Skip-the-Line Pompeii & Mt. Vesuvius Day Trip from Sorrento | 8 hours

1057 Reviews | Sorrento
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Private Tour
2 Adults x $1,301.90
$2,603.80
Approx Total
$2,603.80
Private Tour Option : By choosing a private tour you will explore Pompeii with a dedicated guide and join a comfortable ride with a Personal Driver

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, French, Spanish
  • Headphones in Pompeii to hear the guide clearly for groups bigger than 10 passengers
  • Round trip transportation with air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entry/Admission - Vesuvius National Park
  • Entry/Admission - Pompeii Archaeological Park
  • Centrally located Meeting Point
  • Skip The Line Access
  • Official Local Guide in Pompeii
  • Lunch

Overview

Spend a full day in the Vesuvian area visiting the archaeological site of Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius. Departing early in the morning we'll avoid the traffic and crowds ensuring a priority arrival at a destination and a unique experience! With a shared group, you will enjoy a guided tour of Pompeii of 2 hours 30 min and then be taken up to 1000m of Mount Vesuvius, take the last 200m by foot up to the top, here you can stare down into the mouth of the volcano and then take in the breathtaking 360 degree panorama of the surrounding areas.

Meeting points

Please meet our Guide by the entrance of "Gray Line - IAMME IA!" office located behind the statue of Torquato Tasso, nearby the Bar Fauno, next to the Fattoria Terranova shop. Departing early in the morning we'll avoid the traffic and crowds.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Piazza Tasso (Pass By)

    Departure from Sorrento from the Office IAMME IA!-Tours & Tickets

  • Pompeii Archaeological Park

    Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italyā€™s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses that visitors can freely explore.

    2 hours

  • Basilica

    The Basilica, with its extension of 1,500 square meters, was the most sumptuous building of the Forum, and its space was used to carry out business and for the administration of justice.

    10 minutes

  • Foro de Pompeya

    The Civil Forum is the core of daily life of the city and is the focal point of all the main public buildings for city administration and justice, business management, and trade activities such as markets, as well as the main places of citizen worship.

    10 minutes

  • Tempio di Giove Capitolino

    Dominated by the Vesuvius with its statues of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, the temple was the Capitolium, similar to the one located in the Ancient Rome. The statues were highly placed to be visible to those passing in the Forum.

    10 minutes

  • Macellum

    The Macellum of Pompeii was located on the Forum and as the provision market of Pompeii was one of the focal points of the ancient city. The building was constructed in several phases. When the earthquake of 62 CE destroyed large parts of Pompeii, the Macellum was also damaged.

    10 minutes

  • Via dellā€™Abbondanza (Pass By)

    Via dellā€™Abbondanza was the ancient main street (decumanus maximus) of ancient Pompeii, which ran across the city in the direction east/west from the Forum to the Porta Sarno. In ancient times the street was crowded and noisy with many shops, workshops ("officinaeā€), cafes, snack-bars and restaurants for food and drink.

  • Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)

    The Forum Baths are located behind the Temple of Jupiter and date back to the years immediately after the founding of the colony of veterans by General Silla (80 BC). Women's and men's quarters had separate entrances. The men's section presents an apodyterium (dressing room), used also as a tepidarium (for medium temperature baths), frigidarium (for cold baths) and calidarium (for hot baths). Like many buildings in Pompeii, the baths were heavily damaged during the earthquake of 62 AD.

    10 minutes

  • Lupanar (Pass By)

    The Lupanar of Pompeii is the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii. It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls. Lupanar is Latin for "brothel". The Pompeii lupanar is also known as Lupanare Grande.

  • Casa del Menandro

    The house of the Menander is a great example of a Roman Villa owned by an high-ranking family. It is reachly decorated with wonderful frescoes representing scenes of the Trojan war and here were also founded many objects in silver, tableware now strored in the Archaeological Museum in Naples. The house owes its name to a picture of Menander, an Athenian poet, placed in the portico. The house belonged to Quintus Poppaeus Sabinus of the Poppei family, relatives of the Empress Poppea Sabina, Nero's second wife.

    10 minutes

  • Pompeii Archaeological Park

    The Large Theater of Pompeii was built from the Romans on the slope of a hill located in the area; they took advantage of the natural depression of the mountain to create a majesty auditorium divided into 5 sectors. On the stage were played tragedies of the Greco-Roman traditions.

    10 minutes

  • Vesuvius National Park

    Drop off at 1.000 mt high on the Volcano. Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. In 79 AD eruption destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Mount Vesuvius doesnā€™t stand alone. While the ā€˜main peakā€™ is named Vesuvius, there is another mountain which is attached to it, Monte Somma. is listed among the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. Volcanologists and geologists alike agree that the next volcanic eruption is overdue and that when it does happen, it will be big. The layer of magma that lies beneath Vesuvius measures a huge 154 square miles; this is why scientists monitore the volcanoā€™s activity 24/7.

    1 hour

  • Vesuvius National Park

    Reach the crater's edge at 1.280 mt to admire a breathtaking panorama on the Gulf of Naples. The surface of the path is uneven, but it' ll be well worth it. Following the devastating eruption, it was named after the Roman God of the Flame and Metal Forgery ā€“ Vulcan

    30 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adultā€™s lap
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Duration may vary due to traffic condition or unforeseen circumstances
  • In case the Vesuvius will be closed, we will offer as alternative the skip the line ticket to visit the archaeological site of Herculaneum
  • Group tour not suitable for cruise passengers

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund
February 06No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experienceā€™s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experienceā€™s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experienceā€™s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experienceā€™s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If itā€™s canceled due to poor weather, youā€™ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Reviews

4.6

1057 reviews

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Guided tour with Sasa( tour guide) well worth the time and money!

Published on Jan, 2025

Great experience! They picked us up from our airbnb , scenic drive to pompeii. Pompeii- our tour guided met us and asked what we were interested in so her could personalize tour. Our tour guided met us Sasa was amazing, very knowledgeable, good english, and very personable. Mt vesuvius was cancelled due to weather- which was disappointing but unavoidable.

5 stars! Would recommend!

Published on Jan, 2025

Mimi was fantastic! He was funny, knowledgeable and accommodation where he could. The tour guide for Pompeii gave a unique insight into Pompeii and the way people would have been living there before the eruption.

Amazing!

Published on Dec, 2024

Lou Lou was amazing! So friendly and informative!! We had an amazing time! Will definitely take viator tours again.

Pompeii

Published on Dec, 2024

It was great to learn about the history of Pompeii from Vincenzo. The city was well organized and interesting.

Best way to see both Pompeii & Mt V

Published on Dec, 2024

Easy meeting spot in Sorrento city center. Great communications as they cancelled our original tour date and rescheduled for 2 days later, which actually worked out perfect. We had full van with @ 15 people total. Shuttle Van was very comfortable and our guide MiMi was wonderful and very entertaining - sharing much history and local insights with the group on the hour ride to Pompeii. Mimi introduced us to Vincent, our licensed Pompeii guide when we arrived. Vincent was wonderful and took us to all the main sites. Pompeii is huge - wish we could have stayed all day but the few hours we were there we did see a lot! I would now be comfortable to go back on my own but this was a great quick intro to visit this amazing site. There are restrooms and a coffee shop open (in November) at the entrance to the site where you a grab some coffee or a snack. Next, we all loaded back up in the van and headed up Mt V. We stopped for lunch ($20 EU ea) and it was wonderful - 3 course with wine and optional limoncello ($3EU) afterwards. They should really mention this available lunch option in the advertisement as it would be quite a long day w/o any stop for food. The climb up Mt V is not for the weak. Iā€™m 57 and not in best shape. it took everything I had to make the climb. Mimi said we had 1 hr and 1/2 to go up and back down. I noticed most people had no issue in competing within this time but it was difficult for me- however- I managed to pull it off, barely. There are 2 souvenir stands up the hill but no open restrooms (in November). There is a restroom at the entrance but you must purchase something at the store to use the restroom. I am glad I climbed Mt V so I can say I did it but I could have just stayed at Pompeii all day as it was the highlight for me personally. We arrived back in Sorrento about 5pm so it was a total of @ 9 hrs start to finish. I recommend this tour company if you want a guided tour of both locations, Mimi was wonderful and it was a great experience.

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