POMPEII
The ones travellers actually book.
The 10 most popular ercolano tours for visiting Pompeii. Skip-the-line entries, guided walks, day-trip combos with Vesuvius and the Amalfi Coast — what to book and what each one actually includes.
Walk Herculaneum’s preserved Roman streets with optional audio guide. Plan timing, manage the heat, and see why it beats Pompeii for many.
“Loved this experience however would have liked more signage information as audio was not very good - cafe facilities were basic”
Skip-the-line entrance to Herculaneum plus a multilingual audio guide and map. Explore Roman ruins at your pace in about 3 hours.
“was an inconvenient way to listen to an audio guide and would have been easier to download on my own device”
Guided Pompeii and Herculaneum day trip from Naples with skip-the-line tickets, local lunch, Vesuvius-area views, and coffee stop.
“Transportation - Luigi and World Tours were excellent all day, no issues, door to door and kept us informed and advised well so the day was smooth. Pompeii - the skip the line worked well and site is amazing to behold and a wonder of the world. The lunch was decent and appreciated after the…”
Self-guided Herculaneum audio tour for $4.70 with GPS on your phone, covering domus, spa, and gym ruins via the Itguides app.
“The app was easy to download, navigate around Herculaneum and listen to. There were some areas which we couldn't find in the app, which perhaps are still being developed.”
A private 2-hour Herculaneum walk with an archaeologist guide, seeing well-preserved Roman homes and the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD.
“The tour was excellent and the guide(Luciano) was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. Luciano also made the tour fun and relatable to my teenage kids. I would highly recommend him and the private tour.”
2-hour shared guided tour of Herculaneum with skip-the-line tickets and live English guidance, showing frescoed villas, baths, and workshops.
“Visita molt interessant amb un guia molt professional que ens ha ajudat a entendre com es vivia a Ercolano. Molt recomanable.”
2-hour guided Herculaneum walk with skip-the-line entry and multilingual expert guide for about $41 per person.
“Maria was cheerful and knew her stuff. The price was high compared to our totally private tour in Pompeii”
A private 4-hour Herculaneum visit from Naples with door-to-door driver service, skip-the-line entry, and optional expert guidance.
“O motorista chegou um pouquinho atrasado mas deu tudo certo. Herculano é incrível.”
Two-hour guided small-group tour of Herculaneum with skip-the-line admission, eruption explanations, preserved homes, and a boat museum.
“Excellent Marcia was excellent”
8-hour Vesuvius and Pompeii day trip from Ercolano with Vesuvio entry included, timed transfers, and optional crater-views trekking time.
“At the end we got everything we booked and it was great but we had to fight for it. We booked a combined vesuvio and pompei tour. The problem was, that we weren't informed about the bus that goes to pompei (we didn't know it was a different one than the one we came with)…”
