Full Day Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius Tour from Rome

Great Day Tour Option from Rome

Eduardo was a fantastic tour guide for our Pompeii and Vesuvius tours. He helped us to get from place to place throughout the day and was incredibly knowledgeable, funny, and kind to all of us. I would go on a tour with him again in a heartbeat!

Veronica is an excellent guide. Lots of information and very accommodating.

Worth Tge Trip

I would have given 5 stars, but we did not get free time in Pompeii and we got back 90 minutes late. We met quite early in the morning, which is nice because it is so quiet. Our guide was Louisana? "Lou". It was her first tour and she did a wonderful job, as did our driver, Andrea! We made one stop along the way for a bathroom and snack break. When we got to Pompeii it was so crowded, not anyone's fault, just the way it is. Our guide rushed us around and didn't get to see as much as we wanted. Only had 15 minutes of "free time". I honestly think we would have had a better experience if they had given us a map, information page and a meeting place/time. We were not even able to buy a souvenir! Onto Vesuvius. We stopped at Kona for lunch and had fried mozzarella, the most delicious pizza and lemon cake with ice cream. My opinion is that we stayed there way too long. Then all the hairpin turns were scary, but fun! The views were outstanding. There were no lines or huge crowds. They give you the ticket and you are on your own. The climb is not easy, if you are not healthy and in decent shape, don't do it. Another tip, take the offered climbing stick! Being on the top of Vesuvius was remarkable, will never forget it. It started to rain at the top, we descended quickly but safely. On our way down we stopped at Terre Vesuviane, we had to wait on the bus until another group was done. The owner makes all kinds of yummy things with giant lemons. Lemoncello was wonderful.... free tasting of liquor and chocolate! Next stop was the rest area again. We didn't get back until about 9:30 and had a hard time finding a place to eat and getting a cab! Give line at the taxi stand on the rain. Ended up using Free Now app, took about 15 minutes for an ordered taxi while a while line was still just waiting. My suggestions for this trip would be to cut back on rest area and restaurant time, let people have the option to not have a guide at Pompeii. It was a memorable trip, but didn't get my Pompeii thimble for my travel collection.

Excellent Experience

This full day excursion is worth the price of admission. The guide on the journey, Eduardo, was extremely good - providing knowledge, insight and humor throughout the entire day.

Great Guides Great Day

Anna our tour leader is an absolute treasure . 40 years of experience. She is a fountain of knowledge and she has a great sense of humor. Nick our guide in Pompeii was excellent. Great information in a fun way to learn. Adamo our driver is an absolute professional managing the tight roads of Mt Vesuvius flawlessly.

Mr Adriano

It was a good tour but we were expecting to see more bodies on the ground

Pompeii

While we loved the visit to Pompeii with all the sights, the bus ride was tough. The guide spoke clearly and helped us really understand what life must have been like during the time of the eruption. The visit to the other towns were OK given we were in off season. The bus seats were close together and you will spend over six hours in them.

Viviana was absolutely amazing

DO IT!

I am 100% new to travel and decided to try this tour out. It was a great experience! I'll try to lay out everything you need to know. I went in January. The company was City Wonders. We met at Piazza Navona at 7 AM. The group was actually rather large even for January, but we split up into 2 buses and we stayed with that one bus-sized group all day. The bus was nice, a little small if you're an American lol, but comfortable enough with big windows to enjoy the views. Our guide was Claudia and she was just fantastic and hilarious! She would speak occasionally on the bus intercom but there was plenty of just quiet time too. The ride over there was about 3.5 hours I think, maybe 3, but this is in low season mind you. It is an enjoyable ride though, and a welcome break from the chaos of Rome. We made a stop at a rest stop where there were bathrooms, snacks, coffee, etc. Then we arrived at Pompeii. From there our bus was split into two and we went with a different tour guide into Pompeii. Our guide was Willy and he was great. He took us around the ruins and told us some stories. I did not realize how expansive Pompeii is! We also went into a small museum where 8 bodies are on display. But just keep in mind, those are the only bodies on site - so this trip is mostly about the actual ruins. There were bathrooms at Pompeii. After Pompeii, we got pizza from a restaurant across the street (Claudia had already taken our orders so they were ready). They did take card payment. From there, we got on the bus and rode further south through Sorrento and on to Positano. In the winter, this tour does not do Vesuvius but instead goes to Positano, which is a small seaside town. I cannot put into words the BEAUTY here. Absolutely incredible. The roads are insanely winding so at a certain point we had to transfer from our big bus onto smaller shuttles to get into the actual town. Positano was semi-deserted because it's more of a summer town. A lot of shops are closed, etc. But this was a great opportunity to explore and go to the beach without crowds. It was indescribably gorgeous. We got over an hour to explore Positano on our own before we had to meet back up. You could easily spend that time on the beach, or shopping within the few shops that were open - we got some limoncello while there! Also, there were public bathrooms at Positano. And finally, we got back onto the bus for the ride home. On the way home we stopped back at the same rest stop, and then we were returned to Piazza Navona just before 8PM. Claudia did mention that the trip takes longer in the summer when there are more crowds and traffic. This was one of the more memorable days of our Italy vacation. It very much felt like a field trip and it was just so nice to be with English speakers, and to just sit back and relax while someone else carts you around. To Bring: You may want a book or something to entertain yourself on the bus. If you get motion sick, bring dramamine, crackers, etc. If you are a hungry person, bring snacks. Bring a drink!

The bus was comfortable, and the guide was friendly and knowledgeable. There was not a bathroom on the bus but we did make a few bathroom breaks. The schedule is tight, we felt rushed at times. Lunch was a grab and go with a choice of pizza or pasta. Lunch was an extra charge, it was not included in the price of the tour. We got pizza, it was not great but also not terrible. Positano was beautiful, there was free time there to shop and sightsee. It was a long day but overall it was very enjoyable. Would do again.

Sonya and Antonio were great!

Sonia and Antonio did a great job driving us and explaining all of the points of interest along the way. Sonia’s English was great. She made sure we all were comfortable and clearly explained drop off and pick ups. We actually went with her to Tuscany the next day and enjoyed that as well.

Amazing day

Natasha and Romel our driver were absolutely amazing!!! Everything went as planned and we had a lovely time..all the guides were most amazing!