Guided Tour of Pompeii Ruins and Mount Vesuvius from Sorrento

Highlights

• Pompeii Guided Tour
• Mount Vesuvius Excursion
• Comfort and Expert Guide

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Sorrento

   1h

   Tourists will be picked up at the pick-up point at the defined time and will be accompanied to Pompeii for the visit of the excavations. During the transfer, the tour-leader will provide morphological explanations of the landscape and once at the excavations, tourists will have a short break for a toilet and bar before starting the visit.

2. 2

   Archaeological Park of Pompeii

   2h

   Tourists entering directly from Porta Marina will visit the Suburban Baths, known for the erotic frescoes of the Apodyterium (dressing room) It is a public bath complex from the Augustan period, with male and female changing rooms and erotic-themed frescoes promoting events that took place in the rooms on the upper floor. In the life of the Pompeians. Moving up towards the Forum, one can visit the House of the Faun, the largest and most spectacular of the patrician domus. On Via del Vesuvio you can then visit the Domus degli Amorini Dorati or admire the fresco of Leda and the swan in the house of the same name. Along this route, one can also admire the famous House of the Vettii, with its magnificent frescoes and mosaics, and the Small Theatre, where theatrical and musical performances were held. The route ends at the House of Menander, where there is the famous mosaic depicting the great Greek playwright.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   2h

   After that, you will be accompanied to a pizzeria for a pizza-lunch break with drinks lasting about an hour.

4. 4

   Vesuvius National Park

   2h

   At the end the bus will take you to an altitude of 1,000 meters to visit Mount Vesuvius. The Vesuvius Nature Park is a guarded, natural oasis stretching from the slope of the volcano to its crater, characterized by varied vegetation and various symbolic sculptures. Once you arrive at the entrance to Vesuvius, you will be given free time to make the ascent to the crater, and once at the top, you will be able to take advantage of the park's mountain guide's explanation and enjoy the beautiful view of the gulf from that height. The bus will be waiting for you at the entrance at the agreed time for your return to the pick-up point.

5. 5

   Sorrento

   1h

   Once the visit to the excavations is over, the customer will be picked up again and taken back to the starting point in Sorrento.

Before you go

Location

Italy