From Sorrento: Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius Day Trip with Guide

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  The meeting point will set by the Kontatto Bar in Sorrento - Corso Italia n.257 Sorrento (Na) , but let us know which is your hotel and we will let you know if we can pick you up there.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Pompeii

  Travel to Pompeii by bus

  50 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Pompeii Archaeological Park

  The ruins of Pompeii are a vast archaeological site in the southern Campania region, near the coast of the Gulf of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features remains of excavated streets and houses that visitors can freely explore.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Foro de Pompeya

  The Civil Forum is the centre of daily life in the city, on it are all the main public buildings for the administration of the city and justice, for the management of business, for commercial activities, as markets, in addition to the main places of worship in the city.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Tempio di Giove Capitolino

  The Temple of Jupiter dominates the northern side of the Forum, and behind it stands scenographically the Vesuvius. With the deduction of the colony (80 BC) the temple was the subject of a radical remaking and became a real Capitolium, with three statues of worship of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, imitating those of the Capitolium of Rome, placed on a high base, So that they are visible to those who passed through the square of the Forum.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 6
  Macellum

  The Macellum of Pompeii was nothing more than the town market where people could buy groceries. Located north-east of the Forum, the complex had to remain away from the square not to create too much crowding, given the large number of people who certainly frequented it.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 7
  Via dell’Abbondanza

  "Via dell'Abbondanza" is one of the main streets of the ancient city of Pompeii, in Campania, which connected the Forum with the Amphitheatre.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 8
  Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane)

  The Stabiane Baths were built at various times. The initial phase of construction dates back to IV a.c. (the gym with the trapezoid base). The baths that we can admire today were built in the II sec a.c., a period when Pompeii was subjected to a major renovation. In the spa, not only did you take a bath, but you also discussed politics, battles, trials, women.... It was the town hall where the facts of the day were discussed.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 9
  Lupanar

  The Pompeii Lupanare, with its erotic paintings is one of the most famous buildings of the excavations and had the function of brothel.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 10

  After that, jump on board to be transferred to the entrance of Mount Vesuvius at a height of 1000 meters.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11
  Vesuvius National Park

  Once there with your alpine guide, climb up the crater where you have free time to enjoy the breathtaking view over the Gulf of Naples.

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 12
  Sorrento

  Early in the afternoon, return to Sorrento to your hotel or meeting point.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• In case the Vesuvius is closed due to bad weather, alternatively a partial refund of the tour will be provided
• The tour can be operated by a multilingual guide

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