From Rome: Private Pompeii Day Trip by Car/Train Tour by Car
ID: GYG224925-386727
Category:
Country: Italy
Duration:
09:00 hours
Description
Join this day trip from Rome to Pompeii and enjoy skip-the-line access to the world’s best-preserved Roman ruins, with your expert guide. This ancient history expert will enlighten you to all the secret trials and triumphs of Pompeii’s citizens.
First, you’ll be collected from your hotel in Rome and driven to Pompeii, for a tour of all of the town’s treasures. Pompeii is as large as 66 Colosseum's. So, don’t underestimate how labyrinthine this maze of streets are – it is a near-perfect port Roman town!
Your tour begins with the magnificent theaters of Pompeii, where you’ll learn about the town’s vibrant civic life. Continue down the main street, where all the fast food places, launderettes and other businesses show how lively this ancient town once was.
Your expert guide will show you two Grand Roman Villas, and explain how Rome’s wealthy lived and worked. Onward to the Roman bath-houses, where you’ll discover how important ritual washing was to this society, for personal and political reasons.
Finally, you’ll head to the Roman Forum. There, you’ll discover the Temples and Basilicas which made Roman society. It’s also where you’ll find the evocative plaster casts of the people who were killed by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption.Alternatively, choose the train option and make your own way to Pompeii by train and meet your guide at Pompeii train station.
Highlights
- See the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world
- Experience Ancient Roman life in the Forum and the Bath-house
- Stand before the moving plaster casts of the victims
- Discover Ancient Rome’s sinful side in the brothel
- Enjoy skip-the-line access
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Due to uneven surfaces this tour does not accommodate wheelchairs or people with limited mobility
• The sites visited on this tour are outdoors, therefore make sure to take weather appropriate precautions (e.g. sun cream, water bottles, or umbrella)
• Moderate/advanced level of fitness is required due to the amount of walking involved
You must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Outside your hotel in Rome. (Please note: hotel pickup only applies when your hotel/accommodation is located within the Aurelian Walls).
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
