GUIDED TOUR OF POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM WITH AN ARCHAEOLOGIST
Private Tour
(for up to 6 people)
admission tickets not included.
Tour Duration
7/8 Hours
Tour Availability
All year long
Meeting Point
By your cruise ship
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What makes this tour special?
With Skip the Line Access at Pompeii and Herculaneum, you won’t waste time waiting in long lines
An expert English-speaking archaeologist will be on hand throughout the day to show you the best of Pompeii and Herculaneum with entertaining anecdotes to enhance your all-inclusive experience. All transfers are provided with a comfortable, air-conditioned limousine or minivan.
These UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum will take you back in time to the moment when life stopped suddenly at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. See the best of these archaeological areas together with the plaster casts, frescoes, thermal baths etc on a journey that will ignite your imagination.
Why should you choose this tour ?
- See the top sights of Pompeii and Herculaneum in a single day, from the plaster casts to the Bath houses together with great examples of Roman houses, shops, streets and other eye catching sites.
- Should you wish to visit something specific kindly let us know in advance the monuments you would like to see and we will assign a guided tour specifically suited to your needs.
- Our company has over 20 years of experience in providing the best guided tours on the market today and rest assured that we will do our utmost to provide you with the highest quality tours .
More Details about this tour:
The meeting with your private English-speaking archaeologist, driver and his Mercedes limousine (or minivan) takes place at your disembarking at your cruise port .you will recognize them by holding a sign with your name on it. We reach Pompeii by car and your three hour private guided tour starts here followed by a short snack break. From Pompeii we drive to Herculaneum for another two-hour guided visit and return to your ship.
Pompeii and Herculaneum: different and complementary
Pompeii and Herculaneum are the only examples of Roman cities incredibly well preserved two thousand years later. They were buried by Mount Vesuvius during its eruption in 79 BC until their rediscovery in the eighteenth century. Both those archaeological sites offer an extraordinary cross-sections of everyday Roman life. Pompeii was covered with a thick blanket of incandescent ash that burned nearly all of the wooden objects and boasts the famous plaster casts. In contrast to Pompeii, Herculaneum was buried under a huge amount of mud that has preserved all of the wooden structures such as cots, doors, windows, papyrus, and many other everyday objects. It is much better preserved and less crowded than Pompeii.
The visit of both those archaeological sites offers us a complete idea of the ancient world so fascinating and so far away.