Depart the Naples' port and a vehicle will drive you up to the end of the road on the crater of volcano Vesuvius. After the check point a short climb on the crater itself to reach the Southern top of the cone at the high of 1200m a.s.l. to gaze the throat of Vesuvius with its smoke. The unique strata inside of the deep throat, today show us the different eruptions and sediments. Admire the magnificent view over the whole bay of Naples ... Turn back to our private minibus, now the day proceed with the visit of the ancient excavations of Herculaneum. A small town that was buried completely by the most notorious eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD. Today a part of it is an open to the air archaeological site and there are incredibly well preserved private homes, commercial buildings, streets, baths and sport facilities. Together with many amazing mosaics decorations, original murals and artefacts in sitù, Herculaneum give us extraordinary inside of the superb Roman ancient world.
Vesuvius & Herculaneum
The tour runs rain or shine, all the year around and price is per person. Qualified English speaking guide to explain during the tour is guarantee. A museum entrance at Herculaneum & volcano's cone fee included. Lunch and any other personal expenses are payable locally by the travellers.
The tour does not operate on January 1st, May 1st, December 25th.
Price from 140,00eur per person. 30% discount for children up to 12 years old. Sunscreen is recommended.The volcano visit depends on the volcanological and weather conditions and could be closed also during the visit.
Meeting point at 9:00 Piazza Bovio - Naples - at Borsa Palace. The excursion departure is at 9:15 and ends at about 17:00 at the Port of Naples.Sunscreen is highly recommended. Intensive Walk - Comfortable clothing and sports shoes are recommended. Inside the ruins and museums backpacks, large bags or trolleys are not allowed.It is always recommended to book as first as possible to guarantee the tour availability. Bookings and reservations are accepted up to 30hours prior to the begging of the service, but for the last 72hours are considered "last minute" and are subject to availability at time of a request.
Booking is completed when full payment for tour is received, until then it is only a reservation. Full payment with Credit Card or PayPal must be made at least 24 hours before departure for booking to take place. Payment with Wire Transfer must be made at least 72 hours before departure for booking to take place. If due to force majeure or for operational reasons the tour is cancelled, full refund will be issued.
The booking always can be cancelled and if you send a written cancellation an one week prior of the beginning of the service there will be no cancellation charge. If the written cancellation is presented less than seven days prior of the beginning of the service or client "no show" there will be a charge of the whole price of the services.This is a Sharing Tour, which means you will be a part of a group who purchased the same tour on the same day as yours and therefore will be subject to change depending on the number of participants.