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 To Expect
Archaeological Park of Pompeii
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.
What‘s Included
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Professional guide
Entrance Ticket to Pompeii Archaeological Site (20 euros)
Transport by shared air-conditioned minibus
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Gratuities
Food and drinks
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
Reviews
1,740 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Tour and guide were...
steve h,,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Tour and guide were excellent. Overall a very good value and informative. Bring some Euro coins in case you need to use a bathroom, no seats on toilets.
The tour guide was really informative and helpful
Alexandra R,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Pompeii is an expansive and historically significant site, presenting a multitude of ruins for exploration, each possessing its own distinct story. Our tour guide was remarkably informative and also shared some amusing anecdotes. My only desire would have been to see more of the carbonized figures, as we only encountered one. I believe a guided tour offers a more enriching experience than self-guided exploration, though four hours may not be sufficient to fully appreciate everything. I would suggest that those with a deep appreciation for history consider a return visit to explore at their own pace.
There were many others...
Dr J,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00There were many others from various countries. The directions were a bit confusing. The site is amazing and very worth visiting.
Exceptional and Excellent!
Kimberly S,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was wonderful! Learned so much! Our tour guide Yisela was so knowledgeable, humorous and kind! Definitely worth it, especially if you love history and archeology.
Trip to Pompeii.
Leslie S,,Dec 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Pompeii much better than I expected, not to be missed. Our guide was excellent. Viator did a very good job.
The tour of Pompeii was...
Richard S,,Dec 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour of Pompeii was the best excursion of all of them. I was primed because I'd always wanted to see the city. Our guide was fantastic, she really made the place come alive. I would really recommend this for for anyone who wanted to learn more.
very interesting visit, very well organised
Daniel D,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very well organised visit. Travel in a luxury minibus. Connected to the guide with a wireless earpiece, you don't miss any explanation (which are very instructive).
Highly recommend!
Kellie M,,Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The entire experience was easy and informative! The guide at the site WAS AMAZING! She took her time to explain everything and was so knowledgeable. This was a perfect quick tour of the site. If you have more time, I highly recommend it.
Beautiful excursion with a very good guide
Dominique B,,Nov 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It is well organized and we were lucky to be a very small group which improved the visit Few people on the site which is very good Nice guide, cultured knowing his subject well and speaking a perfect French full of humor as a bonus 😁 Bravo to Gisèle and thank you bcp to her 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 But it would take hours and hours to explore the huge site 3rd visit for me, and I discovered again wonders This is a fabulous site not to be missed
Pompeii Tour was very well-organized
Daniel S,,Nov 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our half-day tour of Pompeii was very well-organized and informative. The guide was knowledgeable, or perhaps had given the tour many times as it was a little robotic. The timing was perfect for a short trip—you get to see the key highlights without feeling rushed. Transportation was comfortable and punctual, and the pickup from Naples was convenient. That said, the area felt very mass-market, and the crowds were excessive, which took away from the experience. I also didn’t enjoy having to wear headphones during the tour—it felt a bit impersonal. Overall, though, if you’re short on time and want to see Pompeii’s main attractions, this is a solid option. Tour bus was clean and well maintained
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