Half Day Morning Tour of Pompeii from Sorrento

Name: Half Day Morning Tour of Pompeii from Sorrento
Brand: TUI italia s.r.l
SKU: 6486P7
Price: 69.01 USD
Rating: 4.0 (16 reviews)

Sorrento, Italy

4 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Journey back in time to the ancient city of Pompeii on this half-day tour from Sorrento. Explore the fascinating archaeological complex with a guide, learning about the civilization that thrived here until it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. See the remains of villas, temples, theaters and marketplaces that were excavated from volcanic lava and ash while listening to your guide’s live commentary through an audio headset.

Half-day tour from Sorrento to the Pompeii archaeological site
Listen to live onboard commentary during the scenic drive to Pompeii
Wander through the well-preserved remains of an ancient city excavated from volcanic lava and ash
Learn about life in Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that brought it to an end
Hear the guide clearly through an audio headset

What's Included

Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Transport by bus from Sorrento to Pompeii and return
Professional guide
All Fees and Taxes

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Parcheggio Comunale Achille Lauro
Via Correale, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy
Please note we do not offer pick up from hotel but we have this general meeting point from where the pick up starts for all: Meeting at 08:10 Achille Lauro parking area, opposite Europa palace hotel

Start time

08:10 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Pompeii Archaeological Park

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

Operated by TUI italia s.r.l

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Reviews

4.0

16 reviews

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Our experience in Pompeii

Richard_B, Aug 2023

Our trip to Pompeii was very rememberable. Beautiful scenery lots of interesting history. Once and a lifetime experience. Although we didn’t see the whole landscape of the area, I feel that the half day tour was enough, it was very hot and basically no shade, so after about two hours in the August heat it was enough. I recommend bringing a small umbrella, a hat, definitely sunscreen, and water. There really is no shade and hiding from the sun. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of interesting information.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Dear Richard, Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and we are glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We appreciate your kind words for our guide and we are happy you enjoyed every part of the tour. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Wonderful guide

Matthew_G, Aug 2023

Our guide was excellent and we received a great explanation of all the major sites within Pompeii, would have liked to have stayed longer 😀

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Dear Matthew, Thank you for your very positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and we are glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We appreciate your kind words for our guide and we are happy you enjoyed every part of the tour. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Very good tour.

Helen_B, Jul 2023

The tour guide Karmella was very knowledgeable and an excellent guide. She brought Pompei to life. The journey was long but the coach driver was very good. No waiting to get in was a plus.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Dear Helen, Thank you for your positive feedback. Your comments are very important for us to improve our services and we are glad you had a lovely experience with us and we met your travelling expectations. We appreciate your kind words for our guide and we are happy you enjoyed every part of the tour. We hope to be your choice for your future holiday destinations. Kind regards, Customer Service team

Pompeii half day tour

Sal_F, Oct 2019

The guide was very helpful and informative. The ruins of Pompeii were amazing. A good value overall.

Good value way to see Pompeii

Breda M, Jul 2019

Our trip to Pompeii was very good. Info on bus journey to Pompeii interesting and well minded and guided by guide in site. The only criticisms were 1 - it was hard to know which bus was ours at the central meeting point in the Bus park in Sorrento 2 - the headphones were hard to hear the info on while going around Pompeii for the first half of the excursion, then complaints meant they switched to fix to a different channel, which worked better. Bring lots of water and hats / umbrellas as it's really hot there with very little shelter. Well worth doing.

Pompeii from Sorrento

sbock331, Sep 2018

Our guide and driver were excellent. There was a lot of traffic which delayed our trip. The bus was a half hour late getting to our pick up spot. This caused us to be late for our afternoon excursion to Capri. Better planning for traffic is needed

Tour guide great, logistics confusing

Robin_K, Jul 2018

Tour guide very knowledgeable - maybe too in depth for those that wanted to see more vs less and in depth. My paperwork had 15 minutes earlier and we arrived 15 min before that so we waited 30 min in the hot sun for the bus. Confusion for the bus people if entrance was included - The guide goes and buys the tickets after collecting cash on the bus. I had read that it wasn’t so I bought tickets online And was able to meet up with him. He had to spend a lot of bus time doing paperwork since there were last minute changes. There was also way too many people - 45 people. Too many to fit in the rooms or see the smaller exhibits as our guide is explaining. Lots of other tours and our guide did a good job of going around them. Bus driver and bus was great.

Pompeii is a must see if you're in...

Laura G, Jul 2017

Pompeii is a must see if you're in this part of Italy! The half day tour gives a glimpse into life long ago; if you go in the summer, 1/2 day morning is the best as it is a very hot, crowded open area and could be difficult to maneuver by afternoon.

Well, we must start by admitting...

Wayne, Jun 2017

Well, we must start by admitting that some of our friends said it is not something that we must do because it is just an old deserted city ruined by a volcano. I am so glad we don't always listed to our friends. We were so happy we did the tour. Pompeii, more than almost any other tour really hits your emotions. Just trying to imagine that at one moment there is a vibrant town, to the next, it is over. A very moving experience. Not to mention, walking down the old streets, with the stones worn in the places where the carriage wheels had passed by thousands of time, then passing by the homes where the elite lived, with art work still painted on the walls, to the row of shop after shop, and to the brothel that had signs carved into the walls and street showing the way. I will not describe what the signs were, but they were pretty liberal back then. Our guide was fantastic, so professional and knowledgeable. I am so sorry I cannot find where I wrote her name. Please Viator, look up her name and somehow add it to this review. We did the tour on the morning of Jun 19, leaving from Tasso Suites. This tour was a highlight and very moving. It should be a must. There is no justification for people saying this tour can be an option. Please do it. You will be happy and certainly feel as though you have just walked into history in a town that has stood still. Thanks!

Lots of walking , but worth the effort...

Alan_R, Jun 2017

Lots of walking , but worth the effort. Pompeii is fascinating!

The tour guide was great and really...

lynseyallen14, Jun 2017

The tour guide was great and really friendly. Very interesting trip to pompei and a half day excursion was just enough time!thank you!

Be at the pick-up spot at 8am. That...

LIZ_z, Apr 2017

Be at the pick-up spot at 8am. That is what the voucher said. We were ALL there at 8 am, all except the bus. Now this pick up spot is a general spot for many tours. There were about 15 other tours that morning. ALL of those tours picked up and left on time. At 8:30 we called the company asking where the bus was, we were told the bus was coming. It did show up at 8:40. Now I don't know about you, but getting up early is not something I like to do on vacation. So, after getting up early and getting to spot on time, it certainly didn't sit well with me having to sit in a parking lot for 40 min. They told us it was traffic. Well, all those other buses were able to make it on time. And the traffic is a problem in Sorrento, and since you do this daily you should schedule accordingly. The trip was good once we got on the bus. Pompeii is awesome, but we should have explored more that 2 sections. We lost almost an hour waiting for a bus! 2 trips with this company 2 less than stellar experiences.

I think I would recommend someone...

Jill_M, Oct 2016

I think I would recommend someone make this trip on their own, using a tour book or Rick Steeves audio tour. Although it was informative and interesting, the group was larger than we wanted and the guide was a bit to chatty.

Nice trip, enough time in Pompeii...

Matthew R, Jul 2016

Nice trip, enough time in Pompeii. Things were a little disorganized in the morning, but that improved over the course of the day.

good tour and guide. efficient pick...

David H, Nov 2015

good tour and guide. efficient pick up and comprehensive and interesting tour and guide. wish we had done the combined one with Herculaneum would be the only comment.

A lot of our precious tour time was...

Leah F, Oct 2015

A lot of our precious tour time was dealing with delays: we left 25 mins late, didn't have enough headsets on board and then had to wait in line to purchase tix. Other tour groups walked right past us with tix in hand. The guide was fine, but we lost a lot of unnecessary time waiting. Disappointed

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