Guide, own ticket? in our Herculaneum Tours comparison. English tour at €42 per person: licensed guide, 2h at the site; two to book, admission extra. 4.97 from 170 reviews.
Trade-off: English option needs two; Italian needs four; ticket extra.
Last checked: September 22, 2026. Commissions never affect our verdicts.
A licensed guide walks a small group through Herculaneum, the seaside town the same eruption buried under a far thicker layer of volcanic material than Pompeii, so wooden beams and upper floors survived. The admission ticket is not in the price and is bought at the gate, and there is no transport, you meet at the site. 4.97 from 170 reviews.
Pompeii was not the only city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius back in 79 A.D.. A few miles away, right on the coastline, there was another city: Herculaneum. That one town, just like Pompeii, was at the same time both destroyed and preserved by the disaster. Pyroclastic flows covered Herculaneum with a literal mountain of scalding ashes, burying the remains of the ancient city under 80 feet of volcanic materials.
Today, almost 2000 years later, the charm Herculaneum had is still intact. The town was a residential area for the upper class: smaller but richer than Pompeii was. Traces of the affluence of the ancient Herculaneum are still visibile in the original style and in the elegant decorations of the private houses.
Herculaneum differentiates itself from Pompeii also when it comes to the state of the preservation: the two cities were destroyed by the same eruption but the effects on them were not alike.
| Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This tour · #18 of 65 | €42 | 2h | 4.97 (170) | shared |
| Private Amalfi Coast Tour - Enjoy it with our local english speaking driver | €320 | 7h | 4.99 (502) | private |
| Best of Amalfi Coast & Pompeii: Exclusive Private Day Experience | €234 | 7h | 4.99 (441) | private |
| Full Day Private Amalfi Coast Tour from Sorrento/Naples/Salerno | €285 | 7h | 4.96 (883) | private |
Ranked #18 of 65 in Day Trips from Naples by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €35 to €557, median €100; typical length 8h. 15 of 65 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market. Compare all 65 Day Trips from Naples
This tour runs daily, departing at 09:30, 13:00, 14:30, 15:00. It runs year-round. These are the operator’s scheduled departures, not a live seat count: availability is confirmed at checkout. Schedule last checked September 22, 2026.
The guide will hold a board with the sign “Pompeiify” on it. In any case, you will be provided with any information needed to recognize the guide (along with a phone number) via the confirmation email you will receive at least 24 hours before the tour's starting time., The guide will hold a board with the sign “Pompeiify” on it. In any case, you will be provided with any information needed to recognize the guide (along with a phone number) via the confirmation email you will receive at least 24 hours before the tour's starting time.
Open in Google MapsThe guide will hold a board with the sign “Pompeiify” on it. In any case, you will be provided with any information needed to recognize the guide (along with a phone number) via the confirmation email you will receive at least 24 hours before the tour's starting time., The guide will hold a board with the sign “Pompeiify” on it. In any case, you will be provided with any information needed to recognize the guide (along with a phone number) via the confirmation email you will receive at least 24 hours before the tour's starting time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| 1+ days | Full refund |
| 0-1 days | No refund |