Please save yourself the money and go your self yourself. The bottom line is that when the weather is horrendous rain, wind, cloud, snow this tour should NOT be ran. - But they take this risk! We were so apprehensive and worried as to why the tour continued, we had an awful experience with this company, did not see one thing and were told the whole time normally you can see this, but not today Infact the weather was that terrible I could not see my partner yards in front of me. I understand the weather is unpredictable and this is nobodys fault but as a large company, the morning of this tour they should have CANCELLED the tour for everybodys safety and Italian experience. The man who worked in the shop of the Volcano even told us he did not know why people were allowed to come up as it had been closed and just reopened due to that they thought the weather was going to be better - they were mistaken. It was dangerous, scary and a complete waste of time. Please find an alternative way to do this tour and do not book far in advance because if you get bad weather they will still continue the trip in dangerous conditions, take your money and you will be worried, you will NOT see one thing, no crater, no view, not even the person you are with.
Review by: Sapphira v, November 2017
Very well organised tour and the best pizza we had whilst in Naples.
Review by: Bobby B, October 2017
The tour was great and above expectations with knowledgeable guides. What really took it over the top was the unfortunate fact that the summit was closed due to safety concerns of excessive winds blowing visitors and Viator offered refunds or retrips the next day. Thank you for a great experience.
Review by: Sophie B, August 2017
Great experience to go up Vesuvius however, the coach was far too hot (air conditioning!? What air conditioning?) The guide was not a tour guide; she pointed out 2 things on our drive up to Vesuvius, that's it! Not enough time to climb up the volcano either.
Review by: Adrian D, August 2017
Pizza, drive to volcano, walk up hill to see volcano, walk back down again. 1 euro to take a piss and some good well priced souvenirs on the way. Good.
Review by: James F, July 2017
AMAZING TRIP!!! excellent Tour guide!!! once and life time experience -
Review by: Neelakantan J, May 2017
Had they been telling us how the tour will be handled we shouldn't have booked this tour. Instead of taking us direct to Mt Vesuvius, they collected us from Naples at 12.30, drove to Pompeii and handed over to one lady. After 10 min walking and 15 min waiting on the road side, she handed over us to another lady. Again walking for some 15 min in the sun, she herded us into a restaurant for a useless pizza I have never eaten such a bad margherita before ! No choice! and around 45 min waiting! Then, again walking to the parking lot and finally boarded the bus._br/_ At the base of Mt Vesuvius we were told you have one hour to go up and come back!! Overall a horrible experience. I advice people to use Circum Vesuviana to conveniently enjoy your trip.
Review by: fallocca, December 2016
Great trip! Make sure you are prepared for wind and lots of walking.
Review by: Tat A, October 2016
A van picked me up at the designated location in Naples and transported me and others to have lunch at a restaurant near the Pompeii ruins. Afterwards, we boarded a much larger tour bus with another tour group for Mt. Vesuvius. We were given a time limit to walk up to the summit by ourselves, and they transported us back to Naples afterwards. It was windy and rainy that day so it dampened the mood a bit. Lunch at Pompeii was mediocre. The guide on the bus did give a small introduction about Mt. Vesuvius. I find that the only plus to this tour is the convenience of transportation to and from Naples. However, I also found out that people can go to Ercolano Herculaneum and book a tour to Mt. Vesuvius form there. I am not sure though of the cost and quality of those tours.
Review by: Wyn P, October 2016
Vesuvius closed.
Review by: Molly H, August 2016
Great Trip however for the price I would have liked longer at the top! 20 minutes isn't really long enough!
Review by: Jeffrey H, July 2016
Fantastic experience with incredible views from the top of the Amalfi Coast, Naples and Capri, the crater has smoking fumerols and the Broom plants that covered the volcano smelled amazing.
Review by: Nicole D, July 2016
On the description of this tour, it says the duration is 3 hours. It is not. The bus arrived at my hotel an hour before the scheduled time and the tour is in fact around Six hours. I had to leave after lunch because of my flight. This needs to be better organized.
Review by: Miguel R, July 2016
The overall experience was more than I expected. However, tourist should be given more time for the climb and enjoyment at the top of Vesuvius.
Review by: KK, July 2016
Nice view.
Review by: Michelle M, June 2016
This was incredible. However, I would strongly advise that the trek up up to the summit is not for the faint hearted. Because the path is extremely steep and long, a certain amount of fitness is necessary._br/_ I don't think that the lunch included in the package is necessary, however it was very tasty and the setting at the restaurant was lovely.
Review by: Carolyn B, May 2016
The directions need to be clearer when being picked up from the train station. We waited for 30 min for an unmarked bus in an area that is surrounded by busses. _br/_ Lunch was good. The tour guide was nice. She spoke a bit about M.Ves on the bus but it was very minimal. Paying mostly for transportation.
Review by: Claire B, April 2016
The view at the top is fantastic. There were a combination of guides at different times and it was a reasonably large group, however I had no issue hearing the guide. Air conditioned transport was perfect as it was an awfully hot day. The pizza meal to start the tour was a real treat.
Review by: Guilherme R, March 2016
The lunch was not good margherita pizza with almost no cheese, the guide did not gave to much informations/curiosities and we had very few time at the top of Vesuvius. Totally recommend the trip to Vesuvius, but if you can do it by yourself you will probably enjoy more and spend less.
Review by: Ana M L, October 2015
The hike is a workout but the views from the top of the crater are beautiful!
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