Worldtours · Naples
A morning pickup in central Naples, two hours in Pompeii with an archaeologist, lunch, then the drive up Vesuvius and the walk to the crater with a volcanologist guide. Pick it for the guiding: it has more reviews than any other trip on this site and a 4.7 rating.
Worldtours collects guests along a fixed route through central Naples, from outside the Lhp Napoli Palace at 7:10 to the Starhotels Terminus on Piazza Garibaldi at 8:30, with a stop at the cruise terminal at 8:00. The driver waits holding a Worldtours sign, and the operator confirms your exact pickup by WhatsApp or the Viator dashboard 24 hours before.
In Pompeii you skip the ticket line and walk for 2 hours with an archaeologist: the baths, the paintings in the Lupanare, the Basilica, the Macellum market and the House of the Faun. Lunch follows (you choose a pizza lunch or a wine tasting at checkout), and then the bus climbs to 1,000 m. A guide leads you up the winding path to the crater, a climb the listing compares to about 45 flights of stairs.
The fine print matters. If fewer than 6 people book your language, an interactive audioguide replaces the live Pompeii guide at the same price. From November to March the tour needs at least 4 guests to run. And the listing reserves the right to swap the Vesuvius stop for the Valley of Hell in bad weather or heat; the Valley of Hell ticket is already in the price.
Outside your listed hotel or the cruise terminal. Bookings made less than 8 hours ahead are picked up only at Starhotels Terminus.
On-board commentary on the drive.
Baths, Lupanare, Basilica, Macellum and the House of the Faun, with skip-the-line entry.
A traditional lunch, or the wine tasting if you picked that option at checkout.
The bus climbs to 1,000 m; you walk up the winding gravel path to look into the crater.
Drop-off at your starting point. Traffic can push the return time.
★★★★★We had a great time! Comfortable bus ride, great tour of Pompeii, delicious spaghetti lunch, and nice hike up to the top of Mt Vesuvius! Our guides were fun and everything was so well organized.
★★★★★Fantastic day at Pompeii and Vesuvius! Excellent archaeological tour guide at Pompeii, Ines - she was knowledgeable and fun. [...] Lunch was delicious in a beautiful spot. Highly recommend.
★★★★★Nina showed us around Pompeii before the excellent lunch at a restaurant with an amazing panoramic view over Naples. After lunch we where brought to Vesuvius, and where given ample time to summit.
★★★★★Great informative tour ,tour guide had excellent knowledge of pompei and it was a great experience . The climb up the volcano was quite tough but it was a hot day and we chose to do it and it was worth it for the views
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The listing promises a 2-hour walking tour of Pompeii with a professional archaeologist. If fewer than 6 people are in your language group, an interactive audioguide replaces the live guide at the same price.
It is the alternative stop the operator uses when weather or heat rule out the Vesuvius crater. The listing includes its entrance ticket in the price, so a swap costs you nothing extra.
The listing says it is like climbing about 45 flights of stairs, uphill on loose gravel. It asks for moderate fitness and advises against it for people with back or heart problems and for pregnant travelers.
Yes, a traditional lunch is included. At checkout you choose between the pizza lunch and a wine tasting option. Extra drinks and premium wines cost more.
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