Pompeii & Vesuvius with Lunch & Wine tasting from Amalfi Coast
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From $269.70
10 reviews (4.80)
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Departs: Amalfi Coast, Amalfi Coast
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Departure from your accommodation. Visit to the archaeological site of Pompeii and find out what life was like before the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD Follow your archaeological guide in the western part of the city and observe important buildings and structures such as the Basilica, the Forum, the thermal baths, the bakery, some residential houses and more, Afterwards you will visit an authentic winery and a vineyard for a lunch with wine tasting, than we drive up to Mt. Vesuvius to explore one of the most Famous volcanoes in the world enjoying the breathtaking view of the Gulf of Naples. You start from the square at altitude 1000 m A.S.L. then you continue walking along the path "The Gran cone" which leads to the crater and having a unique experience. Return to your accommodation
What's Included
Entry ticket for Pompeii & Vesuvius
Free transfer offered by Your Travel Break in an air-conditioned minivan
Guided tour of Pompeii 2 hours
Lunch and wine tasting
skip the line
Traveler Information
- ADULT: Age: 15 - 85
Additional Info
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 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.
- Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
What To Expect
Pompeii Archaeological Park
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Vesuvius National Park
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Reviews
We spent just barely 2 hours inside of Pompeii with the guide. It sounds like enough but we saw and talked about maybe 5 things. Our guides Sasa was pretty repetitive so I felt like I wasn't gaining a lot of information with each additional stop. He also did not talk as he walked so we would walk for 5 or 10 minutes, passing a lot, then stop and talk for 5 minutes. He also included a lot of unnecessary commentary on himself and his family saying how they were definitely from Pompeii and talking about the heights of each of the generations. Some normal color is totally expected on a tour but it felt like at least 20% of the discussion. Additionally, while he took us to some cool, less crowded areas, it seemed like he was guiding us on the easiest area possible rather than the areas with the most interesting items. We needed at least another hour and to do more of the central things in pompeii and definitely more commentary throughout. Lastly, he said at least 10 times what a great deal we were getting with this combo tour (spending a lot of time he could have been talking about pompeii talking about this instead) which is fine but was very isolating to the 2 women who were not a part of that combo. If I were to tour pompeii again I would not do it with this company (enjoy pompeii) and definitely not with Sasa.
The Mt Vesuvius hike was also similarly rushed. It actually took almost an hour to drive there despite being close in mileage and they only gave us about an hour to go up and back. They said this is because it takes 20 min to walk to the top but there is no way in h*** you can do that in 20 minutes. We were rushing, going as fast as we could, and did it in about 30 minutes. To do this we could not really stop at any of the vistas along the way to enjoy the view. We tried to do the top in 5 minutes but could have easily spent 30 minutes walking around the crater. There was also a little cafe up there that would have been great to enjoy if we could. After 5 or so minutes we had to leave to make it to the car in time and it was again very difficult because the grounds are not well kept so we were sliding with almost every step. I fell and cut my leg pretty badly within the first few steps down the mountain. With pretty much no railings, we barely made it back down the mountain to the parking lot in 30 minutes not even stopping to do more than spray water on my leg. They offered no assistance once we got back to the car and I had to clean it up with tissues and water I had onhand.
The best part of the day was the winery. It is at the base of the volcano and just stunning. Great wines. Fantastic lunch. Cute tour. The only negative was that the way the tour was arranged we were picked up at 8am and didn't get to eat lunch until 3pm. This was so late and we were all starving.
At each of these places it would have been great to have another hour to relax and take it in rather than being pushed to the next place. We didn't have someone who was with us the whole day as well so it was just disjointed and we had no idea what was happening from one moment to another.
I would tour pompeii and do the winery again but would definitely cut the mountain. And I would not use this company.
