Pompeii and Herculaneum Small-Group with an Expert Archaeologist

About this experience

Embark on an unforgettable journey back in time with our exclusive Pompeii and Herculaneum tour, departing from either Sorrento or Naples. Unlike other tours, we offer a personalized, small-group experience, ensuring you get the most out of your visit to these iconic archaeological sites. Our expert guides bring the history of Pompeii and Herculaneum to life, sharing fascinating insights about the daily lives of the Romans before the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. With comfortable, air-conditioned transportation, you’ll enjoy stunning views of the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius as you travel. Skip the long lines and dive straight into exploration, with time to fully immerse yourself in the ruins. Visit both Pompeii and Herculaneum, two cities preserved in different ways by the eruption, and gain a unique perspective on ancient Roman life. Book today for an enriching, seamless, and exciting historical adventure!

What to expect

1. Stop 1 · 2h

   Pompeii is an extraordinary archaeological site, an ancient Roman city preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. During your visit to Pompeii with the guide in two and a half hours, you will discover its most famous areas frescoes.

2. Stop 2 · 10min

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

3. Stop 3 · 10min

   Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii

4. Stop 4 · 15min

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

5. Stop 5 · 10min

   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.

6. Stop 6 · 10min

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

7. Stop 7

   Via dell’Abbondanza

8. Stop 8 · 10min

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

9. Stop 9 · 10min

   Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.

10. Stop 10 · 10min

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

11. Stop 11 · 2h

    A quick lunch break is available before the transfer (own expense). After the visit of Pompeii, continue to Herculaneum. Here you will enjoy a two-hour guided visit of this remarkably well-preserved ancient town, where wooden structures, mosaics, and everyday objects survived the eruption, offering an intimate and vivid glimpse into Roman life.

12. Stop 12 · 10min

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

13. Stop 13 · 10min

    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.

14. Stop 14 · 10min

    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).

15. Stop 15 · 10min

    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.

16. Stop 16 · 10min

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

17. Stop 17 · 10min

    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.

18. Stop 18 · 10min

    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.

19. Stop 19 · 10min

    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.

20. Stop 20 · 10min

    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.

21. Stop 21 · 10min

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

Tour & ticket options

Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.

Meeting & pickup

• Your driver or guide will be waiting for you as you disembark your ship, holding a sign reading: "MondoGuide" You will be returned to the port at the end of the excursion
• Outside the main terminal exit of the Naples cruise terminal building. There your driver or guide will be waiting for you, holding a sign reading: "MondoGuide". You will be returned to the port at the end of the excursion.
• For Pompeii and Herculaneum tour from Sorrento. The meeting point is Tourist Bus Parking Sorrento in Via Correale 25 This option includes transportation from Sorrento. There your driver or guide will be waiting for you holding a sign reading" Mondo Guide"
• For Pompeii and Herculaneum tour from Naples. The meeting point is front Hotel Ramada by Wyndham Naples in Via Galileo Ferraris, 40. This option includes transportation from Naples. There your driver or guide will be waiting for you holding a sign reading" Mondo Guide"
• For Pompeii and Herculaneum tour from Pompeii . The meeting point is outside Suisse Restaurant on Piazza Esedra 10/13 This option includes one way transportation from Pompeii to Herculaneum. There your guide will be waiting for you holding a sign reading" Mondo Guide"

End point

• ( Option Tour from Salerno)
• ( Option Tour from Naples port)
• ( Option Tour from Naples train station and Rome)
• ( Option Tour from Sorrento)
• ( Option Tour from Pompeii )

Before you go

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Minimum numbers of 6 people per tour apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
• At Pompeii and Herculaneum Children under 18 y.o. enter for free, showing a valid form of ID.
• Please note that the drop-off point depends on the tour option you selected.
• Baby car seats provided for infants aged 0–3 years

Cancellation policy

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