DAILY EXCURSION TO POMPEII & VESUVIUS from Naples

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Regular daily excursion to Pompeii & Vesuvius from Naples

Naples, Sorrento, Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius

Group Tour

8 Hours

EASY

English, Italian, Spanish

Description

Visit the ruins of the ancient Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D.and preserved almost intact for centuries.The tour will give you a glimpse of its inhabitants’ lifestyle.Stop to a local factory to learn more about the process of Cameos and Corals craft.After lunch, visit at the crater of Vesuvius, a still active volcano, listed by UNESCO as a “Biosphere World Reserve”.

Pompeii was a town that disappeared from the maps and from people’s memories as it got completely buried under the ashes erupted by the volcano in 79 AD.That dramatic day, in a matter of few hours, stopped the lives of an entire bustling city to only come unearthed many centuries later.These ruins give an incredible picture of ancient Romans’ daily life and their original urban setting: homes, shops, frescoes, thermal baths, mosaics and much more.Included in this tour there is a stop to a Cameos and Corals workshop, to learn more about this ancient art-craft, for which the Neapolitan school is still considered of great importance.Cameos in particular are carved sea shells representing scenes of mythological deities.Lunch in a local restaurant.Continue this tour to the top of for a short hike to the volcano’s crater.The national park of Mt.Vesuvius is listed as UNESCO biosphere reserve and it is composed by the caldera of Mt.Somma and the Grand Cone of Mt.Vesuvius.In other words, a mountain into another mountain, aka the pre-existing one got its top blown away forming a new one.There is a long history of studies on the colonization of lava by vegetation throughout different epochs.The traditional agricultural areas are diverse in fruit, vines and flowers.It became sadly famous for its eruptions in 79 AD, the deadliest of recent history.Last eruption took place in 1944, in the middle of WWII and today it is considered a dormant volcano.

Itinerary

Pick up

Please reach the meeting point for departure and be ready at least 10 minutes before departure.

Meeting point is at PIC NIC BAR KIOSK at Beverello pier, departure time is at 8.30am.

Everyday.
Pompeii visit

Visit the ruins of ancient Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D.and preserved almost intact for centuries.The tour will give you a glimpse of its inhabitants’ lifestyle and the astonishing number of villas, shops and public buildings that archaeologists brought back to light.Stop along the way to a local factory to learn more about the process of Cameos and Corals craft, jewels made out of corals and seashells.

Included in this tour there is a stop to a Cameos and Corals workshop, to learn more about this ancient art-craft, for which the Neapolitan school is still considered of great importance.Cameos in particular are carved sea shells representing scenes of mythological deities.
Vesuvius visit

After lunch, visit at the crater of Vesuvius, a still active volcano, listed by UNESCO as a “Biosphere World Reserve”.

What's Included

Transportation by private coach

Assistant on the coach

Licensed guide in Pompeii (in some cases licensed guide will be substitued by audioguides)

Local guide on the Volcano

What's Excluded

Tips

Entrance fees to the excavations and Vesuvius

All not mentioned in "Inclusions"

Please Note

We suggest to wear comfortable shoes and clothes according to the weather conditions.Entrance tickets are not included as the fee may vary under certain circumstances, such as age, nationality and profession or in occasion of special events and discount cards.To date, single entrance ticket costs 16 € in Pompeii and single entrance ticket to the crater costs 10 €.The visit at Pompeii’s ruins is led by a tour guide with a minimum of 6 people; under this number audio-guides are provided.