Private Day Tour to Vesuvius, Herculaneum & Pompeii with Pick Up

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Duration:8 hours to 9 hours (approx.)
Location: Pompeii, Italy

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Guilty of decimating Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79, Mt Vesuvius looms over the Bay of Naples like a beautiful, silent menace.

Stopped in their tracks by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, Herculaneum and Pompeii offer the best look anywhere at what life in Rome must have been like around 2,000 years ago.

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1. Pompeii Archaeological Park
You will meet a licensed guide at the main gate in Pompeii, after purchasing tickets, the tour begins and you will be led by the guide through the ruins of this amazing ancient town.
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This gate provides access to the west of the city and it is the most impressive among the seven gates of Pompeii.
3. Forum
The Civil Forum is the core of daily life of the city and is the focal point of all the main public buildings for city administration and justice, business management, and trade activities such as markets, as well as the main places of citizen worship.
4. Basilica
This space was used to carry out business and for the administration of justice. It is accessed from the Forum through five entrances separated by tuff pillars
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This was a small cook-shops where hot food was sold
6. Casa del Fauno
It is one of the larger houses of Pompeii, covering an entire block of about 3000 sqm and, according to its original layout, it dates back to the 2nd century BC.
7. Casa dei Vettii
The house, one of the richest and most famous in Pompeii, is under the protection of Priapus, the god of prosperity, painted to the right of the door, symbolizing the economic success of the owners, the brothers Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva liberti, who became rich through trade.
8. Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)
The pool is found to the left, whereas a colonnade is found to the right, which leads to the men's quarters, which are split into the apodyterium (dressing room), with the frigidarium (for cold baths), which leads to the tepidarium (for medium temperature baths) and then to the calidarium (for hot baths).
9. Teatro Grande
The Grand Theatre was built by exploiting the natural slope of the hill for the construction of the auditorium. The staircase was separated into three areas with corridors, which were in turn divided into five sectors, and was based on a passage with a barrel vault.
10. Parco Acheologico di Ercolano
You will be taken by your driver to the Archeological Park of Herculaneum. There, you meet a licensed guide at the main gate and after purchasing tickets, your tour begins. You will be led by the guide through the ruins of this amazing ancient town.
11. Salone della Barca di Ercolano
You will admire one of the last discoveries made by archaeologists, the incredibly restored remains of a boat dug up in the marina area, the same one where 300 skeletons were found.
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The nature trail n. 5 “Il Gran Cono” starts from the Piazzale (square) at an altitude of 1,000 metres above sea level in the municipality of Herculaneum at the end of the provincial road Ercolano-Vesuvio. At the moment, the Piazzale hosts a parking area for those who come by car. Before starting the climb, you can visit one of the info points of the Vesuvius National Park where you can receive useful information about the protected area and buy a map. From the Piazzale you can already enjoy a splendid view of the northern side of Mount Somma with the cognoli of Sant'Anastasia and Punta Nasone, the top of the ancient volcano which 1,132 metres high, opposite the cognoli of Ottaviano and Levante. While looking upwards, you can hold your breath and see from below what will be the ascent to the bottom edge of Sterminator Vesevo.
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Approximately 40 minutes drive from the highway to the point closest to trail that takes to the summit. An approximately 35 min. walk to the top of the volcano. An approximately 35 min. walk back down to the car. Approximately 40 min. drive down to the highway.
14. Casa dei Cervi
One of the wealthiest private homes in Herculaneum, its owner was certainly a billionaire.

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Posted By : Linda_H
A lot of walking but great experience. The tour guide was very informative. It was an all day tour. Bring water it's essential.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 08:40:11

Posted By : Ross_R
Antonino was an amazing guide and driver. He even had an iPad in the car ride so the tour could include the drive from Sorrento to the sites. Herculean and Pompeii were amazing and brought alive by his tour and bis humor. I could not recommend enough.
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Posted On : 2024-05-03 15:39:32

Posted By : petercD3061JS
Antonino picked us up on time we drove to vesuvius whilst driving gave us a history of vesuvius Pompeii and Herculaneum waited while I hiked up vesuvius then we drove to Herculaneum then Pompeii Antonino knowledge and history making the experience come to life along day but worthwhile would
highly recommend Thank-you Antonino
for the experience
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 08:04:39

Posted By : peter_c
Antonino picked us up from our hotel then we drove to vesuvius whilst driving gave a history of the eruption of 79ad Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Waited while I hiked up vesuvius then we drove to the archeology sites.
Antonino knowledge and history making the best experience a long day but worthwhile would highly recommend
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 07:26:02

Posted By : chrishT5152AF
My wife and I booked a tour with Antonio for Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius. We had not purchased ascent tickets to climb to the top of Vesuvius, but Antonio drove us up to the dropoff point so we could appreciate the views. We did not know that Vesuvius is still considered and acitve volcano - with the last lava flow in 1944. Antonio uses the Socratic method as a tour guide, giving out bits of information, then questions from him, then more information in a back-and-forth manner. MUCH more interesting than droning on historical facts. We UNDERSTOOD how Pompeii and Herculaneum came their current condition, and how life was like in those cities. Very good use of our vacation dollars and this turned out to be the best part of our 2-week Italian vacation. He picked us up from our hotel and dropped us off at the train station (because our Naples departure had a crash change due to a rail strike day.) Highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-03-28 19:24:52

Posted By : Kelly_F
We all so enjoyed Tony. So full
Of knowledge, humor and you can tell he loves his work! We had a blast! Well done Antonino! Learned so much and highly recommend all three adventures. Vesuvius ( get your tickets to the top) Pompeii and Herculaneum! Long day but so worth it.
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Posted On : 2024-03-28 16:02:04

Posted By : Daniel_Z
Tony picked us up in front of our apartment and drove us in comfort throughout the day, He is a very knowledgeable guide and gave us an introduction to many things on the way so when we arrived we were better informed. Tony showed us amazing sites in Pompei and Herculaneum. The hike up Vesuvius is somewhat steep, but worth the trip to see the crater. Pompei has been on my bucket list for a long time and this was a great way to see the amazing site. Herculaneum was amazing also. It is a much smaller site, but full of well preserved mind boggling things. A full day well spent.
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Posted On : 2024-03-25 03:14:53

Posted By : Chris_H
Antonio was flexible with the arrangements for our private tour. He uses the Socratic method: discussing some components of Roman architecture, then questioning what we saw. By the end we UNDERSTOOD Pompeii's architecture and history. Easy to understand English speech.
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Posted On : 2024-03-10 16:46:56

Posted By : Christopher_B
Tony was an amazing guide. Picked us up at the hotel, waited for us to hike Mt Vesuvius and then was an engaging expert on Pompei and Herculean. Skipping the lines really helped. Most importanly. he kept us entertained (even my 16 year old). We highly recommend him.
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Posted On : 2024-03-09 03:30:44

Posted By : Charlene_W
Marco was a lovely driver. Everything was organised well and pick up and drop off was seamless. One of our people was sick and Marco kindly help us find a pharmacist to buy medicine.

Celeste our tour guide was so knowledgeable about the Herculaneum and Pompeii. She gave us a lot of insight of what happen thousands of years ago.

Overall, we were very happy with everything and would highly recommend this.
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Posted On : 2024-02-16 07:30:05