Full-Day Private Tour to Naples Archeological Museum and Pompeii

Your Chaffeur and your private English speaking Guide will meet you at the hotel ready to drive you south on the motorway with views of Bay of Naples and Mt. Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that buried Pompeii in 79 A.D - This Roman resort was buried by 21 feet of volcanic ash. Entering Pompeii, your 2 hours guided walking tour of the excavated area will take you in the city's baths, villas, theaters and wrestling grounds. Plaster casts mark the positions of the fallen, who were swiftly overcome by the volcanic ash. After lunch drive to Naples and discover with another guided tour the National Archaeological Museum, the most important of the world for roman fresco paintings and mosaics. Once in Naples, take a short orientation drive around the city (Castel Nuovo, San Carlo Opera House, Umberto I Gallery, the Royal Palace, San Francesco di Paola Church and the Castle of the Egg overlooking the spectacular Gulf of Naples) At the end of the tour return back to the hotel.