your tour for the most up-to-date information.
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Most travelers can participate
Taking the train from Rome to Pompeii is fairly easy. Departure station: "Roma Termini", Arrival station: "Napoli Centrale".
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Anirban_B
A good guided tour. We enjoyed. It was informative and well paced out: The guide was helpful. Recommended for everyone.
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Posted On : 2024-05-20
Posted By : Mira_K
You never sent me the tickets on time. I had to buy my own tickets. And they cost a fraction of what you charged. Plus - there was barely a line. A complete lack of proper service and accountability
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : Anna_B
Easy to find check in with your group and they escort you through the ticket gate once your group is altogether with the guide. We had Enzo take us on our 3 hour tour. He was extremely knowledgeable and made sure to show us all the highlights. He was polite to other groups but made sure we all got to see everything. He kept us comfortable by getting us to stand in the shade and stopped at water fountains to rehydrate. He explained everything so well and provided great insight to everything we saw. He also provided details on other parts to visit after the tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : Rene_W
Thoroughly enjoyed hearing about and seeing this most incredible place. It’s been on my bucket list for over 40 years and it lived up to every expectation!
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Posted On : 2024-05-17
Posted By : Tristan_S
We had a great time with Enzo. He was a very knowledgeable guide (being an archeologist), pointed out some great spots in the city, explained the history well, and was all around very fun. We recommend this tour to anyone visiting Pompeii.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Charles_H
Well organized tour company. Our tour guide, Sonya was excellent., very knowledgeable, answered questions readily and friendly. Helped orient us for exploring after the tour. Pompeii is huge and even a 3 hour tour can’t do it justice.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Steven_W
The damn guide never showed up,we called 3 times, made sure we were at the right place, BAD EXPERIENCE
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Brett_L
We had a very good tour. The guide was knowledgeable and took us to all the major sites. Definitely would use again!
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Posted On : 2024-05-12
Posted By : Wenda_V
Very informative tour. The tour guide was very passionate about Pompeii and it's history. Definitely worth doing a tour as you get to understand so much more about the place and the life of the citizens who lived there.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11
Posted By : ClaireWithLove
I researched Celebrity shore excursions, Viator, and other trips to Pompeii, but this excursion offered the longest time (3 hours) with a real archeologist and included Skip the Line tickets. This was our favorite excursion and memory of your time in Italy. Our tour guide was Sonia S. whose passion, enthusiasm and knowledge for Pompeii had her sharing fascinating stories and facts non-stop. She was an absolute pleasure and we would love to go on future tours with her. Her tour was absolutely fascinating. We saw the bathhouse, low and high class bordello, newer excavations of rich people's houses, fast food stands, bakery, theater. temples, the museum/antiquarium with the plaster casts of people and animals and other artifacts, and learned about the paved streets and life on Pompeii.
From the Naples cruise ship terminal at Stazion Maritima Molo Angioina (for Celebrity cruise line), we took a bus (be careful since one will only take you to the airport) to the Napoli Centrale Train Station around 7:30 am. You will need Euros or a credit card. Downstairs is the Napoli Garibaldi station with the Circumvesuviana train to Pompei Scavi station at 8:26 am (careful there is a Pompeii train station which is 9 km away and had more trains going to it) which is about a 30 minute ride, but the train was 20 minutes late, so it took us about an hour to get to Pompeii. It is only two stops away plus one where the train does not open the doors. Another older train came by but luckily a station attendant told us it was the wrong train. Trainline is a good app for seeing train schedules and buying tickets.
At the Pompei Scavi train station, there is a bathroom for 1 Euro (no seats on the toilet) with an attendant. It is a 2 minute or less walk, basically across the street and down a little to the Porta Marina entrance gate where we were to meet the Walks tour guide at 10:15 am (15 minutes before the 10:30 am tour).
I started getting nervous at 10:05 am with no Walks tour guide; other tour guides were there and was calling the Walks phone line and waiting on hold. Around 10:15 am, we looked to the left of the entrance (not to the right like on the ticket) and saw a small group for the Walks tours. There were two tour guides that day to keep the groups small, around 15 people each.
Our guide, Sonia S. checked us in and gave us audio device that fit over our ear and went to buy the tickets while we went to the bathroom (no fee and had toilet seats).
This tour is definitely not accessible for people who need wheelchairs, walkers, or have trouble with walking on uneven surfaces or climbing steps. The stone streets in Pompei are not smooth but slightly uneven, and you have to climb down or up at times or cross between blocks on stone steps. There are wagon tracks cut into the stone as well.
After our guide got us our tickets around 10:40 am, we were standing, walking, climbing until after 2:00 pm where we finished the tour at a place where we could eat our own snack/drink or smoke. No smoking is allowed most places. There were bathrooms downstairs in the gymnasium training area.
You need to bring your own bottle of water, and there are running fountains along the streets where the guide let us know where we could refill out bottle. I just used my hand as a cup to sample "Pompeii" water.
After the tour ended, we walked around some more for another hour, then took the 3 pm train back. It was packed standing room only with people with suitcases, and I am glad we left when we did to beat any rush hour since it is possible other trains would be too full to get on and we had a 6:30 pm be back on-board cruise time.
We took a taxi back to the ship. It was to the right when you exit the train station. To the left is where they drop people off and you cannot get a taxi on that side. The taxi ride back to the cruise terminal was 20 Euro. The meter said around 11 Euro but there is a cruise port surcharge we were told.
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
