Get up close and personal with the UNESCO-listed ruins at Pompeii, and ascend volcanic Mt. Vesuvius—this private, full-day tour from Rome takes all the hassle out of planning a visit. In the morning, meet your driver at your hotel and set off; it’s roughly a 2.5-hour drive to Pompeii. Upon arrival, go for a guided tour of the sprawling ruins, and learn about the eruption in 79 AD that destroyed the city. Then, drive up the slopes of Mt. Vesuvius, admire its crater, and enjoy views overlooking the Gulf of Naples and Capri.
This tour takes all the hassle out of visiting Pompeii from Rome
Round-trip transfer from your Rome hotel via private vehicle
Discover the UNESCO-listed Pompeii archaeological site
Drive up Mt. Vesuvius to admire its crater, plus panoramic views
What's Included
Professional art historian guide
hotel pick up/drop off
Pompeii ruins admission
Vesuvius park admission
Gratuities
drink
lunch
Departure & Return
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered You will be picked up at your accomodation in Rome. For pick up outside Rome, (other villages, airport, etc), we charge for tranfser, according the distance from the city.
Departure Time
7:15 AM
What To Expect
Itinerary
Stop At:
Pompeii Archaeological Park
An english - speaking driver will come to your hotel in Rome, and make you board in a mercedes air - conditioned minivan or sedan-Then you will make your way to Southern Italy. To reach Pompeii it takes long approximately 2 hours 20 minutes. Once there, you will meet a licensed guide who will take you through the excavations for 2 hours. Largely preserved under the ash, the excavated city of Pompeii offers a unique snapshot of Roman life, frozen at the moment it was buried and providing an extraordinarily detailed insight into the everyday life of its inhabitants. Organic remains, including wooden objects and human bodies, were entombed in the ash and decayed away, making natural molds; and excavators used these to make plaster casts, unique and often gruesome figures from the last minutes of the catastrophe. The numerous graffiti carved on the walls and inside rooms provides a wealth of examples of the largely lost Vulgar Latin spoken colloquially, contrasting with the formal language of the classical writers.
Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage Site status and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy, with millions of visitors every year. Nothing better than this site can show you the ancient roman life!
After Pompeii, you will go take a look of "what" made Pompeii at this current shape. The volcanic cone of Vesuvius. Mount Vesuvius or active volcano that rises above the Bay of Naples is best know for the eruption in 79 AD. The territory of the Vesuvius National Park is rich in natural resources, history of volcanology, breath-taking landscapes, age-old cultivations and traditions that make the Vesuvius area one of the most fascinating and most visited places in the world.