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Pompeii and Herculaneum small group tour - skip the line

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Overview

Pompeii and Herculaneum are among the world’s most important Roman archaeological sites, but the ruins can be hard to interpret to the untrained eye. With this tour, we will take a deep dive into ancient history by visiting both sites with an archaeologist guide. Learn about the history and architecture of these two cities buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, taking in the highlights in just a few hours.

What's Included

  • Skip the line tickets in Herculaneum
  • Skip the line tickets in Pompeii
  • Guidance in Pompeii and Herculaneum ruins for the entire duration of the tour
  • Meals and personal expenses
  • Transportation to Pompeii and to your accommodation at the end of the tour
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Meeting Location

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Piazza Esedra
4, 80045 Pompei NA, Italy

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End point

Corso Resina
187, 80056 Ercolano NA, Italy

ending in Herculaneum ruins

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Pompeii Archaeological Park

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Basilica

Basilica was an open portico that gave shelter to merchants and other activities.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Foro de Pompeya

Have a look of the ancient main square of Pompeii.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Via dell’Abbondanza (pass by)

Walk through the main street of Pompeii.
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Casa del Menandro

The house of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Granai del Foro

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Terme del Foro

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Lupanar (pass by)

The most famous brothel in the Pompeii Roman city of Pompeii
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Casa del Fauno

The house of Faun was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Odeon - Teatro Piccolo (pass by)

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

Visit the most important Theater in Pompeii
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Parco Acheologico di Ercolano

Parco Acheologico di Ercolano, Corso Resina, 80056 Ercolano 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)
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Casa dei Cervi

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

La Terrazza di M. Nonio Balbo

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

College of the Augustales

The house receives its name from marble statues of stags/deer found in the peristyle.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Casa del Rilievo di Telefo

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Partem Domus lignea - Casa del Tramezzo di Legno

It is very important house for the elegant wooden partition remained
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

House of the Skeleton

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Central Thermae

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Casa del Salone Nero

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Casa Sannitica

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Casa del Bel Cortile

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.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

House of the Grand Portal

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

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
  • Operated by a business

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Pompeii and Herculaneum small group tour – skip the line?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

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

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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The following is included:
  • skip the line tickets in Herculaneum.
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  • guidance in Pompeii and Herculaneum ruins for the entire duration of the tour.
  • Circumvesuviana train tickets one-way from Pompeii to Herculaneum.
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  • Meals and personal expenses
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