Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group tour with an Archaeologist

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  • Duration: 6 hours (approx.)
  • Location: Pompei, Italy
  • Product code: 23258P129
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Stop At: Basilica, Vicolo Delle Terme 2, 80045 Pompeii Italy

Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Forum, Via Villa dei Misteri, 80045 Pompeii Italy

Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Via dell’Abbondanza, Via dell_Abbondanza, 80045 Pompeii Italy

Walk through the main street of Pompeii.

Stop At: House of Menander, Via Villa dei Misteri, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Granaries of the Forum, Via degli Augustali, 12, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

In the granary you will see marble tables and baths for fountains that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a dog and a tree.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane), Via Del Foro, 26, Pompeii Italy

These occupy a vast area between the Brothel lane, the Holconius crossroads and the Via Stabiana. They represent the oldest thermal complex in the city.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Via Villa Dei Misteri 2 Approximately Two Blocks East of The Forum at The Intersection of Vico del Lupanare and Vico del Balcone Pensile, 80045 Pompeii Italy

Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: House of the Faun, Via Villa dei Misteri, 2, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Odeon - Teatro Piccolo, Pompei Scavi, Pompeii Italy

Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Teatro Grande, 80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Corso Resina, 187, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

Transfer by train to Herculaneum (30 minutes trip + 10 minutes walk) and quick lunch break if required.

Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins.

You can get there as follows:
- By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place)
- By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: House of the Deer, Via dei Papiri Ercolanesi, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo, Ercolano Italy

M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: College of the Augustales, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano Italy

It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Casa del Rilievo di Telefo, Via Mare, 38-42, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano Italy

It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: House of the Skeleton, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano Italy

The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Central Thermae, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano Italy

The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: House of the Black Salon, Scavi di Ercolano, Via Dei Papiri Ercolanensi, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions.

The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Casa Sannitica, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano Italy

The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Casa del Bel Cortile, Ercolano Italy

This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: House of the Grand Portal, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano Italy

Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.

Duration: 10 minutes


Inclusions

  • Guidance at Pompeii and Herculaneum by Archaeologist guide
  • Pompeii admission fee
  • Herculaneum skip the line ticket
  • Circumvesuviana one-way ticket from Pompeii to Herculaneum
  • Entry/Admission - Archaeological Park of Herculaneum

Exclusions

  • Pick up and drop off service
  • Meals and drinks

Schedule Details

Departure Dates:

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Departure Point:

Piazza Esedra, 4, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

Duration

6 hours(approx.)

Return details

Ercolano Scavi, 80056 Ercolano, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

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Additional Information

Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate

This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Posted By : Thomas_B
Great tour! All the reviews speak highly of Vincenzo, and I couldn't agree more! Very detailed, amazing descriptions/history lesson and nicely paced. He also kept us in the shade as much as possible, which I appreciated. Very passionate guide. 10/10 would recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-05-18


Posted By : Linda_L
Our guide Alfredo was informative and enthusiastic. The earphones were great. Group size was not too big. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17


Posted By : Z7515JOcharlotteh
Really enjoyed this tour, our guide provided some great information and context to the eruption, the events leading up to and afterwards. Was interesting seeing both sights and the differences in damage and what was preserved. Recommend doing this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17


Posted By : Su_W
The guide, Vincenzo whose sense of humour made him a true scouser. Informative, knowledgeable and funny. He made Pompeii and Herculaneum so interesting. A truly lovely guide. Just the best. A lovely tour and well worth the money and time.
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Posted By : W9226JVlindab
The Tour was very informative and Antonio was knowledgeable and entertaining. I would highly recommend you take this tour!
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Posted By : 832anney
Guide was a nice lady but it did not seem she was an archeologist as described on the ticket. Too expensive. A regular solo audio tour would have been ok.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17


Posted By : Steven_A
This is a great tour! Antonio, our guide, imparted tons of great information and insights about the two cities and the great Mt. Vesuvius eruption which buried them in 79AD. He let us know what we were going to do next, kept the group together and mixed in some great humor, too. We took the transport option from Naples which was well organized and worth the extra cost. High recommended!
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Posted On : 2024-05-16


Posted By : StefanoArc
This is a great tour! Antonio, our guide, imparted tons of great information and insights about the two cities and the great Mt. Vesuvius eruption which buried them in 79AD. He let us know what we were going to do next, kept the group together and mixed in some great humor, too. We took the transport option from Naples which was well organized and worth the extra cost. High recommended!
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Posted On : 2024-05-16


Posted By : Andrea_B
What an incredible experience! Our guide, Vincenzo was so knowledgeable, funny, and enthusiastic. We both loved every minute of the 6 hours we spent touring these two places with Vincenzo. This was my favourite thing we did in Italy. It was easy to find and a wonderful experience.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15


Posted By : Donna_H
Very knowledgeable! He got excited about showing us things!!! Was easy to keep up with, And he gave us time to take pics
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Posted On : 2024-05-14