HP Travel · Naples
HP Travel takes you from Piazza Garibaldi to the Vesuvius crater with an alpine guide, feeds you pizza, and then hands you to an authorised guide for two hours in Pompeii. Pick it if you want a guide on the volcano as well as in the ruins.
Meet at the entrance of the Starhotels Terminus on Piazza Garibaldi. A guest's tip: arrive ten minutes early and listen for your name, because the staff split everyone into groups there. The listing's plan is 2 hours on Vesuvius with an alpine guide, a stop at Contrada Osservatorio, pizza with soft drinks at a restaurant, then 2 hours in Pompeii with an authorised guide.
The order is not fixed. Several guests did Pompeii first, then lunch, then the volcano, and one reviewer who booked it for the volcano-first plan was unhappy about the switch. In Pompeii the listing names the Forum, the Lupanar, a thermopolium (a Roman street-food counter) and the Stabian Baths.
Read "small group" carefully. The maximum is 35 travelers, and one reviewer counted 35 on the bus. If your group has fewer than 6 people, audioguides replace the Pompeii guide. If Vesuvius is shut by weather or landslides, the listing swaps in free time at the Herculaneum ruins.
At the entrance of the Starhotels Terminus. Staff call names and split the groups.
The vehicle climbs the winding road, then you walk to the crater rim.
A stop on the slopes of Vesuvius.
Pizza with a soft drink at a restaurant on the way.
The Forum, the Lupanar, a thermopolium and the Stabian Baths.
The order of the stops can change on the day.
★★★★★Theresa and Alessia were very knowledgeable and friendly. Pompei was incredible and Mt Vesuvius was amazing. Enrico was a great driver. An absolute 5-star experience from start to finish!
★★★★★Fantastic tour! Our guide Martina and driver Pasquale were excellent, very organised and informative. Our local guide at Pompeii Enrico was fun, engaging and had a wealth of knowledge.
★★★★★We did Pompeii first then lunch and finally onto Vesuvius. What a day! Knowledgeable guides, comfortable bus and seamless transitions. Definitely recommend.
★★★★★This tour was fun and informative. The tour guide Melania went the extra mile to get us the transportation we needed. I would highly recommend. The hike to the Vesuvius crater is a hard one so beware of that.
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The listing caps it at 35 travelers. Guests describe the group being split into smaller parties with separate guides in Pompeii, but the bus itself can be full.
The listing puts Vesuvius first, but several guests did Pompeii first, then lunch, then the volcano. Assume the order can change on the day.
The listing replaces the volcano with free time in the Herculaneum ruins when Vesuvius is closed for bad weather or landslides.
Yes: pizza with a soft drink, at a restaurant between the two sites. The listing gives 1 hour 15 minutes for it.
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