Private Tour: Herculaneum - Pompeii - Vesuvius with pickup

Meeting point

Departure

Runs daily; scheduled year-round (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Pickup

Hotel pickup from 1599 pickup points (1599 pickup points listed by the operator, 1593 of them hotels)

Operator

A DRIVE INTO THE BLUE; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Archaeological Park of Pompeii

   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.

   2h · Admission not included
2. 2
   This gate provides access to the west of the city and it is the most impressive among the seven gates of Pompeii5 min
3. 3
   Foro de Pompeya

   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.

   10 min
4. 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

   5 min
5. 5
   This was a small cook-shops where hot food was sold5 min
6. 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.

   10 min
7. 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.

   10 min
8. 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).

   10 min
9. 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 min
10. 10
    Archeological Park of Herculaneum

    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.

    1h 40m · Admission not included
11. 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.

    10 min
12. 12
    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.

    1h 10m · Admission not included
13. 13
    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.

    2h 30m · Admission not included
14. 14
    Casa dei Cervi

    One of the wealthiest private homes in Herculaneum, its owner was certainly a billionaire.

    10 min

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