The 5 Best Tours in Ercolano

1.Herculaneum Entry Ticket with Optional Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 581 reviews · 1 day · from $21Our pick

Visit Herculaneum at your own pace with a one-day entry ticket and optional audio guide. See preserved roofs, doors, beds, frescoes, shops, baths, food, and the boat sheds where about 300 people died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

“Was very good, easy to book onto and enter the site. Not the fault of the booking but I'd strongly recommend getting a real guide rather than relying on an audio guide.”

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2.Skip The Line Entrance ticket + Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 266 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Visit Herculaneum independently with an entry ticket, site map, and audioguide in English, Italian, German, French, or Spanish. Explore preserved Roman houses, mosaics, villas, and streets at your own pace. Collect the audio device at the Audioguide Desk, and bring valid photo ID and your own earphones if preferred.

“Self tour with audio guide was an excellent alternative to being on a guided tour. It allowed us to set our own pace.”

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3.Tickets & Tour with a Local Archaeologist

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 226 reviews · 2 hours · from $58Top rated

Enter Herculaneum with a licensed archaeologist such as Raffaele, Riccardo, Enrica or Carlo. In two hours, you’ll see preserved villas, frescoes, baths, shops and the haunting boat houses, with clear stories about Roman life and the eruption of 79 AD.

“Erica was friendly and i formative and had made good choices of what to see. The group was suitably small.”

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4.Pompeii and Herculaneum Tour with Tickets and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 136 reviews · from $126

Travel from Naples by minivan to Pompeii and Herculaneum, with site guides, skip-the-line admission, a three-course lunch, and a photo stop on Mount Vesuvius. Pickup is available from selected hotels, the port, and the National Archaeological Museum. Guides speak English, Italian, or Spanish.

“Transportation - Luigi and World Tours were excellent all day, no issues, door to door and kept us informed and advised well so the day was smooth. Pompeii - the skip the line worked well and site is amazing to behold and a wonder of the world. The lunch was decent and appreciated after the walk. Unfortunately the experience was dampened by the tour guide, who was rushed in speech questions responded begrudgingly and insultingly, pauses to take in the experience the led to the guide walking on leaving us behind. Being asked if we want to do the tour by ourselves or with them was beyond belief. The guide…”

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5.Vesuvio Skip The Line Ticket With Digital Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 91 reviews · 3 hours · from $29

Visit Vesuvius National Park with a skip-the-ticket-line entry pass and digital audioguide. You will arrange your own transport, collect the ticket through WhatsApp on the day, and walk to the Great Cone for views of Naples, Sorrento, Capri, and Ischia.

“Extrêmement déçue du tour opérateur qui nous a vendu ces tickets. L’activité réservée une semaine à l’avance a été annulée le matin même, et nous avons été informés quelques heures seulement avant le début de l’excursion. Vraiment dommageable car nous ne sommes ici que quelques jours”

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