Tour of Vesuvius and Pompeii from Naples

Want to visit Vesuvius and Pompeii starting from Naples on the same day? Don’t stress about public transportation, tickets, and queues.

With the Pompeii and Vesuvius tour, you will be picked up in Naples by transfer and set off to explore Pompeii with an experienced and knowledgeable guide. After exploring Pompeii, you will be met for a short lunch break at an authentic local restaurant. Afterwards, the transfer will take you directly to the slopes of Vesuvius, exactly at an altitude of 1000.

The visit to Vesuvius does not include a tour guide for the climb to the summit, but you may decide to request one directly on site from among the mountain guides on Vesuvius.

When the visit to the volcano is over, the bus will take you back to Naples exactly where you started.

Some places included in the tour of Pompeii

Among the main places in Pompeii that you will have a chance to see are ( I will list just a few):

Basilica of Pompeii, is one of the most sumptuous buildings in the forum of Pompeii
Forum, the main square of ancient Pompeii
The Temple of Jupiter, dedicated to the Capitoline triad, Jupiter, Juno and Mars.
Street of plenty, the most famous street in Pompeii
The lupanare, that is, the place designated for sexual pleasure, the so-called brothels, adorned with wonderful frescoes depicting erotic scenes
Stabian baths, the place where Pompeians anciently took hot baths, cold baths.
Great theater

Highlights of visiting Vesuvius and Pompeii from Naples

Roughly speaking, barring unforeseen traffic or other conveniences, the tour will last approximately 8 hours.

You will travel comfortably by coach departing from Naples, making the first stop at Pompeii excavations and then after the tour is over you will leave for Vesuvius. Here before starting the ascent to the summit.

At the end of the climb, the coach will take you back to Naples again.

Ticket includes: