Pompeii and Herculaneum Private Walking Tour with an Archaeologist

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Pompeii, Italy
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Overview

A marvellous archaeological walk at the disover of the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum buried from the ashes of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 a. D.

With this tour you’ll discover the most of the towns’ highlights starting from Pompeii. The guide, a licensed expert Archaeologist, will meet you at the main entrance and will show you the best highlights like the Forum – the main square of the city – the main houses and buildings, and also the plaster casts – the dead bodies of the Pompeiians emerged by the excavations.

At the end of this visit, have a quick break then move to Herculaneum where your journey back to the past will start over again. Herculaneum is smaller than Pompeii but better preserved: you’ll see findings like wooden doors and exquisite paintings and you’ll visit the beach, where more than 300 skeletons were found!

Description

Stop At: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Porta Marina (via Villa dei Misteri), Pompeii 80045

Meet the guide at the main entrance of the archaeological site called "Porta Marina Superiore". The guide will be holding a sign with our company's name "Askos Tours" on the top.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Basilica, Vicolo Delle Terme 2, Pompeii 80045

Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Forum, Via Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii 80045

Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Via dell’Abbondanza, Via dell_Abbondanza, Pompeii 80045

Walk through the main street of Pompeii.

Stop At: House of Menander, Via Villa dei Misteri, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Granaries of the Forum, Via degli Augustali, 12, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

In the granary you will see marble tables and baths for fountains that adorned the entrances of houses and some casts of victims of the eruption as well as that of a dog and a tree.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane), Via Del Foro, 26, Pompeii

These occupy a vast area between the Brothel lane, the Holconius crossroads and the Via Stabiana. They represent the oldest thermal complex in the city.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Lupanar, Via Villa Dei Misteri 2, Approximately Two Blocks East of The Forum at The Intersection of Vico del Lupanare and Vico del Balcone Pensile, Pompeii 80045

Visit the most famous brothel in the ruined Roman city of Pompeii.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: House of the Faun, Via Villa dei Misteri, 2, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Odeon - Teatro Piccolo, Pompei Scavi, Pompeii

Have a look of the so called Teatro Piccolo of Pompeii.

Stop At: Teatro Grande, 80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Corso Resina, 187, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

Transfer by train to Herculaneum (30 minutes trip + 10 minutes walk) and quick lunch break if required.

Meeting place is the Ticket Office of the Herculaneum ruins.

You can get there as follows:
- By car in via Pignalver (There is a not guarded parking very close the meeting place)
- By train in Corso Resina 1 (Circumvesuviana train station is 10 minutes walk away)

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: House of the Deer, Via dei Papiri Ercolanesi, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo, Ercolano

M. Nonius Balbus was the city's major benefactor restoring and building many public buildings. On his death he was made patron and feted with many honours, detailed in the long inscription on his funeral altar.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: College of the Augustales, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano

It is thought that the building was a centre of the cult of the Emperor Augustus and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium (or possibly even the local curia).

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Casa del Rilievo di Telefo, Via Mare, 38-42, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

The house possibly belonged to one of the town's leading benefactors, Marcus Nonius Balbus and is somewhat unusual in that it has its own private access to the adjoining Suburban Thermae to the south.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano

It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: House of the Skeleton, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano

The House of the Skeleton probably the aggregation of three smaller buildings, derives its name from the discovery of human remains in a second floor room in 1831.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Central Thermae, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano

The Central Thermae were built around the beginning of the 1st century AD and were divided, as was then the common practice, into men's and women's baths, each with their own separate entrances.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: House of the Black Salon, Scavi di Ercolano, Via Dei Papiri Ercolanensi, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

The House of the Black Hall is one of Herculaneum's more luxurious mansions.

The house has a monumental entrance which still retains the carbonised remains of the doorposts and lintel.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Casa Sannitica, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano

The house has an arrangement that was typical of the Samnites (an ancient people of the Sabine race who occupied this mountainous part of central Italy). The splendid atrium is skirted by a gallery with Ionic columns. The rooms are decorated with frescoes.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Casa del Bel Cortile, Ercolano

This is one of the most original houses in Herculaneum. It has a courtyard with a stairway and a stone balcony instead of an atrium.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: House of the Grand Portal, Herculaneum Archeological Park, Ercolano

Beautiful domus in the Centre of the archaeological area, with various environments, collonnati, frescos e-com everywhere at Herculaneum-charred remains of wooden parts.

Duration: 10 minutes

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Schedule

  • Reservations are REQUIRED for all bookings
  • Book Your Package On-Line and Receive Your Confirmation
  • Departure point: Detailed check-in instructions - including the address and parking information if applicable - will be included in your final confirmation email.
  • Duration: 5 hours (Approx.)
  • Return Details:

    Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Corso Resina, 187, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

What's Included

  • Private Tour
  • Guidance and assistance by an Archaeologist guide
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup not offered
  • Pompeii and Herculaneum entrance tickets
  • Any kind of transportation to the sites
  • Food and drinks

What To Bring

  • Confirmation Voucher (printed or mobile)
  • Any required or suggested items listed on your confirmation email.
  • A Smile!

Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby

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.

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