Explore Pompeii: Half-Day Highlights Tour with Pickup from Naples
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Discover the ancient Roman city of Pompeii — a UNESCO World Heritage site — on this 4-hour tour from Naples. Following your hotel pickup and onward minibus travel to Pompeii, enjoy fast track entry with your guide and explore Italy's most famous archaeological site. Hear of the horrific Mount Vesuvius eruption that coated the city in volcanic ash. See the town’s ancient piazza and Forum, the thermal baths and Pompeii’s ancient brothel, the Lupanare, and discover Pompeii’s haunting highlights.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We require a minimum of 2 participants in total every day to operate this tour. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not at least 2 participants for this tour. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Lead Traveler's document ID picture required (tour purpose only)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Professional guide
Entrance Ticket to Pompeii Archaeological Site (18 euros)
Transport by shared air-conditioned minibus
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Gratuities
Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Pompeii Archaeological Park
See Pompeii’s ancient piazza and Forum, where business dealings, elections, speeches and processions would have played out during Roman times. Wander the site, marvel at the ancient limestone columns still standing today and capture the centuries-old scenery on camera. Continue onward with your guide to the thermal baths, where many of the townsfolk would have bathed, chatted and lived out their daily lives before the eruption. Wander down Via degli Augustali and discover the Lupanare, Pompeii’s brothel. A 2-storey building with five rooms on each floor, the Lupanare is decorated with some of the city’s most lustful frescoes. Your exact route will depend on the crowds and weather conditions.
Options
Hotel pick up in italian
hotel pick up: Contact the supplier the day before the tour after 7pm to know the pickup time at your hotel or at the nearest pick up point.
Pickup included
Hotel pick up in spanish
hotel pick up: Contact the supplier the day before the tour after 7pm to know the pickup time at your hotel or at the nearest pick up point.
Pickup included
Rail pick up in italian
rail pick up: Just outside the central station by the front door of the STAR hotel Terminus, driver will show a sign with traveller name.
Starting point:
Starhotels Terminus, P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 91, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
Pickup included
Port pick up in english
port pick up: Pick up will be outside the dock of your cruise ship, driver will show a sign with your name on it.
Pickup included
Port pick up in spanish
port pick up: Pick up will be outside the dock of your cruise ship, driver will show a sign with your name on it.
Pickup included
Port pick up in french
port pick up: Pick up will be outside the dock of your cruise ship, driver will show a sign with your name on it.
Pickup included
Rail pick up in spanish
rail pick up: Just outside the central station by the front door of the STAR hotel Terminus, driver will show a sign with traveller name.
Starting point:
Starhotels Terminus, P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 91, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
Pickup included
Hotel pick up in french
hotel pick up: Contact the supplier the day before the tour after 7pm to know the pickup time at your hotel or at the nearest pick up point.
Pickup included
Hotel pick up in english
Hotel Pickup: Contact the supplier the day before the tour after 7pm to know the pickup time at your hotel or at the nearest pick up point.
Pickup included
Rail pick up in english
Rail pick up: Just outside the central station by the front door of the STAR hotel Terminus, driver will show a sign with traveller name.
Starting point:
Starhotels Terminus, P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 91, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
Pickup included
Rail pick up in french
rail pick up: Just outside the central station by the front door of the STAR hotel Terminus, driver will show a sign with traveller name.
Starting point:
Starhotels Terminus, P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 91, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
Pickup included
Port pick up in italian
port pick up: Pick up will be outside the dock of your cruise ship, driver will show a sign with your name on it.
Pickup included
Reviews
1,694 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Disappointed
Nancy D,
Sep 28, 2025
- Viator
1.00The meeting spot from the cruise ship and the pick up was pretty seamless. And then it all goes downhill from there. Once in Pompeii, we were assigned a tour guide who spoke broken English. It was difficult to understand. She also moved the tour extremely fast, allowing members to get lost. In addition, not giving adequate time to soak in the ruins. It seemed like she was in a hurry to get back,. It left many guests disappointed in the experience. Pompeii is not something to be rushed.
Difficult for people with...
Gloria S,
Sep 26, 2025
- Viator
4.00Difficult for people with canes or problems with knees. Learned a ton of information. Mike’s pace of walking was too fast, despite being asked 3 times to slow down. Also, ear phones do not work for people with hearing aids.
Pompeii Review
Cynthia F,
Sep 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00The guide was very knowledgeable and respectful of this beautiful place destroyed by tragedy. Thank you.
Really nice half day...
Lari N,
Sep 25, 2025
- Viator
5.00Really nice half day trip. Our guide was excellent, experienced and informative. Transportation was really convenient and instructions clear. Would definitely recommend!
Pompeii Tour
Kristin H,
Sep 22, 2025
- Viator
5.00Truly an incredible experience. The guide was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the Roman Empire.
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