Fast Track in Naples

Herculaneum Skip the Line Ticket with Audio Guide

A pyroclastic experience.

Our guide, Luciano Leone, is an archaeologist and quite a character, with a wealth of firsthand experience excavating Herculaneum, along with plenty of knowledge and enthusiasm to match. The tour is much quieter, shadier and more atmospheric, without the huge crowds of Pompeii. The story of Herculaneum, which is less famous than Pompeii, is a remarkable one. It was a small, affluent seaside town. The site offers a more intimate area to explore compared to Pompeii's sprawling streets. Herculaneum was excavated much later and lies heavily buried beneath the modern town of Ercolano, limiting its visibility and accessibility to the public. It was sealed by 20 metres of ash and volcanic mud from a superheated pyroclastic surge, which hardened into rock. This airtight seal preserved architecture and décor intact, including features in wood and marble, decorations, jewellery, and even organic remains like food. Luciano met us at the front of the visitor centre of the Herculaneum Archaeological Park and led us down a gently sloping pathway to a lookout point that gives you a view across the excavation site from above. From that point, you're confronted with the eerie sight of arched boat sheds along the town's ancient seafront. These vaulted brick chambers hold exact replicas of the skeletal remains of victims discovered there. We were taken through the onsite museum first, and then on down into the excavated city. Luciano gave us a tour that was dynamic, humorous and very informative. We left the tour very satisfied as we headed back to our night's accommodation in Portici.

Private tour from Naples To Pompei and Vesuvius

Tour of Pompeii and lunch/wine tasting with Mt. Vesuvius view.

Sabrina was a very good guide. The tour of Pompeii and the winery was very good as well We did have several delays during the day waiting for other tour groups to join up with us. Our understanding of a “VIP, small group” tour was that it would be a dedicated group and not mixing and matching other tour groups with us.

Capodimonte Art Gallery Private Guided Tour

Like a course in art...

Like a course in art history. Loved it. You will need a lot of energy. After two hours I personally was exhausted.