An assistant will accompany you by train to Herculaneum. Then, meet your guide for the 2-hour guided tour. This is a no fuss tour enabling you to skip the queues with privileged entrance.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 4 hours
- Starting time 9:15 AM
- Skip the ticket line
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English
Experience
Highlights
- Travel on the local train to Herculaneum
- See far more lavish use of colored marble cladding on houses than Pompei
- Skip the queues with privileged entrance
Full description
Meet our guide at the Sorrento Train Station and embark on a 2-hour guided tour of Herculaneum. Skip the lines with privileged entrance access and discover this once thriving Roman resort town. Travel on the local train to Herculaneum and then join your professional guide for a 2-hour tour to discover this once thriving Roman resort town.
Invaded with hot volcanic mud during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, Herculaneum was a wealthier town than Pompei possessing an extraordinary density of fine houses with, for example, far more lavish use of colored marble cladding. The 20 mar deep pyroclastic material which invaded Herculaneum, preserved wooden and other organic-based objects and 300 skeletons were discovered along what was once the seashore (all artifacts are now in Naples Museum).
Today, many ancient streets and buildings are visible, although over 75% of the Roman town remains buried under the modern towns of Ercolano and Portico.
Includes
- Round trip train tickets
- Entrance fees
- Authorized professional guide
- Skip-the-line
- Lunch
Not suitable for
- People with mobility impairments
- Wheelchair users
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- Customers must keep distance in vehicles
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
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Participants
Date
Prepare for the activity
Meeting point
Please arrive at 9:20 AM at the Sorrento train station by the newsagent. Your guide will be wearing a red polo shirt, and will give you all the necessary information. Address: CIrcumvesuviana, Piazza Giovanni Battista de Curtis, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy
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What to bring
- Comfortable shoes
- Sun hat
- Water
- Passport or ID card for children
Know before you go
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The tour is available every Monday and Wednesday. The train leaves at 9:37 AM.
