Duration:
7 hours

Start Time Private Tour:  
Morning Tour
You can require whatever start time you like

Meeting Point:
At the lobby of your Hotel in Sorrento

Inclusion:
- 2 hours personal expert and licensed guide in Pompeii 
- Skip-the-line admission tickets in Pompeii and in Herculaneum
- Private Mercedes veichle
- Professional English speaking driver

Exclusions:
- Gratuities (optional)
- Meals and beverage


Notes:
More of 6 persons rates on request.

Private Day Trip from Sorrento to discover Herculaneum and Pompeii, the two Roman cities buried by eruption of the Vesuvius in the morning of the August 24th 79 AD, discover the beauties of these two archeological sites with your private and expert guide and with the comfort of your personal driver.

Your private day tour to visit Herculaneum and Pompeii from Sorrento begins with the meeting of your driver at the lobby of your hotel in Sorrento. From there the tour will take you to Pompeii and Herculaneum to return in Sorrento late in the afternoon.

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79 A.D., Pompeii and Herculaneum were covered with stone and volcanic mud remaining covered until the 18th century, when a farmer discovered some ruins, then certified as the ruins of Pompeii, while digging in his vineyards.

The ruins of Pompeii, thanks to the volcanic ash, are exceptionally well preserved and offer visitors a true understanding of what life was like during the Roman Empire.

The Forum that was the center of religious and economic life. The Casa del Fauno, one of the largest, and most impressive private residences in Pompeii. The Termopolium a sort of ancient inns where the foreigners arrived in Pompeii could eat and buy wine. The plaster body casts of the inhabitants of Pompeii victims of volcanic ash and gas. The Pompeii wall paintings and the frescoes.

The eruption covered Pompeii, town of about 20.000 inhabitants, in 30 feet of volcanic ash and helped to preserve exactly how it was.
Visiting Pompeii you can see the theaters, the temples, the private villas of the rich with their exquisite frescoes and the quarters of the servants, the wine shops, the bakeries and the public baths.

A pause for a light lunch (payable locally) and your tour takes you to Herculaneum. 

The remains of the Roman “Herculaneum” lie within the area of modern Ercolano, north of Pompeii and south of Naples.  
The ruins at Herculaneum are well preserved and much smaller than those at Pompeii, so it is very possible to walk through the entire excavation and see all the highlights.
In the contrast to the mostly single-story buildings of Pompeii, here in Herculaneum the private houses and public buildings were with two or even three floors with a great use of wood in doors, staircases, beams and shutters.

Wearing comfortable walking shoes is suggested.