Pompeii and Herculaneum Small-Group with an Expert Archaeologist

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Pompeii, Italy

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Overview

Discover two of the world’s most extraordinary Roman archaeological sites—Pompeii and Herculaneum—on a guided experience led by a professional archaeologist. These ancient cities, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, come to life as your expert guide explains their history, architecture, and daily life in remarkable detail. Skip the stress of navigating maps or planning logistics: this tour includes assistance during the transfer between Pompeii and Herculaneum and provides priority access to both sites. Walk through villas, temples, baths, and beautifully preserved homes as your archaeologist unveils stories hidden in the ruins. Designed to offer depth, clarity, and an unforgettable cultural experience, this tour lets you explore the highlights of both archaeological sites comfortably and efficiently.

What's Included

  • One way transportation from Pompeii to Herculaneum ( Option from Pompeii)
  • Round-trip transportation to/from Naples( Option from Naples)
  • Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets
  • Meals and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
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Pompeii Archaeological Park

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.
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2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Odeon - Teatro Piccolo

Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Teatro Grande

Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

House of Menander

The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)

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.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lupanar

Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Via dell’Abbondanza (pass by)

Via dell’Abbondanza
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House of the Faun

The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Foro de Pompeya

Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Basilica

Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Parco Acheologico di Ercolano

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.
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2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

House of the Deer

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

College of the Augustales

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).
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Casa del Rilievo di Telefo

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno

It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

House of the Skeleton

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Central Thermae

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Casa Sannitica

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Casa del Bel Cortile

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

House of the Grand Portal

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

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum numbers of 6 people per Shared 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.

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A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the adventure start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the adventure start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the adventure local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund.

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What's Included

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  • One way transportation from Pompeii to Herculaneum ( Option from Pompeii)
  • Round-trip transportation to/from Naples( Option from Naples)
  • Herculaneum entry tickets - 'Pompeii express' entry tickets
  • Train tickets to/from Rome to Naples + transportation from Naples ( Option from Rome)
  • Round-trip transportation to/from Sorrento ( Option from Sorrento)
  • Guided tour service in both Pompeii and Herculaneum
  • Meals and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Minimum numbers of 6 people per Shared 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.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 21 travelers

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  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.
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