From Sorrento: Day Trip to Pompeii & Herculaneum with Lunch – Sorrento, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Travel from Sorrento to see Pompeii and Herculaneum, and enjoy skip-the-line access to two important archaeological sites, discovered and excavated in the 18th century that tell the story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Spend two hours at each site, led by a knowledgeable guide.

Pickup from your accommodation in Sorrento or the set closest meeting point. Travel by coach to see the town of Pompeii, where victims of the eruption were covered by ash and their last moments preserved. Explore the ruins of Pompeii, hear about its history, and see its surviving buildings.

Enjoy a light lunch between the site visits, and then travel to Herculaneum. Learn about this town, once a fishing community that by the time of the eruption was becoming a fashionable holiday resort town. Compare building techniques and lifestyle with what was seen in Pompeii, and learn about how the eruption affected Herculaneum, which was buried by mud and lava rather than ash.

Back to Sorrento by bus in the afternoon.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Go back in time and learn about the last moments of the victims of the eruption
Explore Pompeii and Herculaneum on a two hour tour of each town’s important sites
Enjoy a light lunch between the stops in Pompeii and Herculaneum to rest
Learn the history of two of the largest towns buried in the Vesuvius eruption
Travel to the sites in a comfortable coach and enjoy skip-the-line access

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