The 15 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 $58

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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6.Herculaneum Archaeological Park smart Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 70 reviews · 4 hours · from $4Best value

Use the Itguides app to explore Herculaneum’s domus, baths, gym, and other ruins at your own pace. GPS maps guide you between numbered sights, while audio sections explain large houses such as the House of the Deer. Bring your own smartphone and download the content before arrival.

“Much better than paying 10 times more for a guide and a group that goes at a snail’s pace! Just take your time through the instructions and you’ll be in business!”

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7.Private Walking Tour with Archeologist Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews Top rated

Spend two hours with a private archaeologist guide at Herculaneum. Guides such as Antonio, Luciano, and Paola bring the buried Roman town to life while you see vivid mosaics, wooden fittings, shops, villas, and the beach where victims were found.

“The tour was excellent and the guide(Luciano) was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. Luciano also made the tour fun and relatable to my teenage kids. I would highly recommend him and the private tour.”

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8.From Naples_ Vesuvius transfer+ticket and digital audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 58 reviews · 3 hours · from $62

Travel from Naples to Vesuvius with an English-speaking driver, return transport, and National Park entry. Walk to the Great Cone for wide views across Campania, using a digital audioguide in nine languages. Weather can change the plan to Herculaneum, so bring sturdy shoes and download the guide early.

“Inclement weather caused closure and cancellation of the activity. Staff on site advised a partial refund of 12 euros or reschedule, and indicated that a 2:15pm in 2 days time would be available however when attempting to reschedule the activity, we were told this was not possible therefore our only option was the pitiful partial refund which to date has still not been refunded!”

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9.2hour Shared Guided Tour + entry tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 38 reviews · 2 hours · from $46

Meet your English-speaking guide at Herculaneum’s archaeological park ticket office for a two-hour shared tour. Entry is included, and groups over 15 use whisper headsets. See frescoed homes, baths, workshops, wooden features, and everyday Roman objects.

“Use of headsets really helpful. Guide was superb. Not sure it could be improved”

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10.Herculaneum Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 21 reviews · 2 hours · from $41

Meet your Worldtours guide at Herculaneum’s ticket office for a two-hour visit, including about 90 minutes inside the site. See villas, shops, baths, frescoes, and wooden details with a guide in English, Italian, or Spanish. Small groups may be available, but language arrangements need attention.

“Maria was cheerful and knew her stuff. The price was high compared to our totally private tour in Pompeii”

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11.Private Tour with Driver from Naples

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 4 hours · from $147

Travel from Naples to Herculaneum in a private vehicle, then explore the remarkably preserved Roman town for about two hours. Choose self-guided entry with tickets or add a local guide such as Lelo or Tomaso for frescoes, homes, and daily-life details.

“Our driver, Raphael, was very informative and very friendly. He was professional, funny and helpful too! The tour guide, Lelo, is an absolute gem! His speech is quick, so sometimes a tiny bit difficult to understand his accent, BUT, he’s so friendly, fun and has a great sense of humor. Fantastico! Be careful when booking to read all the fine print. We had an issue that seemed we had booked for our whole group of 4 but it was actually only for 1 person. It worked out in the end though. Overall, the value was very good, and we learned a lot!”

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12.Small Group Tour (admission included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 2 hours · from $75

Walk through Herculaneum with a licensed Campania guide for two focused hours. You will see wealthy Roman homes, vivid decorations, the unusual boat museum, and evidence of the eruption. Guides include Gabriella, Marzia, Roberta, and others, with tours in English, Italian, or German.

“Really good! We learned a lot about Herculaneum that we didn’t know before! Saw the rich history of the city, interesting buildings, paintings and more on the tour. We were four so we had a lot of time to ask questions and learn more about the eruption of Vesuvius ad 79, its inhabitants and how they lived :).”

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13.Herculaneum with an Archaelogical Guide & Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 4 hours · from $88

Meet at Bar Kontatto in Sorrento at 8:00 a.m. and ride by coach to Herculaneum. An authorized archaeologist guide, including guides such as Monica, leads a focused tour of houses, shrines, mosaics, and preserved Roman details before you return to Sorrento.

“Great guide & tour, however would have liked the opportunity to visit the Antiquariam which the tour didn’t include time for”

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14.Vesuvius and Pompeii Transfer + Entrance for the Vesuvio

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 11 reviews · 8 hours · from $59

Meet outside Ercolano Scavi Station, ride a 45-seat bus to Vesuvius at 1,000 meters, and spend two hours walking toward the crater rim. Then continue to Pompeii, where you can explore at your own pace. Vesuvius entry is included, but Pompeii admission is not.

“At the end we got everything we booked and it was great but we had to fight for it. We booked a combined vesuvio and pompei tour. The problem was, that we weren't informed about the bus that goes to pompei (we didn't know it was a different one than the one we came with) and we missed it. So we took the bus we came with back in the city and told the staff from vesuvio express that our tour has not yet ended and that our ticket still includes a transfer to pompei. They didn't argue and just drove us in a taxi to pompei which was great.…”

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15.Round-Trip to Vesuvius National Park From Ercolano

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $19

Take an air-conditioned Vesuvio Express bus from Ercolano Scavi Station to Vesuvius National Park. You will walk from the 1,000-meter parking area to the crater, so bring water, sunscreen, and firm shoes. The service includes round-trip transport, but not the park entry ticket.

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