Pompeii and Herculaneum Small Group Tour with an Archaeologist
Overview
Available languages
6 hours
Mobile ticket
This experience combines the two archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, famous for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius happened in 79 AD.
Join the guide at the entrance of Pompeii ruins called Porta Marina Inferiore, where the tour starts.
Discover the site and its best highlights with the assistance of an expert Archaeologist.
You will see the Forum – the main square – the most important houses and buildings and the famous plaster casts.
After the tour take a quick break, then reach the site of Herculaneum by the local metro line called Circumvesuviana at a few steps from Pompeii entrance.
End your tour with the site of Herculaneum, smaller than Pompeii but better preserved: visit the beach where more than 300 skeletons were found.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Guidance in Pompeii and Herculaneum by archaeologist guide
Circumvesuviana one-way train ticket from Pompeii to Herculaneum
Herculaneum entry tickets (€16,00 each)
"Pompei Express" admission fee
Pick up and drop off service
Meals and drinks
What To Expect
Basilica
Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
Foro de Pompeya
Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
Options
English Tour from Sorrento
Duration: 8 hours
TRANSPORTATION FROM SORRENTO: TRANSPORTATION FROM SORRENTO is included for the whole day.
No animals allowed
Modern minibus or minivan
Look for the Askos Tours sign: Pick up is next to the fountain in Piazza Angelina Lauro, Sorrento. An Askos Tours representative will greet you.
Starting point:
Piazza Angelina Lauro, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy
English Tour from Pompeii
Duration: 6 hours
ENGLISH TOUR : TRANSPORTATION IS INCLUDED BETWEEN POMPEII & HERCULANEUM ONLY
Meeting place: This option is a walking tour, the meeting point is the entrance of Pompeii ruins Porta Marina INFERIORE, Piazza Esedra.
Starting point:
Piazza Esedra, 1, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
English Tour from Naples
Duration: 7 hours
TRANSPORTATION FROM NAPLES : TRANSPORTATION FROM NAPLES is included for the whole day
no animals allowed
Modern Minibus: Enjoy shared minibus transportation from Naples
Look for the Askos Tours sign : The meeting for this option from Naples is outside STARHOTEL TERMINUS, in Piazza Garibaldi, 91, Naples.
Starting point:
P.za Giuseppe Garibaldi, 91, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy
Italian Tour from Pompeii
Duration: 6 hours
ITALIAN TOUR : TRANSPORTATION IS INCLUDED BETWEEN POMPEII & HERCULANEUM ONLY
Meeting place: This option is a walking tour, the meeting point is the entrance of Pompeii ruins Porta Marina INFERIORE, Piazza Esedra
Starting point:
Piazza Esedra, 1, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy
Reviews
1,269 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing Day!
Lynn P,
Oct 23, 2025
- Viator
5.00Armadale was a fantastic guide. Shared his great knowledge at every opportunity. We learnt a lot and were constantly amazed at what we were seeing.
Interesting stories from...
Lies S,
Oct 23, 2025
- Viator
5.00Interesting stories from a friendly guide! Easy to see the highlights in the pleasant time schedule. Thanks.
A lot to cover in one day
Bob I,
Oct 21, 2025
- Viator
3.00Good tour but rushed. It felt like were were rushing from one thing to see to another. Our guide was very knowledgeable and personable but he had to cover a lot. If I knew then what I know now I'd visit the venues in two different days. Loved the history. Definitely visit the venues but if you can break it into two days.
Pompeii and Herculaneum an interesting day
Manya W,
Oct 21, 2025
- Viator
5.00Excellent guide Gennaro took us round Ercolano first and after an hour and a half we made our way to lunch for an hour ( at our own cost ) before visiting Pompeii ( 25times the size of Herculaneum
Good overview of two incredible historical sites.
SusanK H,
Oct 21, 2025
- Viator
5.00This is an ambitious overview tour of two incredible sites. Two hours in each and two hours of travelling/waiting for trains. There is so much to see here that in hindsight we should have done each one separately to be able to stay in each site after the tour ended. The audio quality of the headphone wasn’t great- as soon as you were 30 feet /10 meters away it broke up. Our guide was Paulo - he was very knowledgeable about the two sites, and had lots to tell us - but a lot of his time was spent managing the group and keeping us apart from other groups. It was very very busy! All in all good overview - next time we’ll do each site separately. Felt the price was high for using public transport.
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