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USD $60.00
Pompeii and Herculaneum from Amalfi Coast
Amalfi, Italy
The perfect tour for archaeology lovers, this excursion gives you a full day of exploring the two best-known Roman cities buried in 79 AD by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius - Pompeii, the commercial city, and Herculaneum, the residential town.
Get picked up or meet the guide to board a deluxe motor coach and travel first to Pompeii (approximately a 2-hour tour). Visit the archaeological excavations of the Roman city buried by the Vesuvius eruption to discover the conditions of ancient life. That life was suddenly interrupted in the night between the 24th and 25th of August, 79 AD, when the eruption of Vesuvius buried this town under five meters of lapilli and ash.
Stop for lunch (own expense) before continuing to Herculaneum, another city buried by Vesuvius with Pompeii. Tour the archaeological excavations (approximately a 2-hour tour). While Pompeii was a busy commercial center, Herculaneum by contrast was a quaint, residential coastal town. Herculaneum is not to be missed if you want to discover another side of life during the Roman Empire.
Please note this tour is not suitable for people who are less mobile as it is a very long day walking into excavation sites. On the journey back to the Amalfi Coast, stop at the shop of a famous cameo maker in the area. Return is expected at 5pm. This tour is a great occasion to combine the two most famous archaeological sites in Campania.
This could have been a great tour...but failed on many fronts.
Review by: Antony D, August 2016
This was an excellent trip and a great way to see these sites. Pompeii is a very large site and would be difficult to negotiate under your own steam. With the guide we were confident we had seen the important parts of the site and his information and explanations were very informative. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and clearly very enthusiastic about archeology and history, as well as being very pleasant and helpful. The tour was also well organised with pick up, transportation between sites and drop off going like clockwork. I would highly recommend this tour.
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