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Private Transfer from Naples to Sorrento: Pompeii Guided Tour Included

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Naples

Experience a private transfer from Naples to Sorrento with a guided tour of Pompeii included. Skip the line and explore the ancient ruins with an official guide.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Naples - Pick up at the hotel/airport/ Train Station in Naples
Pompeii Archaeological Park - Join a walking tour of the Archaeological site of Pompeii of 2 hours with an official guide !
After the eruption of the Mount Vesuvius in the 79 AD, the city was submerged by a torrent of lapilli and lava which petrified the city preserving all the manufacts and infrastructures from the passing of the years.
Basilica - The Basilica, with its extension of 1,500 square meters, was the most sumptuous building of the Forum, and its space was used to carry out business and for the administration of justice.
Forum - The Civil Forum is the core of daily life of the city and is the focal point of all the main public buildings for city administration and justice, business management, and trade activities such as markets, as well as the main places of citizen worship.
Tempio di Giove Capitolino - The Temple of Jupiter dominates the north side of the Forum, with Mount Vesuvius scenically rising behind. When the colony was founded (80 BC), the temple underwent a radical renovation and became a real Capitolium with the three cult statues of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, which looked like those of the Capitolium in Rome, placed on a high base so as to make them visible to whoever passed in the Forum square.
Macellum - The Macellum consists of a tuff quadriporticus with a hall for worship in an elevated position on the eastern side, in line with the entrance. The copies of two marble statues, a female and a male armed, are found on the niches of the side wall, together with the fragment of a larger statue, probably pertaining to an emperor, Titus or Vespasian, indicating how this area was intended for the imperial cult. To its left is a room for meetings of a sacred board and to the right a large room with a masonry counter perhaps for fish to be sold.
Via dell’Abbondanza - Via dell’Abbondanza was the ancient main street (decumanus maximus) of ancient Pompeii, which ran across the city in the direction east/west from the Forum to the Porta Sarno.
In ancient times the street was crowded and noisy with many shops, workshops (“officinae”), cafes, snack-bars and restaurants for food and drink
Stabian Baths (Terme Stabiane) - The Baths are located behind the Temple of Jupiter and date back to the years immediately after the founding of the colony of veterans by General Silla (80 BC). Women’s and men’s quarters had separate entrances. The men’s section presents an apodyterium (dressing room), used also as a tepidarium (for medium temperature baths), frigidarium (for cold baths) and calidarium (for hot baths). Like many buildings in Pompeii, the baths were heavily damaged during the earthquake of 62 AD.
House of Menander (Casa del Menandro) - The house of the Menander is a great example of a Roman Villa owned by an high-ranking family. It is reachly decorated with wonderful frescoes representing scenes of the Trojan war and here were also founded many objects in silver, tableware now strored in the Archaeological Museum in Naples. The house owes its name to a picture of Menander, an Athenian poet, placed in the portico.
The house belonged to Quintus Poppaeus Sabinus of the Poppei family, relatives of the Empress Poppea Sabina, Nero’s second wife.
Casa del Fauno - The House of the Faun (Italian: Casa del Fauno), built during the 2nd century BC, was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii, Italy, and housed many great pieces of art. It is one of the most luxurious aristocratic houses from the Roman republic, and reflects this period better than most archaeological evidence found even in Rome itself.
Pompeii - The Large Theater of Pompeii was built from the Romans on the slope of a hill located in the area; they took advantage of the natural depression of the mountain to create a majesty auditorium divided into 5 sectors.
On the stage were played tragedies of the Greco-Roman traditions.
Sorrento Coast - Drop off at your accommodation in Sorrento.

What's Included

Private transportation
Skip-the-line entrance to Pompeii
Air-conditioned vehicles
Expert local guide
Convenient pickup from Airport/Train Station/Hotel/Port in Naples
Drop-off at your accommodation in Sorrento

What's Not Included

Lunch and beverages

Additional Information

Escape the crowd and congestion of the city and save your precious time on public transportation.

Efficiently utilize your time by participating in a guided walk through Pompeii with an authorized guide during your transition from Sorrento to Naples.
Explore the remnants of ancient Pompeii, gaining knowledge about the historic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that coated the city in ash, impeccably preserving all the artifacts and architectural structures, which can be plainly observed today!

No need to stand in line for hours to enter Pompeii, as the entrance fee is already included…

Travel in modern vehicles/ vans that provide unparalleled comfort and sophistication.

Direct travel exclusively reserved for your group!

It’s necessary to provide the drop off address in Sorrento at the time of booking
Please note that the ruins of Pompeii close 2 hours prior to the sunset
Whatever language you select, the driver will speak English or Italian and the tour in Pompeii will be operated with the selected language
For the pick up at the Airport in Naples or Train Station please provide the flight/train number

Location

Naples

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Lisa_g

Jul 13, 2019

Fantastic trip - Choosing this excursion was the highlight of our trip. The boat ride, small group of people, and our captain made it completely enjoyable. You should be aware that this trip puts you onto the Isle of Capri for about 4.5 hours. I was surprised that we needed to pay 15 euros each to get transportation to sights on the island. You have two options when you get there (public or private bus) but they strongly push the private which costs 15 euros. Also, the town of Capri is a bit chaotic and confusing when you only have a few hours to figure it out. With all that said, we had a fantastic time and our Captain did an exceptional job.

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Trisha_elliott

Jul 26, 2018

Great day in the sun! - We enjoyed this trip. It was more personal than the other boat trip we did with only ten of us on board. It was also better organised with less of a wait at the harbour. One tip is to remember that you will swim before you have your free time in Capri so you may want to have a change from your wet swim wear! We had lunch then went up the funicular for an ice cream at the top. The time on the island was quite long, but doing both Capri town AND Anacapri would have been too ambitious. If you like it, consider coming back another day...