Guided Tour of Pompeii Ruins with Transfer Service
A fascinating tour of the ancient splendor of Pompeii, a Unesco heritage site. Tourists will be picked up by a tourist bus and taken to discover the archaeological excavations of Pompeii, a UNESCO heritage site since 1997 and the third most important in the world. The tour, with a certified tourist guide, will take them on a visit to the most faithful reproduction of a Roman city, thanks to the state of preservation brought about by the layer of lava and ash that covered the city at the time of the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The houses, the shops, the forums with the public buildings, the Roman amphitheater with the Stabian Baths and the temples, up to the patrician villas and the Lupanar, will take tourists on a tour of the ancient city of Pompeii, catapulting them into that now lost civilization and giving them a taste of the way of life of an era two thousand years old
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Guided Tour of Pompeii Ruins with Transfer Service
Pickup included
What's included in Guided Tour of Pompeii Ruins with Transfer Service
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Sorrento
Tourists will be picked up at the pick-up point hotesl in Sorrento 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.
Pompeii Archaeological Park
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.
Sorrento
Once the visit to the excavations is over, the customer will be drop-off again and taken back to the starting point in Sorrento.
Inclusions
- Pick-up and drop-off hotel in Sorrento city
- Certificated touristic guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- 2 hours guided visit of Pompei Ruins
- Entrance fee to Pompei Ruins (only for people over 18 years)
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Customers will be notified with a whatsapp message of the exact pick-up time of the bus at the chosen hotel, the afternoon before the tour date by 7 pm. Please be available. As for the pick-up from the Port of Marina Piccola in Sorrento, the meeting point will be at the cruise landing pier.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Customers will be contacted within two days of the tour date to purchase the entrance ticket to the archaeological excavations of Pompeii at a cost of 19 euros per person for over 18s. Free entry for under 18s. Please note that this purchase will be mandatory for the purpose of reconfirming the reservation. The specific pick-up time at the chosen hotel and at the Port of Sorrento, will be sent via whatsapp message the day before the tour, by 7 pm. Thank you very much.
