Private Tour: Pompeii Half-Day Trip from Naples | La Vacanza Travel

Private Tour: Pompeii Half-Day Trip from Naples

Duration: 4 hours
Destination: Italy, Campania, Naples
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  • 4 hours
  • Naples
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Take a private tour of the famous ruins of Pompeii on this half-day trip from Naples. Italy's most famous archaeological site, Pompeii is an excavated city full of fascinating and haunting remnants of daily Roman life before the sudden eruption of Mt Vesuvius in the 1st century. Your private guide will illustrate Pompeii’s tragic fate through captivating stories, facts and anecdotes while taking you to the House of Vetti, the Lupanare brothel, the thermal baths and more. You can choose to have a private guide to show you around Pompeii or you can opt for the transport-only option, allowing you to explore Pompeii on your own while still enjoying round-trip private transport from Naples.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri), 80045 Pompeii Italy

Driver and Guide option:

Your driver will pick you up from your Naples hotel, the Naples railway station or the Naples cruise terminal at your selected departure time and take you to Pompeii, located about 30 minutes away. Here, you’ll be greeted by your private guide and given an introduction to Pompeii.

On your 2-hour visit of this famous archaeological site, you’ll learn about what happened here one fateful summer’s day in 79 AD, when Mt Vesuvius erupted and volcanic ash spewed over the entire city. Unaware of the imminent danger, most people continued on with their daily lives and, as a result, the entire town and around 20,000 of its inhabitants were buried under tons of ash and pumice.

Nearly 2,000 years later, you can explore the site of this infamous disaster and see first-hand the houses, streets and public buildings miraculously preserved by the volcanic ash. Your private guide, an expert archaeologist, will take you on a private tour of the excavated city, which offers a snapshot of 1st-century Roman life frozen at the moment Pompeii was buried. Explore fascinating sites such as the forum, the thermal baths, several houses and villas, the Lupanare brothel and the House of Vetti with its beautiful frescoes.

After your visit to Pompeii, you’ll have some free time to explore more on your own before hopping in the car and heading back to Naples.

Driver Only Option:

If you prefer to explore the Pompeii ruins independently, the transport-only option offers private round-trip transportation from Naples and lets you spend time in Pompeii on your own. Your driver will wait for you while you wander around Pompeii for a couple of hours, and then take you back to Naples. There is also an audio guide available (additional cost).

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions
  • Pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Private guide (if option selected)

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance Ticket to Pompeii Archaeological Site (18 euros per person)
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Price is shown per person, based on 11 adults per vehicle
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Lead Traveler's document ID picture required (tour purpose only)
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Tour departs from your chosen pickup location: your Naples accommodation (hotel, b&b, airbnb - we can offer a meeting point nearby if we cannot reach you at your exact address), Naples Central Station or the Naples cruise terminal; please advise at time of booking under the "Special Requirements" section which one you prefer

Ports

  • Naples port, at the cruise dock.

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

4 hours


User's Reviews

Chris_C

30 Mar, 2024

Non-plussed...not worth the money. While Pompeii itself was interesting, our guide was completely disinterested and not engaging. We paid $450 for two adults and a 12 year old to be picked up in Naples and given a private tour. The tour company was non-communicative after some initial emails. They told us to contact them the evening prior to the tour, but did not respond through La Vacanza Travel or through WhatsApp. Thankfully we had a local sim card and were able to call them to arrange a meet up in Naples. The driver picked us up at the meeting point on the sidewalk,we asked for his name during the call the night prior,had we not known his name, we probably would have taken quite a while to find him. He spoke no English and we speak no Italian. When we arrived in Pompeii, the guide met us at the vehicle. She did not introduce herself until I introduced us, she was actually walking away and I wasn't sure if she was the guide or some kind of coordinator. She was very knowledgeable but seemed to not want to be there. She delivered her facts in a non stop, monotone delivery; neither exciting, nor interactive. My son was not feeling well so we used that as an excuse to cut the tour short and cut our losses. I definitely would not recommend this tour, in hindsight we probably could have hired a car for $100 and gotten a guide on site. I don't like to be negative, but this was a loser. We have toured in Kenya, Vietnam, Indonesia, UK, Bangkok, Siem Reap, Jordan, Turkey, Bahrain, Rome and many other spots. We usually book a private tour so we can really engage with the guide, by the end of other tours, we feel like we have made a friend...sometimes even family! This was not one of those times.

stephen_b

01 Jul, 2023

The tour was as described and pictures in listing were totally accurate. Actually the tour seemed rushed and we finished much quicker than what was anticipated. The guide was helpful and good communicator about the history and the points of interest. The views and attractions were outstanding. Overall a good tour - with no issues at all. Transportation to/from Naples train station was perfect. It just seemed a little short on expected length of time at the site.

Tonya_M

11 Mar, 2022

Driver was great. Please note, nothing but transportation is included. Very expensive to take a glorified taxi to the site. Site was nice but not having a guide was a drawback. Pay the extra money for a guide.

OnAir20000277385

16 Aug, 2019

they let us wait for 45 minutes before the 2 hour tour started and another 45 minutes after it ended. waist of F time. the tour inside itself was ok, the guide was kind of lazy.

Carole H

31 Jul, 2019

I truly enjoyed our half-day trip to Pompeii. This particular tour through Project Napoli Service worked very well for my family because they were able to pick us up close to our rented villa and bring us back to that location. To clarify, our villa was on a pedestrian only street so we did have to arrange to meet the driver at the corner of our street. Our driver was Jean Franc. He was pleasant and helped us meet up with our tour guide. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and very helpful as one in our party is in a wheelchair. I would recommend this tour!

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