Half-Day Tour to Pompeii Archaeological Park from Salerno

Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

French

Spanish

4 hours

Mobile ticket

This tour offers an easy and comfortable way to visit Pompeii archaeological site departing from Salerno city. Pick up door to door, expert drivers and knowledgeable guides will care about you providing an all inclusive service. We will also buy admission for you in order to make you skip the line. Just enjoy it !

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

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

All Fees and Taxes

Air-conditioned vehicle

entrance ticket (euro 18)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

B&B Mini Hotel Incity

Via Torrione 16 Salerno Italy

Delle Palme

Lungomare Trieste N. 1, Salerno Italy

Albergo del Centro Storico

Via Roma 210, Salerno Italy

B&B Porta Catena

Via Portacatena 29, Salerno Italy

Hotel Montestella 1914

Corso Vittorio Emanuele 156, Salerno Italy

Grand Hotel Salerno

Lungomare Clemente Tafuri 1, Salerno Italy

Villa Poseidon

Via Alfonso Gatto, 3 Salerno Italy

B&B Antichi Riverberi in Station

Via Alfonso Balzico 26 Salerno Italy

Plaza Hotel

Piazza Vittorio Veneto 42 Salerno Italy

What To Expect

Pompeii Archaeological Park

Pick-up at the hotel/station/port and transfer to Pompeii to explore one of the most fascinating places of Naples environs by the narration of a professional guide. In roman time Pompei was a rich and populated town, full of private and public buildings. On a summer's day in 79 A.D, the entire town and around 20000 of its inhabitants were buried under tons of ash and pumice because of a violent explosion of Mt Vesuvius. A shower of very fine ash was deposited everywhere to a depth of more than six meters, enveloping everything and adhering to the forms of the bodies and of their clothes. Almost 2.000 years later, you have the opportunity to discover the everyday life of the Imperial Age and imagine the panic of the people before the city was so disastrously buried. In a two hours walking tour, your guide will show you fascinating places such as The Forum, Thermal Baths, Lupanare and so on. This is a trip not to be missed for any visitor to this region of Italy.

2 hours • Admission Included

Options

Pompeii half-day in french

Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included

Pompeii half-day in spanish

Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included

Pompeii half-day in english

Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included

Pompeii half-day in italian

Duration: 4 hours
Pickup included

Reviews

4.21

38 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

They picked us up from a...
Lucian N,
Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
They picked us up from a place close to the hotel and drove us to Pompeii. There, we had a 2-hour tour with someone who has a lot of knowledge about the place. There were a lot of interesting details about Pompeii. We got to see the typical street, the House of the Lovers, the baths, and the forum. Overall, it was a short tour, but it included everything you need to see if you don’t have time to spend a whole day. Everyone was very professional. I would recommend this tour 100%.
Step Back In Time
Eileen P,
Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
As a solo traveler on this trip, I really appreciated the driver picking me up at the place I was staying. Everything was done in an organized, professional manner. The guide at Pompeii was very knowledgeable and had a good sense of humor about her. She also kept watch over her flick, and didn’t lose any of us.
Much of this tour is...
Eifion T,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Much of this tour is spent waiting such as for late comers, people going to the restroom and waiting for other tours to move onto other areas of interest. The guide was interesting enough, but we were very limited in what we could see due to the business of multiple groups booked on the day. In hindsight, it would be better to move through the site individually as there is a greater opportunity to see more. A real low point was the tour operator asking if we wanted to use the restroom (for a fee of 50 cents) before beginning the actual tour. The toilets were run by rude people and the toilet facilities were dirty. Please note there are free toilets within the Pompeii site. The highlight of the tour was the actual bus ride from Salerno to Pompeii.
Disappointed in Viatour this time.
Michael H,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00
Pompeii is awesome. Had difficulty understanding guide, although she did very well. Group was large. Was difficult to find the van that picked us up because signage was nonexistent.
Adequate but chaotic Experience
LindBri,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
The driver was on time at the designated pickup. He drove competently but very slowly to the destination. He provided no verbal information at all. At the destination we were met by another person who escorted us to the ticketing area for Pompeii then announced that he was not our guide and that our guide would arrive at 11:00 am and he gave us her name. There were six of us in our group. It turned out to be 33 in the tour group and getting the group together was extremely chaotic. The tour itself was great but the tour guide did not keep track of people and we lost her a couple of times. At the end of the tour finding our ride back to Salerno was equally chaotic and time-consuming (1/2 hour). We had the same driver, driving the same speed in total silence all the way back. Overall an expensive bus service particularly since entrance fees for Pompeii were free that day. No refund offered.
Must have a Guide. Great Tour.
Robyn D,
Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The tour was very informative, which I would not have been able to do without the Guide. Michael, our Guide, was knowledgeable, friendly and had a great sense of humor and was a wonderful guide.
It was a flawless...
DENISE C,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a flawless experience from start to finish. Our tour guide was so great and very knowledgeable.
Disappointing tour of Pompeii
Mark M,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
After looking forward to experiencing Pompeii, I was very disappointed. We were supposed to have an English speaking guide. We were assigned Susie. She was very difficult to understand. She had a very heavy Italian accent. On many occasions she was far ahead of the group that her microphone cut out as if she was out of range. The group was too large. She walked fast and didn’t wait. There were two people with canes that had some difficulty even staying with the group. That being said, it was very disappointing. You book these tours so that you are able to learn from your guide. Unfortunately that did not happen.
Way too many people in...
Eric P,
Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00
Way too many people in group, approx 40. Site was very busy and spent most of tour trying to not get separated from group. Earpiece speaker only worked when Guide was within about 50 feet and in line of site. Whenever she went around a corner or distance was too much audio dropped out. She would be pointing out things but had no idea what they were due to these issues. Confusion after tour as we were not given correct info to meet driver.
A quick trip through an awe-inspiring civilization
Brandon G,
Sep 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It would take much longer than a few hours to see EVERYTHING, but our trip to Pompeii was wonderful! The old amphitheater was my personal favorite part. Our guide was very knowledgeable, and helped to tell the story of Pompeii. I will never forget this experience.